Best Alternatives to Maxi Araújo

Playing Style Analysis

A Active Full-Back. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.2 key passes/90), a regular goalscorer (0.20 goals/90), a reliable supplier (0.16 assists/90), active in the tackle (2.2 tackles/90), draws fouls effectively (2.3/90) and active off the ball (2.6 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. The three closest DNA matches to Maxi Araújo:

• Nuno Santos(87% match) — Santos is the rare defender who creates more danger than most attackers in Liga Portugal—his 3.07 key passes per 90 and 2.05 shots per 90 both land in the top 5% of all defenders in the division, numbers that belong on a winger's profile, not a backline one. His 100% duel win rate sounds like a small-sample anomaly—and with only 352 minutes, it partly is—but his 90.9% pass accuracy suggests genuine technical quality rather than a player simply avoiding contact.
• Leonardo Lelo(86% match) — A Active Full-Back. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, an elite creator (1.9 key passes/90), a reliable supplier (0.20 assists/90), central to possession (78 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.2 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Francisco Moura(85% match) — A Active Full-Back. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, meticulous in distribution (86% pass accuracy) and active off the ball (2.2 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.

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