Best Alternatives to Samuel Kotto

Top 3 Alternatives to Samuel Kotto

1. 1.Eric Botteghin86% DNA match·Portuguesa
2. 2.Christopher Wooh86% DNA match·Rennes€4.5M
3. 3.Terence Kongolo85% DNA match·NAC Breda€4.4M

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

Playing Style Analysis

Samuel Junior Kotto is a Ball-Playing CB. Progressive defender comfortable on the ball. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (5.7 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (90% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (58% duel success), heavily involved in possession (76 passes/90), central to possession (90 touches/90), strong in aerial duels (3.3 aerials won/90) and uses long balls frequently (6.2/90). The three most similar players to Samuel Kotto by playing style are:

• Eric Botteghin(86% match) — Eric Fernando Botteghin is a Ball-Playing CB. Progressive defender comfortable on the ball. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (4.8 clearances/90), reads the game exceptionally (1.8 interceptions/90), meticulous in distribution (88% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (66% duel success) and heavily involved in possession (68 passes/90).
• Christopher Wooh(86% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as active in the tackle (2.2 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (88% pass accuracy) and wins the physical battle (58% duel success).
• Terence Kongolo(85% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as active in the tackle (2.0 tackles/90), commanding in the air (6.0 clearances/90), reads the game exceptionally (2.1 interceptions/90), meticulous in distribution (87% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (74% duel success), strong in aerial duels (3.2 aerials won/90) and active off the ball (2.0 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. Note: this profile is based on 878 minutes of playing time this season.

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