Best Alternatives to Samuele Birindelli

Playing Style Analysis

Birindelli is a specialized offensive catalyst masquerading as a conventional defender, a player who trades defensive grit for genuine final-third lethality. While his 1,864 minutes reveal a reluctance to engage in the physical "dark arts"—evidenced by an abysmal aerial win rate that sits in the bottom 10% of the league—his output when moving forward is elite. He ranks in the top 10% for goals per 90 and the top 20% for key passes, figures that suggest he is more of a wide playmaker than a traditional fullback. The three closest DNA matches to Samuele Birindelli:

• Leonardo Spinazzola(86% match) — A Active Full-Back. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (1.6 key passes/90).
• Luca Pellegrini(86% match) — A Active Full-Back. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, central to possession (74 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.0 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Valentino Lazaro(85% match) — A Solid Defender. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.3 key passes/90), active in the tackle (1.9 tackles/90) and active off the ball (2.0 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.

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