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Replace Julian Niehues

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 Heidenheim would lose

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

Goals

3

Assists

0

G+A

3

Shots

18

SoT

5

Crosses

3

Fouls won

9

Tackles won

10

Interceptions

23

Attack

50

Creation

31

Progression

26

Role score

39

Transfer fit

49

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Villarreal · La Liga · Central Midfielder · Age 32

Strong stylistic match (88.17466142094828%); tactical fit is good.

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Pape Demba Diop

Toulouse · Ligue 1 · Defensive Midfielder · Age 22

Strong stylistic match (80.38659173376806%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+25); 3 years younger.

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Heidenheim · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 26

Strong stylistic match (81.66660988831447%); tactical fit is good.

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Aurélien Tchouaméni

Real Madrid · La Liga · Central Midfielder · Age 26

Strong stylistic match (79.32116166134549%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+19).

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Lorient · Ligue 1 · Central Midfielder · Age 27

Strong stylistic match (80.59070648141687%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€600K.

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Bologna · Serie A · Central Midfielder · Age 26

Strong stylistic match (77.42633235062355%); tactical fit is good.

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St Pauli · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 33

Strong stylistic match (78.7994163541625%); tactical fit is good.

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Newcastle United · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 29

Reasonable profile overlap (74.48829385792776%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+13).

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Maximilian Eggestein

Freiburg · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 29

Strong stylistic match (75.02164765831385%); tactical fit is good.

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Jobe Bellingham

Dortmund · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 20

Reasonable profile overlap (74.97265838892056%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+8); 5 years younger.

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Ryan Gravenberch

Liverpool · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 24

Reasonable profile overlap (71.71547700216266%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+12); 1 years younger.

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Mamadou Sangare

Lens · Ligue 1 · Defensive Midfielder · Age 23

Reasonable profile overlap (69.8365122524044%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+25); 2 years younger.

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Le Havre · Ligue 1 · Central Midfielder · Age 25

Reasonable profile overlap (72.5474491568061%); tactical fit is good.

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Martín Zubimendi

Arsenal · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 27

Reasonable profile overlap (72.32706255929781%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+9).

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Han-Noah Massengo

Augsburg · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 24

Reasonable profile overlap (71.71780178776626%); tactical fit is good; 1 years younger.

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Osasuna · La Liga · Central Midfielder · Age 31

Reasonable profile overlap (74.5182789036422%); tactical fit is good.

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Emile Smith Rowe

Fulham · Premier League · Central Midfielder · Age 25

Reasonable profile overlap (69.63562110748451%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+12).

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Mainz 05 · Bundesliga · Central Midfielder · Age 25

Reasonable profile overlap (69.6299786670325%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+10).

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