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Best Alternatives to Mads Enggård

Players most similar to Mads Enggård (Midfielder, €2.7M) — ranked by AI DNA similarity score across playing style, pressing intensity, and tactical fit.

Top 3 Alternatives to Mads Enggård

  1. 1.M. Madsen88% DNA match·FC København€4.0M
  2. 2.Yannik Engelhardt86% DNA match·Borussia Mönchengladbach€6.0M
  3. 3.Morten Hjulmand85% DNA match·Sporting CP€45.0M

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

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Intelligence Verdict

Press IntensityTop 5%
???Bottom 16%

A Ball-Winner....

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Playing Style Analysis

Ball-WinnerDefensive

A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as an aggressive ball-winner (3.0 tackles/90), wins the ball cleanly (1.8 successful tackles/90), heavily involved in play (60 touches/90), uses long balls frequently (5.2/90) and a high-intensity presser (press score 3.3/90), constantly disrupting opposition build-up. The three most similar players to Mads Enggård by playing style are:

  • M. Madsen(88% match)A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (1.5 key passes/90), a regular goalscorer (0.20 goals/90), an aggressive ball-winner (3.3 tackles/90), heavily involved in play (67 touches/90), active off the ball (2.5 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% tackler in the league.
  • Yannik Engelhardt(86% match)A Box-to-Box. Statistically, he stands out as a regular goalscorer (0.22 goals/90), active in the tackle (2.2 tackles/90), heavily involved in play (61 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.4 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. Note: this profile is based on 816 minutes of playing time this season.
  • Morten Hjulmand(85% match)Hjulmand is the kind of midfielder who wins football matches without ever appearing on a highlight reel—a defensive engine wrapped inside a genuine ball-progressor. Operating in Liga Portugal, he ranks in the top 5% for both duel win rate and press intensity, which tells you something important: this isn't selective aggression, it's sustained, systemic dominance across ninety minutes. His 89% pass accuracy and 8.11 progressive passes per ninety further expose the counterintuitive truth—the man built like a destroyer actually drives play forward more consistently than most creative midfielders in the division.

Transfer Intelligence

M. Madsen delivers 88% of the same playing style, at a 48% premium over Mads Enggård, with 0.67 key passes per 90 at age 28.

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

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Comparison Base
Mads Enggård
MidfielderDenmark€2.7M
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Similar Players — Ranked by DNA Similarity

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M. Madsen
FC København · Superliga
Denmark28yContract 2028
KP/900.67
G/900.00
CreatorCreative
Last 5: ↑ Hot
vs Enggård: 6y older
88% match
€4.0M
#2
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Yannik Engelhardt
Borussia Mönchengladbach · Bundesliga
Germany25yContract 2026
KP/900.40
G/900.20
Box-to-BoxSmall Sample
vs Enggård: 3y older
86% match
€6.0M
#3
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Morten Hjulmand
Sporting CP · Liga Portugal
Denmark26yContract 2028
KP/901.13
G/900.08
Metronome
Last 5: → Stable
vs Enggård: €42M more expensive · 4y older
85% match
€45.0M
#4
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Mathias Jensen
Brøndby IF · Superliga
Denmark21yContract 2027
KP/901.44
G/900.00
CreatorCreative
Last 5: → Stable
85% match
€12.0M
#5
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Luis Engelns
TSG Hoffenheim · Bundesliga
Germany19yContract 2026
KP/900.63
G/900.21
Ball-WinnerSmall Sample
85% match
€4.0M
#6
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Jens Odgaard
Bologna · Serie A
Denmark27yContract 2027
KP/900.76
G/900.33
CreatorSmall Sample
Last 5: ↑ Hot
85% match
€15.0M
#7
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Morten Frendrup
Genoa · Serie A
Denmark25yContract 2028
KP/900.23
G/900.06
Ball-WinnerDefensive
Last 5: ↓ Dip
83% match
€18.0M
#8
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Jesper Karlström
Udinese · Serie A
Sweden30yContract 2026
KP/900.45
G/900.06
Box-to-Box
83% match
€4.0M
#9
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Michel Aebischer
Pisa · Serie A
Switzerland29yContract 2026
KP/901.05
G/900.00
Balanced Midfielder
Last 5: ↑ Hot
83% match
€4.0M
#10
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Maximilian Eggestein
SC Freiburg · Bundesliga
Germany29y
KP/900.56
G/900.16
Ball-WinnerDefensive
Last 5: ↓ Dip
82% match
€10.0M
#11
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Christian Nørgaard
Arsenal · Premier League
Denmark32yContract 2027
KP/901.75
G/900.00
Ball-WinnerDefensive
Last 5: ↑ Hot
82% match
€9.0M
#12
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Mats Wieffer
Brighton & Hove Albion · Premier League
Netherlands26yContract 2029
KP/900.99
G/900.10
Ball-WinnerDefensive
Last 5: ↓ Dip
82% match
€25.0M

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who are the best alternatives to Mads Enggård?
The top alternatives to Mads Enggård based on AI DNA playing style analysis include: M. Madsen, Yannik Engelhardt, Morten Hjulmand, Mathias Jensen, Luis Engelns. These players were matched using Rising Transfers' 768-dimension DNA model across playing style, pressing intensity, and tactical fit — not just position or market value.
Which players are similar to Mads Enggård in 2026?
Players with a similar profile to Mads Enggård in 2026 include M. Madsen (€4.0M), Yannik Engelhardt (€6.0M), Morten Hjulmand (€45.0M). For a deeper DNA-level comparison including playing style, physical attributes, and tactical fit, ask Rising Transfers' AI directly.
What position does Mads Enggård play and who plays similarly?
Mads Enggård plays as a Midfielder. Players with a comparable positional profile include M. Madsen (Denmark, €4.0M); Yannik Engelhardt (Germany, €6.0M); Morten Hjulmand (Denmark, €45.0M); Mathias Jensen (Denmark, €12.0M).
How does Rising Transfers find similar players?
Rising Transfers uses a proprietary 768-dimension Player DNA model trained on 3.2 million match events. Each player is represented as a vector across 35+ per-90 metrics including pressing intensity, passing footprint, dribbling profile, and defensive contribution. Similarity is measured using cosine distance — the same technique used in state-of-the-art AI systems — making it the most precise player comparison tool available publicly.