Global rankings of best take on players : Chukwueze on the same level as Tottenham striker Kane

In its weekly post,  CIES Football Observatory has presented the players who have performed best in the area of take on over the past year on the basis of an exclusive index based on 100 taking into account the frequency of successful dribbles and crosses, playing time, as well as the sporting level of matches played. 

Among attacking players, two Nigeria-eligible players in the shape of Villarreal's Samuel Chukwueze and Crystal Palace's Michael Olise appear in the top hundred.

Chukwueze is joint 50th on the list, along with record-breaking Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane, who became the club's all-time top scorer with 267 goals in all competitions with his winner against Manchester City on Sunday.

Chukwueze and Kane have a take on index of 91.0. The Nigerian has been classed as a shot-oriented right winger and the Englishman a shot-oriented centre forward

Olise, who is an allrounder attacking midfielder, is 65th on the list with a take on index of 89.8.

 Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) tops the list among attacking players, ahead of Vinícius Júnior and Kevin De Bruyne, while João Cancelo (Bayern Münich) is the highest ranked defensive player. 

According to data from Whoscored.com, Chukwueze has averaged 1.7 dribbles per game in this season's La Liga and Olise has 1.1 dribbles per game in the Premier League. 

Ifeanyi Emmanuel 

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