Despite just 16, Lamine Yamal has been Barcelona’s top dribbler this season.
The CIES Football Index and Wyscout have been tracking Europe’s top under-23 dribblers this season and found some intriguing results.
The youngest player on the list, Lamine Yamal, ranks first ahead of Arsenal’s Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka and Napoli’s Khvicha Kvaratskheli.
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The CIES calculates dribble success rate from league matches “as well as the sporting level of the matches played (as a percentage deviation from the overall average).”
The list only includes players who have played 450 minutes this season.
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Dribbling 56 times in 11 La Liga appearances (534 minutes) this season, Lamine Yamal averages six per 90 minutes.
Luca Koleosho of Burnley completes the top three with 52 dribbles/6.4 per 90 minutes, followed by Martinelli with 65.
La Liga has only two other top-10 players. Real Sociedad’s Take Kubo is No. 6 and Granada’s Bryan Zaragoza is No. 10.
