Best Alternatives to Patrick Roberts

Top 3 Alternatives to Patrick Roberts

1. 1.David Brooks85% DNA match·AFC Bournemouth€12.0M
2. 2.Marcus Edwards84% DNA match·Burnley€8.0M
3. 3.Yankuba Minteh84% DNA match·Brighton & Hove Albion€40.0M

Ranked by AI DNA similarity — 768 dimensions across playing style, pressing intensity, and tactical fit.

Playing Style Analysis

Roberts is the rare Championship attacker who functions more like a deep-lying architect than a penalty-box predator—and the numbers prove it. His 34.0 passes per 90 puts him in the top 5% of forwards in this league, a figure that would embarrass most midfielders. Combine that with 1.99 key passes per 90 (top 10%) and 3.26 passes into the final third per 90, and you have a forward who builds as much as he threatens. The three most similar players to Patrick Roberts by playing style are:

• David Brooks(85% match) — A Inside Forward. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, an elite creator (1.9 key passes/90), a constant goal threat (3.5 shots/90), a reliable supplier (0.22 assists/90) and creates high-quality scoring opportunities (0.60 big chances/90).
• Marcus Edwards(84% match) — A Forward. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, an elite creator (1.5 key passes/90) and a prolific assist provider (0.26 assists/90). However, he loses possession under pressure (2.4 dispossessed/90).
• Yankuba Minteh(84% match) — A Dynamic Forward. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, an elite creator (1.8 key passes/90), a reliable supplier (0.16 assists/90) and a dynamic dribbler (2.5/90).

Similarity is calculated using per-90 performance data across multiple playing style dimensions. How Player DNA matching works →