Costa and Kane feature in Europe's Top Forwards List 2015, with Ozil, Hazard, atop Midfielders List

01 April 2015 09:38

The CIES Football Observatory has released a list of the top forwards of 2015 thus far. Their rating process is based on a player’s rigour, recovery, shooting, ball distribution and chance creation. Predictably Lionel Messi tops the list though a number of unlikely names are also present. Cristiano Ronaldo finds himself in 29th position.

1) Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona)

2) Arjen Robben (FC Bayern Munich)

3) Bas Dost (Wolfsburg)

4) Luis Suarez (FC Barcelona)

5) Diego Costa (Chelsea)

6) Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspurs)

7) Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund)

8) Lucas Barrios (Montpellier)

9) Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund)

10) Christophe Mandanne (Guingamp)

11) Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid)

12) Neymar Junior (FC Barcelona)

13) Olivier Giroud (Arsenal)

14) Carlos Bacca (Sevilla)

15) Eder Martins (Sampdoria)

The midfielders list is dominated by Premier League players with the top three propped up by Jesus Navas whilst David Silva also features pretty high. For the full list which includes top defenders and defensive midfielders, visit the following link www.football-observatory.com/IMG/pdf/wp105_eng.pdf

Source: DSG