Bundesliga · 2026/27 · after matchday 9
The best young attacking midfielders in the Bundesliga so far this season
As of 8 November 2026, The Prism ranks Ibrahim Maza (Bayer 04 Leverkusen, 20) as the best young attacking midfielder in the Bundesliga, with a standing of 74 out of 100, ahead of Bilal El Khannouss and Bambasé Conté.
74standing, 1st of 12
Best at shots per 90, 3.24, 4th of 21
73standing, 2nd of 12
Best at big chances created per 90, 0.77, 3rd of 21
69standing, 3rd of 12
Best at non-penalty goals per 90, 0.40, 3rd 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 12
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 12
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
Bambasé ContéTSG Hoffenheim · 23 · Germany
693rd of 12
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
4
Lennart KarlFC Bayern München · 18 · Germany
634th of 12
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
5
Brajan GrudaRB Leipzig · 22 · Germany
635th of 12
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
6
Ethan Chidiebere NwaneriBorussia Dortmund · 19 · England
566th of 12
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
7
Can UzunEintracht Frankfurt · 21 · Turkey
507th of 12
Key passes per 902.63 3rd of 21
Non-penalty goals per 900.31 7th of 21
Dribbles per 901.55 9th of 21
Big chances created per 900.15 20th of 21
Shots per 902.32 12th of 21
Times dispossessed per 902.32 18th 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.Can Uzun's page
8
Arijon IbrahimovićFC Augsburg · 20 · Germany
478th of 12
Key passes per 902.26 8th of 21
Non-penalty goals per 900.19 8th of 21
Dribbles per 901.13 13th of 21
Big chances created per 900.19 16th of 21
Shots per 903.96 2nd of 21
Times dispossessed per 901.32 12th 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.Arijon Ibrahimović's page
9
WM
Wael MohyaBorussia Mönchengladbach · 17 · Germany
459th of 12
Key passes per 901.51 17th of 21
Non-penalty goals per 900.34 6th of 21
Dribbles per 902.69 2nd of 21
Big chances created per 900.34 12th of 21
Shots per 902.52 9th of 21
Times dispossessed per 902.19 17th 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.Wael Mohya's page
10
Farès ChaïbiEintracht Frankfurt · 23 · Algeria
4210th of 12
Key passes per 902.99 2nd of 21
Non-penalty goals per 900.00 12th of 21
Dribbles per 900.19 20th of 21
Big chances created per 900.37 9th of 21
Shots per 903.17 5th of 21
Times dispossessed per 901.68 14th 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.Farès Chaïbi's page
| Player | Standing | Key passes | Non-penalty goals | Dribbles | Big chances | Shots | Dispossessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ibrahim Maza | 74 | 2.436th | 0.355th | 1.747th | 0.3511th | 3.244th | 2.4319th fewest |
| 2Bilal El Khannouss | 73 | 2.1210th | 0.394th | 1.3511th | 0.773rd | 2.5110th | 0.774th fewest |
| 3Bambasé Conté | 69 | 2.624th | 0.403rd | 2.213rd | 0.2015th | 2.628th | 2.8221st fewest |
| 4Lennart Karl | 63 | 1.6813th | 0.561st | 1.966th | 0.2813th | 3.086th | 1.6815th fewest |
| 5Brajan Gruda | 63 | 2.615th | 0.0012th | 7.231st | 0.407th | 1.8116th | 2.6120th fewest |
| 6Ethan Chidiebere Nwaneri | 56 | 1.8812th | 0.0012th | 2.144th | 0.802nd | 2.4111th | 1.6113th fewest |
| 7Can Uzun | 50 | 2.633rd | 0.317th | 1.559th | 0.1520th | 2.3212th | 2.3218th fewest |
| 8Arijon Ibrahimović | 47 | 2.268th | 0.198th | 1.1313th | 0.1916th | 3.962nd | 1.3212th fewest |
| 9Wael Mohya | 45 | 1.5117th | 0.346th | 2.692nd | 0.3412th | 2.529th | 2.1917th fewest |
| 10Farès Chaïbi | 42 | 2.992nd | 0.0012th | 0.1920th | 0.379th | 3.175th | 1.6814th fewest |
2 more attacking midfielders aged 23 or under are ranked in The Prism
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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.
Since last season
The same players' standings last season, among their league's attacking midfielders then.
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Can Uzun72 last season, 50 now
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Wael Mohya29 last season, 45 now
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Farès Chaïbi56 last season, 42 now
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Brajan Gruda76 last season, 63 now
How this ranking is made
Attacking midfielders aged 23 or under 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, so a young player is judged by the standard of the whole position, not only of his age group. 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
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