Best Alternatives to Siebe Van der Heyden

Top 3 Alternatives to Siebe Van der Heyden

1. 1.Jan Paul van Hecke84% DNA match·Brighton & Hove Albion€35.0M
2. 2.Anel Ahmedhodzic83% DNA match·Feyenoord€12.0M
3. 3.Thomas Beelen83% DNA match·Feyenoord€7.0M

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

Playing Style Analysis

Van der Heyden is a high-volume defensive catalyst who functions as an auxiliary playmaker while maintaining an elite, predatory reading of the game. His statistical profile is a study in proactive defending; ranking in the top 5% for interceptions, he doesn't just stop attacks, he anticipates them before they crystallize. While his 56.3 passes per 90 place him among the league’s most involved distributors, it is his verticality that truly pops, with his progressive passing into the final third sitting in the top 20% of the Pro League. The three most similar players to Siebe Van der Heyden by playing style are:

• Jan Paul van Hecke(84% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (5.3 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (87% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (61% duel success), heavily involved in possession (70 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (10.7 final-third passes/90), central to possession (84 touches/90), strong in aerial duels (3.1 aerials won/90) and uses long balls frequently (7.7/90).
• Anel Ahmedhodzic(83% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (5.0 clearances/90), reads the game exceptionally (1.6 interceptions/90), meticulous in distribution (91% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (60% duel success), central to possession (72 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.3 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Thomas Beelen(83% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as meticulous in distribution (91% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (57% duel success), heavily involved in possession (80 passes/90), central to possession (92 touches/90) and switches play with precision (5.3 long balls/90, 62% accuracy).

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