Top 10 best dribblers in the football world right now

#1 Lionel Messi

The greatest of all-time?

If dribbling was considered exclusively, then Neymar would be on top of the list. In fact, even Eden Hazard would be above Lionel Messi, with the Argentine at number three. But the basis of this list is efficient dribbling - not just showboating or dribbling sideways - which is where Messi excels.

If the 30-year-old wanted to, he could easily make more than at least five dribbles per game on average without any problems whatsoever. Indeed this season, he has shown just that with 5.3 dribbles per game in La Liga alone.

As for his senior career, he is yet to have a season where he averaged less than three per game. Most of Messi’s dribbles are vertical runs forward, which end up producing a good opportunity for his team-mates to convert. This season, he's leading the goalscoring charts in Spain with 20 but perhaps more importantly, also leads the league in assists with an eyewatering 11 already.

Preferring not to showboat like Neymar, nor take-on defenders sideways like Hazard does, he simply weaves past them in the most efficient way and leaves them chasing shadows.

The efficiency of his dribbling make him the best dribbler in the world right now.