Europa League 2025-2026: the top player rankings ahead of the round of 16

Several players have made a strong impression in this season's Europa League, with the round of 16 fixtures scheduled for March 12 and 19, 2026.

The spotlight is on Brazilian star Antony, who tops the competition's player rankings with an impressive rating of 7.79/10, edging out Hungarian forward Barnabás Varga (Ferencváros) and American standout Sampson Dweh (Viktoria Plzeň).

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Here is the complete ranking of the top 20 Europa League players, based on statistics from whoscored.

Antony – Betis (Spain): 7.79/10

Barnabás Varga – Ferencváros (Hungary): 7.68/10

Sampson Dweh – Viktoria Plzeň (Czech Republic): 7.63/10

Zakaria El Ouahdi – Genk (Belgium): 7.62/10

Daan Heymans – Genk (Belgium): 7.60/10

Hamza Igamane – Lille (France): 7.49/10

Philip Billing – Midtjylland (Denmark): 7.46/10

Martin Erlić – Midtjylland (Denmark): 7.43/10

Juan Miranda – Bologna (Italy): 7.39/10

Bryan Heynen – Genk (Belgium): 7.37/10

Petar Stanić – Ludogorets (Bulgaria): 7.34/10

Benjamin André – Lille (France): 7.33/10

Corentin Tolisso – Lyon (France): 7.31/10

Franculino Djú – Midtjylland (Denmark): 7.30/10

Aral Şimşir – Midtjylland (Denmark): 7.29/10

Maximilian Mittelstädt – Stuttgart (Germany): 7.25/10

Chancel Mbemba – Lille (France): 7.24/10

Elías Ólafsson – Midtjylland (Denmark): 7.23/10

İsmail Yüksek – Fenerbahçe (Turkey): 7.20/10

Ousmane Diao – Midtjylland (Denmark): 7.20/10

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