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The best dribblers of the group stage at the U17 World Cup

Emile Witbooi/@Goal

At the end of the group stage of the U17 World Cup 2025, several players lit up the Qatari pitches with their flair, most notably through their dribbling skills.

New Zealand's Aaron Cartwright stands out as the most effective one-on-one dribbler. He leads the dribbling charts with a remarkable 14 successful take-ons. Hot on his heels are England's Luca Williams-Barnett and Brazil's Kayke Ayrton, each with 12 dribbles completed.

African talents have also made their mark among the top dribblers, including Emile Witbooi (South Africa) with 8 successful dribbles, Wassim Slama (Tunisia), Kelvin Mulenga Chipelu and Mapalo Simute (Zambia), Hubert Yao (Ivory Coast), and Lamine Keita (Mali), all with 7 dribbles each.

Here is the ranking of the best dribblers:

1- Aaron Cartwright (New Zealand): 14 successful dribbles

2- Luca Williams-Barnett (England): 12

- Kayke Ayrton (Brazil)

4- Simon Escobar (Argentina): 10

- Jesse Bisiwu (Belgium)

- Abdullo Ibragimzoda (Tajikistan)

7- Ezekiel Wamowe (New Caledonia): 9

8- Reigan Heskey (England): 8

- Noah Fernandez (Belgium)

- Sabri Abdu Dahal (Saudi Arabia)

- Dominik Dobis (Austria)

- Ian Olvera (Mexico)

- Luis Suazo (Honduras)

- Emile Witbooi (South Africa)

- Andrea Luongo (Italy)

- Antonio Riquelme (Chile)

17- Wassim Slama (Tunisia)

- Kwang-song Pak (North Korea)

- Kelvin Mulenga Chipelu (Zambia)

- Loïc Alvarez Fernandez (Belgium)

- Lamine Keita (Mali)

- Hubert Yao (Ivory Coast)

- Franco Celestine (Haiti)

- Matias Lozano (Colombia)

- Mapalo Simute (Zambia)

- Jesús Maraude (Bolivia)

- Estevis Lopez (Panama)

- Waleed Al-Nour (Saudi Arabia)