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Top 100 players of 2016: 100-81
- Updated: December 20, 2016
Sky Sports is counting down the top 100 players of 2016, as ranked by WhoScored.com in a five-part series. But who will come out on top?
After every game, WhoScored.com gives players competing in Europe’s top five leagues a mark out of 10 based on a wide range of statistical data. Each player received an average score for 2016, and to qualify for our list, players had to have made at least 20 league appearances.
So will Lionel Messi retain his crown or can Cristiano Ronaldo clinch first place? Where do Luis Suarez and Gareth Bale place? And how do Premier League stars Philippe Coutinho, Harry Kane and Sergio Aguero compare?
In part one of our series, we kick off our countdown by looking at the players ranked 100-81…
100. Armando Izzo – Genoa – 7.26
Italian centre-back Armando Izzo was rewarded for his fine form for Genoa with a call-up to the national team squad in November and has been an ever-present for the Serie A club this term.
99. Dele Alli – Tottenham – 7.2606
Dele Alli’s breakthrough campaign last season saw him pick up the PFA Young Player of the Year award, while his stunning volley against Crystal Palace at the start of the year will be watched for decades to come.
98. Jonathan Viera – Las Palmas – 7.2609
Las Palmas are becoming a neutral’s favourite in La Liga given their attractive style and playmaker Jonathan Viera is key to that, picking up where he left off last season having had a hand in 19 goals from attacking midfield.
97. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – Borussia Dortmund – 7.2625
Whilst not particularly heavily involved in their build up play, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has proven the ideal striker in Dortmund’s system under Thomas Tuchel; lethal in the box, he ended the previous Bundesliga campaign with 25 goals.
96. Gerard Pique – Barcelona – 7.2632
Gerard Pique’s reputation as one of the world’s best centre-backs has carried on into 2016. The defender helped Barcelona to a league and cup double, but will want to forget Spain’s Euro 2016 campaign after the …
