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Replace Aritz Elustondo

Statistically similar 2025/26 players based on per-90 output, defensive activity, role group and tactical fit. Estimated fees are not official market values — model-derived estimates from public football data.

What Real Sociedad would lose

Profile being replaced — public football data, model-derived role scores.

Goals

0

Assists

1

G+A

1

Shots

4

SoT

2

Crosses

6

Fouls won

11

Tackles won

8

Interceptions

10

Attack

0

Creation

0

Progression

26

Role score

58

Transfer fit

40

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Daniele Ghilardi

Roma · Serie A · Center Back · Age 23

Strong stylistic match (85.1581167360306%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+21); 9 years younger.

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Alessandro Buongiorno

Napoli · Serie A · Center Back · Age 26

Strong stylistic match (81.83143802838327%); tactical fit is good; 6 years younger.

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Ramy Bensebaini

Dortmund · Bundesliga · Center Back · Age 31

Strong stylistic match (79.5062361539658%); tactical fit is good; 1 years younger.

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Soumaïla Coulibaly

Brest · Ligue 1 · Center Back · Age 22

Strong stylistic match (82.99014279916861%); tactical fit is workable; 10 years younger.

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Sead Kolašinac

Atalanta · Serie A · Center Back · Age 32

Strong stylistic match (75.85302841058633%); tactical fit is good.

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José María Giménez

Atlético Madrid · La Liga · Center Back · Age 31

Strong stylistic match (76.35284542728445%); tactical fit is good; 1 years younger.

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Stuttgart · Bundesliga · Center Back · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (76.01739137753808%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+9); 4 years younger.

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Torino · Serie A · Center Back · Age 27

Strong stylistic match (75.22266920596235%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+10); 5 years younger.

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Atalanta · Serie A · Center Back · Age 27

Reasonable profile overlap (73.6589505939185%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+17); 5 years younger.

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Sevilla · La Liga · Center Back · Age 24

Reasonable profile overlap (73.99288184818543%); tactical fit is workable; upgrade on role score (+24); 8 years younger.

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Hellas Verona · Serie A · Center Back · Age 29

Reasonable profile overlap (72.82013048944148%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+15); 3 years younger.

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Armel Bella Kotchap

Hellas Verona · Serie A · Center Back · Age 24

Strong stylistic match (75.1630833989805%); tactical fit is workable; upgrade on role score (+9); 8 years younger.

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Moussa Niakhate

Lyon · Ligue 1 · Center Back · Age 30

Reasonable profile overlap (73.2507936025452%); tactical fit is good; 2 years younger.

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Celta Vigo · La Liga · Center Back · Age 22

Strong stylistic match (78.20880708846339%); tactical fit is workable; weaker role score (-8); 10 years younger.

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Real Madrid · La Liga · Center Back · Age 28

Reasonable profile overlap (72.78762875468686%); tactical fit is good; 4 years younger.

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Newcastle United · Premier League · Center Back · Age 34

Reasonable profile overlap (71.04464673631907%); tactical fit is good.

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Udinese · Serie A · Center Back · Age 26

Reasonable profile overlap (69.24706995737151%); tactical fit is workable; upgrade on role score (+28); 6 years younger.

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Zé Pedro Figueiredo

Cagliari · Serie A · Center Back · Age 28

Reasonable profile overlap (72.09368963841303%); tactical fit is good; 4 years younger.

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