Serie A · 2026/27 · after matchday 11

The best young central midfielders in Serie A so far this season

As of 8 November 2026, The Prism ranks Darryl Bakola (Sassuolo, 18) as the best young central midfielder in Serie A, with a standing of 76 out of 100, ahead of Kian Fitz-Jim and Andy Diouf.

13 rankedagainst all 50346+ league minutes8 measuresUpdated 8 November 2026How we rank

Darryl BakolaSassuolo · 18 · DR Congo#1

76standing, 1st of 13

Best at tackles and interceptions per 90, 3.42, 6th of 50

Kian Fitz-JimTorino · 23 · Netherlands#2

71standing, 2nd of 13

Best at dribbles per 90, 1.42, 2nd of 50

Andy DioufInter · 23 · France#3

69standing, 3rd of 13

Best at dribbles per 90, 1.82, 1st of 50

The top 10

Open a row for all 8 measures and where he sits among the 50.

Darryl BakolaSassuolo · 18 · DR Congo 761st of 13 Tackles + int. 3.426thDribbles 1.237thAccurate passes 54.119th

Key passes per 901.10 28th of 50

Accurate passes per 9054.11 9th of 50

Pass completion90% 14th of 50

Tackles and interceptions per 903.42 6th of 50

Dribbles per 901.23 7th of 50

Big chances created per 900.27 13th of 50

Non-penalty goals per 900.00 27th of 50

Times dispossessed per 900.96 31st fewest of 50

Each dot is one of the 50 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Darryl Bakola's page

Kian Fitz-JimTorino · 23 · Netherlands 712nd of 13 Dribbles 1.422ndBig chances 0.474thDispossessed 0.4713th fewest

Key passes per 901.42 14th of 50

Accurate passes per 9043.03 22nd of 50

Pass completion87% 27th of 50

Tackles and interceptions per 902.05 32nd of 50

Dribbles per 901.42 2nd of 50

Big chances created per 900.47 4th of 50

Non-penalty goals per 900.16 18th of 50

Times dispossessed per 900.47 13th fewest of 50

Each dot is one of the 50 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Kian Fitz-Jim's page

Andy DioufInter · 23 · France 693rd of 13 Dribbles 1.821stKey passes 2.333rdBig chances 0.399th

Key passes per 902.33 3rd of 50

Accurate passes per 9038.13 29th of 50

Pass completion90% 10th of 50

Tackles and interceptions per 902.07 31st of 50

Dribbles per 901.82 1st of 50

Big chances created per 900.39 9th of 50

Non-penalty goals per 900.00 27th of 50

Times dispossessed per 900.91 30th fewest of 50

Each dot is one of the 50 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Andy Diouf's page

Petar SučićInter · 23 · Croatia 684th of 13 Pass completion 92%6thAccurate passes 56.017thDribbles 1.218th

Key passes per 901.04 31st of 50

Accurate passes per 9056.01 7th of 50

Pass completion92% 6th of 50

Tackles and interceptions per 902.77 18th of 50

Dribbles per 901.21 8th of 50

Big chances created per 900.00 34th of 50

Non-penalty goals per 900.17 16th of 50

Times dispossessed per 900.69 22nd fewest of 50

Each dot is one of the 50 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Petar Sučić's page

Vasilije AdžićSassuolo · 20 · Montenegro 625th of 13 Key passes 2.611stNon-penalty goals 0.603rdBig chances 0.2019th

Key passes per 902.61 1st of 50

Accurate passes per 9029.73 39th of 50

Pass completion88% 23rd of 50

Tackles and interceptions per 902.21 27th of 50

Dribbles per 900.40 39th of 50

Big chances created per 900.20 19th of 50

Non-penalty goals per 900.60 3rd of 50

Times dispossessed per 902.41 50th fewest of 50

Each dot is one of the 50 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Vasilije Adžić's page

Lennon MillerUdinese · 20 · Scotland 596th of 13 Dribbles 1.363rdDispossessed 0.4512th fewestTackles + int. 2.9414th

Key passes per 901.36 15th of 50

Accurate passes per 9036.41 31st of 50

Pass completion88% 17th of 50

Tackles and interceptions per 902.94 14th of 50

Dribbles per 901.36 3rd of 50

Big chances created per 900.00 34th of 50

Non-penalty goals per 900.00 27th of 50

Times dispossessed per 900.45 12th fewest of 50

Each dot is one of the 50 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Lennon Miller's page

Ebenezer AkinsanmiroMonza · 21 · Nigeria 577th of 13 Dribbles 1.296thPass completion 89%16thTackles + int. 2.4322nd

Key passes per 901.14 25th of 50

Accurate passes per 9041.92 26th of 50

Pass completion89% 16th of 50

Tackles and interceptions per 902.43 22nd of 50

Dribbles per 901.29 6th of 50

Big chances created per 900.14 24th of 50

Non-penalty goals per 900.00 27th of 50

Times dispossessed per 901.43 44th fewest of 50

Each dot is one of the 50 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Ebenezer Akinsanmiro's page

Niccolò PisilliRoma · 22 · Italy 488th of 13 Non-penalty goals 0.612ndDispossessed 0.202nd fewestKey passes 2.028th

Key passes per 902.02 8th of 50

Accurate passes per 9049.84 13th of 50

Pass completion85% 35th of 50

Tackles and interceptions per 901.82 41st of 50

Dribbles per 900.40 38th of 50

Big chances created per 900.00 34th of 50

Non-penalty goals per 900.61 2nd of 50

Times dispossessed per 900.20 2nd fewest of 50

Each dot is one of the 50 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Niccolò Pisilli's page

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Samuel WiafeGenoa · 18 · Ghana 439th of 13 Dribbles 0.7615thDispossessed 0.5116th fewestTackles + int. 2.2824th

Key passes per 900.76 38th of 50

Accurate passes per 9016.69 49th of 50

Pass completion86% 31st of 50

Tackles and interceptions per 902.28 24th of 50

Dribbles per 900.76 15th of 50

Big chances created per 900.00 34th of 50

Non-penalty goals per 900.00 27th of 50

Times dispossessed per 900.51 16th fewest of 50

Each dot is one of the 50 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Samuel Wiafe's page

Yunus MusahAC Milan · 23 · England 3710th of 13 Dispossessed 0.244th fewestPass completion 92%7thAccurate passes 48.6317th

Key passes per 900.36 49th of 50

Accurate passes per 9048.63 17th of 50

Pass completion92% 7th of 50

Tackles and interceptions per 901.66 47th of 50

Dribbles per 900.59 24th of 50

Big chances created per 900.12 28th of 50

Non-penalty goals per 900.00 27th of 50

Times dispossessed per 900.24 4th fewest of 50

Each dot is one of the 50 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Yunus Musah's page

Each figure with his place among the 50 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
1Darryl Bakola	76	1.1028th	54.119th	90%14th	3.426th	1.237th	0.2713th	0.0027th	0.9631st fewest
2Kian Fitz-Jim	71	1.4214th	43.0322nd	87%27th	2.0532nd	1.422nd	0.474th	0.1618th	0.4713th fewest
3Andy Diouf	69	2.333rd	38.1329th	90%10th	2.0731st	1.821st	0.399th	0.0027th	0.9130th fewest
4Petar Sučić	68	1.0431st	56.017th	92%6th	2.7718th	1.218th	0.0034th	0.1716th	0.6922nd fewest
5Vasilije Adžić	62	2.611st	29.7339th	88%23rd	2.2127th	0.4039th	0.2019th	0.603rd	2.4150th fewest
6Lennon Miller	59	1.3615th	36.4131st	88%17th	2.9414th	1.363rd	0.0034th	0.0027th	0.4512th fewest
7Ebenezer Akinsanmiro	57	1.1425th	41.9226th	89%16th	2.4322nd	1.296th	0.1424th	0.0027th	1.4344th fewest
8Niccolò Pisilli	48	2.028th	49.8413th	85%35th	1.8241st	0.4038th	0.0034th	0.612nd	0.202nd fewest
9Samuel Wiafe	43	0.7638th	16.6949th	86%31st	2.2824th	0.7615th	0.0034th	0.0027th	0.5116th fewest
10Yunus Musah	37	0.3649th	48.6317th	92%7th	1.6647th	0.5924th	0.1228th	0.0027th	0.244th fewest

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Where all 50 sit

Every central midfielder in Serie A with 346 minutes or more, on The Prism standing. Blue is this ranking's top 10; the other 40 are named in The Prism.

Since last season

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

↓ Niccolò Pisilli69 last season, 48 now

↓ Petar Sučić86 last season, 68 now

↑ Lennon Miller46 last season, 59 now

↓ Yunus Musah50 last season, 37 now

How this ranking is made

Central midfielders aged 23 or under in Serie A 2026/27 with at least 346 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. 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 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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