Best Alternatives to Lucas Rosa

Top 3 Alternatives to Lucas Rosa

1. 1.Anel Ahmedhodzic85% DNA match·Feyenoord€12.0M
2. 2.Ko Itakura85% DNA match·Ajax€10.0M
3. 3.Ryan Flamingo85% DNA match·PSV€17.0M

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

Playing Style Analysis

A Active Full-Back. Statistically, he stands out as an aggressive ball-winner (2.9 tackles/90), reads the game exceptionally (1.7 interceptions/90), meticulous in distribution (88% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (59% duel success), central to possession (76 touches/90), active off the ball (3.0 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% tackler in the league. The three most similar players to Lucas Rosa by playing style are:

• Anel Ahmedhodzic(85% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (5.0 clearances/90), reads the game exceptionally (1.6 interceptions/90), meticulous in distribution (91% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (60% duel success), central to possession (72 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.3 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Ko Itakura(85% match) — Itakura is the kind of defender who wins games in the margins — not with last-ditch tackles, but with the quiet authority of a man who rarely puts the ball in the wrong place. His 93.3% pass accuracy sits in the top 5% of Eredivisie defenders, which tells you this isn't a player just lumping it clear; he's building from the back with genuine precision. His aerial and ground duel win rates both land in the top 20%, making him a reliably dominant physical presence.
• Ryan Flamingo(85% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (6.5 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (89% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (64% duel success), heavily involved in possession (71 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (10.4 final-third passes/90), central to possession (88 touches/90), dominant in the air (3.8 aerials won/90, 69%) and switches play with precision (7.0 long balls/90, 63% accuracy).

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