Top 10 U23 Goal Creating Players So Far - Europe's Big 5 Leagues

In this piece we will be highlighting the top 10 U23 across Europe's Big 5 Leagues (Serie A, Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Ligue 1) with regard to Goal Creating Actions per 90 (GCA90). 

*All stats are from StatsBomb and Fbref.com* 

*All images are not my own* 

 

1. Florian Wirtz - (18, AM, Bayer Leverkusen) - 1.29 GCA90

2. Kylian Mbappe - (23, CF, PSG) - 0.91 GCA90

3. Jude Bellingham - (18, CM, Borussia Dortmund) - 0.83 GCA90

4. Dominik Szoboszlai - (21, LW, Red Bull Leipzig) - 0.81 GCA90

5. Vinicius Junior - (21, LW, Real Madrid) - 0.80 GCA90

6. Erling Haaland - (21, CF, Borussia Dortmund) - 0.79 GCA90

7. Adil Aouchiche - (19, AM, Saint-Etienne) - 0.77 GCA90

8. Andreas Skov Olsen - (22, RW, Bologna) - 0.72 GCA90

9a. Amine Adli - (21, RW, Bayer Leverkusen) - 0.71 GCA90

9b. Jamal Musiala - (18, AM, Bayern Munich) - 0.71 GCA90

9c. Jan Thielmann - (19, RW, Koln) - 0.71 GCA90

10a. Hugo Ekitike - (19, CF, Stade Reims) - 0.69 GCA90

10b. Rafael Leao - (22, LW, AC Milan) - 0.69 GCA90

A list of top talents and names that have been all over the football headlines over recent weeks. Out of the 13 players on this list; 7 play in the Bundesliga, 3 play in Ligue 1, 2 play in Serie A, 1 plays in La Liga. The top rated player, Florian Wirtz, is a very interesting case. At only 18 years of age his GCA90 is at 1.29, almost double what the 10th rated players are at. Seeing this many Bundesliga players on this list is quite eye opening, and is a hint that if GCA90 is the relevant statistic in the recruitment process for a club, the Bundesliga should be the first place to go and look for that player.