Best Alternatives to Saman Ghoddos

Top 3 Alternatives to Saman Ghoddos

1. 1.Victor Froholdt82% DNA match·Porto€30.0M
2. 2.Amine Harit81% DNA match·İstanbul Başakşehir€5.0M
3. 3.Luis Hasa82% DNA match·Napoli€3.0M

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

Playing Style Analysis

Ghoddos operates as a sophisticated tactical chameleon, blending the grit of a Premier League survivor with the creative flair required to dismantle deep blocks in the UAE Pro League. While his 36.8 passes per 90 suggests a standard midfield cog, his true value lies in his efficiency; he ranks in the top 20% for assists and maintains a goal-scoring threat that belies his deeper starting position. Counterintuitively, despite being a technical playmaker by trade, his most elite statistical outlier is his aerial dominance, winning 50% of his headers to rank in the league's top 10%—a bizarrely effective physical edge for a player of his profile. The three most similar players to Saman Ghoddos by playing style are:

• Victor Froholdt(82% match) — A Balanced Midfielder. Statistically, he stands out as a reliable supplier (0.23 assists/90), meticulous in distribution (86% pass accuracy) and active off the ball (2.2 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Amine Harit(81% match) — Harit is the kind of midfielder who makes defences nervous before he even touches the ball—a dribbler and chance-creator operating at the very top of the Super Lig's distribution curve. His 2.54 key passes per 90 and 2.70 dribbles per 90 both land in the top 5% of his position in this league, which tells you he isn't just circulating possession—he's consistently breaking lines and manufacturing openings. The counterintuitive detail: his modest tackles won rate actually masks a surprisingly active defensive contribution, with press intensity and interceptions both sitting above the league median.
• Luis Hasa(82% match) — A Box-to-Box. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.5 key passes/90), a regular goalscorer (0.20 goals/90), a reliable supplier (0.16 assists/90), meticulous in distribution (89% pass accuracy), heavily involved in play (61 touches/90), draws fouls effectively (2.7/90) and active off the ball (2.8 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.

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