Best Alternatives to Murilo

Top 3 Alternatives to Murilo

1. 1.Marquinhos89% DNA match·Paris Saint Germain€30.0M
2. 2.Ulisses88% DNA match·Nacional
3. 3.Eric Botteghin88% DNA match·Portuguesa

Ranked by AI DNA similarity — 768 dimensions across playing style, pressing intensity, and tactical fit.

Playing Style Analysis

Murilo Cerqueira Paim is a Ball-Playing CB. Progressive defender comfortable on the ball. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (4.4 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (88% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (58% duel success), dominant in the air (3.1 aerials won/90, 70%) and uses long balls frequently (5.4/90). The three most similar players to Murilo by playing style are:

• Marquinhos(89% match) — Marcos Aoás Corrêa is a Ball-Playing CB. Progressive defender comfortable on the ball. Statistically, he stands out as meticulous in distribution (95% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (62% duel success), heavily involved in possession (94 passes/90), central to possession (104 touches/90) and switches play with precision (7.2 long balls/90, 70% accuracy).
• Ulisses(88% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (4.2 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (85% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (56% duel success) and uses long balls frequently (6.8/90).
• Eric Botteghin(88% match) — Eric Fernando Botteghin is a Ball-Playing CB. Progressive defender comfortable on the ball. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (4.8 clearances/90), reads the game exceptionally (1.8 interceptions/90), meticulous in distribution (88% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (66% duel success) and heavily involved in possession (68 passes/90).

Similarity is calculated using per-90 performance data across multiple playing style dimensions. How Player DNA matching works →