Best Alternatives to Lucas Lima

Playing Style Analysis

Lima is the rarest of anomalies: a defender in Turkey's first division who functions, statistically, like a creative midfielder wearing the wrong shirt number. His 2.24 key passes and 14.16 passes into the final third per 90 both rank in the league's top 5% among defenders—numbers that belong to a playmaker, not a backline operator. The counterintuitive read here is that his 73.3% pass accuracy, technically below average, actually reflects ambition rather than sloppiness; defenders attempting this volume and variety of progressive distribution will naturally sacrifice completion rate. The three closest DNA matches to Lucas Lima:

• Pedro Lima(91% match) — A Defender. Statistically, he stands out as wins the physical battle (60% duel success).
• Saud Abdulhamid(84% match) — A Active Full-Back. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (1.7 key passes/90), a reliable supplier (0.24 assists/90), active in the tackle (2.2 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (89% pass accuracy) and active off the ball (2.4 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Souza(83% match) — A Active Full-Back. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, active in the tackle (2.2 tackles/90), wins the physical battle (55% duel success) and active off the ball (2.5 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.

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