Best Alternatives to Mathías Olivera

Top 3 Alternatives to Mathías Olivera

1. 1.Giovanni Di Lorenzo 87% DNA match·Napoli€10.0M
2. 2.Nadir Zortea87% DNA match·Bologna€7.5M
3. 3.Alessandro Zanoli86% DNA match·Udinese€5.0M

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

Playing Style Analysis

A Active Full-Back. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, an aggressive ball-winner (2.9 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (90% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (65% duel success), heavily involved in possession (66 passes/90), central to possession (82 touches/90), active off the ball (2.5 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% tackler in the league. The three most similar players to Mathías Olivera by playing style are:

• Giovanni Di Lorenzo (87% match) — Di Lorenzo is the rare full-back who makes a back four feel like a possession unit—a defender whose passing range does more damage than most midfielders. Playing for a mid-table Serie A side, he sits in the top 10% of his position for both passes into the final third and shots per 90, numbers that reveal an attacking output quietly outpacing his surroundings. His 85.8% pass accuracy and 58.1 passes per 90 confirm he's the engine of build-up, not just a participant.
• Nadir Zortea(87% match) — Zortea is the rare Serie A defender who creates more danger than most attacking midfielders—his 1.38 key passes per 90 ranks in the top 10% of the entire league among defenders, a figure that demands a double-take. His progressive passing and top-20% aerial win rate paint a picture of a physically assertive, attack-minded fullback who genuinely influences the final third, not just the buildup. Here's the counterintuitive part: his duel win rate sits in the bottom 10% of the league, yet his interceptions and tackles won both land above average—suggesting he reads the game well enough to avoid losing battles by not entering them.
• Alessandro Zanoli(86% match) — A Active Full-Back. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.1 key passes/90) and a reliable supplier (0.17 assists/90).

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