Best Alternatives to Willy Boly

Playing Style Analysis

A Physical Stopper. Statistically, he stands out as an aggressive ball-winner (2.8 tackles/90), commanding in the air (5.2 clearances/90), reads the game exceptionally (1.6 interceptions/90), wins the physical battle (61% duel success) and top 10% tackler in the league. The three closest DNA matches to Willy Boly:

• Tyrone Mings(85% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, commanding in the air (5.7 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (90% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (56% duel success), heavily involved in possession (64 passes/90), central to possession (75 touches/90) and uses long balls frequently (6.0/90).
• Michael Keane(84% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (7.0 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (86% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (62% duel success) and dominant in the air (3.9 aerials won/90, 63%).
• William Saliba(80% match) — Saliba has quietly become the most complete ball-playing centre-back in the Premier League—a defender who makes the game look administrative. His 92.7% pass accuracy and 76 passes per 90 place him in the top 5% of defenders in the division, yet the more revealing figure is his 6.81 passes into the final third per 90, putting him in the top 20%—this isn't a man simply recycling possession, he's actively driving attacks from deep.

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