Best Alternatives to Nnamdi Collins

Top 3 Alternatives to Nnamdi Collins

1. 1.Nathan Collins92% DNA match·Brentford€35.0M
2. 2.Eric Smith86% DNA match·St. Pauli€5.0M
3. 3.Karim Coulibaly86% DNA match·Werder Bremen€22.0M

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

Playing Style Analysis

A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as an aggressive ball-winner (2.9 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (87% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (60% duel success), heavily involved in possession (65 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (8.9 final-third passes/90), wins the ball cleanly (2.2 successful tackles/90), central to possession (86 touches/90), switches play with precision (5.4 long balls/90, 67% accuracy), active off the ball (2.3 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% tackler in the league. The three most similar players to Nnamdi Collins by playing style are:

• Nathan Collins(92% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (6.2 clearances/90), wins the physical battle (56% duel success), uses long balls frequently (7.5/90) and active off the ball (2.1 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Eric Smith(86% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as a prolific assist provider (0.29 assists/90), meticulous in distribution (85% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (56% duel success), penetrates with forward passing (9.3 final-third passes/90), central to possession (74 touches/90), uses long balls frequently (7.6/90) and active off the ball (2.7 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. Note: this profile is based on 630 minutes of playing time this season.
• Karim Coulibaly(86% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, commanding in the air (4.8 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (88% pass accuracy), heavily involved in possession (60 passes/90), central to possession (74 touches/90), uses long balls frequently (6.1/90) and active off the ball (2.1 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. Note: this profile is based on 791 minutes of playing time this season.

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