Of course, left-footed players are in the minority. But they prove invaluable at times, especially when they can play in an inverted role, bomb forward as a traditional winger, and launch Exocets like a prime Kevin Sheedy or John Arne Riise.
Please also note that our picks have been inspired by who are currently the favourites to win the 2025 Ballon d'Or, the prestigious trophy awarded to the player deemed the best in the world at the time, based on certain odds from various bookmakers. The likes of Arsenal and Manchester City stars Bukayo Saka and Phil Foden miss out because of this.
Best left-footed players Current club Senior club-level goals Left-footed goals
PSG
40
Barcelona
22
Liverpool
194
Barcelona
52
Chelsea
28
PSG
34
PSG
7
Inter Miami
480
Bayern Munich
34
Manchester City
139
Top 10 left-footed players in world football today: Our picks
It is amazing to think that Manchester City and Norway international superstar Erling Haaland only just makes the list. Indeed, he has been scoring goals for fun ever since making the switch to the Etihad Stadium from Borussia Dortmund.
Haaland has enjoyed a great individual start to the 2025/26 season with City, despite them losing two of their opening four games in the Premier League at the time of writing. Indeed, he currently leads the top scorer charts with a total of five goals to his name so far, including a brace in City's 3-0 win at home to bitter local rivals Manchester United in the Manchester derby last time out.
9) Michael Olise (Bayern Munich)
Olise is a player with a lot of flair and trickery, while he is also very dangerous from a dead ball as shown on a number of occasions in the Premier League in his days as a Crystal Palace player. Nonetheless, he is also still relatively young, and it is somewhat scary to think that he has not quite hit his prime just yet.
It should also be noted that Messi is currently the record Ballon d'Or holder, having won the prestigious trophy an astonishing eight times in his footballing career so far.
7) Fabian Ruiz (PSG)
Our second of two defenders on this list is the flying PSG full-back Nuno Mendes. Widely regarded as one of if not the best in his position in world football, the left-back helped the Parisians win a memorable treble in the 2024/25 campaign, and also won the UEFA Nations League (UNL) with Portugal.
5) Cole Palmer (Chelsea)
Palmer is already off the mark for the new 2025/26 Premier League campaign despite nursing an injury in its early stages. Indeed, the England international attacking midfield player scored on his return in a 2-2 draw for Chelsea away at West London rivals Brentford last time out.
3) Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
Considering the season that he has had, it seems so harsh to only have Mohamed Salah in third place in this list. The Egyptian King has put up exceptional numbers for Liverpool in terms of goals and assists, as the Reds won the Premier League title.
Lamine Yamal is simply a phenomenon considering his tender years, and is currently the bookmakers' second-favourite for the Ballon d'Or after an astonishing performance against Inter Milan in the semi-final first-leg of the UCL in the 2024/25 season, where Barcelona drew 3-3 at home. The Spain prodigy has shone for both club and country on the biggest of stages already, and has such a big future ahead of him.
1) Ousmane Dembele (PSG)
Given the phenomenal year that he has had, Dembele is also our choice to win this year's Ballon d'Or, and the France international forward also just so happens to be left-footed! However, there is still plenty of time for the other stars on this list to stake their claim before the official award is given out.
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