The 10 Best Right-Wingers In The World Right Now, Named And Ranked​

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
mohamed salah