Best Alternatives to Wes Burns

Playing Style Analysis

A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (1.7 key passes/90), a regular goalscorer (0.23 goals/90), active off the ball (2.3 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 20% creator in the league. Note: this profile is based on 798 minutes of playing time this season. The three closest DNA matches to Wes Burns:

• Davide Zappacosta(79% match) — Zappacosta remains the quintessential Italian wing-back hybrid, a tactical Swiss Army knife whose statistical profile reveals a high-volume progressor operating with the precision of a deep-lying playmaker. While his raw output of 0.05 goals per 90 appears modest, his underlying metrics paint a picture of a relentless transitional engine; he ranks in the top 20% of Serie A midfielders for both pass accuracy (85.8%) and dribbles (0.94/90), proving he is as comfortable carrying the ball into pressure as he is recycling possession.
• Mike Tresor(81% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (3.0 key passes/90), a regular goalscorer (0.22 goals/90), a prolific assist provider (0.65 assists/90), creates high-quality scoring opportunities (0.60 big chances/90) and top 10% creator in the league.
• Matteo Tramoni(80% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (1.6 key passes/90), active off the ball (2.1 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 20% creator in the league.

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