Legendary attackers Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi also feature highly…
These ratings have been aggregated by WhoScored, who judge a player’s performance by their overall contribution to a match – including goals, assists, passes, tackles, dribbles, shots, interceptions, etc.
20) Marco Reus – Borussia Dortmund – 7.71 rating
The German’s registered eight goals and eight assists so far.
19) Gareth Bale – Real Madrid – 7.7 1 rating
The world’s most expensive player has struggled with injuries, but scored ten and assisted nine in 14 La Liga starts.
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18) Arturo Vidal – Juventus – 7.74 rating
The self proclaimed ‘best midfielder in the world’, Vidal has scored 11, helping Juve to the top of Serie A.
17) Alessandro Lucarelli – Parma – 7.74 rating
The ageing Italian centre-back has been a rock in Parma’s defence this term.
16) Diego – Wolfsburg – 7.75 rating
The Brazilian has consistently played key passes for his Bundesliga side this term.
15) Sergio Aguero – Manchester City – 7.76 rating
15 goals in 15 starts for the Argentine, who has the best goal/minute ratio of any player in Europe.
14) Roberto Firmino – Hoffenheim – 7.76 rating
11 goals and eight assists from the talented Brazilian playmaker.
13) Ivan Rakitic – Sevilla – 7.79 rating
Sevilla’s skipper has interested Liverpool and Manchester United due to his barnstorming displays in central midfield, but has recently signed a new contract.
12) Aaron Ramsey – Arsenal – 7.79 rating
Before injury cruelly stunted his season, Ramsey was exceptional for a Gunners side who topped the table before Christmas.
11) Jefferson Farfan – Schalke – 7.81 rating
The Peruvian has scored eight and assisted five, and is one of the quickest players in Europe.
10) Zlatan Ibrahimovic – PSG – 7.87 rating
Ibra’s been sensational this term, scoring 22 in Ligue 1 so far, the second most in Europe.
9) Max Kruse – Borussia Monchengladbach – 7.89 rating
Kruse holds the ball up expertly for the Bundesliga outfit, and his clever link up play has created five goals for teammates.
8) Raffael – Borussia Monchengladbach – 7.93 rating
Raffael’s scored 10 and assisted five from attacking midfield for Monchengladbach.
7) Robert Lewandowski – Borussia Dortmund – 8.00 rating
The Polish striker is leaving to join Bayern at the end of the season, but it hasn’t effect his form with Dortmund. He’s scored 14 goals so far.
6) Ricardo Rodriguez – Wolfsburg – 8.09 rating
The highest rated defender on the list, Rodriguez’s barnstorming runs up the left flank have seen him get into the box and score five times.
5) Adrian Ramos – Hertha Berlin – 8.12 rating
The Colombian target man holds the ball up superbly, and has scored an impressive 14 times for Hertha.
4) Cristiano Ronaldo – Real Madrid – 8.14 rating
The World Player of the Year averages more shots per match (7.7) than anyone in Europe, and they’ve led to 22 goals.
3) Lionel Messi – Barcelona – 8.38 rating
Messi’s season has been plagued by injury, but he’s coming back to his best now – as his seven goals in his past five matches displays.
2) Franck Ribery – Bayern Munich – 8.59 rating
Bayern’s wing sensation is a fantastic dribbler, and made eight goals for teammates with his exceptional intricate play in the final third.
1) Luis Suarez – Liverpool – 8.61 rating
Suarez has scored 23 goals, and assisted nine for teammates already, and his Liverpool side have an outside chance of winning the Premier League title.
