Paris Saint-Germain forward Lionel Messi has recorded 13 goals and 13 assists in 22 Ligue 1 games, but that’s not the only impressive stat the 35-year-old is recording this 2022-23 season.
Messi leads all players with the most dribbles completed in Europe’s top five leagues this campaign. The Argentine has dribbled the ball successfully on 75 occasions for a 56 percent success rate.
In the top five joining the 2022 FIFA World Cup winner is Vinícius Júnior, who is tied with the veteran with 75 dribbles completed and a 36 percent success rate for the Real Madrid star.
75 – The five players with the most dribbles completed in Europe's top five leagues this season (with success rate):
75 (56%) – Lionel Messi
75 (36%) – Vinícius Júnior
62 (54%) – Alphonso Davies
58 (62%) – Leroy Sané
57 (59%) – Jeremie FrimpongPerennial. pic.twitter.com/9ai9dSMP7U
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Behind those two players is Alphonso Davies, who has 62 dribbles completed and a 54 percent success rate. Davies’ Bayern Munich teammate Leroy Sané is No. 4 on the list as he has 58 dribbles completed and a high success rate than the Canadian international at 62 percent.
Finally, Bayer Leverkusen right-back Jeremie Frimpong comes in at No. 5 as the Dutch defender has 57 dribbles completed with a 59 percent success rate.
