Best Alternatives to Tomás Palacios
Players most similar to Tomás Palacios (Defender, €3.5M) — ranked by AI DNA similarity score across playing style, pressing intensity, and tactical fit.
Top 3 Alternatives to Tomás Palacios
- 1.Fabio Chiarodia99% DNA match·Borussia Mönchengladbach€3.0M
- 2.Tijn Joosten99% DNA match·VVV-Venlo
- 3.El Chadaille Bitshiabu99% DNA match·RB Leipzig€15.0M
Ranked by AI DNA similarity — 768 dimensions across playing style, pressing intensity, and tactical fit.
Playing Style Analysis
A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, commanding in the air (5.2 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (88% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (68% duel success), central to possession (72 touches/90), draws fouls effectively (2.0/90), uses long balls frequently (7.4/90) and active off the ball (2.6 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. The three most similar players to Tomás Palacios by playing style are:
- Fabio Chiarodia(99% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, active in the tackle (2.2 tackles/90), commanding in the air (5.4 clearances/90), reads the game exceptionally (1.6 interceptions/90), meticulous in distribution (86% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (59% duel success), central to possession (72 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.6 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. Note: this profile is based on 613 minutes of playing time this season.
- Tijn Joosten(99% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (4.2 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (86% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (58% duel success), uses long balls frequently (7.3/90) and active off the ball (2.7 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
- El Chadaille Bitshiabu(99% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, commanding in the air (6.0 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (93% pass accuracy), heavily involved in possession (77 passes/90), central to possession (91 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.1 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. Note: this profile is based on 655 minutes of playing time this season.
Transfer Intelligence
Fabio Chiarodia delivers 99% of the same playing style, at 14% lower cost (€3.0M vs €3.5M), with 0.48 tackles won per 90 at age 20.
Similarity is calculated using per-90 performance data across multiple playing style dimensions. How Player DNA matching works →
Similar Players — Ranked by DNA Similarity
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