Best Alternatives to Malick Yalcouyé

Playing Style Analysis

A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.1 key passes/90), a reliable supplier (0.18 assists/90), active in the tackle (2.0 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (86% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (58% duel success), heavily involved in play (68 touches/90), draws fouls effectively (3.5/90) and active off the ball (2.7 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. However, he loses possession under pressure (1.5 dispossessed/90). The three closest DNA matches to Malick Yalcouyé:

• Ryan Yates (85% match) — A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as a prolific assist provider (0.30 assists/90), active in the tackle (2.4 tackles/90), wins the physical battle (62% duel success) and heavily involved in play (56 touches/90).
• Tim Iroegbunam(84% match) — A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as an aggressive ball-winner (4.1 tackles/90), wins the physical battle (55% duel success), wins the ball cleanly (2.7 successful tackles/90), a high-intensity presser (press score 3.0/90), constantly disrupting opposition build-up and top 10% tackler in the league.
• Declan Rice(80% match) — A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (1.9 key passes/90), a reliable supplier (0.15 assists/90), active in the tackle (2.1 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (87% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (61% duel success), heavily involved in possession (62 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (8.5 final-third passes/90), central to possession (80 touches/90), uses long balls frequently (5.3/90), active off the ball (2.7 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% creator in the league.

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