Best Alternatives to Thijs Dallinga

Top 3 Alternatives to Thijs Dallinga

1. 1.Samuele Mulattieri85% DNA match·Sassuolo€6.0M
2. 2.M'Bala Nzola85% DNA match·Sassuolo€6.0M
3. 3.Sébastien Haller85% DNA match·FC Utrecht€31.0M

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

Playing Style Analysis

A Complete Forward. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.2 key passes/90), a constant goal threat (2.7 shots/90), a regular goalscorer (0.24 goals/90) and a reliable supplier (0.24 assists/90). Note: this profile is based on 762 minutes of playing time this season. The three most similar players to Thijs Dallinga by playing style are:

• Samuele Mulattieri(85% match) — Mulattieri is the kind of striker who wins headers in Serie A but struggles to win the ball at his feet—a physical presence in the box who remains curiously invisible in open play. His aerial win rate sits above the league average for attackers, a legitimate weapon in the right system, and his dribble volume places him in the top 20%—suggesting more directness than his overall profile implies. The counterintuitive read here: his low pass volume isn't laziness, it's positioning; he operates in tight spaces where recycling the ball simply isn't his job.
• M'Bala Nzola(85% match) — A Complete Forward. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.1 key passes/90), a constant goal threat (2.9 shots/90) and strong in aerial duels (3.9 aerials won/90). However, he loses possession under pressure (1.8 dispossessed/90).
• Sébastien Haller(85% match) — Haller occupies a rare space in the Eredivisie: a striker whose most elite statistical contribution isn't goals, but his ability to dominate the air — sitting in the top 5% for aerials won per 90, a number that quietly reshapes how his team builds and competes for second balls. His 1.53 key passes per 90 places him above average for attackers in this league, suggesting a link-up intelligence that goes beyond the penalty box. Here's the counterintuitive truth: his pass accuracy sitting in the bottom 10% isn't necessarily carelessness — it likely reflects the difficulty of the passes he's attempting as a physical focal point under pressure.

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