CIES Football Observatory n°420 - 03/05/2023

Performance

Best young dribblers: Vinícius Júnior tops

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The 420th edition of the CIES Football Observatory

Weekly Post uses Wyscout data on dribbling in
domestic league matches over the last 365 days to
compile a world ranking of the best dribblers
according to an index combining the frequency and
percentage of successful dribbles, as well as the
sporting level of teammates and opponents. Only
footballers who have not yet turned 23 and have
played at least 1’500 domestic league minutes are
included.

Real Madrid’s Brazilian winger Vinícius Júnior tops the

list with a successful dribble every 15 minutes and 32
seconds, and a success rate of 50.3% in highly
competitive matches. His compatriot Ângelo Gabriel
of Santos FC ranks second with even more
impressive statistics, albeit in lower-level games: one
successful dribble every 13 minutes and 56 seconds
with a 64.2% success rate. Bayern Munich’s Jamal
Musiala rounds up the podium ahead of AFC Ajax’s
Mohammed Kudus.

Players from 35 different leagues are in the top 100,

with Spain’s La Liga in Yrst place (11 representatives),
one more than the English Premier League and
Argentina’s Primera División. Born on 23 December
2004, Brighton & Hove Albion’s Facundo Buonanotte
is the youngest player in the top 100, followed by
Ângelo Gabriel (born just two days earlier), RB
Salzburg’s Israeli Oscar Gloukh and Vélez SarsYeld’s
Julián Fernández.

Ranking of U23 attacking players according to the

Dribble index
Last 365 days domestic league matches (03/05/2023).
Data: Wyscout.

Index   Player Club

100.0 Vinícius Júnior Real Madrid (ESP

92.5 Ângelo Gabriel Santos FC (BRA)

90.0 Jamal Musiala Bayern München

88.0 Mohammed Kudus AFC Ajax (NED)

85.4 Rodrygo Goes Real Madrid (ESP

81.8 Luiz Henrique Real Betis (ESP)

80.7 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia SSC Napoli (ITA)

78.4 Facundo Buonanotte Brighton & Hove

76.5 Nico Williams Athletic Club

76.5 Phil Foden Manchester City

75.5 Vicente Taborda CA Platense (ARG

75.4 Cristian Olivera Boston River

75.0 Michael Olise Crystal Palace

73.2 Gabriel Martinelli Arsenal FC (ENG)

73.1 Yerémi Pino Villarreal CF (ESP

72.1 Parfait Guiagon Maccabi Tel Aviv

71.6 Olakunle Olusegun FC Krasnodar

71.5 Kang-In Lee RCD Mallorca

70.7 David Costa RC Lens (FRA)

70.4 Bukayo Saka Arsenal FC (ENG)

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