AI DNA Similarity
Best Alternatives to Pelle Clement
Players most similar to Pelle Clement (Midfielder, €6.0M) — ranked by AI DNA similarity score across playing style, pressing intensity, and tactical fit.
Top 3 Alternatives to Pelle Clement
- 1.Kees Smit84% DNA match·AZ€22.0M
- 2.Ramiz Zerrouki84% DNA match·FC Twente€7.2M
- 3.Jerdy Schouten84% DNA match·PSV€22.0M
Ranked by AI DNA similarity — 768 dimensions across playing style, pressing intensity, and tactical fit.
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Intelligence Verdict
Chances MissedTop 0%
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“A Box-to-Box....”
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Box-to-Box
A Box-to-Box. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, a reliable supplier (0.17 assists/90) and active off the ball (2.2 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. The three most similar players to Pelle Clement by playing style are:
- Kees Smit(84% match) — A Box-to-Box. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (1.6 key passes/90), meticulous in distribution (88% pass accuracy), heavily involved in play (67 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.5 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. However, he loses possession under pressure (1.6 dispossessed/90).
- Ramiz Zerrouki(84% match) — A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (1.6 key passes/90), active in the tackle (2.3 tackles/90), penetrates with forward passing (11.6 final-third passes/90), central to possession (73 touches/90), switches play with precision (7.7 long balls/90, 63% accuracy) and active off the ball (2.8 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
- Jerdy Schouten(84% match) — Schouten is the kind of midfielder who makes a team's possession game feel inevitable rather than effortful—a metronome who rarely wastes a touch and almost never wastes a pass. His 92.3% pass accuracy and 75.3 passes per 90 both sit in the Eredivisie's top five percent, meaning he isn't just accurate, he's relentlessly active with the ball. The 10.32 passes into the final third per 90 is the counterintuitive number here: for a player who reads as a deep-lying anchor, he's consistently threading the needle forward, ranking top ten in the league.
Transfer Intelligence
Kees Smit delivers 84% of the same playing style, at a 267% premium over Pelle Clement, with 1.56 key passes per 90 at age 20.
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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Kees Smit
AZ · Eredivisie
Netherlands20yContract 2028
KP/901.56
G/900.13
Box-to-BoxCreative
Last 5: → Stablevs Clement: €16M more expensive · 9y younger
84% match
€22.0M
#2
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Ramiz Zerrouki
FC Twente · Eredivisie
Algeria27y
KP/901.56
G/900.11
MetronomeCreative
Last 5: ↑ Hotvs Clement: 2y younger
84% match
€7.2M
#3
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Jerdy Schouten
PSV · Eredivisie
Netherlands29yContract 2030
KP/900.91
G/900.04
Metronome
Last 5: → Stablevs Clement: €16M more expensive
84% match
€22.0M
#4
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Ayoni Santos
Sparta Rotterdam · Eredivisie
Netherlands20yContract 2030
KP/901.03
G/900.00
CreatorDefensive
Last 5: ↓ Dip84% match
€40.0M
#5
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Josh Cullen
Burnley · Premier League
Republic of Ireland30yContract 2027
KP/900.77
G/900.12
Balanced Midfielder
83% match
€6.0M
#6
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Luciano Valente
Feyenoord · Eredivisie
Italy22yContract 2030
KP/901.68
G/900.07
Box-to-BoxCreative
Last 5: ↓ Dip83% match
€18.0M
#7
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Kodai Sano
Japan · Eredivisie
Japan22yContract 2028
KP/901.49
G/900.09
Box-to-Box
Last 5: → Stable82% match
€6.0M
#8
Y
Youri Regeer
Ajax · Eredivisie
Netherlands22yContract 2029
KP/900.43
G/900.00
Ball-WinnerDefensive
Last 5: ↓ Dip83% match
€5.0M
#9
M
Mats Wieffer
Brighton & Hove Albion · Premier League
Netherlands26yContract 2029
KP/900.99
G/900.10
Ball-WinnerDefensive
Last 5: ↓ Dip82% match
€25.0M
#10
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Lamare Bogarde
Aston Villa · Premier League
Netherlands22y
KP/900.18
G/900.00
Ball-WinnerDefensive
Last 5: ↓ Dip83% match
€12.0M
#11
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Peer Koopmeiners
AZ · Eredivisie
Netherlands26yContract 2028
KP/901.10
G/900.09
Ball-WinnerDefensive
Last 5: → Stable83% match
€10.0M
#12
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Sven Mijnans
AZ · Eredivisie
Netherlands26yContract 2028
KP/902.03
G/900.40
CreatorCreative
Last 5: ↓ Dip83% match
€14.0M
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Who are the best alternatives to Pelle Clement?▼
The top alternatives to Pelle Clement based on AI DNA playing style analysis include: Kees Smit, Ramiz Zerrouki, Jerdy Schouten, Ayoni Santos, Josh Cullen. 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 Pelle Clement in 2026?▼
Players with a similar profile to Pelle Clement in 2026 include Kees Smit (€22.0M), Ramiz Zerrouki (€7.2M), Jerdy Schouten (€22.0M). For a deeper DNA-level comparison including playing style, physical attributes, and tactical fit, ask Rising Transfers' AI directly.
What position does Pelle Clement play and who plays similarly?▼
Pelle Clement plays as a Midfielder. Players with a comparable positional profile include Kees Smit (Netherlands, €22.0M); Ramiz Zerrouki (Algeria, €7.2M); Jerdy Schouten (Netherlands, €22.0M); Ayoni Santos (Netherlands, €40.0M).
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.