Bundesliga · 2026/27 · after matchday 9

The best central midfielders in the Bundesliga so far this season

As of 8 November 2026, The Prism ranks Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) as the best central midfielder in the Bundesliga, with a standing of 82 out of 100, ahead of Felix Nmecha and Fabian Rieder.

24 ranked284+ league minutes8 measuresUpdated 8 November 2026How we rank

Aleix GarcíaBayer 04 Leverkusen · 29 · Spain#1

82standing, 1st of 24

Best at accurate passes per 90, 83.68, 1st of 24

Felix NmechaBorussia Dortmund · 26 · Germany#2

77standing, 2nd of 24

Best at dribbles per 90, 1.64, 2nd of 24

Fabian RiederFC Augsburg · 24 · Switzerland#3

77standing, 3rd of 24

Best at big chances created per 90, 0.45, 4th of 24

The top 10

Open a row for all 8 measures and where he sits among the 24.

Aleix GarcíaBayer 04 Leverkusen · 29 · Spain 821st of 24 Accurate passes 83.681stKey passes 2.482ndPass completion 92%2nd

Key passes per 902.48 2nd of 24

Accurate passes per 9083.68 1st of 24

Pass completion92% 2nd of 24

Tackles and interceptions per 902.82 13th of 24

Dribbles per 900.45 13th of 24

Big chances created per 900.34 6th of 24

Non-penalty goals per 900.11 14th of 24

Times dispossessed per 900.23 2nd fewest of 24

Each dot is one of the 24 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Aleix García's page

Felix NmechaBorussia Dortmund · 26 · Germany 772nd of 24 Dribbles 1.642ndNon-penalty goals 0.552ndPass completion 88%3rd

Key passes per 901.36 9th of 24

Accurate passes per 9039.95 6th of 24

Pass completion88% 3rd of 24

Tackles and interceptions per 903.27 9th of 24

Dribbles per 901.64 2nd of 24

Big chances created per 900.00 14th of 24

Non-penalty goals per 900.55 2nd of 24

Times dispossessed per 900.68 13th fewest of 24

Each dot is one of the 24 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Felix Nmecha's page

Fabian RiederFC Augsburg · 24 · Switzerland 773rd of 24 Big chances 0.454thKey passes 1.686thAccurate passes 37.777th

Key passes per 901.68 6th of 24

Accurate passes per 9037.77 7th of 24

Pass completion85% 7th of 24

Tackles and interceptions per 903.47 7th of 24

Dribbles per 900.78 10th of 24

Big chances created per 900.45 4th of 24

Non-penalty goals per 900.11 15th of 24

Times dispossessed per 900.90 16th fewest of 24

Each dot is one of the 24 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Fabian Rieder's page

Neil El AynaouiRB Leipzig · 25 · Morocco 704th of 24 Pass completion 92%1stAccurate passes 51.353rdDispossessed 0.274th fewest

Key passes per 901.07 14th of 24

Accurate passes per 9051.35 3rd of 24

Pass completion92% 1st of 24

Tackles and interceptions per 903.74 5th of 24

Dribbles per 901.07 6th of 24

Big chances created per 900.13 13th of 24

Non-penalty goals per 900.00 16th of 24

Times dispossessed per 900.27 4th fewest of 24

Each dot is one of the 24 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Neil El Aynaoui's page

Joey VeermanBorussia Dortmund · 27 · Netherlands 695th of 24 Accurate passes 57.222ndBig chances 0.573rdPass completion 88%4th

Key passes per 901.52 7th of 24

Accurate passes per 9057.22 2nd of 24

Pass completion88% 4th of 24

Tackles and interceptions per 903.22 11th of 24

Dribbles per 900.19 19th of 24

Big chances created per 900.57 3rd of 24

Non-penalty goals per 900.00 16th of 24

Times dispossessed per 900.38 5th fewest of 24

Each dot is one of the 24 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Joey Veerman's page

Jobe BellinghamBorussia Dortmund · 21 · England 676th of 24 Tackles + int. 4.191stDispossessed 0.427th fewestAccurate passes 36.758th

Key passes per 901.26 11th of 24

Accurate passes per 9036.75 8th of 24

Pass completion83% 11th of 24

Tackles and interceptions per 904.19 1st of 24

Dribbles per 900.56 12th of 24

Big chances created per 900.28 9th of 24

Non-penalty goals per 900.00 16th of 24

Times dispossessed per 900.42 7th fewest of 24

Each dot is one of the 24 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Jobe Bellingham's page

Albert Sambi LokongaHamburger SV · 27 · Belgium 637th of 24 Accurate passes 42.115thPass completion 86%6thKey passes 1.408th

Key passes per 901.40 8th of 24

Accurate passes per 9042.11 5th of 24

Pass completion86% 6th of 24

Tackles and interceptions per 902.63 16th of 24

Dribbles per 900.18 20th of 24

Big chances created per 900.18 12th of 24

Non-penalty goals per 900.00 16th of 24

Times dispossessed per 900.53 8th fewest of 24

Each dot is one of the 24 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Albert Sambi Lokonga's page

Ludovit ReisWerder Bremen · 26 · Netherlands 628th of 24 Tackles + int. 4.133rdPass completion 87%5thAccurate passes 36.029th

Key passes per 900.71 20th of 24

Accurate passes per 9036.02 9th of 24

Pass completion87% 5th of 24

Tackles and interceptions per 904.13 3rd of 24

Dribbles per 900.59 11th of 24

Big chances created per 900.00 14th of 24

Non-penalty goals per 900.24 9th of 24

Times dispossessed per 900.83 15th fewest of 24

Each dot is one of the 24 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Ludovit Reis's page

Han-Noah MassengoFC Augsburg · 25 · France 609th of 24 Big chances 0.365thTackles + int. 3.278thPass completion 83%10th

Key passes per 901.09 12th of 24

Accurate passes per 9031.78 14th of 24

Pass completion83% 10th of 24

Tackles and interceptions per 903.27 8th of 24

Dribbles per 900.12 23rd of 24

Big chances created per 900.36 5th of 24

Non-penalty goals per 900.12 13th of 24

Times dispossessed per 900.73 14th fewest of 24

Each dot is one of the 24 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Han-Noah Massengo's page

Florian NeuhausBorussia Mönchengladbach · 29 · Germany 5510th of 24 Key passes 2.811stDispossessed 0.406th fewestNon-penalty goals 0.2010th

Key passes per 902.81 1st of 24

Accurate passes per 9025.86 16th of 24

Pass completion75% 18th of 24

Tackles and interceptions per 903.01 12th of 24

Dribbles per 900.20 18th of 24

Big chances created per 900.00 14th of 24

Non-penalty goals per 900.20 10th of 24

Times dispossessed per 900.40 6th fewest of 24

Each dot is one of the 24 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Florian Neuhaus's page

Each figure with his place among the 24 central midfielders. Fewest is best for times dispossessed per 90.
Player	Standing	Key passes	Accurate passes	Pass completion	Tackles + int.	Dribbles	Big chances	Non-penalty goals	Dispossessed
1Aleix García	82	2.482nd	83.681st	92%2nd	2.8213th	0.4513th	0.346th	0.1114th	0.232nd fewest
2Felix Nmecha	77	1.369th	39.956th	88%3rd	3.279th	1.642nd	0.0014th	0.552nd	0.6813th fewest
3Fabian Rieder	77	1.686th	37.777th	85%7th	3.477th	0.7810th	0.454th	0.1115th	0.9016th fewest
4Neil El Aynaoui	70	1.0714th	51.353rd	92%1st	3.745th	1.076th	0.1313th	0.0016th	0.274th fewest
5Joey Veerman	69	1.527th	57.222nd	88%4th	3.2211th	0.1919th	0.573rd	0.0016th	0.385th fewest
6Jobe Bellingham	67	1.2611th	36.758th	83%11th	4.191st	0.5612th	0.289th	0.0016th	0.427th fewest
7Albert Sambi Lokonga	63	1.408th	42.115th	86%6th	2.6316th	0.1820th	0.1812th	0.0016th	0.538th fewest
8Ludovit Reis	62	0.7120th	36.029th	87%5th	4.133rd	0.5911th	0.0014th	0.249th	0.8315th fewest
9Han-Noah Massengo	60	1.0912th	31.7814th	83%10th	3.278th	0.1223rd	0.365th	0.1213th	0.7314th fewest
10Florian Neuhaus	55	2.811st	25.8616th	75%18th	3.0112th	0.2018th	0.0014th	0.2010th	0.406th fewest

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Where all 24 sit

Every central midfielder in the Bundesliga with 284 minutes or more, on The Prism standing. Blue is this ranking's top 10; the other 14 are named in The Prism.

Since last season

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

↑ Fabian Rieder37 last season, 77 now

↑ Florian Neuhaus27 last season, 55 now

↑ Jobe Bellingham49 last season, 67 now

↓ Albert Sambi Lokonga76 last season, 63 now

How this ranking is made

Central midfielders in the Bundesliga 2026/27 with at least 284 league minutes, ranked on key passes per 90, accurate passes per 90, pass completion, tackles and interceptions per 90, dribbles per 90, big chances created per 90, non-penalty goals per 90 and times dispossessed per 90. Each measure is a percentile against every central 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 9020Accurate passes per 9015Pass completion15Tackles and interceptions per 9015Dribbles per 9010Big chances created per 9010Non-penalty goals per 9010Times dispossessed per 905

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