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Who are the best African players in Serie A?

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Yann Bisseck, Inter Milan's central defender of Cameroonian descent, is shining in the 2025-2026 edition of the Italian championship.

With an average rating of 7.09, he stands as the highest-rated African player in Italy, according to stats from the specialist site “sofascore”.

This season, he has played 27 matches for the Lombard club across all competitions, notching up 2 goals and 3 assists.

At 25 years old, the Cologne native has earned a single cap with Germany, which came in the UEFA Nations League quarter-final against Italy.

Below is the ranking of the best African players in Serie A:

Yann Bisseck (Inter – Germany/Cameroon): 7.09

Saúl Coco (Torino – Equatorial Guinea): 6.88

Evan Ndicka (Roma – Ivory Coast): 6.86

Oumar Solet (Udinese – Ivory Coast): 6.86

Ebenezer Akinsanmiro (Pisa – Nigeria): 6.67

Mandela Keita (Parma Calcio 1913 – Guinea): 6.64

Hassane Kamara (Udinese – Ivory Coast): 6.63

Lassana Coulibaly (Lecce – Mali): 6.58

Maduka Okoye (Udinese – Nigeria): 6.58

Rafik Belghali (Verona – Algeria): 6.58