Best Alternatives to Raúl Albiol

Playing Style Analysis

A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as a reliable supplier (0.18 assists/90), commanding in the air (10.8 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (86% pass accuracy), switches play with precision (9.7 long balls/90, 63% accuracy) and active off the ball (2.0 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. Note: this profile is based on 500 minutes of playing time this season. The three closest DNA matches to Raúl Albiol:

• Alberto Dossena(99% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (4.4 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (89% pass accuracy) and wins the physical battle (61% duel success).
• Alessandro Bastoni(80% match) — Bastoni has quietly become the most dangerous defender in Serie A that no one talks about in those terms—a left-sided centre-back who functions, in practice, as a deep-lying playmaker wearing the wrong shirt number. His passing volume sits in the top 5% of defenders in the league, and his passes into the final third rank similarly elite, meaning Inter's attacking phases are frequently being *authored* from the back.
• Alessandro Buongiorno(80% match) — Buongiorno has quietly become one of Serie A's most complete defensive operators — a centre-back who wins the ball without fanfare and moves it with purpose. His interception numbers place him in the top 10% of defenders in the league, which tells you something important: this isn't a defender who simply reacts, he anticipates.

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