Best Alternatives to William Troost-Ekong

Top 3 Alternatives to William Troost-Ekong

1. 1.Martin Valjent77% DNA match·Mallorca€4.5M
2. 2.Felix Uduokhai78% DNA match·Beşiktaş€4.0M
3. 3.James Tarkowski77% DNA match·Everton€7.0M

Ranked by AI DNA similarity — 768 dimensions across playing style, pressing intensity, and tactical fit.

Playing Style Analysis

Troost-Ekong remains the quintessential stabilizing veteran whose value The three most similar players to William Troost-Ekong by playing style are:

• Martin Valjent(77% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (6.4 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (87% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (56% duel success) and uses long balls frequently (6.0/90).
• Felix Uduokhai(78% match) — Uduokhai is performing like a defensive cheat code in the Süper Lig, a statistical anomaly who combines the brute force of a traditional stopper with the refined distribution of a modern continental anchor. Dominating the air with a 77.8% win rate and mirroring that efficiency on the deck, he sits comfortably in the top 5% for total duel success, effectively turning his defensive third into a "no-fly zone." While his 62.6 passes per 90 suggest a typical ball-player, the counterintuitive reality is his proactive defensive aggression; he isn't just sitting back, as evidenced by his elite press intensity and high interception volume. However, his relative lack of ball-carrying—averaging a pedestrian 0.24 dribbles per 90—indicates a player who is perhaps too risk-averse when space opens up ahead of him.
• James Tarkowski(77% match) — A Physical Stopper. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (6.6 clearances/90), wins the physical battle (68% duel success), dominant in the air (4.0 aerials won/90, 68%) and uses long balls frequently (6.7/90).

Similarity is calculated using per-90 performance data across multiple playing style dimensions. How Player DNA matching works →