Best Alternatives to Tiago Araújo

Playing Style Analysis

Araújo is a creative wrecking ball masquerading as a defender, a player whose value is found entirely in the final third rather than his own box. While his 75.4% pass accuracy suggests sloppiness, it actually masks a high-risk, high-reward visionary who sits in the top 5% of the league for key passes (2.39/90) and the top 10% for passes into the final third. He is not a ball-recycler; he is a primary playmaker from deep, evidenced by his elite assist rate and dribbling volume. The three closest DNA matches to Tiago Araújo:

• Adrià Pedrosa(85% match) — A Active Full-Back. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, an elite creator (1.8 key passes/90), an aggressive ball-winner (2.7 tackles/90), active off the ball (2.0 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% tackler in the league.
• Álex Moreno(85% match) — A Active Full-Back. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed and active off the ball (2.0 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Javi Galán(84% match) — A Active Full-Back. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, a capable chance creator (1.4 key passes/90), active in the tackle (2.4 tackles/90), wins the physical battle (57% duel success), central to possession (77 touches/90), uses long balls frequently (5.1/90) and active off the ball (2.6 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.

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