Best Alternatives to Samir Caetano

Playing Style Analysis

Caetano is the rare defender who wins his battles in the air and somehow ends up on the scoresheet more often than most of his peers. His aerial win rate sits in the top 5% of the Pro League, and his duel success on the ground isn't far behind — this is a player who simply does not lose physical confrontations. The counterintuitive detail: his goals-per-90 ranking in the top 10% among defenders suggests those aerial qualities are being weaponised at set-pieces, turning a defensive asset into a genuine attacking threat. The three closest DNA matches to Samir Caetano:

• Marcão(86% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, commanding in the air (5.7 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (87% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (56% duel success), draws fouls effectively (2.0/90) and uses long balls frequently (5.6/90).
• David Carmo(84% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, commanding in the air (7.5 clearances/90), wins the physical battle (62% duel success), dominant in the air (3.1 aerials won/90, 64%) and uses long balls frequently (11.0/90).
• Duje Caleta-Car(84% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (4.9 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (90% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (58% duel success) and strong in aerial duels (3.8 aerials won/90).

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