Best Alternatives to Younès Belhanda

Playing Style Analysis

Belhanda is the kind of midfielder who makes the final third feel smaller—not through volume or athleticism, but through an almost surgical sense of when and where the dangerous pass lives. His 4.19 key passes per 90 and 0.76 assists per 90 both sit in the top 5% of the Stars League, numbers that place him comfortably among the competition's most decisive creators. Here's the counterintuitive part: his pass accuracy sits at a pedestrian 75.5%, league average—but that figure actually reflects ambition, not sloppiness. The three closest DNA matches to Younès Belhanda:

• Adam Karabec(82% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, an elite creator (2.1 key passes/90), draws fouls effectively (2.0/90) and top 10% creator in the league.
• Isco(81% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (3.5 key passes/90), a constant goal threat (2.5 shots/90), a proven goalscorer (0.52 goals/90), a prolific assist provider (0.46 assists/90), meticulous in distribution (86% pass accuracy), heavily involved in possession (62 passes/90), creates high-quality scoring opportunities (1.05 big chances/90), penetrates with forward passing (8.8 final-third passes/90), central to possession (87 touches/90), draws fouls effectively (2.5/90), switches play with precision (5.5 long balls/90, 72% accuracy) and top 10% creator in the league.
• Antoni Milambo(81% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.2 key passes/90), a reliable supplier (0.23 assists/90) and creates high-quality scoring opportunities (0.59 big chances/90).

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