Best Alternatives to Lucas Paquetá

Playing Style Analysis

Lucas Tolentino Coelho de Lima is a Ball-Winner. Aggressive midfielder who disrupts opponents. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, a capable chance creator (1.4 key passes/90), a constant goal threat (3.0 shots/90), a regular goalscorer (0.32 goals/90) and an aggressive ball-winner (2.5 tackles/90). The three closest DNA matches to Lucas Paquetá:

• Nico Paz(80% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, an elite creator (1.6 key passes/90), a constant goal threat (3.8 shots/90), a regular goalscorer (0.37 goals/90), a reliable supplier (0.19 assists/90), a dynamic dribbler (2.1/90), an aggressive ball-winner (2.8 tackles/90), heavily involved in play (66 touches/90), active off the ball (2.5 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions, top 20% creator in the league and top 10% tackler in the league.
• Charles De Ketelaere(80% match) — De Ketelaere is the rare midfielder who can unlock a defence with a dribble or a disguised pass, yet leave you genuinely anxious every time the opposition has the ball. His key pass rate sits in Serie A's top 5% among midfielders—a number that reflects not just volume but consistent quality in the most dangerous corridors of the pitch.
• Martin Baturina(80% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (3.6 key passes/90), a regular goalscorer (0.34 goals/90), a reliable supplier (0.17 assists/90), meticulous in distribution (88% pass accuracy), heavily involved in play (67 touches/90), draws fouls effectively (2.5/90), active off the ball (2.2 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% creator in the league.

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