Best Alternatives to Lucas Villalba
Players most similar to Lucas Villalba (Defender, €1.8M) — ranked by AI DNA similarity score across playing style, pressing intensity, and tactical fit.
Top 3 Alternatives to Lucas Villalba
- 1.El Chadaille Bitshiabu98% DNA match·RB Leipzig€15.0M
- 2.Jonas Jensen-Abbew98% DNA match·AGF
- 3.Lukas Kirkegaard98% DNA match·Viborg FF
Ranked by AI DNA similarity — 768 dimensions across playing style, pressing intensity, and tactical fit.
Playing Style Analysis
A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, meticulous in distribution (87% pass accuracy), heavily involved in possession (70 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (9.5 final-third passes/90), central to possession (80 touches/90) and uses long balls frequently (10.3/90). Note: this profile is based on 652 minutes of playing time this season. The three most similar players to Lucas Villalba by playing style are:
- El Chadaille Bitshiabu(98% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, commanding in the air (6.0 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (93% pass accuracy), heavily involved in possession (77 passes/90), central to possession (91 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.1 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. Note: this profile is based on 655 minutes of playing time this season.
- Jonas Jensen-Abbew(98% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (5.0 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (88% pass accuracy), heavily involved in possession (62 passes/90), central to possession (71 touches/90) and uses long balls frequently (7.2/90). Note: this profile is based on 869 minutes of playing time this season.
- Lukas Kirkegaard(98% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (4.8 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (86% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (64% duel success), penetrates with forward passing (8.9 final-third passes/90) and uses long balls frequently (8.4/90).
Transfer Intelligence
El Chadaille Bitshiabu delivers 98% of the same playing style, at a 733% premium over Lucas Villalba, with 1.41 tackles won per 90 at age 20.
Similarity is calculated using per-90 performance data across multiple playing style dimensions. How Player DNA matching works →
Similar Players — Ranked by DNA Similarity
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