Best Alternatives to Oussama Targhalline

Playing Style Analysis

Targhalline is the kind of midfielder who wins games in the spaces most fans never notice—a relentless ground-level disruptor who ranks in the Eredivisie's top 5% for duel success and top 10% for both interceptions and tackles won. His shot volume sits in the bottom 10% of the league, which looks damning until you realise his game is built entirely around controlling territory rather than claiming it for himself—he wins the ball, moves it accurately at 85.2%, and consistently threads passes into the final third at a top-20% clip. The counterintuitive truth is that his low key pass numbers don't signal a lack of ambition; they signal a player who transitions quickly rather than loitering in creative zones. The three closest DNA matches to Oussama Targhalline:

• Jorthy Mokio(86% match) — A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, an aggressive ball-winner (3.9 tackles/90), wins the ball cleanly (2.3 successful tackles/90), heavily involved in play (68 touches/90), a high-intensity presser (press score 3.4/90), constantly disrupting opposition build-up and top 10% tackler in the league.
• Youri Regeer(85% match) — A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as an aggressive ball-winner (2.8 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (91% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (62% duel success), heavily involved in play (70 touches/90) and a high-intensity presser (press score 3.0/90), constantly disrupting opposition build-up.
• Peer Koopmeiners(85% match) — A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.0 key passes/90), an aggressive ball-winner (3.3 tackles/90), wins the ball cleanly (2.0 successful tackles/90), heavily involved in play (61 touches/90), active off the ball (2.6 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% tackler in the league.

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