Best Alternatives to Samuel Umtiti

Playing Style Analysis

A Physical Stopper. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (5.7 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (89% pass accuracy) and wins the physical battle (67% duel success). Note: this profile is based on 540 minutes of playing time this season. The three closest DNA matches to Samuel Umtiti:

• Emmanuel Biumla(98% match) — A Physical Stopper. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (5.4 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (88% pass accuracy) and wins the physical battle (60% duel success).
• Achraf Hakimi(76% match) — A Active Full-Back. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.4 key passes/90), meticulous in distribution (91% pass accuracy), heavily involved in possession (83 passes/90), central to possession (105 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.4 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Nuno Mendes(76% match) — A Active Full-Back. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, an elite creator (2.2 key passes/90), a regular goalscorer (0.29 goals/90), a prolific assist provider (0.36 assists/90), active in the tackle (1.8 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (89% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (57% duel success), heavily involved in possession (69 passes/90), creates high-quality scoring opportunities (0.65 big chances/90), penetrates with forward passing (10.4 final-third passes/90), central to possession (97 touches/90), switches play with precision (5.7 long balls/90, 66% accuracy) and a high-intensity presser (press score 3.1/90), constantly disrupting opposition build-up.

Similarity uses per-90 performance across playing-style dimensions. How Player DNA matching works →