Serie A · 2026/27 · after matchday 11

The best attacking midfielders in Serie A so far this season

As of 8 November 2026, The Prism ranks Nico Paz (Como) as the best attacking midfielder in Serie A, with a standing of 76 out of 100, ahead of Rodrigo Mora and Kevin De Bruyne.

16 ranked346+ league minutes6 measuresUpdated 8 November 2026How we rank

Nico PazComo · 22 · Argentina#1

76standing, 1st of 16

Best at dribbles per 90, 1.97, 1st of 16

Rodrigo MoraRoma · 19 · Portugal#2

72standing, 2nd of 16

Best at big chances created per 90, 1.13, 1st of 16

Kevin De BruyneNapoli · 35 · Belgium#3

65standing, 3rd of 16

Best at key passes per 90, 3.32, 1st of 16

The top 10

Open a row for all 6 measures and where he sits among the 16.

Nico PazComo · 22 · Argentina 761st of 16 Dribbles 1.971stShots 5.031stDispossessed 0.874th fewest

Key passes per 901.97 8th of 16

Non-penalty goals per 900.33 5th of 16

Dribbles per 901.97 1st of 16

Big chances created per 900.22 9th of 16

Shots per 905.03 1st of 16

Times dispossessed per 900.87 4th fewest of 16

Each dot is one of the 16 attacking midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Nico Paz's page

Rodrigo MoraRoma · 19 · Portugal 722nd of 16 Big chances 1.131stNon-penalty goals 0.902ndShots 4.062nd

Key passes per 902.03 7th of 16

Non-penalty goals per 900.90 2nd of 16

Dribbles per 901.80 3rd of 16

Big chances created per 901.13 1st of 16

Shots per 904.06 2nd of 16

Times dispossessed per 901.13 7th fewest of 16

Each dot is one of the 16 attacking midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Rodrigo Mora's page

Kevin De BruyneNapoli · 35 · Belgium 653rd of 16 Key passes 3.321stDispossessed 0.723rd fewestNon-penalty goals 0.296th

Key passes per 903.32 1st of 16

Non-penalty goals per 900.29 6th of 16

Dribbles per 900.58 13th of 16

Big chances created per 900.29 7th of 16

Shots per 901.73 11th of 16

Times dispossessed per 900.72 3rd fewest of 16

Each dot is one of the 16 attacking midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Kevin De Bruyne's page

Charles De KetelaereAtalanta · 25 · Belgium 644th of 16 Key passes 2.753rdDribbles 1.694thDispossessed 1.066th fewest

Key passes per 902.75 3rd of 16

Non-penalty goals per 900.11 12th of 16

Dribbles per 901.69 4th of 16

Big chances created per 900.21 11th of 16

Shots per 901.90 9th of 16

Times dispossessed per 901.06 6th fewest of 16

Each dot is one of the 16 attacking midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Charles De Ketelaere's page

Lazar SamardžićAtalanta · 24 · Serbia 625th of 16 Key passes 2.782ndDribbles 1.852ndShots 3.244th

Key passes per 902.78 2nd of 16

Non-penalty goals per 900.23 8th of 16

Dribbles per 901.85 2nd of 16

Big chances created per 900.00 14th of 16

Shots per 903.24 4th of 16

Times dispossessed per 901.62 13th fewest of 16

Each dot is one of the 16 attacking midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Lazar Samardžić's page

Daniel MaldiniCagliari · 25 · Italy 626th of 16 Non-penalty goals 0.504thBig chances 0.385thDribbles 1.136th

Key passes per 901.76 9th of 16

Non-penalty goals per 900.50 4th of 16

Dribbles per 901.13 6th of 16

Big chances created per 900.38 5th of 16

Shots per 901.89 10th of 16

Times dispossessed per 901.51 12th fewest of 16

Each dot is one of the 16 attacking midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Daniel Maldini's page

Romano SchmidFrosinone · 26 · Austria 547th of 16 Big chances 0.433rdKey passes 2.375thDispossessed 0.975th fewest

Key passes per 902.37 5th of 16

Non-penalty goals per 900.22 9th of 16

Dribbles per 900.65 11th of 16

Big chances created per 900.43 3rd of 16

Shots per 901.29 14th of 16

Times dispossessed per 900.97 5th fewest of 16

Each dot is one of the 16 attacking midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Romano Schmid's page

Eljif ElmasAtalanta · 27 · North Macedonia 498th of 16 Key passes 2.584thBig chances 0.404thDispossessed 1.399th fewest

Key passes per 902.58 4th of 16

Non-penalty goals per 900.20 11th of 16

Dribbles per 900.59 12th of 16

Big chances created per 900.40 4th of 16

Shots per 901.39 13th of 16

Times dispossessed per 901.39 9th fewest of 16

Each dot is one of the 16 attacking midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Eljif Elmas's page

Alphadjo CissèAC Milan · 20 · Italy 489th of 16 Non-penalty goals 1.111stShots 2.876thDribbles 1.117th

Key passes per 900.66 15th of 16

Non-penalty goals per 901.11 1st of 16

Dribbles per 901.11 7th of 16

Big chances created per 900.22 8th of 16

Shots per 902.87 6th of 16

Times dispossessed per 901.77 14th fewest of 16

Each dot is one of the 16 attacking midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Alphadjo Cissè's page

Martin BaturinaComo · 23 · Croatia 4810th of 16 Non-penalty goals 0.553rdShots 3.493rdDribbles 0.739th

Key passes per 901.65 10th of 16

Non-penalty goals per 900.55 3rd of 16

Dribbles per 900.73 9th of 16

Big chances created per 900.00 14th of 16

Shots per 903.49 3rd of 16

Times dispossessed per 901.47 11th fewest of 16

Each dot is one of the 16 attacking midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Martin Baturina's page

Each figure with his place among the 16 attacking midfielders. Fewest is best for times dispossessed per 90.
Player	Standing	Key passes	Non-penalty goals	Dribbles	Big chances	Shots	Dispossessed
1Nico Paz	76	1.978th	0.335th	1.971st	0.229th	5.031st	0.874th fewest
2Rodrigo Mora	72	2.037th	0.902nd	1.803rd	1.131st	4.062nd	1.137th fewest
3Kevin De Bruyne	65	3.321st	0.296th	0.5813th	0.297th	1.7311th	0.723rd fewest
4Charles De Ketelaere	64	2.753rd	0.1112th	1.694th	0.2111th	1.909th	1.066th fewest
5Lazar Samardžić	62	2.782nd	0.238th	1.852nd	0.0014th	3.244th	1.6213th fewest
6Daniel Maldini	62	1.769th	0.504th	1.136th	0.385th	1.8910th	1.5112th fewest
7Romano Schmid	54	2.375th	0.229th	0.6511th	0.433rd	1.2914th	0.975th fewest
8Eljif Elmas	49	2.584th	0.2011th	0.5912th	0.404th	1.3913th	1.399th fewest
9Alphadjo Cissè	48	0.6615th	1.111st	1.117th	0.228th	2.876th	1.7714th fewest
10Martin Baturina	48	1.6510th	0.553rd	0.739th	0.0014th	3.493rd	1.4711th fewest

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Where all 16 sit

Every attacking midfielder in Serie A with 346 minutes or more, on The Prism standing. Blue is this ranking's top 10; the other 6 are named in The Prism.

Since last season

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

↓ Martin Baturina85 last season, 48 now

↑ Eljif Elmas15 last season, 49 now

↑ Daniel Maldini42 last season, 62 now

↓ Charles De Ketelaere81 last season, 64 now

How this ranking is made

Attacking midfielders in Serie A 2026/27 with at least 346 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. 11 matchdays have been played, so the minutes bar is 346. 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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