Best Alternatives to Sergio Canales

Playing Style Analysis

Canales remains one of those rare cases where a player's best football arrived not in Europe's gilded stages but in the heat of Liga MX — and the numbers are quietly making the argument for him. His 0.50 goals per 90 places him in the top 5% of midfielders in the league, a figure that would turn heads anywhere. Pair that with 2.59 key passes per 90 (top 20%) and you have a midfielder who doesn't just move the ball — he moves the scoreboard. The three closest DNA matches to Sergio Canales:

• Brais Méndez(83% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, a capable chance creator (1.3 key passes/90), a regular goalscorer (0.32 goals/90), active in the tackle (1.9 tackles/90), heavily involved in play (66 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.2 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Giovani Lo Celso(81% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, an elite creator (2.1 key passes/90), a reliable supplier (0.19 assists/90), meticulous in distribution (88% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (58% duel success), central to possession (74 touches/90), draws fouls effectively (2.7/90), active off the ball (2.2 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% creator in the league.
• Aimar Oroz(80% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (1.6 key passes/90), heavily involved in play (54 touches/90), draws fouls effectively (2.8/90) and active off the ball (2.2 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.

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