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Replace Joël Veltman

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 Brighton would lose

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

Goals

1

Assists

0

G+A

1

Shots

4

SoT

1

Crosses

18

Fouls won

22

Tackles won

17

Interceptions

19

Attack

23

Creation

32

Progression

63

Role score

55

Transfer fit

53

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Reinildo Mandava

Sunderland · Premier League · Fullback · Age 32

Strong stylistic match (88.17587169721703%); tactical fit is good; 2 years younger.

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Arturo Calabresi

Pisa · Serie A · Fullback · Age 30

Strong stylistic match (86.28723585767005%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-18); cheaper by ~€1.9M; 4 years younger.

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Sevilla · La Liga · Fullback · Age 24

Strong stylistic match (85.34208159238011%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+8); 10 years younger.

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Noussair Mazraoui

Manchester Utd · Premier League · Fullback · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (84.4636544287246%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-9); 6 years younger.

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Nantes · Ligue 1 · Center Back · Age 27

Strong stylistic match (85.98780421555698%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-17); 7 years younger.

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Auxerre · Ligue 1 · Fullback · Age 25

Strong stylistic match (82.67732449132843%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+9); 9 years younger.

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Bournemouth · Premier League · Fullback · Age 35

Strong stylistic match (83.05309676558429%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-21); cheaper by ~€2.1M.

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Lucas Hernández

Paris Saint-Germain · Ligue 1 · Center Back · Age 30

Strong stylistic match (84.05001704604877%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-20); 4 years younger.

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Fulham · Premier League · Fullback · Age 30

Strong stylistic match (79.37865204394342%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+12); 4 years younger.

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Gianluca Mancini

Roma · Serie A · Center Back · Age 30

Strong stylistic match (82.19652795351045%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-10); 4 years younger.

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Lorient · Ligue 1 · Fullback · Age 29

Strong stylistic match (81.81791737494939%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-8); 5 years younger.

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Auxerre · Ligue 1 · Fullback · Age 24

Strong stylistic match (85.06212681613054%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-11); 10 years younger.

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Fiorentina · Serie A · Center Back · Age 27

Strong stylistic match (83.54018317817821%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-17); 7 years younger.

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Leeds United · Premier League · Fullback · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (78.54249281471874%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+11); 6 years younger.

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Nicolás Tagliafico

Lyon · Ligue 1 · Fullback · Age 33

Strong stylistic match (77.41234907564393%); tactical fit is good; 1 years younger.

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Sassuolo · Serie A · Center Back · Age 26

Strong stylistic match (82.57933064655653%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-19); cheaper by ~€400K; 8 years younger.

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Nicolás Capaldo

Hamburger SV · Bundesliga · Fullback · Age 27

Strong stylistic match (77.93823522368413%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+11); 7 years younger.

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Strasbourg · Ligue 1 · Fullback · Age 29

Strong stylistic match (78.85819706800307%); tactical fit is good; 5 years younger.

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