Best Alternatives to Samuele Ricci

Top 3 Alternatives to Samuele Ricci

1. 1.Amir Richardson89% DNA match·FC København€9.0M
2. 2.Máximo Perrone88% DNA match·Como€25.0M
3. 3.Manuel Locatelli87% DNA match·Juventus€25.0M

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

Playing Style Analysis

A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (1.6 key passes/90), a reliable supplier (0.18 assists/90), meticulous in distribution (90% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (63% duel success), heavily involved in play (64 touches/90), draws fouls effectively (2.1/90), active off the ball (2.8 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 20% creator in the league. Note: this profile is based on 503 minutes of playing time this season. The three most similar players to Samuele Ricci by playing style are:

• Amir Richardson(89% match) — A Box-to-Box. Statistically, he stands out as an aggressive ball-winner (2.5 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (88% pass accuracy), heavily involved in play (69 touches/90), active off the ball (2.1 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% tackler in the league. However, he prone to committing fouls (2.7/90).
• Máximo Perrone(88% match) — A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, a reliable supplier (0.16 assists/90), meticulous in distribution (92% pass accuracy), heavily involved in possession (74 passes/90), central to possession (84 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.2 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Manuel Locatelli(87% match) — Locatelli has spent years being the midfielder that makes everything work without ever making the highlight reel—and the numbers finally prove why that matters. Operating in Serie A's congested midfield battles, he ranks in the top 5% for passes per 90, tackles won, press intensity, and passes into the final third simultaneously; finding a player who dominates all four categories at once is genuinely rare. The counterintuitive read here is his goal contribution figures, which look pedestrian until you understand he's essentially the engine redistributing possession upward—those 15-plus progressive passes per 90 are what create the chances others finish.

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