Best Alternatives to Saúl Coco

Top 3 Alternatives to Saúl Coco

1. 1.Odilon Kossounou86% DNA match·Atalanta€22.0M
2. 2.Diego Carlos87% DNA match·Como€8.5M
3. 3.Oumar Solet85% DNA match·Udinese€20.0M

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

Playing Style Analysis

A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (5.5 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (87% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (57% duel success), blocks shots courageously (1.6 blocks/90) and uses long balls frequently (5.5/90). The three most similar players to Saúl Coco by playing style are:

• Odilon Kossounou(86% match) — Kossounou has carved out a rare niche in Serie A's defensive landscape: a centre-back who builds play with the precision of a deep-lying midfielder while quietly contributing to the scoresheet. His 92.7% pass accuracy places him in the top 5% of defenders in the division—not just neat sideways passes, but 5.27 progressive balls into the final third per 90, suggesting genuine intent to break lines. His goal contribution rate sits in the top 20%, a counterintuitive figure that reveals an underrated offensive threat from set-pieces that opponents routinely underestimate.
• Diego Carlos(87% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (5.7 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (93% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (55% duel success), heavily involved in possession (66 passes/90) and central to possession (79 touches/90).
• Oumar Solet(85% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as active in the tackle (2.1 tackles/90), reads the game exceptionally (1.6 interceptions/90), meticulous in distribution (89% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (59% duel success), heavily involved in possession (61 passes/90), central to possession (78 touches/90), switches play with precision (7.3 long balls/90, 61% accuracy) and active off the ball (2.8 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.

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