
Based on 3,420 min · 2025/2026 · Premier League · FULL
Ranked by AI DNA similarity — playing style, pressing, and tactical fit. Below: the closest replacements with per-90 stats and form.
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See Full Verdict + Share Card →A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (7.2 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (89% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (74% duel success), heavily involved in possession (73 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (11.1 final-third passes/90), central to possession (86 touches/90), dominant in the air (4.6 aerials won/90, 74%) and uses long balls frequently (7.8/90). The three closest DNA matches to Virgil van Dijk:
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