Best Alternatives to Ángel Recio

Playing Style Analysis

A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as heavily involved in possession (61 passes/90), central to possession (70 touches/90) and uses long balls frequently (8.3/90). However, he struggles in aerial duels. The three closest DNA matches to Ángel Recio:

• Stephan Ambrosius(99% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as active in the tackle (1.9 tackles/90), commanding in the air (5.0 clearances/90), wins the physical battle (61% duel success), uses long balls frequently (6.3/90) and active off the ball (2.0 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Pau Cubarsí(76% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (4.9 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (95% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (62% duel success), heavily involved in possession (92 passes/90) and central to possession (102 touches/90).
• Dean Huijsen(76% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as comfortable with both feet, commanding in the air (5.7 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (90% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (62% duel success), heavily involved in possession (73 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (10.8 final-third passes/90), central to possession (86 touches/90) and switches play with precision (7.8 long balls/90, 67% accuracy).

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