Best Alternatives to Marco Asensio

Playing Style Analysis

Asensio has arrived in the Super Lig carrying the fingerprints of elite European football—and the numbers confirm he hasn't lost his edge. His 0.56 goals per 90 and 0.51 assists per 90 both land in the top 5% of midfielders in the league, a combined attacking output that makes him genuinely exceptional at this level. The counterintuitive read here is his shot volume—3.07 per 90, also top 5%—which suggests the goals aren't lucky; they're earned through calculated aggression in the final third. The three closest DNA matches to Marco Asensio:

• Sam Larsson(82% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (2.0 key passes/90), a reliable supplier (0.23 assists/90), active off the ball (2.2 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 20% creator in the league.
• Ernest Muci(82% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (2.4 key passes/90), a constant goal threat (3.8 shots/90), a proven goalscorer (0.58 goals/90), a reliable supplier (0.16 assists/90), meticulous in distribution (87% pass accuracy), heavily involved in play (57 touches/90) and top 10% creator in the league.
• Ui-jo Hwang(81% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as a reliable supplier (0.22 assists/90).

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