Overview // Global Benchmark
U23 WINGERS
COMPARISON
A comparative intelligence briefing across 20 of the best wide attackers aged 23 or under in world
football, benchmarked on goal involvement, dribbling and chance creation. Young players often have
little or no senior first-team football, so numbers are drawn from senior league minutes where
they exist (20/20 players) and from real match-by-match youth/reserve-team data otherwise —
every player's data source is labelled throughout this report.
Index // Analytical Focus Areas
[01] Squad Snapshot — Headline Metricsp. 02
[02] Global Winger Index — Composite Rankingp. 03
[03] Goal Involvement — Goals, Assists & Box Touchesp. 04
[04] Creativity & Crossingp. 05
[05] Dribbling & Ball Carryingp. 06
[06] Biometrics & Market Valuationp. 07
[07] Best Metrics — Player Tile Boardp. 08
01 // Squad Snapshot — Headline Metrics
The standout number in each category across all 20 wingers — a fast read
before the detailed breakdowns that follow.
10
Top Scorer
goals — Martial Godo
4
Most Assists
assists — Lamine Yamal
2,398
Most Minutes Played
minutes this season — Yankuba Minteh
5.80
Best Dribbler
dribbles / 90 — Yan Diomande
188 cm
Tallest Profile
in the cohort — Jesús Rodríguez
18
Youngest Talent
years old — Ibrahim Mbaye
€154.6m
Most Valuable
market value — Lamine Yamal
131
Box Touches
combined across all 20
23
Most Experienced
years old — Martin Baturina
168 cm
Shortest Profile
in the cohort — Lennart Karl
22
Most Chances Created
chances created — Estêvão
8
Most Crosses (Total)
accurate crosses — Estêvão
Preferred Foot Distribution
Right (13)
Left (6)
Both (1)
Data Source: Senior vs Youth/Reserve
03 // Goal Involvement — Goals, Assists & Box Touches
Ranked by touches in the opposition box (badge on the right, "bt") — a
proxy for how often a player gets into dangerous attacking positions, alongside their raw goal and assist
totals.
01
Estêvão
86 bt
02
Ibrahim Mbaye
45 bt
03
Lamine Yamal
0 bt
04
Antonio Nusa
0 bt
05
Yan Diomande
0 bt
06
Martin Baturina
0 bt
07
Sávio
0 bt
08
Désiré Doué
0 bt
09
Matthis Abline
0 bt
10
Francisco Conceição
0 bt
11
Lennart Karl
0 bt
12
Martial Godo
0 bt
13
Rémy Lascary
0 bt
14
Yankuba Minteh
0 bt
15
Saïd El Mala
0 bt
16
Jesús Rodríguez
0 bt
17
Mathys Tel
0 bt
18
Florian Wirtz
0 bt
19
Pathé Mboup
0 bt
20
Rio Ngumoha
0 bt
04 // Creativity & Crossing
Ranked by chances created, with accurate crosses alongside — each bar
scaled to the cohort leader in its own category. Big chances created across the cohort:
43.
01
Estêvão
02
Ibrahim Mbaye
03
Lamine Yamal
04
Antonio Nusa
05
Yan Diomande
06
Martin Baturina
07
Sávio
08
Désiré Doué
09
Matthis Abline
10
Francisco Conceição
11
Lennart Karl
12
Martial Godo
13
Rémy Lascary
14
Yankuba Minteh
15
Saïd El Mala
16
Jesús Rodríguez
17
Mathys Tel
18
Florian Wirtz
19
Pathé Mboup
20
Rio Ngumoha
05 // Dribbling & Ball Carrying
Dribble success rate is the share of attempted take-ons that beat a defender; volume (per 90) shows
how frequently a young winger looks to carry the ball into 1v1 situations — often the clearest signal
available at this age, before more of the underlying model-based metrics (xG, xA) become reliable.
06 // Biometrics & Market Valuation
| Player | Age | Height | Foot | Country | Contract | Value |
|---|
| Lamine Yamal |
19 |
180 cm |
Left |
Spain |
30 Jun 2031 |
€154.6m |
| Florian Wirtz |
23 |
175 cm |
Right |
Germany |
30 Jun 2030 |
€93.6m |
| Désiré Doué |
21 |
178 cm |
Right |
France |
30 Jun 2029 |
€89.2m |
| Estêvão |
19 |
176 cm |
Left |
Brazil |
30 Jun 2033 |
€78.7m |
| Yan Diomande |
19 |
180 cm |
Right |
Ivory Coast |
30 Jun 2033 |
€51.8m |
| Yankuba Minteh |
22 |
180 cm |
Left |
The Gambia |
30 Jun 2029 |
€44.7m |
| Lennart Karl |
18 |
168 cm |
Left |
Germany |
30 Jun 2029 |
€41.9m |
| Sávio |
22 |
176 cm |
Left |
Brazil |
— |
€40.4m |
| Antonio Nusa |
21 |
180 cm |
Right |
Norway |
30 Jun 2029 |
€32.3m |
| Mathys Tel |
21 |
183 cm |
Right |
France |
30 Jun 2031 |
€29.3m |
| Ibrahim Mbaye |
18 |
175 cm |
Right |
Senegal |
— |
€26.1m |
| Francisco Conceição |
23 |
170 cm |
Left |
Portugal |
30 Jun 2030 |
€24.6m |
| Saïd El Mala |
20 |
183 cm |
Both |
Germany |
30 Jun 2031 |
€24.3m |
| Rio Ngumoha |
18 |
— |
Right |
England |
30 Jun 2028 |
€21.8m |
| Martin Baturina |
23 |
172 cm |
Right |
Croatia |
30 Jun 2030 |
€17.5m |
| Matthis Abline |
23 |
176 cm |
Right |
France |
30 Jun 2031 |
€17.5m |
| Martial Godo |
23 |
169 cm |
Right |
Ivory Coast |
30 Jun 2030 |
€5.9m |
| Pathé Mboup |
22 |
175 cm |
Right |
Senegal |
30 Jun 2030 |
€3.0m |
| Rémy Lascary |
23 |
176 cm |
Right |
Guadeloupe |
30 Jun 2028 |
€2.0m |
| Jesús Rodríguez |
20 |
188 cm |
Right |
Spain |
30 Jun 2030 |
€0.0m |
07 // Best Metrics — Player Tile Board
The standout performer in each headline category, one final time —
the same names worth remembering from this 20-player field.
1.08
Best Finisher
goals / 90 — Lamine Yamal
0.62
Most Creative
assists / 90 — Lamine Yamal
5.80
Best Dribbler
dribbles/90 · 72% success — Yan Diomande
100%
Highest Dribble Success
take-on success rate — Désiré Doué
8.73
Highest Rated
avg match rating — Lamine Yamal
4.85
Most Box Presence
box touches / 90 — Estêvão
1.24
Most Chances / 90
chances created per 90 — Estêvão
0.51
Best Crosser
accurate crosses/90 · 35% success — Ibrahim Mbaye
11
Most Goal Involvements
combined goals + assists — Lamine Yamal
2,398
Most Established
minutes played this season — Yankuba Minteh
16.0
Best Value-for-Money
index at €2.0m — Rémy Lascary
63.6
#1 Overall Winger
Global Winger Index / 100 — Lamine Yamal
