Barcelona duo reaching prime Messi-Suarez levels in WhoScored rankings for 2026-27

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WhoScored ‘s comprehensive system of player ratings is based on a whole host of stats, which give an indication of who’s playing well and who’s not.

As the season progresses, we’ll be keeping track of the top 10 highest-rated players in Europe’s top five leagues. Right now, there’s only one from the Premier League…

10. Joao Pedro – 7.89

The highest-rated Premier League player after scoring five from five, Pedro also has three assists to his name for Chelsea.

He scored a brace against Bournemouth at the weekend to pick up from where he left off before the break.

9. Harry Kane – 7.89

Quite simply incredible last season and seeing little reason to change that, Kane has three goals and three assists so far in the Bundesliga this season.

He didn’t score against Augsburg at the weekend but was still the best-rated player thanks to his double assist. He really can do it all.

8. Kylian Mbappe – 7.99

Mbappe’s personal pleas to win the 2026 Ballon d’Or haven’t convinced everyone, but mission 2027 starts now.

A hat-trick against Real Sociedad in Madrid’s second game of the season showed Mbappe means business after a summer in which he became the World Cup’s leading scorer of all time.

The French forward has also scored once against Malaga, twice against Rayo Vallecano and once against Elche so far.

Ineffective displays against Atleti and Villarreal put him some way behind the leaders for now, though.

7. Marco Grull – 8.05

It’s been a mixed start to the season for Werder Bremen, but Austrian midfielder Grull has stood out in their two home wins.

He both scored and assisted, with a man-of-the-match rating, as they defeated RB Leipzig and Augsburg at the Weser Stadium. Grull even came out of their opening weekend 4-1 tonking at Freiburg with credit, earning an 8.01 match rating in the heavy loss.

He was the highest-rated player against Borussia Dortmund at the weekend.

6. Igor Matanovic – 8.08

Matanovic is a German-born Croatia international currently in his second season with Freiburg.

He bagged a brace against Borussia Monchengladbach after getting a goal and assist against Werder Bremen on his first outing of the season. But some lowly ratings since have seen him start to slip.

While he isn’t a household name yet, he is starting to be linked with a move in 2027. But whatever happens, he’ll be eager to preserve this momentum.

5. Maximilian Mittelstadt – 8.12

Try saying that name in a hurry.

Stuttgart lost their last two matches before the break, but Mittelstadt received a man-of-the-match rating in both of them. It wouldn’t be a massive shock to see the 29-year-old Germany international move on in the summer if the Swabians regress to the mean and fail to qualify for Europe again.

4. Michael Olise – 8.12

By last season’s standards, Olise had a bit of a quiet start to 2026-27. Just one goal and zero assists in their first three Bundesliga outings of the campaign, which included a goalless draw at newly-promoted Schalke and a narrow 2-1 victory over minnows Elversberg.

But his 10.0 masterclass in the Champions League against Bodo/Glimt (two goals and an assist) hinted that last term was no flash in the planet. He remains one of Europe’s most devastating, elite forwards. A hat-trick and another 10.0 rating in a 7-0 mauling of Union Berlin catapulted him into the top five.

3. Antonio Nusa – 8.16

Nusa’s averages swelled with his 9.66-rated performance for RB Leipzig against Hamburg in September, when he scored and notched two assists. He got a 9.18 for his goal and assist against Eintracht Frankfurt on the return from the international break.

The Norwegian winger also scored on his first appearance of the season against Borussia Monchengladbach.

There was interest in the 21-year-old’s signature in the summer, and that will continue to be the case if he keeps this up.

2. Lamine Yamal – 8.69

Quite simply, Yamal is taking his game to new levels this season . Seven goals and five assists in La Liga to go alongside a perfect 10.0 rating in their Champions League thrashing of Feyenoord.

And yep, he’s still only 19. This lad is ridiculous. He has completed the most dribbles across Europe .

1. Raphinha – 8.95

Back in January, we declared Raphinha the best player in the world , asking the question:

> “Is there another player in world football who can claim to elevate their team as much as Raphinha? In a collective sport, isn’t that the most important thing?”

That take didn’t age all that well, as the Brazilian suffered a frustratingly injury-ravaged latter half of the 2025-26 campaign and struggled to make an impact at the World Cup as a result.

But look at him now. After being converted into a striker, Raphinha has been on fire this season. Twelve(!) goals and three assists in La Liga so far, averaging a goal contribution every 37 minutes.

Even when in the one time he failed to find the net for the first time this season, Raphinha set up two goals in Barca’s 4-2 win over Levante. And then returned with back-to-back hat-tricks. He is the top scorer across Europe .

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