The vintage winger of yesteryear is hard to come across in the current day and age.
The emergence of the ‘inverted’ wide man has altered our perceptions of the winger. Such players are no longer expected to hit the byline and cross at will – that’s now the job of the marauding full-back – but are instead tasked with cutting onto their favoured foot and creating or scoring from a more central position.
Of course, there’s the odd player who resembles the throwback profile of a right winger, but those are hard to come by and few are among the very best in the world right now.
Here’s our list of the top 25 right wingers in the world.
There’s no doubt Michael Olise has the potential to fly up this list. He’s got all the makings of an elite winger.
However, Olise can also shine in a central position, and it was in an attacking midfield role where he broke out at Reading in the Championship before he made the switch to Crystal Palace in 2021.
His debut season at Selhurst Park was promising without being hugely productive. Olise functions as an inverted winger off the right and his technical ability has seen him draw comparisons to Riyad Mahrez and Arjen Robben. He’s a creative winger who boasts impressive playmaking tools.
Can we have the Hakim Ziyech of old back, please? Talk about the master of aesthetics.
Before his move to Chelsea, Ziyech was a glorious player to watch. The Moroccan combined style with efficiency as he played a key role in Erik ten Hag’s sensational 2018/19 Ajax side.
Ziyech’s strike on that fateful semi-final night in Amsterdam against Spurs summated the confidence he was playing with at the time.
He has never looked cut out for the Premier League and he may need to move away to rediscover his best form.
Who had Miguel Almiron ending 2022 in Ballon d’Or worthy form at the start of the year?
The Paraguayan forward has been lighting up the Premier League as part of Newcastle’s swashbuckling attacking lineup, enjoying an incredible scoring run on the right.
He’s very much a form inclusion right now, but Almiron has a respectable strike rate throughout his career and will hope the best is still to come.
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