La Liga · 2026/27 · after matchday 12

The best attacking midfielders in La Liga so far this season

As of 8 November 2026, The Prism ranks Arda Güler (Real Madrid) as the best attacking midfielder in La Liga, level on 81 out of 100 with Fermín López.

15 ranked378+ league minutes6 measuresUpdated 8 November 2026How we rank

Arda GülerReal Madrid · 21 · Turkey#1

81standing, 1st of 15

Best at key passes per 90, 5.07, 1st of 15

Fermín LópezFC Barcelona · 23 · Spain#2

81standing, 2nd of 15

Best at non-penalty goals per 90, 0.81, 1st of 15

Jude BellinghamReal Madrid · 23 · England#3

80standing, 3rd of 15

Best at dribbles per 90, 2.82, 1st of 15

The top 10

Open a row for all 6 measures and where he sits among the 15.

Arda GülerReal Madrid · 21 · Turkey 811st of 15 Key passes 5.071stBig chances 1.691stShots 3.023rd

Key passes per 905.07 1st of 15

Non-penalty goals per 900.36 4th of 15

Dribbles per 901.57 7th of 15

Big chances created per 901.69 1st of 15

Shots per 903.02 3rd of 15

Times dispossessed per 901.45 8th fewest of 15

Each dot is one of the 15 attacking midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Arda Güler's page

Fermín LópezFC Barcelona · 23 · Spain 812nd of 15 Non-penalty goals 0.811stBig chances 0.932ndKey passes 2.554th

Key passes per 902.55 4th of 15

Non-penalty goals per 900.81 1st of 15

Dribbles per 901.74 5th of 15

Big chances created per 900.93 2nd of 15

Shots per 902.67 5th of 15

Times dispossessed per 901.74 12th fewest of 15

Each dot is one of the 15 attacking midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Fermín López's page

Jude BellinghamReal Madrid · 23 · England 803rd of 15 Dribbles 2.821stNon-penalty goals 0.383rdBig chances 0.473rd

Key passes per 902.16 5th of 15

Non-penalty goals per 900.38 3rd of 15

Dribbles per 902.82 1st of 15

Big chances created per 900.47 3rd of 15

Shots per 902.35 8th of 15

Times dispossessed per 901.50 9th fewest of 15

Each dot is one of the 15 attacking midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Jude Bellingham's page

Kang-in LeeAtlético de Madrid · 25 · South Korea 744th of 15 Shots 3.321stDribbles 2.143rdNon-penalty goals 0.245th

Key passes per 902.02 6th of 15

Non-penalty goals per 900.24 5th of 15

Dribbles per 902.14 3rd of 15

Big chances created per 900.36 5th of 15

Shots per 903.32 1st of 15

Times dispossessed per 901.31 7th fewest of 15

Each dot is one of the 15 attacking midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Kang-in Lee's page

IscoReal Betis · 34 · Spain 705th of 15 Key passes 3.962ndShots 3.082ndDispossessed 1.034th fewest

Key passes per 903.96 2nd of 15

Non-penalty goals per 900.15 9th of 15

Dribbles per 901.47 8th of 15

Big chances created per 900.15 10th of 15

Shots per 903.08 2nd of 15

Times dispossessed per 901.03 4th fewest of 15

Each dot is one of the 15 attacking midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Isco's page

Luka SucicReal Sociedad · 24 · Croatia 586th of 15 Non-penalty goals 0.412ndBig chances 0.414thDispossessed 1.045th fewest

Key passes per 901.56 7th of 15

Non-penalty goals per 900.41 2nd of 15

Dribbles per 901.04 12th of 15

Big chances created per 900.41 4th of 15

Shots per 902.28 9th of 15

Times dispossessed per 901.04 5th fewest of 15

Each dot is one of the 15 attacking midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Luka Sucic's page

Denis SuárezDeportivo Alavés · 32 · Spain 467th of 15 Key passes 3.583rdDispossessed 0.943rd fewestNon-penalty goals 0.0011th

Key passes per 903.58 3rd of 15

Non-penalty goals per 900.00 11th of 15

Dribbles per 901.13 11th of 15

Big chances created per 900.00 12th of 15

Shots per 900.38 14th of 15

Times dispossessed per 900.94 3rd fewest of 15

Each dot is one of the 15 attacking midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Denis Suárez's page

Thomas LemarElche · 31 · France 438th of 15 Non-penalty goals 0.226thDispossessed 1.096th fewestBig chances 0.228th

Key passes per 901.31 12th of 15

Non-penalty goals per 900.22 6th of 15

Dribbles per 901.31 9th of 15

Big chances created per 900.22 8th of 15

Shots per 901.53 10th of 15

Times dispossessed per 901.09 6th fewest of 15

Each dot is one of the 15 attacking midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Thomas Lemar's page

Oihan SancetAthletic Club · 26 · Spain 409th of 15 Dribbles 2.162ndShots 2.994thKey passes 1.508th

Key passes per 901.50 8th of 15

Non-penalty goals per 900.00 11th of 15

Dribbles per 902.16 2nd of 15

Big chances created per 900.17 9th of 15

Shots per 902.99 4th of 15

Times dispossessed per 902.66 15th fewest of 15

Each dot is one of the 15 attacking midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Oihan Sancet's page

Álex CalatravaEspanyol · 26 · Spain 3510th of 15 Dribbles 1.586thShots 2.537thNon-penalty goals 0.168th

Key passes per 901.11 14th of 15

Non-penalty goals per 900.16 8th of 15

Dribbles per 901.58 6th of 15

Big chances created per 900.00 12th of 15

Shots per 902.53 7th of 15

Times dispossessed per 901.74 11th fewest of 15

Each dot is one of the 15 attacking midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Álex Calatrava's page

Each figure with his place among the 15 attacking midfielders. Fewest is best for times dispossessed per 90.
Player	Standing	Key passes	Non-penalty goals	Dribbles	Big chances	Shots	Dispossessed
1Arda Güler	81	5.071st	0.364th	1.577th	1.691st	3.023rd	1.458th fewest
2Fermín López	81	2.554th	0.811st	1.745th	0.932nd	2.675th	1.7412th fewest
3Jude Bellingham	80	2.165th	0.383rd	2.821st	0.473rd	2.358th	1.509th fewest
4Kang-in Lee	74	2.026th	0.245th	2.143rd	0.365th	3.321st	1.317th fewest
5Isco	70	3.962nd	0.159th	1.478th	0.1510th	3.082nd	1.034th fewest
6Luka Sucic	58	1.567th	0.412nd	1.0412th	0.414th	2.289th	1.045th fewest
7Denis Suárez	46	3.583rd	0.0011th	1.1311th	0.0012th	0.3814th	0.943rd fewest
8Thomas Lemar	43	1.3112th	0.226th	1.319th	0.228th	1.5310th	1.096th fewest
9Oihan Sancet	40	1.508th	0.0011th	2.162nd	0.179th	2.994th	2.6615th fewest
10Álex Calatrava	35	1.1114th	0.168th	1.586th	0.0012th	2.537th	1.7411th fewest

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Where all 15 sit

Every attacking midfielder in La Liga with 378 minutes or more, on The Prism standing. Blue is this ranking's top 10; the other 5 are named in The Prism.

Since last season

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

↑ Luka Sucic21 last season, 58 now

↑ Oihan Sancet21 last season, 40 now

↑ Denis Suárez30 last season, 46 now

↓ Kang-in Lee87 last season in Ligue 1, 74 now

How this ranking is made

Attacking midfielders in La Liga 2026/27 with at least 378 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. 12 matchdays have been played, so the minutes bar is 378. 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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