European Leagues
European Leagues

In this section we present the European leagues we cover. Therefore, we have decided to rate and evaluate the Top 7 leagues in Europe: Premier League (England), La Liga (Spain), Serie A (Italy), Bundesliga (Germany), Ligue 1 (France), Primeira Liga (Portugal) and Eredivisie (Netherlands).

European Leagues

In this section we present the European leagues we cover. Therefore, we have decided to rate and evaluate the Top 7 leagues in Europe: Premier League (England), La Liga (Spain), Serie A (Italy), Bundesliga (Germany), Ligue 1 (France), Primeira Liga (Portugal) and Eredivisie (Netherlands).

European Leagues Serie A

TOP PERFORMING Ms AND Ws: SERIE A 21-22

After successive seasons of being linked to the best clubs in Europe, Milinković-Savić had a tremendous season on an individual level achieving an average rating above 8 and with over 3000 minutes played

PlayerRatingDefenseMinutes PlayedTeam
Lorenzo Pellegrini8.30Back 4978Roma
Milinković-Savić8.10Back 43100Lazio
Domenico Berardi7.96Back 42819Sassuolo
Marcelo Brozović7.95Back 52937Inter
Fabián Ruiz7.77Back 42360Napoli
Lorenzo Insigne7.76Back 42116Napoli
Nicolò Barella7.72Back 52913Inter
Henrikh Mkhitaryan7.67Back 51465Roma
Gianluca Caprari7.62Back 52370Hellas Verona
Rafael Leão7.60Back 42605Milan
Hakan Çalhanoğlu7.60Back 52475Inter
Maxime Lopez7.59Back 42929Sassuolo
Zambo Anguissa7.54Back 41917Napoli
Juan Cuadrado7.52Back 41210Juventus
Bryan Cristante7.35Back 4927Roma
Antonio Candreva7.30Back 43029Sampdoria
Jordan Veretout7.30Back 41091Roma
Lorenzo Pellegrini7.29Back 51147Roma
Saša Lukić7.29Back 52892Torino
Ruslan Malinovskyi7.26Back 51092Atalanta
Paulo Dybala7.23Back 4709Juventus
Antonín Barák7.22Back 52218Hellas Verona
Felipe Anderson7.21Back 42726Lazio
Jerdy Schouten7.18Back 51304Bologna
Franck Kessié7.17Back 42308Milan
Remo Freuler7.16Back 52009Atalanta
Adrien Rabiot7.15Back 41997Juventus
Luis Alberto7.11Back 42353Lazio
Éderson7.09Back 5778Salernitana
Nicolò Rovella7.08Back 5774Genoa
Simone Bastoni7.00Back 4987Spezia

Conditions for the presented data: 

– Minimum minutes played in the season: 450 minutes (equivalent to 5 full games) per type of defense played (Back 4 or Back 5);

Data from FBref.

European Leagues Premier League

TOP PERFORMING Ms AND Ws: PREMIER LEAGUE 21-22

With an extensive list of top performing players, it is possible to consider that the Ms and Ws had an incredible season in the English Premier League. The presence of several Manchester City players in the top of the list is an expected situation due to the quality of football that this team displays.

PlayerRatingDefenseMinutes PlayedTeam
Kevin De Bruyne8.20Back 42187Manchester City
Rodri8.12Back 42884Manchester City
Jack Grealish8.10Back 41466Manchester City
Pierre Højbjerg8.06Back 52207Tottenham Hotspur
Son Heung-min8.04Back 52128Tottenham Hotspur
Gabriel Jesus7.95Back 41128Manchester City
Christian Eriksen7.93Back 4669Brentford
Bruno Fernandes7.92Back 42676Manchester United
Luis Díaz7.92Back 4958Liverpool
Declan Rice7.91Back 42880West Ham United
Bernardo Silva7.85Back 42317Manchester City
Mohamed Salah7.81Back 42762Liverpool
Jorginho7.81Back 51959Chelsea
İlkay Gündoğan7.72Back 41850Manchester City
N’Golo Kanté7.72Back 51432Chelsea
Rodrigo Bentancur7.71Back 51361Tottenham Hotspur
Raheem Sterling7.70Back 41788Manchester City
Mateo Kovačić7.70Back 51385Chelsea
Thiago Alcântara7.63Back 41534Liverpool
Pierre Højbjerg7.62Back 4989Tottenham Hotspur
Mason Mount7.60Back 52015Chelsea
Bruno Guimarães7.55Back 4939Newcastle United
Son Heung-min7.55Back 4537Tottenham Hotspur
Youri Tielemans7.53Back 5465Leicester City
John McGinn7.50Back 42601Aston Villa
Yves Bissouma7.50Back 51000Brighton
Sadio Mané7.48Back 42026Liverpool
Curtis Jones7.47Back 4848Liverpool
Moisés Caicedo7.44Back 5492Brighton
Rúben Neves7.44Back 52656Wolves
Fred7.41Back 41858Manchester United
Youri Tielemans7.41Back 42166Leicester City
Dejan Kulusevski7.40Back 51261Tottenham Hotspur
Jordan Henderson7.34Back 42588Liverpool
Phil Foden7.34Back 41264Manchester City
Thomas Partey7.34Back 42028Arsenal
Raphinha7.30Back 5572Leeds United
James Maddison7.29Back 41900Leicester City
Douglas Luiz7.27Back 5505Aston Villa
Stuart Dallas7.27Back 5450Leeds United
Martin Ødegaard7.25Back 42335Arsenal
Bukayo Saka7.24Back 42933Arsenal
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall7.23Back 41814Leicester City
Granit Xhaka7.22Back 42203Arsenal
Wilfried Zaha7.19Back 42193Crystal Palace
Callum Hudson-Odoi7.19Back 5560Chelsea
James Ward-Prowse7.19Back 5630Southampton
Christian Nørgaard7.18Back 52376Brentford
Paul Pogba7.17Back 41340Manchester United
James Ward-Prowse7.15Back 42585Southampton
Fernandinho7.13Back 4678Manchester City
Jarrod Bowen7.12Back 42516West Ham United
Christian Nørgaard7.11Back 4678Brentford
Raphinha7.11Back 42114Leeds United
Ruben Loftus-Cheek7.09Back 51047Chelsea
Diogo Jota7.08Back 4830Liverpool
James McArthur7.08Back 41431Crystal Palace
Jack Harrison7.08Back 5601Leeds United
Fabinho7.07Back 42314Liverpool
Conor Gallagher7.04Back 42755Crystal Palace
Naby Keïta7.04Back 41161Liverpool
João Moutinho7.03Back 52970Wolves
Wilfred Ndidi7.01Back 41258Leicester City
Scott McTominay7.00Back 42207Manchester United

Conditions for the presented data: 

– Minimum minutes played in the season: 450 minutes (equivalent to 5 full games) per type of defense played (Back 4 or Back 5);

Data from FBref.