Who are the top 15 best right-wingers in the world as of 2023?

The modern-day winger has a lot to think about at both ends of the field, making it one of the most challenging and vital positions in football. With the overall criteria of judging wingers remaining the same as before, many of them nowadays are evaluated based on their goal-scoring, dribbling and delivering abilities. Who are the best right-wingers in the world?

More often than not, many right-wingers in football are expected to put up a raw pace, defensive shift, and intricate footwork as part of their components of the game. Fortunately, some wingers can outperform all of the above. But who is the best right-winger of all time?

Top 15 best right-wingers in the world

The position of the right-winger is crucial in any team's formation, as this player is responsible for creating scoring opportunities and providing width in attack. Below are the top 15 best wingers in the world.

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15. Joaquin Correa

• Full name: Carlos Joaquín Correa
• Date of birth: 13 August 1994
• Age: 28 years (as of 2023)
• Place of birth: Juan Bautista Alberdi, Argentina
• Club: Inter Milan

Joaquin Correa currently plays for the Inter Milan and Argentina national teams. Correa is primarily used as a deep-lying forward or supporting striker, but he can also play as a left winger. His ball control, dribbling ability, pace, and agility are his strengths making him one of the best right-winger players.

14. Felipe Anderson

• Full name: Felipe Anderson Pereira Gomes
• Date of birth: 15 April 1993
• Age: 29 years (as of 2023)
• Place of birth: Santa Maria, DF, Brazil
• Club: Lazio

Felipe Anderson currently plays for the Lazio and Brazil national team. In a warm-up match against Mexico in June 2015, he replaced Fred for the final seven minutes of a 2-0 victory at Allianz Parque in So Paulo.

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13. Lucas Ocampos

• Full name: Lucas Ariel Ocampos
• Date of birth: 11 July 1994
• Age: 28 years (as of 2023)
• Place of birth: Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Club: Sevilla

Lucas Ocampos plays as a winger for the La Liga club Sevilla and Argentina national team. Ocampos began his senior career with River Plate before joining Monaco in 2012 for a Ligue 2 record fee of €11 million. Before joining Marseille, he spent two and a half seasons in the principality and was nominated for the European Golden Boy award.

12. Matteo Politano

• Full name: Matteo Politano
• Date of birth: 3 August 1993
• Age: 29 years (as of 2023)
• Place of birth: Rome, Italy
• Club: Napoli

Matteo Politano plays as a winger for Napoli and Italy's national team. He appeared twice in the team's UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship elite qualification campaign in 2012. Politano was called up to the senior squad for the first time in 2016 for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign.

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11. Pablo Sarabia

• Full name: Pablo Sarabia García
• Date of birth: 11 May 1992
• Age: 30 years (as of 2023)
• Place of birth: Madrid, Spain
• Club: Wolverhampton Wanderers

Pablo Sarabia is a footballer who plays for the Wolverhampton Wanderers and Spain national team, mainly attacking midfielder and right-winger. He signed with French club Paris Saint-Germain in July 2019, winning two Ligue 1 titles and finishing runner-up in the 2020 Champions League before being loaned to Sporting CP for a year.

10. Federico Chiesa

• Full name: Federico Chiesa Cavaliere
• Date of birth: 25 October 1997
• Age: 25 years (as of 2023)
• Place of birth: Genoa, Italy
• Club: Juventus

Before Euro 2020, Federico was unheard of; however, after a brilliant performance in the match of Italy against Austria, he started getting public attention and was shot into the limelight. He scored one goal and was voted man of the game.

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The 25-year-old is currently on loan in Juventus from Fiorentina. He has 75 appearances and scored 19 goals playing in the Italian Serie A. The Italian is also a good passer and has an accuracy of 76.9%.

9. Serge Gnabry

• Full name: Serge David Gnabry
• Date of birth: 14 July 1995
• Age: 27 years (as of 2023)
• Place of birth: Stuttgart, Germany
• Club: Bayern Munich

Serge Gnabry started his career relatively unknown at Arsenal in 2011 before moving to West Bromwich Albion, then Werder Bremen before heading out to Bayern Munich, his current club.

He caught public attention during the 2019/20 Champions League group stage match of Bayern against Tottenham, scoring four goals out of seven for Bayern. He has one of the most impressive records in the Bundesliga, having played 205 matches and netted 76 goals.

8. Raheem Sterling

• Full name: Raheem Shaquille Sterling
• Date of birth: 8 December 1994
• Age: 28 years (as of 2023)
• Place of birth: Kingston, Jamaica
• Club: Chelsea

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Raheem Sterling is regarded as one of the most promising players. Having joined Manchester City in 2015, the 28-year-old winger with Jamaican roots helped City win two Premier Leagues, three Carabao Cups, an FA Cup and a Community Shield Cup. Raheem has been awarded an MBE off the pitch for his work fighting racial inequalities.

7. Riyad Mahrez

• Full name: Riyad Karim Mahrez
• Date of birth: 21 February 1991
• Age: 32 years (as of 2023)
• Place of birth: Sarcelles, France
• Club: Manchester City

Riyad Mahrez joined the English Premier League with Leicester City in 2014 and is currently with Man City. He has made 221 appearances in the league and scored 75 goals, which is an impressive feat.

6. Neymar Jr

• Full name: Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior,
• Date of birth: 5 February 1992
• Age: 31 years (as of 2023)
• Place of birth: Mogi das Cruzes, State of São Paulo, Brazil
• Club: Paris Saint-Germain

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Neymar is considered one of the greats to have ever graced the pitch. His career started in his home country with Santos FC before moving to Europe. He has made 584 appearances and has an impressive record of 359 goals in his professional football career.

5. Kylian Mbappe

• Full name: Kylian Mbappé Lottin
• Date of birth: 20 December 1998
• Age: 24 years (as of 2023)
• Place of birth: 19th arrondissement of Paris, Paris, France
• Club: Paris Saint-Germain

Kylian Mbappe is considered one of the greatest and best right-wingers. Ever since he exploded into the scene at the young age of 17 with his then-club Monaco, Mbappe has had a great career run making a total of 320 appearances and having an impressive 232 goals.

4. Jadon Sancho

• Full name: Jadon Malik Sancho
• Date of birth: 25 March 2000
• Age: 23 years (as of 2023)
• Place of birth: Camberwell, London, United Kingdom
• Club: Manchester United

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Jadon Sancho began his senior professional football career at 17 with the German club Dortmund. He made a total of 137 appearances and did score 50 goals during his whole time playing in the Bundesliga. He signed with Manchester United at a record fee and has scored 199 scoring 60 goals. He is one of the best young right-wingers in the Manchester United team.

3. Sadio Mane

• Full name: Sadio Mané
• Date of birth: 10 April 1992
• Age: 30 years (as of 2023)
• Place of birth: Bambali, Senegal
• Club: Bayern Munich

After putting up one of the most brilliant performances in football history and subsequently being awarded player of the tournament in the recently concluded AFCON 21, Sadio, on 24 February 2022, made another milestone of becoming the second-highest African goalscorer in Premier League history, surpassing the legendary Didier Drogba.

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Up to date in his entire senior football career, Sadio has made 492 appearances and scored an impressive 205 goals, 120 being with former club Liverpool.

2. Mo Salah

• Full name: Mohamed Salah Hamed Mahrous Ghaly
• Date of birth: 15 June 1992
• Age: 30 years (as of 2023)
• Place of birth: Nagrig, Egypt
• Club: Liverpool

Mohamed Salah is regarded as a quick, mobile, hardworking, tactical player with good technique and a goal-scoring eye. He played for Chelsea and Roma before joining Liverpool, where he has made 291 appearances and scored 178 goals.

1. Lionel Messi

• Full name: Lionel Andrés Messi
• Date of birth: 24 June 1987
• Age: 35 years (as of 2023)
• Place of birth: Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
• Club: Paris Saint-Germain

Who is the best right-winger in the Premier League? Messi is often regarded as the best player in the world and one of the greatest players of all time. The Argentine has won a record seven Ballon d'Or and six Golden European shoes. With a career starting at the tender age of 13 in 2000 when he joined Barcelona, Messi has scored a record 712 goals in 874 appearances.

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Though primarily left-footed, the winger is known to be flexible and versatile in all his feet, with 13% of his goals coming from his right foot.

Who is the best winger in the world in 2023?

Below is a summary list of the best right wingers as of 2023.

1. Lionel Messi
2. Mo Salah
3. Sadio Mane
4. Jadon Sancho
5. Kylian Mbappe
6. Neymar Jr
7. Riyad Mahrez
8. Raheem Sterling
9. Serge Gnabry
10. Federico Chiesa
11. Pablo Sarabia
12. Matteo Politano
13. Lucas Ocampos
14. Felipe Anderson
15. Joaquin Correa

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Some of the best right-wingers in FIFA 22 include Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City), and Riyad Mahrez (Chelsea).

Who is the best right-winger ever in football history?

Manuel Francisco Dos Santos, popularly known as Mane' Garrincha or simply Garrincha, is regarded as the best right-winger ever. This explosive, agile and diminutive Brazilian was known for his excellent dribbling skills that made him regarded as one of the greatest footballers ever by some. He had a long football career spanning over two decades, from the 1950s to the 1970s.

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Football is a highly competitive sport where many struggle to achieve greatness and stand out. Being considered the best right-winger in the world takes a lot more than just your goal-scoring capabilities. The players in this list are worthy of the title, for they have demonstrated that their mastery of the game is beyond scoring goals.

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