Best Alternatives to Santiago Hidalgo

Top 3 Alternatives to Santiago Hidalgo

1. 1.Pablo Durán85% DNA match·Celta de Vigo€4.0M
2. 2.Mateo Joseph84% DNA match·Mallorca€3.5M
3. 3.Samuel Essende83% DNA match·FC Augsburg€3.5M

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

Playing Style Analysis

A Complete Forward. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, a capable chance creator (1.4 key passes/90), a proven goalscorer (0.40 goals/90) and a prolific assist provider (0.59 assists/90). However, he loses possession under pressure (1.6 dispossessed/90) and prone to committing fouls (3.0/90). The three most similar players to Santiago Hidalgo by playing style are:

• Pablo Durán(85% match) — A Forward.
• Mateo Joseph(84% match) — A Forward. However, he loses possession under pressure (1.9 dispossessed/90).
• Samuel Essende(83% match) — Essende is the Bundesliga’s most industrious physical anomaly, a Tier C striker who operates with the progressive vision of a deep-lying playmaker and the shot volume of a Golden Boot contender. Averaging 3.81 shots per 90, he sits in the league’s elite top 10%, yet his true value lies in his startling ability to move the needle from deep; his 2.69 passes into the final third place him in the top decile of all forwards. The counterintuitive insight here is that despite his 3.12 aerial wins per 90—a top 30% figure—he is less a traditional target man and more a high-value ball-winner, ranking in the top 20% for tackles won.

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