Best Alternatives to William

Playing Style Analysis

William is a Serie A defender who defies simple categorization, a chaos agent masquerading as a back-line player. While his 74.9% pass accuracy sits in the league's bottom 10%, a damning indictment on the surface, his 4.98 passes into the final third and 1.38 key passes per 90 minutes both place him in the top 20%, suggesting a willingness to take risks others shy away from. He couples this surprising creativity with defensive steel: his 2.21 tackles won per 90 put him in the top 5%, and his 1.52 interceptions/90 in the top 20% league-wide. The three closest DNA matches to William:

• Giovanni Di Lorenzo (80% match) — Di Lorenzo is the rare full-back who makes a back four feel like a possession unit—a defender whose passing range does more damage than most midfielders. Playing for a mid-table Serie A side, he sits in the top 10% of his position for both passes into the final third and shots per 90, numbers that reveal an attacking output quietly outpacing his surroundings.
• Nadir Zortea(84% match) — Zortea is the rare Serie A defender who creates more danger than most attacking midfielders—his 1.38 key passes per 90 ranks in the top 10% of the entire league among defenders, a figure that demands a double-take. His progressive passing and top-20% aerial win rate paint a picture of a physically assertive, attack-minded fullback who genuinely influences the final third, not just the buildup.
• Marcus Pedersen(84% match) — A Active Full-Back.

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