Talk about right-wingers and images of Luis Figo and Jairzinho powering forward spring to mind. The current crop of right-forwards and wide midfielders may contain players that prove to be even better than the Portuguese and Brazilian legends.
Here we pick our top 10 right-wingers in the world. We’ve used a number of stats from last season to quantify our rankings, as well as a player’s overall contribution to the game in recent times. So who makes it into our top 10?
All stats come from WhoScored.com and are correct as of the publish date. All images are credit to PA Images.
10) Josip Ilicic
2020/21 Season Stats:
- 17 appearances
- 6 goals
- 9 assists
- 2.2 key passes per game
- 2 dribbles per game
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| josip ilicic |
9) James Rodriguez
2020/21 Season Stats:
- 21 appearances
- 6 goals
- 4 assists
- 1.7 key passes per game
- 1.5 dribbles per game
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| james rodriguez |
8) Leroy Sane
2020/21 Season Stats:
- 18 appearances
- 6 goals
- 9 assists
- 1 key pass per game
- 1.9 dribbles per game
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| leroy sane |
7) Riyad Mahrez
2020/21 Season Stats:
- 23 appearances
- 9 goals
- 6 assists
- 1.6 key passes per game
- 1.7 dribbles per game
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| riyad mahrez |
6) Ferran Torres
2020/21 Season Stats:
- 15 appearances
- 7 goals
- 2 assists
- 0.8 key passes per game
- 0.8 dribbles per game
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| ferran torres |
5) Domenico Berardi
2020/21 Season Stats:
- 28 appearances
- 17 goals
- 7 assists
- 1.9 key passes per game
- 1 dribble per game
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| Domenico Berardi |
4) Bernardo Silva
2020/21 Season Stats:
- 24 appearances
- 2 goals
- 6 assists
- 1 key pass per game
- 1.6 dribbles per game
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| Bernardo Silva |
3) Jadon Sancho
2020/21 Season Stats:
- 24 appearances
- 8 goals
- 11 assists
- 2.6 key passes per game
- 3 dribbles per game
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| jadon sancho |
2) Angel Di Maria
2020/21 Season Stats:
- 23 appearances
- 4 goals
- 9 assists
- 2.6 key passes per game
- 1.5 dribbles per game
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| angel di maria |
1) Mohamed Salah
2020/21 Season Stats:
- 34 appearances
- 22 goals
- 5 assists
- 1.5 key passes per game
- 1 dribble per game
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| mohamed salah |