Best Alternatives to Lewis Ferguson

Playing Style Analysis

Ferguson has built a quiet reputation in Serie A as a midfielder who makes the game look organised rather than exciting — and that's precisely his value. Operating in one of Europe's most tactically demanding leagues, his 91.1% pass accuracy places him in the top 10%, a figure that reflects genuine positional intelligence rather than safe sideways recycling; his 61.4 passes per 90 rank equally elite, meaning he's both accurate and involved. His aerial presence is underrated — 1.82 aerial wins per 90 puts him in the top 20%, an unusual weapon for a ball-playing midfielder. The three closest DNA matches to Lewis Ferguson:

• Petar Sučić(80% match) — Sučić has quietly built a case as one of Serie A's more quietly effective midfield operators — a Croatian with a continental pedigree who does more with the ball than his modest goal contributions suggest. His 52.2 passes per 90 places him in the league's top 20%, and that volume carries real quality: 87.9% accuracy, 6.36 progressive passes into the final third, and 1.50 key passes per 90 all land in the top tier.
• Kenneth Taylor(80% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, an elite creator (1.7 key passes/90), a prolific assist provider (0.28 assists/90), meticulous in distribution (86% pass accuracy), heavily involved in play (56 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.1 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Davide Frattesi(80% match) — A Balanced Midfielder. Statistically, he stands out as a constant goal threat (2.6 shots/90), an aggressive ball-winner (2.6 tackles/90), wins the physical battle (56% duel success) and top 10% tackler in the league.

Similarity uses per-90 performance across playing-style dimensions. How Player DNA matching works →