
Based on 3,158 min · 2025/2026 · Premiership · PARTIAL
Ranked by AI DNA similarity — playing style, pressing, and tactical fit. Below: the closest replacements with per-90 stats and form.
FC Andorra · La Liga
Schalke 04 · Bundesliga
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See Full Verdict + Share Card →Marley Watkins is a Complete Forward. Versatile attacker combining goals, creativity and work rate. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (1.6 key passes/90), a regular goalscorer (0.28 goals/90) and a reliable supplier (0.20 assists/90). The three closest DNA matches to Marley Watkins:
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FC Augsburg · Bundesliga
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Schalke 04 · Bundesliga
vs Watkins: 3y younger · -0.29 G/90
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Source · Marley Watkins
Alt · Martín Merquelanz
Alt · Christopher Antwi-Adjei
Alt · Kyliane Dong
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