Best Alternatives to Manuel Ugarte

Top 3 Alternatives to Manuel Ugarte

1. 1.Martín Zubimendi86% DNA match·Arsenal€80.0M
2. 2.Casemiro85% DNA match·Manchester United€8.0M
3. 3.Kobbie Mainoo86% DNA match·Manchester United€40.0M

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

Playing Style Analysis

A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as an aggressive ball-winner (4.7 tackles/90), reads the game exceptionally (2.2 interceptions/90), meticulous in distribution (85% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (56% duel success), wins the ball cleanly (3.0 successful tackles/90), central to possession (71 touches/90), a high-intensity presser (press score 3.6/90), constantly disrupting opposition build-up and top 10% tackler in the league. Note: this profile is based on 887 minutes of playing time this season. The three most similar players to Manuel Ugarte by playing style are:

• Martín Zubimendi(86% match) — A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as active in the tackle (2.1 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (88% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (60% duel success), heavily involved in play (69 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.1 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• 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.
• Kobbie Mainoo(86% match) — A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.2 key passes/90), active in the tackle (2.1 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (90% pass accuracy), central to possession (74 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.8 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. However, he loses possession under pressure (1.6 dispossessed/90).

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