Best Alternatives to Maxence Lacroix

Top 3 Alternatives to Maxence Lacroix

1. 1.Pascal Struijk86% DNA match·Leeds United€22.0M
2. 2.Ladislav Krejci86% DNA match·Wolverhampton Wanderers€22.0M
3. 3.Malick Thiaw86% DNA match·Newcastle United€45.0M

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

Playing Style Analysis

A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (7.3 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (88% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (60% duel success), strong in aerial duels (3.5 aerials won/90) and uses long balls frequently (5.0/90). The three most similar players to Maxence Lacroix by playing style are:

• Pascal Struijk(86% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, commanding in the air (6.5 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (88% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (56% duel success), central to possession (71 touches/90) and strong in aerial duels (3.4 aerials won/90).
• Ladislav Krejci(86% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, commanding in the air (4.4 clearances/90) and uses long balls frequently (7.7/90).
• Malick Thiaw(86% match) — Thiaw has quietly become one of the Premier League's most complete defensive profiles — a towering centre-back who doesn't just win his battles, he wins them cleanly. His aerial win rate of 65.1% and duel success of 64.2% both sit in the league's top 20%, but the counterintuitive story is his attacking output: 0.16 goals per 90 and 0.98 shots per 90 place him in the top 10% among defenders, suggesting a genuine threat from set-pieces that opponents routinely underestimate. His pass accuracy of 90.6% reflects a ball-player comfortable in possession-heavy systems, and his above-average delivery into the final third adds genuine build-up value.

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