Best Alternatives to Mads Roerslev

Playing Style Analysis

Roerslev occupies an interesting middle ground in the Championship's defensive landscape — technically tidy enough to progress the ball, but not yet the complete package his reputation sometimes suggests. With 471 minutes of partial data, the picture is incomplete, yet telling. His passes into the final third land in the top 30% of Championship defenders, revealing an attacking instinct that most pure defenders at this level simply don't possess — that's the hidden value beneath an otherwise unremarkable passing profile. The three closest DNA matches to Mads Roerslev:

• Rasmus Kristensen(82% match) — A Active Full-Back. Statistically, he stands out as an aggressive ball-winner (2.7 tackles/90), wins the physical battle (56% duel success), penetrates with forward passing (10.1 final-third passes/90), wins the ball cleanly (1.9 successful tackles/90), central to possession (87 touches/90), uses long balls frequently (6.1/90), active off the ball (3.0 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% tackler in the league.
• Jayden Bogle(82% match) — A Active Full-Back. Statistically, he stands out as active in the tackle (2.1 tackles/90) and active off the ball (2.5 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Jake O'Brien(81% match) — A Defender. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (4.2 clearances/90), wins the physical battle (61% duel success) and dominant in the air (3.3 aerials won/90, 64%).

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