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The Best XI in Europe's Top Five Leagues This Season, by Moneyball Score

Published 2026-10-09 · updated 2026-11-13 · data: Sportmonks, season 2026/2027

Not a vote and not a reputation contest: the best player in each position of a 4-3-3 this season, rated against every player of that position in Europe's top five leagues, with 450 minutes or more.

The XI

PositionPlayerAgeTypeScore
GKJames Trafford
Leeds United · ENG		24Shot-stopper79
FBXavi Espart
FC Barcelona · ESP		19Inverted full-back73
CBJeff Chabot
VfB Stuttgart · GER		28Box defender79
CBAlexsandro
LOSC Lille · FRA		27Ball-playing centre-back79
LBGabriel Suazo
Sevilla · ESP		29Attacking full-back74
DMFAurélien Tchouaméni
Real Madrid · ESP		26Deep-lying playmaker76
CMFFabián Ruiz
Paris Saint Germain · FRA		30Playmaker80
AMFArda Güler
Real Madrid · ESP		21Creator89
RWFMichael Olise
FC Bayern München · GER		24Creative winger93
CFSerhou Guirassy
Borussia Dortmund · GER		30Poacher82
LWFAntonio Nusa
RB Leipzig · GER		21Creative winger82

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How the figures are made: Sportmonks' season statistics for every player in Europe's top five leagues, per 90 minutes and adjusted for league strength, regressed toward the average of the position while minutes are few, and ranked against players in the same position. The Moneyball Score weighs what each position asks for. Early in a season every figure moves; it is an estimate, not a verdict.

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