Best Alternatives to Mateo Kovacic 

Top 3 Alternatives to Mateo Kovacic 

1. 1.Luka Modrić87% DNA match·AC Milan€4.0M
2. 2.Casemiro85% DNA match·Manchester United€8.0M
3. 3.Bernardo Silva  86% DNA match·Manchester City€27.0M

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

Playing Style Analysis

A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.4 key passes/90), a regular goalscorer (0.25 goals/90), an aggressive ball-winner (2.8 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (93% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (56% duel success), heavily involved in possession (76 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (10.2 final-third passes/90), central to possession (90 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.6 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. The three most similar players to Mateo Kovacic  by playing style are:

• Luka Modrić(87% match) — A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.5 key passes/90), a reliable supplier (0.15 assists/90), reads the game exceptionally (1.6 interceptions/90), meticulous in distribution (88% pass accuracy), heavily involved in possession (61 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (9.3 final-third passes/90), central to possession (77 touches/90), switches play with precision (6.8 long balls/90, 78% accuracy) and active off the ball (2.9 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. Note: this profile is based on 609 minutes of playing time this season.
• Casemiro(85% match) — A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.2 key passes/90), a regular goalscorer (0.36 goals/90), an aggressive ball-winner (3.2 tackles/90), penetrates with forward passing (8.4 final-third passes/90), central to possession (74 touches/90), uses long balls frequently (5.5/90), active off the ball (2.7 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% tackler in the league.
• Bernardo Silva  (86% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, an elite creator (1.5 key passes/90), meticulous in distribution (90% pass accuracy), heavily involved in possession (68 passes/90), central to possession (82 touches/90), active off the ball (2.2 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 20% creator in the league.

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