Attacking Midfielder Rankings

The CIES Football Observatory, which is based in Switzerland, take OPTA stats and uses their own algorithm to give each Premier League player a rating. They do the same for the other four major leagues across Europe, Italy, Germany, Spain and France. Each player topping the ratings receives a 100 score.

Norwich City have the fourth ranking attacking midfielder in the Premier League according to the 
CIES Football Observatory statistics and Christian Eriksen appears at number eleven.

Premier League RankingsAttacking Midfielders


  1. M. Özil (Arsenal) 100.0   
  2. K. de Bruyne (Man. City) 57.5  
  3. D. Payet (West Ham) 54.9 
  4. W. Hoolahan (Norwich) 49.6   
  5. E. Hazard (Chelsea) 48.3  
  6. J. Mata (Man. United) 45.3
  7. P. Coutinho (Liverpool) 45.2
  8. J. Navas (Man. City) 44.6 
  9. R. Barkley (Everton) 42.8
  10. G. Wijnaldum (Newcastle) 42.4
  11. C. Eriksen (Tottenham) 41.9
  12. J. Morrison (WBA) 38.4 
  13. M. Sissoko (Newcastle) 37.7 
  14. N. Redmond (Norwich) 37.4
  15. M. Lanzini (West Ham) 36.4 

Top 5 from Spain
  1. Isco (Real Madrid) 100.0
  2. A. Halilović (Sporting Gijón) 90.0
  3. M. Susaeta (Athletic Bilbao) 66.9
  4. D. Wass (Celta Vigo) 64.5
  5. Joaquín (Real Betis) 59.9
Top 5 from France
  1. W. Khazri (Bordeaux) 100.0
  2. M. Valbuena (Lyon) 71.9
  3. A. Barrada (Marseille) 71.5
  4. H. Ben Arfa (Nice) 54.1
  5. N. Benezet (Guingamp) 48.7
Top 5 from Germany

  1. D. Costa (Bayern Munich) 100.0
  2. H. Mkhitaryan (Borussia Dortmund) 88.0
  3. S. Kagawa (Borussia Dortmund) 75.2
  4. L. Sané (Schalke) 71.1
  5. D. Didavi (Stuttgart) 52.0


Top 5 from Italy
  1. R. Saponara (Empoli) 100.0
  2. J. Iličić (Fiorentina) 80.4
  3. D. Perotti (Genoa) 78.5
  4. G. Bonaventura (Milan) 70.5
  5. M. Hamšík (Napoli) 68.5