Best Bundesliga wingers of 2026 so far

Every six months, German football publication Kicker publishes its ranking of the best players in the Bundesliga, as well as the top German players competing abroad, with the selections divided by position and further categorised by performance level.

Assessing performances from the second half of the 2025/26 season, the magazine has now released the second part of its summer rankings. The winger rankings can be found below.

World Class

1. Michael Olise, FC Bayern

International Class

2. Luis Diaz, FC Bayern  

3. Yan Diomande, RB Leipzig 

National Class 

4. Chris Führich, VfB Stuttgart 

5. Bazoumana Toure, TSG Hoffenheim (now at Newcastle United)

6. Lennart Karl, FC Bayern 

7. Antonio Nusa, RB Leipzig 

8. Jamie Leweling, VfB Stuttgart 

9. Jan-Niklas Beste, SC Freiburg 

10. Jakub Kaminski, 1. FC Köln 

11. Brajan Gruda, RB Leipzig 

12. Vincenzo Grifo, SC Freiburg 

13. Fabian Rieder, FC Augsburg 

14. Alexander Prass, TSG Hoffenheim