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11 Greatest Wingers of the 21st Century [Ranked]
Dec 7, 2024
In football, the winger position is key to any team's attacking strategy, and how well that role is performed by players can be crucial to how much success the club goes on to achieve in any given season.
This is particularly true in the modern game, with wingers being deployed to both attack and stretch out the opposing team's defence, putting crosses into the box and being an overall goal threat, while some also have the added responsibility of having to track back and defend.
Many world-class players have developed their individual game playing out wide since the turn of the new millennium, and some have evolved into some of the greatest players of their generation, while some are considered some of the best of all time.
GIVEMESPORT has identified 11 standout wingers that have shaped the role, and the game, since 2000, and ranked each of them based on the following criteria:
Ranking Factors
Achievements
Ability
Consistency
Contribution within the 21st Century
Greatest Wingers of the 21st Century
Rank
Player
Country
1.
Cristiano Ronaldo
Portugal
2.
Ronaldinho
Brazil
3.
Neymar Jr.
Brazil
4.
Luis Figo
Portugal
5.
Arjen Robben
The Netherlands
6.
Lionel Messi
Argentina
7.
Gareth Bale
Wales
8.
Franck Ribery
France
9.
Eden Hazard
Belgium
10.
Mohamed Salah
Egypt
11.
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