Best Alternatives to Matej Mitrović

Top 3 Alternatives to Matej Mitrović

1. 1.Veljko Milosavljevic84% DNA match·AFC Bournemouth€20.0M
2. 2.Nikola Milenković83% DNA match·Nottingham Forest€30.0M
3. 3.Morato83% DNA match·Nottingham Forest€14.0M

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 (6.5 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (88% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (94% duel success), heavily involved in possession (60 passes/90), central to possession (71 touches/90) and uses long balls frequently (7.7/90). Note: this profile is based on 608 minutes of playing time this season. The three most similar players to Matej Mitrović by playing style are:

• Veljko Milosavljevic(84% match) — Milosavljevic is the kind of defender who wins games through the pass rather than the tackle—a ball-playing centre-back whose value lives in the build-up phase, not the trenches. His passes into the final third rank in the top 20% of Premier League defenders, and his volume of 46.6 passes per 90 places him above most peers in possession-based systems. Here's the counterintuitive part: his aerial win *rate* sits below average, yet his aerial *volume* lands in the top 30%—he's contesting more duels than most, just not winning them cleanly.
• Nikola Milenković(83% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (5.9 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (87% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (66% duel success) and uses long balls frequently (5.4/90).
• Morato(83% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as active in the tackle (2.1 tackles/90), commanding in the air (5.8 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (86% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (66% duel success), uses long balls frequently (6.8/90) and active off the ball (2.1 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.

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