The top 10 dribblers in Europe’s five major leagues in 2024-25: Yamal, Mbappe, Wirtz….
We’re slowly getting used to a new era in which Lionel Messi and Neymar aren’t striking fear into poor European defences, but a new crop of talented wing wizards have emerged to take their place in the dribbling stakes.
Stars young and old from Real Madrid, Everton, Bayer Leverkusen and Barcelona are among the most prolific dribblers of the 2024-25 campaign so far.
Here are the 10 players who have completed the most dribbles across Europe’s five major leagues – La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Premier League and Ligue 1 – in 2024-25. Where two players are tied on successful dribblers, we’ve put them in order of the superior per-minute ratio.
10. Omar Marmoush – 32
This season’s breakout star is having an absolutely blinding campaign for surprise package Eintracht Frankfurt, topping Europe’s five major leagues for total goal contributions with 13 goals and seven assists.
A menace with the ball at his feet.
9. Alberto Moleiro – 33
The Las Palmas winger is not a household name (yet) but he’s certainly catching the eye in La Liga.
Scouts will surely be keeping a close eye on the talented Spain Under-20 international, who was yet again a bright spark for the Canary Island outfit as they upset the odds to defeat Barcelona at the weekend.
8. Iliman Ndiaye – 33
Everton are once again enduring a miserable campaign in the lower reaches of the Premier League table, with Sean Dyche’s job seemingly under serious threat, but one silver lining has been their summer signing Ndiaye.
For a team so often lacking inspiration, Ndiaye is the kind of player who can get fans off their seats by beating his man and making things happen. He’ll surely be a cornerstone of the new Friedkin era on Merseyside.
7. Jamal Musiala – 33
Only a select few players completed more dribbles across Europe’s major leagues last season than Musiala, and he’s up there once again in 2024-25.
Bayern Munich have a bonafide superstar on their hands.
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6. Nico Williams – 34
Nobody who watched Spain’s wide men terrorise opposition defences at Euro 2024 will be surprised to see Williams here.
The rising star was linked to Barcelona and a host of Premier League clubs over the summer, but he’s staying put at his boyhood club Athletic Bilbao for now and continuing to kick on admirably.
5. Kylian Mbappe – 35
Real Madrid’s latest Galactico is judged to be one of the finest dribblers in world football in the latest edition of EA FC – and he’s backing up that faith with his real-life output in La Liga.
Even in a relatively fallow period in his career, Mbappe’s numbers remain impressive.
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4. Lamine Yamal – 35
It was at some point during his starring role in Spain’s Euro 2024 triumph that Yamal went from ‘outrageously gifted youngster’ to ‘legitimately one of the best forwards in Europe, regardless of age’.
The 17-year-old has picked up where he left off in the summer by stepping things up a gear for Hansi Flick’s Barcelona, who have looked unstoppable with the wonderkid in their line-up and struggled badly without him.
There are still some rough edges to his game – as well as registering fourth for most successful dribbles, he’s also top for unsuccessful dribbles with 60 – but that just speaks to how often he’s getting on the ball and looking to make things happen.
It’s quite frankly ridiculous how good he is already.
3. Vinicius Junior – 38
Arguably the best player in world football right now, it’s no surprise to see the 24-year-old feature in the upper echelons of this list.
Vinicius has faced some criticism back in Brazil for struggling to deliver his best on the international stage, but there’s certainly no problem when he takes to the pitch for his club.
2. Florian Wirtz – 38
After enjoying the best season of his career to date in 2023-24, the Bayer Leverkusen playmaker has picked up from where he left off last time.
Wirtz is undoubtedly one of the most technically gifted players in the Bundesliga and his low centre of gravity allows him to weave in and out of defenders with ease.
With 38 successful dribbles so far, the 21-year-old has only just been pipped to the top spot by virtue of minutes played.
1. Jamie Gittens – 38
While Borussia Dortmund themselves have endured an inconsistent start to the new campaign, Gittens has been grabbing plenty of headlines with his sensational performances.
The 20-year-old looks like a star in the making and is currently averaging a successful dribble every 18.7 minutes in the Bundesliga which is comfortably more prolific than any other player in this top 10.