Lionel Messi is the best dribbler since Opta began tracking the stat in 2006, and it’s not particularly close. The Argentine star has completed 1,880 dribbles for Barcelona in that time, 660 more than his next competitor, Eden Hazard has for Real Madrid, Chelsea, and Lille.
Let's take a look at the top 10 dribblers:
1. Lionel Messi - 1,880 take-ons completed (57.2%)
2. Eden Hazard - 1,220 take-ons completed (57.1%)
3. Franck Ribery - 939 take-ons completed (47.9%)
4. Sergio Aguero - 832 take-ons completed (46.6%)
5. Cristiano Ronaldo - 816 take-ons completed (44%)
6. Joaquin - 798 take-ons completed (50.9%)
7. Hatem Ben Arfa - 770 take-ons completed (50.6%)
8. Andres Iniesta - 739 take-ons completed (60.9%)
9. Roberto Firmino - 736 take-ons completed (56.8%)
10. Neymar - 734 take-ons completed (50.2%)