The ability to cross a football effectively is one of the most underrated skills in the modern game.
A well-timed, accurate delivery into the box can unlock any defence, and the players who do it best are among the most dangerous attacking threats in world football.
With crossing data pulled from all five of Europe’s top leagues in 2025/26, we rank the 10 best crossers in football right now, combining volume, accuracy, and end product across the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, and Ligue 1.
Top 10 Best Crossers in Football (2026)
Here are the top soccer players who are the best ar crossing the ball right now:
10. Raphinha
Country: Brazil
Club: Barcelona
Raphinha rounds out this list as one of the most technically gifted wide players in world football and a key creative force behind Barcelona’s La Liga and Champions League double in 2025/26.
The Brazilian winger attempted 74 crosses in La Liga this season at 4.79 per 90 minutes, numbers that are naturally limited by the fact that Barcelona dominate the ball and rely on short combinations rather than wide delivery.
But when Raphinha does send the ball into the box, the quality is exceptional, and his ability to bend a cross onto the head of a teammate or pull one back from the byline makes him one of the most dangerous wide players on the planet.
He is one of the best Brazilian footballers of his generation and heading into the 2026 World Cup, his delivery from wide positions will be central to Brazil’s attacking game.
9. Julian Ryerson
Country: Norway
Club: Borussia Dortmund
Julian Ryerson recorded the highest crossing rate of any player across all five of Europe’s top leagues in 2025/26 and that alone earns him a place on this list.
The Borussia Dortmund right back attempted 263 crosses at a rate of 10.02 per 90 minutes, the best figure in the entire dataset covering the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, and Ligue 1.
Ryerson is a Norwegian international who has quietly become one of the most productive attacking full backs in German football.
He is not the most high-profile name on this list but any supporter who watches the Bundesliga regularly knows exactly what he brings, and the data backs it up completely.
8. Pedro Neto
Country: Portugal
Club: Chelsea
Pedro Neto is one of the most exciting wide players in the Premier League and his crossing stats in 2025/26 reflect just how dangerous he is every time he gets the ball in wide areas.
The Chelsea winger attempted 187 crosses at a rate of 6.37 per 90 minutes, the highest of any wide player at a traditional English top-flight giant this season, and his ability to beat his man before delivering from either the byline or a deeper position gives his team a threat.
Neto is rapid, two-footed, and intelligent in how he picks his moment to cross, and the variety he offers, whether driven, lofted, or cut back, makes him one of the most complete wide players in world football right now.
Portugal will be counting on his energy and delivery at the 2026 World Cup, where he could be one of the tournament’s standout attacking threats.
7. Lamine Yamal
Country: Spain
Club: Barcelona
Lamine Yamal is 18 years old and already one of the most dangerous wide players on the planet, and his delivery into the box is a significant part of what makes him so hard to defend against.
The Barcelona star attempted 82 crosses in La Liga in 2025/26 at 3.21 per 90 minutes, numbers that do not tell the full story because he plays in a system that prioritises possession over wide delivery.
What sets Yamal apart as a crossing threat is his sheer variety. He can whip a ball to the far post, drive a low cross across the six-yard box, and pull one back for a late arriving midfielder.
He reads the movement of his teammates in the box with the instincts of a player who has been doing this for a decade.
The Spanish talisman is already considered one of football’s most exciting generational talents and at the 2026 World Cup, his ability to deliver from wide could be one of the defining stories of the tournament.
6. Alejandro Grimaldo
Country: Spain
Club: Bayer Leverkusen
Alejandro Grimaldo is the best left-footed crosser in the Bundesliga and one of the most complete attacking full backs in European football.
The Spaniard attempted 174 crosses in 2025/26 at a rate of 6.20 per 90 minutes for Bayer Leverkusen, and added 8 goals and 8 assists in the Bundesliga alone this season, making him one of the most lethal wing-backs in football by direct goal involvement.
Grimaldo’s left foot is a genuine weapon. He can deliver from deep, from corners, and from cut-back positions with the same level of precision, and defenders know that giving him space wide left is an invitation to concede.
He came through the Barcelona academy before establishing himself as one of Europe’s elite wide defenders at Benfica and now Leverkusen.
5. Jonathan Clauss
Country: France
Club: Nice
Jonathan Clauss is the most prolific crosser in Ligue 1 and one of the most consistent wide deliverers in European football across the past three seasons.
The Nice right back attempted 227 crosses in 2025/26 at a rate of 8.07 per 90 minutes, the highest volume of any player in France’s top flight this season, and contributed 6 assists in 30 league appearances.
Clauss never stops running and never stops delivering. His crosses are hit with real pace and intent, and his awareness in picking out runners inside the box even when under pressure from defenders is one of the key reasons Nice have been one of the more dangerous attacking teams in France this season.
He is one of the best French players in European football right now and consistently overlooked on these lists because Ligue 1 does not always get the credit it deserves, but the numbers make a very strong case.
4. Dominik Szoboszlai
Country: Hungary
Club: Liverpool
Dominik Szoboszlai is the most surprising entry on this list in the best possible way, because he is a central midfielder, not a winger or a full back.
The fact that he attempted 205 crosses in the Premier League in 2025/26 at a rate of 5.71 per 90 minutes is extraordinary for a player operating through the middle of the park, and it speaks to the unique way he drives from deep into wide channels before delivering into the box.
The Hungarian is one the best set-piece takers in football at the moment.
No central midfielder in England’s top flight came close to matching his crossing volume this season, and it gives Liverpool a completely different dimension in attack.
He is one of the most dynamic number 8s in world football right now and his crossing numbers from central areas make him one of the most unique players in Europe in terms of what he offers going forward.
3. Pedro Porro
Country: Spain
Club: Tottenham Hotspur
Pedro Porro is the most productive crossing right back in the Premier League and has delivered the numbers consistently enough to be considered one of the best wide deliverers in England’s top flight for two successive seasons.
In 2025/26, Porro attempted 237 crosses at a rate of 7.62 per 90 minutes, the highest total of any player in the division, and converted 35 of those into accurate deliveries, the best accurate crossing total of any right back in the Premier League this season.
His output is all the more impressive given that Tottenham have not always been at their best this campaign, and it reflects just how relentless Porro is in his attacking intent regardless of the team’s form.
A Spain international and Europa League winner with Tottenham in 2024/25, Porro is one of the best right backs in world football right now and a player whose crossing numbers are genuinely elite by any standard.
2. Trent Alexander-Arnold
Country: England
Club: Real Madrid
Trent Alexander-Arnold moved to Real Madrid in the summer of 2025 and immediately showed that his ability to deliver a ball from wide positions translates to any league in the world.
Despite playing just 1,163 minutes in La Liga due to injury, he recorded 4 assists and a crossing rate of 9.82 per 90 minutes, the highest of any player in the division, and one of the best figures across all five of Europe’s top leagues this season.
His 127 total crosses from that limited game time tell you everything about the frequency and ambition he brings to every match, and his xA output of 0.38 per 90 minutes placed him in the top 2% of all La Liga players in that metric.
He holds the record for the most assists by a defender in Premier League history with 58, the vast majority coming directly from wide deliveries, and at 27 he is approaching the very peak of his career.
Considered one of the best right-backs in the world, he is known for his range of passing, crossing and assists, as well as his set-piece taking ability.
Trent is one of the best full-backs in the world and heading into the 2026 World Cup with England, he is arguably the most dangerous set-piece and open-play deliverer the Three Lions have ever sent to a major tournament.
1. Federico Dimarco
Country: Italy
Club: Inter Milan
Federico Dimarco just completed one of the greatest individual crossing seasons in the history of European football and the numbers are simply impossible to argue with.
The Inter Milan left back led Serie A with 291 crosses in 2025/26 at a rate of 9.69 per 90 minutes, and those deliveries translated directly into goals and assists at a level no defender in any of Europe’s top five leagues has matched in recent memory.
Dimarco set a new Serie A record for assists in a single season, providing 18 assists, more than any player had ever recorded before. Added to his six goals, that gave him 24 direct goal contributions, also the highest total in the league.
He was named Serie A MVP for 2025/26, becoming the first defender in the award’s history to win it, and he was the driving force behind Inter winning the Scudetto and Coppa Italia double this season.
Dimarco is the complete wide deliverer. He crosses from open play, from corners, from free-kicks, and from cutback positions, and he executes at pace under pressure with either a whipped or curled ball depending on what the situation demands.
No player in European football crosses the ball more dangerously or more productively than Federico Dimarco right now, and that makes him the best in the world at what he does.
He is one of the best left backs on the planet and one of the finest deliverers of a football in the modern game.
Honorable Mentions
- David Raum – RB Leipzig
- Álex Berenguer – Athletic Club
- Declan Rice – Arsenal
- Nico Williams – Athletic Club
- Florian Thauvin – Lens
- Matteo Politano – Napoli
- Yankuba Minteh – Brighton
- Kenan Yildiz – Juventus
- Bruno Fernandes – Manchester United
- Alejandro Grimaldo – Bayer Leverkusen.
