Best Alternatives to Luca Mazzitelli

Top 3 Alternatives to Luca Mazzitelli

1. 1.Mikael Egill Ellertsson87% DNA match·Genoa€3.5M
2. 2.Jari Vandeputte86% DNA match·Cremonese€3.3M
3. 3.Fabio Miretti87% DNA match·Juventus€16.0M

Ranked by AI DNA similarity — 768 dimensions across playing style, pressing intensity, and tactical fit.

Playing Style Analysis

A Box-to-Box. Statistically, he stands out as a regular goalscorer (0.39 goals/90), a prolific assist provider (0.39 assists/90), reads the game exceptionally (1.8 interceptions/90), heavily involved in play (59 touches/90), uses long balls frequently (7.9/90) and active off the ball (2.2 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. However, he prone to committing fouls (2.8/90). The three most similar players to Luca Mazzitelli by playing style are:

• Mikael Egill Ellertsson(87% match) — A Balanced Midfielder. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed.
• Jari Vandeputte(86% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (3.0 key passes/90), a prolific assist provider (0.29 assists/90), creates high-quality scoring opportunities (0.68 big chances/90), penetrates with forward passing (9.7 final-third passes/90), heavily involved in play (70 touches/90), uses long balls frequently (6.1/90), active off the ball (2.5 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% creator in the league.
• Fabio Miretti(87% match) — Miretti is the rare academy product who graduated from Juventus's shadow and found his voice in the chaos of a mid-table Serie A environment. At just 544 minutes of data, the sample is partial—but what it reveals is striking. His assists rate lands in the top 5% of Serie A midfielders, a figure that flatters him only if you ignore the equally elite press intensity and shot volume sitting underneath it.

Similarity is calculated using per-90 performance data across multiple playing style dimensions. How Player DNA matching works →