
Based on 471 min · 2025/2026 · Europa League · PARTIAL
Ranked by AI DNA similarity — playing style, pressing, and tactical fit. Below: the closest replacements with per-90 stats and form.
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Make Rodrigão's card →Build XI with shortlist →Share cards ↓Rodrigão is a defensive monolith whose statistical profile suggests a player operating as a human lighthouse in the Europa League. While his 471 minutes represent a partial sample, his efficiency in physical confrontations is nothing short of elite; an 83.3% aerial win rate and an 85.7% duel success rate place him comfortably in the top 5% of all league defenders. He doesn’t just win headers; he dominates them with a frequency that renders the opposition's long-ball strategy obsolete. The three closest DNA matches to Rodrigão:
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Real Sociedad · La Liga · €3.0M
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Source · Rodrigão
Alt · Juan Rodríguez
Alt · Jorge Herrando
Alt · Duje Caleta-Car
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