Best Alternatives to Sergi Roberto

Top 3 Alternatives to Sergi Roberto

1. 1.Danilo Cataldi84% DNA match·Lazio€3.5M
2. 2.Adrián Bernabé84% DNA match·Parma€15.0M
3. 3.Manuel Locatelli84% DNA match·Juventus€25.0M

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

Playing Style Analysis

A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (1.9 key passes/90), active in the tackle (1.9 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (91% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (57% duel success), creates high-quality scoring opportunities (0.65 big chances/90), central to possession (79 touches/90), active off the ball (2.1 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% creator in the league. Note: this profile is based on 697 minutes of playing time this season. The three most similar players to Sergi Roberto by playing style are:

• Danilo Cataldi(84% match) — A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.1 key passes/90), wins the physical battle (60% duel success), heavily involved in play (62 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.4 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Adrián Bernabé(84% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, an elite creator (2.2 key passes/90), heavily involved in play (58 touches/90), draws fouls effectively (2.0/90) and top 10% creator in the league.
• Manuel Locatelli(84% 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 →