Bundesliga · 2026/27 · after matchday 9

The best young central midfielders in the Bundesliga so far this season

As of 8 November 2026, The Prism ranks Jobe Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund, 21) as the best young central midfielder in the Bundesliga, with a standing of 67 out of 100, ahead of Noël Aséko and Anton Kade.

8 rankedagainst all 24284+ league minutes8 measuresUpdated 8 November 2026How we rank

Jobe BellinghamBorussia Dortmund · 21 · England#1

67standing, 1st of 8

Best at tackles and interceptions per 90, 4.19, 1st of 24

Noël AsékoEintracht Frankfurt · 20 · Germany#2

51standing, 2nd of 8

Best at dribbles per 90, 1.51, 3rd of 24

Anton KadeFC Augsburg · 22 · Germany#3

49standing, 3rd of 8

Best at big chances created per 90, 0.65, 2nd of 24

The top 8

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

Jobe BellinghamBorussia Dortmund · 21 · England 671st of 8 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

Noël AsékoEintracht Frankfurt · 20 · Germany 512nd of 8 Dribbles 1.513rdTackles + int. 3.2410thDispossessed 0.6510th fewest

Key passes per 901.08 13th of 24

Accurate passes per 9025.25 18th of 24

Pass completion82% 13th of 24

Tackles and interceptions per 903.24 10th of 24

Dribbles per 901.51 3rd of 24

Big chances created per 900.00 14th of 24

Non-penalty goals per 900.00 16th of 24

Times dispossessed per 900.65 10th 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.Noël Aséko's page

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Anton KadeFC Augsburg · 22 · Germany 493rd of 8 Big chances 0.652ndNon-penalty goals 0.433rdDribbles 1.304th

Key passes per 901.73 5th of 24

Accurate passes per 9016.05 22nd of 24

Pass completion70% 22nd of 24

Tackles and interceptions per 901.30 23rd of 24

Dribbles per 901.30 4th of 24

Big chances created per 900.65 2nd of 24

Non-penalty goals per 900.43 3rd of 24

Times dispossessed per 902.60 24th 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.Anton Kade's page

Ísak JóhannessonFC Köln · 23 · Iceland 444th of 8 Big chances 0.337thKey passes 1.3010thNon-penalty goals 0.1611th

Key passes per 901.30 10th of 24

Accurate passes per 9033.04 12th of 24

Pass completion81% 14th of 24

Tackles and interceptions per 902.44 18th of 24

Dribbles per 900.00 24th of 24

Big chances created per 900.33 7th of 24

Non-penalty goals per 900.16 11th of 24

Times dispossessed per 900.65 11th 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.Ísak Jóhannesson's page

Ezechiel BanzuziRB Leipzig · 21 · Netherlands 385th of 8 Tackles + int. 3.506thDribbles 0.918thNon-penalty goals 0.268th

Key passes per 900.65 23rd of 24

Accurate passes per 9032.37 13th of 24

Pass completion83% 12th of 24

Tackles and interceptions per 903.50 6th of 24

Dribbles per 900.91 8th of 24

Big chances created per 900.00 14th of 24

Non-penalty goals per 900.26 8th of 24

Times dispossessed per 901.68 20th 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.Ezechiel Banzuzi's page

Laurin UlrichPaderborn · 21 · Germany 346th of 8 Key passes 1.794thTackles + int. 2.7614thBig chances 0.0014th

Key passes per 901.79 4th of 24

Accurate passes per 9025.34 17th of 24

Pass completion79% 16th of 24

Tackles and interceptions per 902.76 14th of 24

Dribbles per 900.16 21st of 24

Big chances created per 900.00 14th of 24

Non-penalty goals per 900.00 16th of 24

Times dispossessed per 902.27 23rd 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.Laurin Ulrich's page

Maurice KrattenmacherElversberg · 21 · Germany 347th of 8 Dribbles 2.531stNon-penalty goals 0.781stBig chances 0.1911th

Key passes per 900.97 16th of 24

Accurate passes per 9011.69 23rd of 24

Pass completion62% 23rd of 24

Tackles and interceptions per 902.14 21st of 24

Dribbles per 902.53 1st of 24

Big chances created per 900.19 11th of 24

Non-penalty goals per 900.78 1st of 24

Times dispossessed per 902.14 21st 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.Maurice Krattenmacher's page

Francis OnyekaElversberg · 19 · Germany 318th of 8 Dribbles 1.145thNon-penalty goals 0.287thBig chances 0.288th

Key passes per 900.85 18th of 24

Accurate passes per 908.80 24th of 24

Pass completion60% 24th of 24

Tackles and interceptions per 901.99 22nd of 24

Dribbles per 901.14 5th of 24

Big chances created per 900.28 8th of 24

Non-penalty goals per 900.28 7th of 24

Times dispossessed per 902.27 22nd 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.Francis Onyeka'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
1Jobe Bellingham	67	1.2611th	36.758th	83%11th	4.191st	0.5612th	0.289th	0.0016th	0.427th fewest
2Noël Aséko	51	1.0813th	25.2518th	82%13th	3.2410th	1.513rd	0.0014th	0.0016th	0.6510th fewest
3Anton Kade	49	1.735th	16.0522nd	70%22nd	1.3023rd	1.304th	0.652nd	0.433rd	2.6024th fewest
4Ísak Jóhannesson	44	1.3010th	33.0412th	81%14th	2.4418th	0.0024th	0.337th	0.1611th	0.6511th fewest
5Ezechiel Banzuzi	38	0.6523rd	32.3713th	83%12th	3.506th	0.918th	0.0014th	0.268th	1.6820th fewest
6Laurin Ulrich	34	1.794th	25.3417th	79%16th	2.7614th	0.1621st	0.0014th	0.0016th	2.2723rd fewest
7Maurice Krattenmacher	34	0.9716th	11.6923rd	62%23rd	2.1421st	2.531st	0.1911th	0.781st	2.1421st fewest
8Francis Onyeka	31	0.8518th	8.8024th	60%24th	1.9922nd	1.145th	0.288th	0.287th	2.2722nd fewest

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 16 are named in The Prism.

Since last season

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

↓ Ísak Jóhannesson63 last season, 44 now

↑ Jobe Bellingham49 last season, 67 now

↓ Ezechiel Banzuzi51 last season, 38 now

How this ranking is made

Central midfielders aged 23 or under 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, 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 9020Accurate passes per 9015Pass completion15Tackles and interceptions per 9015Dribbles per 9010Big chances created per 9010Non-penalty goals per 9010Times dispossessed per 905

How The Prism ranks players, in full

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