Best Alternatives to Rodri

Top 3 Alternatives to Rodri

1. 1.Enzo Leopold82% DNA match·Hannover 96
2. 2.Phil Foden82% DNA match·Manchester City€80.0M
3. 3.Pedri83% DNA match·FC Barcelona€140.0M

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

Playing Style Analysis

Rodri is a trustworthy midfielder, no matter in defence or attack. Statistically, he stands out as a consistent creator (1.6 key passes per 90), sometimes a goal scorer (0.23 goals per 90), a reliable assister (0.34 assists per 90), active in defensive work (2.2 tackles per 90), top tier passes (92% pass accuracy), win physical battles (57% duel success) and greatly involved in possession (110 passes per 90). The three most similar players to Rodri by playing style are:

• Enzo Leopold(82% match) — A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (1.6 key passes/90), active in the tackle (1.9 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (90% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (57% duel success), heavily involved in possession (68 passes/90), central to possession (87 touches/90), draws fouls effectively (2.3/90), active off the ball (2.9 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 20% creator in the league.
• Phil Foden(82% match) — Foden is the rare footballer who makes a Champions League pedigree look like a birthright—cultured, decisive, and almost offensively gifted for someone nominally labelled a midfielder. His numbers tell a story of a player who lives in the final third: shots and goals both land in the top 5% of Premier League midfielders, while his key passes rank top 10%—a dual threat that most creative players simply cannot match. The counterintuitive read here is his pass volume; 52 per 90 sounds modest, but the quality-to-quantity ratio is elite, not a limitation.
• Pedri(83% match) — A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (2.3 key passes/90), a prolific assist provider (0.31 assists/90), active in the tackle (2.0 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (92% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (61% duel success), heavily involved in possession (86 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (12.9 final-third passes/90), central to possession (103 touches/90), switches play with precision (5.8 long balls/90, 64% accuracy), a high-intensity presser (press score 3.8/90), constantly disrupting opposition build-up and top 10% creator in the league.

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