Mohamed Salah ranked most influential player in Europe for 2024-2025
The Liverpool star and captain of the Egyptian national team Mohamed Salah secured the top spot on the list of most influential players in major European leagues for the 2024-2025 season.
This ranking is based on the classification released by the Swiss Centre for Sports Studies (CIES), an educational partner of FIFA.
The CIES relies on precise criteria, including individual performance and a player's impact on their team's results throughout the season. This gives the recognition an analytical nature, reflecting the true value of the Egyptian star in European football.
The list of most influential players for their clubs includes:
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) – 100.0 Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) – 99.6 Pedri González (Barcelona) – 98.7 Michael Olise (Bayern Munich) – 98.1 Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich) – 96.2 Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen) – 94.1 Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen) – 93.6 Raphinha Belloli (Barcelona) – 93.2 Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) – 92.6 Cole Palmer (Chelsea) – 92.4
The winger for English club Liverpool has also successfully become the player who created the most chances from open play across Europe's top five leagues during the past season.
Salah generated 86 chances for his teammates last season. Michael Olise of Bayern Munich came in second, followed by Chelsea's Cole Palmer.
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