AI DNA Similarity
Best Alternatives to Niklas Dorsch
Players most similar to Niklas Dorsch (Midfielder, €3.0M) — ranked by AI DNA similarity score across playing style, pressing intensity, and tactical fit.
Top 3 Alternatives to Niklas Dorsch
- 1.Robin Fellhauer86% DNA match·FC Augsburg€3.0M
- 2.Pascal Groß87% DNA match·Brighton & Hove Albion€3.5M
- 3.Denis Huseinbasic86% DNA match·FC Köln€3.0M
Ranked by AI DNA similarity — 768 dimensions across playing style, pressing intensity, and tactical fit.
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Intelligence Verdict
Chances MissedTop 0%
“A Ball-Winner....”
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Ball-WinnerDefensive
A Ball-Winner. 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 play (50 touches/90), active off the ball (2.9 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% tackler in the league. The three most similar players to Niklas Dorsch by playing style are:
- Robin Fellhauer(86% match) — A Box-to-Box. Statistically, he stands out as active in the tackle (1.9 tackles/90), heavily involved in play (58 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.5 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. Note: this profile is based on 761 minutes of playing time this season.
- Pascal Groß(87% match) — A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (1.6 key passes/90), a reliable supplier (0.15 assists/90), meticulous in distribution (87% pass accuracy), heavily involved in possession (68 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (9.4 final-third passes/90), central to possession (84 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.0 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. Note: this profile is based on 615 minutes of playing time this season.
- Denis Huseinbasic(86% match) — A Balanced Midfielder. Statistically, he stands out as active in the tackle (2.2 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (90% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (62% duel success), heavily involved in play (62 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.1 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. Note: this profile is based on 721 minutes of playing time this season.
Transfer Intelligence
Robin Fellhauer delivers 86% of the same playing style, with 0.68 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 →
Similar Players — Ranked by DNA Similarity
#1
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Robin Fellhauer
FC Augsburg · Bundesliga
Germany28yContract 2029
KP/900.68
G/900.10
Box-to-BoxSmall Sample
86% match
€3.0M
#2
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Pascal Groß
Brighton & Hove Albion · Bundesliga
Germany34yContract 2027
KP/902.16
G/900.06
MetronomeCreative
Last 5: → Stablevs Dorsch: 6y older
87% match
€3.5M
#3
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Denis Huseinbasic
FC Köln · Bundesliga
Germany24yContract 2027
KP/900.79
G/900.00
Balanced MidfielderSmall Sample
vs Dorsch: 4y younger
86% match
€3.0M
#4
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Tom Krauß
FC Köln · Bundesliga
Germany24yContract 2026
KP/900.64
G/900.00
Ball-WinnerDefensive
86% match
€3.5M
#5
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Robert Andrich
Bayer 04 Leverkusen · Bundesliga
Germany31yContract 2028
KP/900.12
G/900.12
MetronomeSmall Sample
Last 5: ↑ Hot86% match
€7.0M
#6
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David Santos Daiber
FC Bayern München · Bundesliga
Portugal19yContract 2027
KP/901.50
G/900.00
Ball-WinnerCreative
86% match
€3.0M
#7
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Tom Bischof
FC Bayern München · Bundesliga
Germany20yContract 2029
KP/901.01
G/900.00
CreatorCreative
Last 5: ↑ Hot85% match
€40.0M
#8
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Patrick Sontheimer
Saarbrücken · Bundesliga
Germany27yContract 2027
KP/901.54
G/900.00
Box-to-BoxCreative
84% match
€5.0M
#9
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Jan Schöppner
Heidenheim · Bundesliga
Germany26yContract 2028
KP/900.63
G/900.27
Balanced MidfielderSmall Sample
85% match
€4.0M
#10
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M. Madsen
FC København · Superliga
Denmark28yContract 2028
KP/900.67
G/900.00
CreatorCreative
Last 5: ↑ Hot85% match
€4.0M
#11
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Salih Özcan
Borussia Dortmund · Bundesliga
Turkey28yContract 2026
KP/901.26
G/900.00
MetronomeSmall Sample
85% match
€3.5M
#12
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Atakan Karazor
VfB Stuttgart · Bundesliga
Germany29yContract 2028
KP/901.13
G/900.00
Box-to-Box
Last 5: → Stable85% match
€9.0M
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Who are the best alternatives to Niklas Dorsch?▼
The top alternatives to Niklas Dorsch based on AI DNA playing style analysis include: Robin Fellhauer, Pascal Groß, Denis Huseinbasic, Tom Krauß, Robert Andrich. 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 Niklas Dorsch in 2026?▼
Players with a similar profile to Niklas Dorsch in 2026 include Robin Fellhauer (€3.0M), Pascal Groß (€3.5M), Denis Huseinbasic (€3.0M). For a deeper DNA-level comparison including playing style, physical attributes, and tactical fit, ask Rising Transfers' AI directly.
What position does Niklas Dorsch play and who plays similarly?▼
Niklas Dorsch plays as a Midfielder. Players with a comparable positional profile include Robin Fellhauer (Germany, €3.0M); Pascal Groß (Germany, €3.5M); Denis Huseinbasic (Germany, €3.0M); Tom Krauß (Germany, €3.5M).
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.