Best Alternatives to Reda Belahyane

Top 3 Alternatives to Reda Belahyane

1. 1.Simon Sohm87% DNA match·Bologna€8.0M
2. 2.Neil El Aynaoui86% DNA match·Roma€20.0M
3. 3.Fisayo Dele-Bashiru86% DNA match·Lazio€6.5M

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

Playing Style Analysis

Belahyane is the kind of midfielder who quietly stitches a game together before anyone notices the seams. Playing in Serie A's demanding midfield environment, his 85.6% pass accuracy places him in the top 30% of the league, and his 6.48 passes into the final third per 90 tells you he's not just recycling possession—he's pushing it forward with purpose. His assist rate sits in the top 20%, which is the counterintuitive reveal here: for a player registering almost no shots, his creative output is genuinely above his station. The three most similar players to Reda Belahyane by playing style are:

• Simon Sohm(87% match) — A Box-to-Box. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.1 key passes/90), meticulous in distribution (89% pass accuracy) and heavily involved in play (50 touches/90). Note: this profile is based on 711 minutes of playing time this season.
• Neil El Aynaoui(86% match) — El Aynaoui is the kind of midfielder Serie A clubs build defensive structures around without the wider world quite noticing yet. Operating in one of Europe's most tactically demanding leagues, his interception rate places him in the top 5% among midfielders—meaning he's not just pressing hard, he's pressing intelligently, anticipating rather than reacting. That press intensity, also top 10% in the league, compounds the picture: this is a player who suffocates opponents through positional discipline, not raw aggression.
• Fisayo Dele-Bashiru(86% match) — A Balanced Midfielder. Statistically, he stands out as meticulous in distribution (93% pass accuracy). Note: this profile is based on 518 minutes of playing time this season.

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