Best Alternatives to Virgil van Dijk

Playing Style Analysis

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:

• Sepp van den Berg(89% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (6.4 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (88% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (65% duel success) and dominant in the air (4.6 aerials won/90, 66%).
• Matthijs de Ligt(86% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (5.2 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (88% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (63% duel success) and strong in aerial duels (3.9 aerials won/90).
• Harry Maguire(85% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (5.8 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (86% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (71% duel success), dominant in the air (3.2 aerials won/90, 70%) and uses long balls frequently (6.0/90).

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