The best young attacking midfielders in the Premier League so far this season
Among the 6 attacking midfielders aged 23 or under with at least 158 minutes in the Premier League this season, Rayan Cherki (Manchester City, 23) has the highest rank score, 93 out of 100, measured against all 19 attacking midfielders who have played that much.
Manchester City · 23
Fulham · 19
Ipswich Town · 22The top 6
Rank score is 0 to 100: how a player compares with every attacking midfielder in the Premier League with 158+ minutes, of any age, across the measures below. 50 is the middle of that group and 100 the best. The small figure is his place on each measure among the same 19.
| # | Player | Age | Mins | Rank score | Key passes per 90 | Goals per 90 | Assists per 90 | Dribbles per 90 | Shots on target per 90 | Average rating | Last season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rayan Cherki Manchester City |
23 | 306 | 93 | 3.531st | 0.881st | 0.592nd | 1.476th | 1.183rd | 7.701st | 86 ▲ |
| 2 |
Josh King Fulham |
19 | 427 | 56 | 0.8417th | 0.425th | 0.009th | 1.485th | 1.482nd | 7.0111th | 39 ▲ |
| 3 |
Julio Enciso Ipswich Town |
22 | 415 | 46 | 1.3014th | 0.0013th | 0.433rd | 1.744th | 0.8710th | 6.7817th | 78 (Ligue 1) ▼ |
| 4 | 
César Palacios Fulham |
21 | 231 | 45 | 0.7818th | 0.397th | 0.009th | 1.951st | 0.7811th | 6.8814th | - |
| 5 | 
Florian Wirtz  Liverpool |
23 | 404 | 44 | 2.0013th | 0.0013th | 0.226th | 1.347th | 0.6712th | 6.9812th | 67 ▼ |
| 6 | 
James McAtee  Nottingham Forest |
23 | 419 | 36 | 2.587th | 0.0013th | 0.009th | 0.4316th | 0.6413th | 7.119th | - |
Against the rest of the league
Each player is measured against every attacking midfielder in the league who has played enough, not only the ones on this list.
Since last season
Rank scores now against the same players' rank scores last season.
Josh King has risen from a rank score of 39 last season to 56 now.
Julio Enciso has dropped from a rank score of 78 last season in Ligue 1 to 46 now.
César Palacios has no rank score from last season: he did not play 450 league minutes in the top five leagues.
Florian Wirtz has dropped from a rank score of 67 last season to 44 now.
How this list is made
Attacking midfielders aged 23 or under in the Premier League 2026/27 with at least 158 league minutes, ranked on key passes per 90, goals per 90, assists per 90, dribbles per 90, shots on target per 90 and average rating. 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. 5 rounds have been played, so the minutes bar is 158. It rises as the season goes on, until it reaches 450, about five full matches.
The league median for attacking midfielders on each measure:
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