The top 10 dribblers in Europe in 2023-24: Sane, Doku, Wirtz…

Lionel Messi and Neymar may be playing their football away from the spotlight nowadays, but a new generation of exciting players have emerged to take their place as the dribble kings of European football.

A perfectly executed dribble arguably remains the most thrilling sight in football and there are some sensationally talented ballers that possess the ability to have the opposition left regularly eating their dust.

Ranked by the total number of successful dribbles completed, here are the 10 dribblers across Europe’s five major leagues (Premier League, La Liga, Ligue 1, Serie A and Bundesliga) so far in 2023-24. If two players are tied, we’ve put them in order of who has the superior success ratio.

Considering Doku has only racked up 780 minutes of football this season, it’s impressive in itself that he manages to make this list.

The Manchester City winger has been a nightmare for opposition full-backs to track and we can’t wait to see more of him in the second half of the campaign.

Talked up as the next great German export from the Bundesliga, Wirtz is only 20 years old but already has over 100 appearances under his belt for boyhood club Bayer Leverkusen.

Just as adept at creating chances as he is at dribbling, Wirtz has grown into a talismanic figure for Xabi Alonso’s table-topping side.

Following in the footsteps of Brian Montenegro as one of our favourite real-life footballers that sounds like a Football Manager regen, Granada’s Bryan Zaragoza is a player worth keeping an eye out for.

The lesser-known 22-year-old has burst onto the scene in La Liga this year after coming up through Granada’s academy and helping them get promoted last term. He’s now a Spain international and made headlines earlier in the campaign for a brilliant brace against Barcelona.

We fell in love with the Georgian winger last season following his heroics which led Napoli to their first league title since 1990.

Kvaratskhelia is one of the best in the business when it comes to dribbling, having averaged 2.6 successful dribbles per game during the 23-24 campaign.

Lille have an excellent reputation when it comes to developing technically gifted wingers and Zhegrova looks like their latest star.

Following his arrival from Basel in January 2022, the 24-year-old has gone from strength to strength in his new surroundings.

Athletic Bilbao have a star in the making as Williams continues to impress for the Basque club. Along with his excellent creative output, the 21-year-old is also an expert dribbler.

Under the guidance of his older brother Inaki, the sky is the limit for a player as talented as Williams.

Girona have been the surprise package of the 23-24 season as they currently sit top of La Liga after enjoying an unbelievable start to the campaign.

Their success is largely thanks to players like Savio who have been playing out of their skin. The Brazilian winger has chipped in with 10 goal contributions and has completed more dribbles than the likes of Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo.

Brest have enjoyed a meteoric rise from last season as the French club currently sit third in Ligue 1. Del Castillo has been great fun to watch as he’s even managed more successful dribbles than Kylian Mbappe this time around.

Those who regularly watched the Germany international for Manchester City won’t be surprised to see him feature here.

Having seen his career interrupted by a serious injury, we’ve spent the last few years waiting for Sane to be the world-beater he looked destined to become at Manchester City.

Now there’s no more waiting. Working under Thomas Tuchel and linking up with Harry Kane, Sane is an absolute wizard with the ball at his feet and undoubtedly one of the best players in Europe right now.

Juventus fans will have been keeping a close eye on Soule who has looked excellent while on loan with Frosinone.

The 20-year-old was loaned out to gain some vital first-team experience and he’s been ripping things up in his new surroundings.

He’s already scored eight goals this season and has been the outright best dribbler in Europe. He’s definitely someone to look out for.