Standout Performers of the Week in European Soccer: Torres, Onana, and Rodrygo Lead the Way

Welcome to our weekly roundup of the best performers from Europe’s top five football leagues! Each week, we’ll highlight the players who stood out in their respective matches, based on the unique WhoScored ratings system. This system uses over 200 raw statistics to give us a single rating from 1-10, weighting a player’s influence within a game. From goalkeepers to strikers, find out who made the cut for this week’s top performers.

Top Performers from Europe’s Top Five Football Leagues

Each week, we will bring you the best performers across Europe’s top five leagues (English Premier League, German Bundesliga, Spanish LaLiga, French Ligue 1 and Italian Serie A) using the unique WhoScored ratings system.

Goalkeeper: André Onana (Manchester United | Premier League) – 8.64 rating
Cameroon international, André Onana made six saves as Manchester United earned a third successive league victory with a 3-0 win at Everton.

Centre-back: Edimilson Fernandes (Mainz | Bundesliga) – 8.41
Fernandes provided an assist for Marco Richter’s opener and made seven clearances, six tackles and four interceptions in a 1-1 draw against Hoffenheim.

Centre-back: Alberto Dossena (Cagliari | Serie A) – 8.29
Dossena scored his side’s opener and made eight clearances, two tackles and two interceptions in a 1-1 draw against Monza.

Centre-back: Pau Torres (Aston Villa | Premier League) – 8.11
Torres headed his side level in Aston Villa’s 2-1 win against Tottenham and made two clearances, one of which was off the line.

Right midfield: Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest | Premier League) – 8.85
Gibbs-White was directly involved in both Nottingham Forest goals in their eventual 3-2 loss to Brighton, contributing an assist and a goal.

Central midfield: Morgan Sanson (Nice | Ligue 1) – 8.44
Sanson provided the assist for Terem Moffi’s winning goal and completed five dribbles in Nice’s 1-0 win over Toulouse.

Central midfield: Rémi Oudin (Lecce | Serie A) – 8.38
Oudin scored the opener in Lecce’s 2-2 draw with Verona and made four key passes.

Left midfield: Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth | Premier League) – 9.05
Tavernier scored two goals and created three goal-scoring chances in Bournemouth’s win over Sheffield United.

Striker: Rodrygo (Real Madrid | La Liga) – 10.0
Rodrygo was directly involved in all three goals in Real Madrid’s 3-0 win at Cadiz, scoring twice and providing an assist.

Striker: José Luís Morales (Villarreal | La Liga) – 9.15
Morales bagged a hat-trick in Villarreal’s 3-1 win over Osasuna.

Striker: Milan Djuric (Verona | Serie A) – 9.01
Djuric scored and provided an assist in Verona’s 2-2 draw with Lecce.