🥈 Bundesliga gem takes second spot: Europe's top 10 young dribblers | OneFootball

No, it’s not Said El Mala. Although the Cologne shooting star was recently nominated for the German senior national team because of his extraordinary skills in taking on opponents, he is missing from this list.

This is because the CIES Football Observatory has put together a ranking of U20 dribblers, but it is sorted by successful actions in offensive duels. El Mala is missing, but the Bundesliga is still well represented.

Sitting at the top is a youngster who, since September 4th of this year, has become a household name for many Germans: Leo Sauer. In the DFB team’s 0:2 defeat against Slovakia, the 19-year-old was once again almost unstoppable on the left wing. Wearing the Feyenoord jersey, Sauer has prevailed in an outstanding 91.2% of cases so far.

Just behind him, a Bundesliga gem dazzles in second place. Yan Diomandé has worked his way up to a regular starter at Leipzig in a very short time. On the pitch, the Ivorian also came out on top in 90.7% of his dribbles.

Only 0.1% behind is Barça star Lamine Yamal. Next up are Ayodele Thomas (90.2%, PSV), Jesús Rodríguez (89.7%, Como), and Sani Suleiman (88.2%, Trencin)—expert tips for Career Mode in EA FC.

Unlike Kees Smit, Oskar Spiten-Nysaeter, and Mikel Gogorza, Hoffenheim’s Bazoumana Touré should already be a familiar name to most. In any case, you should keep an eye on all ten.

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