Best Alternatives to Nemanja Matic

Playing Style Analysis

A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, meticulous in distribution (86% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (57% duel success), penetrates with forward passing (8.1 final-third passes/90), heavily involved in play (70 touches/90), uses long balls frequently (6.2/90) and active off the ball (2.8 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. The three closest DNA matches to Nemanja Matic:

• Marten de Roon(85% match) — De Roon is the structural glue of a mid-tier side, operating as a high-volume metronome who stabilizes the chaos through sheer physical dominance. While his goal and assist figures are negligible, they mask a ball-progression monster; he ranks in the top 5% of Serie A midfielders for both total passes and passes into the final third, moving the needle far more than his "destroyer" reputation suggests.
• Ardon Jashari(80% match) — A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.2 key passes/90), active in the tackle (1.8 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (91% pass accuracy), central to possession (71 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.6 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Youssouf Fofana(80% match) — A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.5 key passes/90).

Similarity uses per-90 performance across playing-style dimensions. How Player DNA matching works →