AI DNA Similarity
Best Alternatives to Pierre Lees-Melou
Players most similar to Pierre Lees-Melou (Midfielder, €2.3M) — ranked by AI DNA similarity score across playing style, pressing intensity, and tactical fit.
Top 3 Alternatives to Pierre Lees-Melou
- 1.Samir El Mourabet87% DNA match·Strasbourg€18.0M
- 2.Elisha Owusu87% DNA match·Auxerre€3.5M
- 3.Kévin Danois86% DNA match·Auxerre€10.0M
Ranked by AI DNA similarity — 768 dimensions across playing style, pressing intensity, and tactical fit.
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Intelligence Verdict
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“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), heavily involved in play (62 touches/90), uses long balls frequently (7.2/90) and active off the ball (2.9 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. The three most similar players to Pierre Lees-Melou by playing style are:
- Samir El Mourabet(87% match) — A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, a capable chance creator (1.4 key passes/90), an aggressive ball-winner (3.9 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (90% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (66% duel success), wins the ball cleanly (2.1 successful tackles/90), heavily involved in play (69 touches/90), active off the ball (2.4 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% tackler in the league. Note: this profile is based on 461 minutes of playing time this season.
- Elisha Owusu(87% match) — A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as an aggressive ball-winner (2.8 tackles/90), reads the game exceptionally (1.7 interceptions/90), wins the physical battle (57% duel success), wins the ball cleanly (2.0 successful tackles/90) and a high-intensity presser (press score 3.4/90), constantly disrupting opposition build-up.
- Kévin Danois(86% match) — A Box-to-Box. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (1.6 key passes/90), active in the tackle (2.3 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (86% pass accuracy), heavily involved in play (67 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.9 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
Transfer Intelligence
Samir El Mourabet delivers 87% of the same playing style, at a 683% premium over Pierre Lees-Melou, with 0.52 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
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Samir El Mourabet
Strasbourg · Ligue 1
France20yContract 2030
KP/900.52
G/900.13
Ball-WinnerDefensive
Last 5: ↓ Dipvs Lees-Melou: €16M more expensive · 12y younger
87% match
€18.0M
#2
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Elisha Owusu
Auxerre · Ligue 1
Ghana28yContract 2027
KP/900.20
G/900.00
Ball-WinnerDefensive
Last 5: ↓ Dipvs Lees-Melou: 4y younger
87% match
€3.5M
#3
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Kévin Danois
Auxerre · Ligue 1
France21yContract 2029
KP/901.64
G/900.07
Box-to-BoxCreative
Last 5: ↓ Dipvs Lees-Melou: €8M more expensive · 11y younger
86% match
€10.0M
#4
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Benjamin André
LOSC Lille · Ligue 1
France35yContract 2026
KP/901.00
G/900.13
Ball-WinnerDefensive
Last 5: ↓ Dip86% match
€4.0M
#5
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Johann Lepenant
Nantes · Ligue 1
France23yContract 2029
KP/902.13
G/900.00
Ball-WinnerCreative
Last 5: ↑ Hot86% match
€7.0M
#6
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Mahdi Camara
Rennes · Ligue 1
France27yContract 2029
KP/900.97
G/900.00
Box-to-Box
Last 5: ↓ Dip86% match
€10.0M
#7
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Djaoui Cissé
Rennes · Ligue 1
France22yContract 2029
KP/900.56
G/900.00
Ball-WinnerDefensive
86% match
€15.0M
#8
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Mamadou Sangaré
Lens · Ligue 1
Mali23yContract 2030
KP/902.24
G/900.00
CreatorCreative
Last 5: → Stable85% match
€15.0M
#9
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Pape Demba Diop
Toulouse · Ligue 1
Senegal22yContract 2026
KP/900.92
G/900.00
Box-to-BoxSmall Sample
85% match
€4.0M
#10
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Lamine Camara
Monaco · Ligue 1
Senegal22yContract 2029
KP/901.40
G/900.00
MetronomeCreative
Last 5: → Stable85% match
€35.0M
#11
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Louis Leroux
Nantes · Ligue 1
France20yContract 2028
KP/900.46
G/900.23
Creator
Last 5: ↓ Dip85% match
€9.0M
#12
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Nabil Bentaleb
LOSC Lille · Ligue 1
Algeria31yContract 2026
KP/901.15
G/900.00
Metronome
Last 5: ↓ Dip85% match
€5.0M
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Who are the best alternatives to Pierre Lees-Melou?▼
The top alternatives to Pierre Lees-Melou based on AI DNA playing style analysis include: Samir El Mourabet, Elisha Owusu, Kévin Danois, Benjamin André, Johann Lepenant. 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 Pierre Lees-Melou in 2026?▼
Players with a similar profile to Pierre Lees-Melou in 2026 include Samir El Mourabet (€18.0M), Elisha Owusu (€3.5M), Kévin Danois (€10.0M). For a deeper DNA-level comparison including playing style, physical attributes, and tactical fit, ask Rising Transfers' AI directly.
What position does Pierre Lees-Melou play and who plays similarly?▼
Pierre Lees-Melou plays as a Midfielder. Players with a comparable positional profile include Samir El Mourabet (France, €18.0M); Elisha Owusu (Ghana, €3.5M); Kévin Danois (France, €10.0M); Benjamin André (France, €4.0M).
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.