Best attacking midfielders in the Bundesliga of 2025 so far

Here are the best attacking midfielders in the Bundesliga of 2025 so far, according to German football magazine Kicker.

Every six months, Kicker publishes a ranking of the best players in the Bundesliga, as well as the best German players abroad, divided into a number of categories.

The German football magazine has now released its summer 2025 rankings, based on performances from the second half of the 2024/25 season. Below you’ll find the rankings for attacking midfielders.

World Class

None. 

International Class

1. Florian Wirtz, Bayer Leverkusen (now Liverpool) 

2. Paul Nebel, Mainz 

National Class 

3. Deniz Undav, VfB Stuttgart 

4. Mario Götze, Eintracht Frankfurt 

5. Jamal Musiala, FC Bayern 

6. Romano Schmid, Werder Bremen 

7. Steven Skrzybski, Holstein Kiel 

8. Lee jae-Sung, Mainz

9. Xavi Simons, RB Leipzig 

10. Andrej Kramaric, Hoffenheim 

11. Patrick Wimmer, Wolfsburg 

12. Maximilian Beier, Borussia Dortmund