Hakan Calhanoglu is dominating in Serie A and, besides becoming the beacon of Inter, he has also earned the nomination for the best midfielder in the Italian championship. The growth of the former Milan player is evident to everyone and there is undoubtedly the hand of Simone Inzaghi who last year had the intuition to deploy him as a playmaker instead of Brozovic. Calhanoglu had primarily played as a half-wing and previously also as a left wing in the attacking trident (at Milan). Since he started being employed as a playmaker, he has become an all-round player with extraordinary performance. Effective not only with goals and assists, but also in the covering phase. Second in Serie A in his role for successful passes (1154).
His numbers are leading him to be among the best in Europe. In fact, for goals scored in the season, he is second only to Jude Bellingham in the top 5 European championships. The English jewel of Real Madrid has scored 14 goals this season, Calhanoglu is behind with 9 goals (tied with Cole Palmer) in the championship. Of these, 7 have arrived on penalty where the Turk has a success rate of 100%. Since he has been in Italy, he has scored 13 penalties out of 13 and is only 3 goals away from the absolute record in Serie A by Giampaolo Pazzini. Counting the seasonal goals in all competitions, Calhanoglu is at 11, topped by three assists. An impressive statistic for a midfield playmaker.
The ranking of the most prolific midfielders in the top 5 European championships
Jude Bellingam (14 goals) Hakan Calhanoglu (9 goals) Cole Palmer (9 goals) Andrea Colpani (7 goals) Bryan Mbeumo (7 goals)
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