A British sports analytics organisation, Opta ranks Super Eagles attacker Moses Simon the fourth best dribbler in Europe’s top five divisions.
According to a recent post on the Ligue 1 X Twitter quoting OptaJose, the Nigerian is only surpassed by Barcelona wonderkid Yamine Lamal, Manchester City’s Jeremy Doku, and Bayern Munich’s Leroy Sane.
Simon is in his fourth season at Nantes and has been one of the club’s most prominent players, leading them to the Coupe de France victory in 2022 and helping the French club win their first trophy in 2022.
The 28-year-old has been the club’s main outlet in the final third, and his physicality and one-on-one ability are key components of his game. A recent Opta statistic has highlighted this.
According to Opta, per Ligue 1, Simon is the fourth-best dribbler in Europe’s top five leagues. He has a 55.1 per cent dribble completion rate, and is just behind Yamal, who has 59.7 per cent, Doku, who has 58.6 per cent, and Sané, who has 55.5 per cent.
With Yamal playing in the Spanish league, Doku in the English Premier League and Sane in the German Bundesliga, it means that the Nigerian is the best dribbler in the French League, ahead of Kylian Mbappe, Jonathan David, Takumi Minamino and countrymates Terem Moffi and Akor Adams.
So far this season, the Super Eagles star has scored three goals and provided five assists in 18 Ligue 1 games for Nantes who currently sit 14th in the French top-flight, three points above the relegation zone.