Best Alternatives to Nabil Bentaleb

Top 3 Alternatives to Nabil Bentaleb

1. 1.Samir El Mourabet89% DNA match·Strasbourg€18.0M
2. 2.Pierre-Emile Højbjerg88% DNA match·Olympique Marseille€18.0M
3. 3.Charles Vanhoutte87% DNA match·Nice€7.0M

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

Playing Style Analysis

A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, a reliable supplier (0.17 assists/90), meticulous in distribution (88% pass accuracy), heavily involved in possession (65 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (11.9 final-third passes/90), central to possession (79 touches/90), switches play with precision (6.3 long balls/90, 62% accuracy) and active off the ball (2.5 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. The three most similar players to Nabil Bentaleb by playing style are:

• Samir El Mourabet(89% match) — A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, a capable chance creator (1.4 key passes/90), an aggressive ball-winner (3.9 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (90% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (66% duel success), wins the ball cleanly (2.1 successful tackles/90), heavily involved in play (69 touches/90), active off the ball (2.4 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% tackler in the league. Note: this profile is based on 461 minutes of playing time this season.
• Pierre-Emile Højbjerg(88% match) — A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as meticulous in distribution (92% pass accuracy), heavily involved in possession (80 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (11.3 final-third passes/90), central to possession (91 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.5 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. Note: this profile is based on 839 minutes of playing time this season.
• Charles Vanhoutte(87% match) — A Box-to-Box. Statistically, he stands out as active in the tackle (2.3 tackles/90), heavily involved in play (65 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.9 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.

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