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Bundesliga · 2026/27 · after matchday 9

The best attacking midfielders in the Bundesliga so far this season

As of 8 November 2026, The Prism ranks Ibrahim Maza (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) as the best attacking midfielder in the Bundesliga, with a standing of 74 out of 100, ahead of Bilal El Khannouss and Ismael Saibari.

21 ranked284+ league minutes6 measuresUpdated 8 November 2026How we rank
Ibrahim MazaBayer 04 Leverkusen · 20 · Algeria#1
74standing, 1st of 21
Best at shots per 90, 3.24, 4th of 21
Bilal El KhannoussVfB Stuttgart · 22 · Morocco#2
73standing, 2nd of 21
Best at big chances created per 90, 0.77, 3rd of 21
Ismael SaibariFC Bayern München · 25 · Morocco#3
72standing, 3rd of 21
Best at shots per 90, 5.47, 1st of 21

The top 10

Open a row for all 6 measures and where he sits among the 21.

1 Ibrahim MazaBayer 04 Leverkusen · 20 · Algeria 741st of 21 Shots 3.244thNon-penalty goals 0.355thKey passes 2.436th
Key passes per 902.43 6th of 21
Non-penalty goals per 900.35 5th of 21
Dribbles per 901.74 7th of 21
Big chances created per 900.35 11th of 21
Shots per 903.24 4th of 21
Times dispossessed per 902.43 19th fewest of 21
Each dot is one of the 21 attacking midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Ibrahim Maza's page
2 Bilal El KhannoussVfB Stuttgart · 22 · Morocco 732nd of 21 Big chances 0.773rdNon-penalty goals 0.394thDispossessed 0.774th fewest
Key passes per 902.12 10th of 21
Non-penalty goals per 900.39 4th of 21
Dribbles per 901.35 11th of 21
Big chances created per 900.77 3rd of 21
Shots per 902.51 10th of 21
Times dispossessed per 900.77 4th fewest of 21
Each dot is one of the 21 attacking midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Bilal El Khannouss's page
3 Ismael SaibariFC Bayern München · 25 · Morocco 723rd of 21 Shots 5.471stNon-penalty goals 0.502ndBig chances 0.754th
Key passes per 901.99 11th of 21
Non-penalty goals per 900.50 2nd of 21
Dribbles per 901.99 5th of 21
Big chances created per 900.75 4th of 21
Shots per 905.47 1st of 21
Times dispossessed per 901.24 11th fewest of 21
Each dot is one of the 21 attacking midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Ismael Saibari's page
4 Bambasé ContéTSG Hoffenheim · 23 · Germany 694th of 21 Non-penalty goals 0.403rdDribbles 2.213rdKey passes 2.624th
Key passes per 902.62 4th of 21
Non-penalty goals per 900.40 3rd of 21
Dribbles per 902.21 3rd of 21
Big chances created per 900.20 15th of 21
Shots per 902.62 8th of 21
Times dispossessed per 902.82 21st fewest of 21
Each dot is one of the 21 attacking midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Bambasé Conté's page
5 Lennart KarlFC Bayern München · 18 · Germany 635th of 21 Non-penalty goals 0.561stDribbles 1.966thShots 3.086th
Key passes per 901.68 13th of 21
Non-penalty goals per 900.56 1st of 21
Dribbles per 901.96 6th of 21
Big chances created per 900.28 13th of 21
Shots per 903.08 6th of 21
Times dispossessed per 901.68 15th fewest of 21
Each dot is one of the 21 attacking midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Lennart Karl's page
6 Brajan GrudaRB Leipzig · 22 · Germany 636th of 21 Dribbles 7.231stKey passes 2.615thBig chances 0.407th
Key passes per 902.61 5th of 21
Non-penalty goals per 900.00 12th of 21
Dribbles per 907.23 1st of 21
Big chances created per 900.40 7th of 21
Shots per 901.81 16th of 21
Times dispossessed per 902.61 20th fewest of 21
Each dot is one of the 21 attacking midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Brajan Gruda's page
7 Albert GrønbækHamburger SV · 25 · Denmark 617th of 21 Big chances 0.841stDispossessed 0.845th fewestKey passes 2.189th
Key passes per 902.18 9th of 21
Non-penalty goals per 900.17 10th of 21
Dribbles per 901.34 12th of 21
Big chances created per 900.84 1st of 21
Shots per 901.18 20th of 21
Times dispossessed per 900.84 5th fewest of 21
Each dot is one of the 21 attacking midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Albert Grønbæk's page
8 Ethan Chidiebere NwaneriBorussia Dortmund · 19 · England 568th of 21 Big chances 0.802ndDribbles 2.144thShots 2.4111th
Key passes per 901.88 12th of 21
Non-penalty goals per 900.00 12th of 21
Dribbles per 902.14 4th of 21
Big chances created per 900.80 2nd of 21
Shots per 902.41 11th of 21
Times dispossessed per 901.61 13th fewest of 21
Each dot is one of the 21 attacking midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Ethan Chidiebere Nwaneri's page
9 Nadiem AmiriFSV Mainz 05 · 30 · Germany 559th of 21 Key passes 3.261stBig chances 0.475thDispossessed 1.057th fewest
Key passes per 903.26 1st of 21
Non-penalty goals per 900.00 12th of 21
Dribbles per 901.40 10th of 21
Big chances created per 900.47 5th of 21
Shots per 901.86 15th of 21
Times dispossessed per 901.05 7th fewest of 21
Each dot is one of the 21 attacking midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Nadiem Amiri's page
10 Adil AouchicheSchalke 04 · 24 · Algeria 5510th of 21 Dispossessed 0.926th fewestKey passes 2.387thShots 2.647th
Key passes per 902.38 7th of 21
Non-penalty goals per 900.13 11th of 21
Dribbles per 900.66 17th of 21
Big chances created per 900.40 8th of 21
Shots per 902.64 7th of 21
Times dispossessed per 900.92 6th fewest of 21
Each dot is one of the 21 attacking midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Adil Aouchiche's page
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Where all 21 sit

Every attacking midfielder in the Bundesliga with 284 minutes or more, on The Prism standing. Blue is this ranking's top 10; the other 11 are named in The Prism.

Nadiem Amiri, 55Adil Aouchiche, 55Ethan Chidiebere Nwaneri, 56Albert Grønbæk, 61Lennart Karl, 63Brajan Gruda, 63Bambasé Conté, 69Ismael Saibari, 72Bilal El Khannouss, 73Ibrahim Maza, 74Ibrahim MazaBilal El KhannoussIsmael Saibari02550, the middle75100Nadiem Amiri, 55Adil Aouchiche, 55Ethan Chidiebere Nwaneri, 56Albert Grønbæk, 61Lennart Karl, 63Brajan Gruda, 63Bambasé Conté, 69Ismael Saibari, 72Bilal El Khannouss, 73Ibrahim Maza, 74Ibrahim MazaBilal El KhannoussIsmael Saibari0255075100

Since last season

The same players' standings last season, among their league's attacking midfielders then.

↓ Nadiem Amiri88 last season, 55 now
↓ Brajan Gruda76 last season, 63 now
↑ Ibrahim Maza64 last season, 74 now
↓ Bilal El Khannouss83 last season, 73 now

How this ranking is made

Attacking midfielders in the Bundesliga 2026/27 with at least 284 league minutes, ranked on key passes per 90, non-penalty goals per 90, dribbles per 90, big chances created per 90, shots per 90 and times dispossessed per 90. Each measure is a percentile against every attacking midfielder in the league with the same minutes. 9 matchdays have been played, so the minutes bar is 284. It rises as the season goes on, until it reaches 450, about five full matches.

What each measure counts for, out of 100:

Key passes per 9025Non-penalty goals per 9020Dribbles per 9020Big chances created per 9015Shots per 9010Times dispossessed per 9010

How The Prism ranks players, in full

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