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Top 100 players of 2016: 60-41
- Updated: December 22, 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 three of our series, we continue our countdown by looking at the players ranked 60-41…
See part one of our series (100-81) here.
See part two of our series (80-61) here.
60. Jose Callejon – Napoli – 7.3636 WhoScored.com rating
A mainstay in the Napoli side since arriving three years ago, Callejon continues to get the better of Serie A defences with his intelligent movement, cutting in from the right flank.
59. Lucas Moura – PSG – 7.3651
Overlooked as a star of this PSG side, Lucas Moura has been a mainstay in the starting line-up since Unai Emery’s arrival and Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s departure, excelling in Ligue 1 and the Champions League.
58. Antoine Griezmann – Atletico Madrid – 7.3694
2016 will go down as a year of near misses for Antoine Griezmann, who lost out in both the Champions League and Euro 2016 finals but his star continues to rise, with 20 La Liga goals in the calendar year to his name as of 13 December.
57. Adrien Rabiot – PSG – 7.3736
Rabiot has gone from a hot prospect to a vital member of PSG’s squad, looking certain to make a starting spot in midfield his own after a strong start to the campaign where others have faltered.
56. Edin Dzeko – Roma – 7.3766
While it’s fair to say Dzeko didn’t convince the Italian press following a move from City last summer, since the return of Luciano Spalletti the Bosnian has been in fine …
