Best Alternatives to Sam Gallagher

Top 3 Alternatives to Sam Gallagher

1. 1.Zian Flemming83% DNA match·Burnley€12.0M
2. 2.Enes Ünal83% DNA match·AFC Bournemouth€8.0M
3. 3.Youssef Chermiti83% DNA match·Rangers€9.0M

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

Playing Style Analysis

A Target Man. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.4 key passes/90), a regular goalscorer (0.28 goals/90) and strong in aerial duels (6.1 aerials won/90). However, he prone to committing fouls (2.5/90). The three most similar players to Sam Gallagher by playing style are:

• Zian Flemming(83% match) — A Target Man. Statistically, he stands out as a constant goal threat (2.9 shots/90), a proven goalscorer (0.56 goals/90), strong in aerial duels (3.3 aerials won/90) and top 10% scorer in the league. However, he prone to committing fouls (2.6/90).
• Enes Ünal(83% match) — Ünal is the kind of striker Premier League defenders quietly dread—a physical menace in the air who backs it up with real end product. His aerial win rate sits in the top 5% of forwards in this division, and crucially, those duels are translating: 5.68 aerials won per 90 is not a volume stat, it's dominance. His goals and assists numbers place him comfortably in the top 20% and top 10% respectively, which is the counterintuitive truth here—a player often dismissed as a target-man throwback is actually contributing to chance creation at an elite rate.
• Youssef Chermiti(83% match) — A Complete Forward. Statistically, he stands out as a constant goal threat (3.5 shots/90), a proven goalscorer (0.60 goals/90), a reliable supplier (0.20 assists/90), strong in aerial duels (4.5 aerials won/90) and top 10% scorer in the league. However, he loses possession under pressure (2.1 dispossessed/90).

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