Kenyan international and AIK defender Erick ‘Marcelo’ Ouma has been ranked as one of the players with the best take-on index in the world, starring more in the European non-big-five leagues where he is in the top ten, according to a report by the CIES Football Observatory, a study group within the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES), an independent study centre located in Neuchâtel, Switzerland.##NAJAVA_MECA_6996157##On the global rank of the defensive players with the best take-on index, the Kenyan is ranked 59th with a score of 75.8 out of 100, ahead of some key names on the world stage including Manchester United’s left-back Luke Shaw (75.4), Pervis Estupiñán (75.2) of Brighton & Hove, Aston Villa’s Lucas Digne (74.8), Bayern München’s Daley Blind (74.5), West Ham’s Aaron Creswell (73.7), Real Madrid’s Ferland Mendy (73.4), and another Bayern München’s player in Benjamin Pavard (73.0).Kenyan international Erick ‘Marcelo’ Ouma ranked as one of the best ‘take-on’ defenders in the world at position 59 with a score of 75.8/100He outranks;Luke Shaw (75.4)Pervis Estupiñán (75.2)Lucas Digne (74.8)Daley Blind (74.5)Aaron Creswell (73.7)Ferland Mendy (73.4) pic.twitter.com/Ry5A7u8pWl— Murimi Njiru (@muriminjirujnr) February 5, 2023 In the list of the European non-big-five leagues, he is 10th. Borna Barisic of Rangers FC tops the list with a score of 82.0 followed by Benfica’s Alex Grimaldo (81.1), FC Zenit’s Danil Krugovoy (79.0), Joao Mario (77.9) of Porto, SK Dnipro-1’s William Hayner (76.8), Benfica’s Gilberto Moraes (76.7), FC Charleroi’s Joris Kayembe (76.4), Zorya Luhansk’s Oleg Danchenko (76.2) and Rangers FC’s James Tavernier (76.0) are the players who occupy the other spots.Impressive Erick ‘Marcelo’ Ouma stats that have attracted top clubsIn 2022, Ouma played a total of 2.213 minutes, accumulated across 26 matches, in the Swedish to-tier league, and went on to score two goals and set up four others, the second most goal contributions by a defender in the league that year.His exceptional season over time has seen his market value rise from €100,000 (Ksh13,600,000) in December 2020 to an all-time high of €1,800,000 (Ksh245,000,000) in June 2022 before dropping slightly to €1,500,000 (Ksh204,000,000) in December.In total, since moving to Sweden at the start of 2020, the 26-year-old defender has had a total of 15 goal contributions from 6,214 minutes accumulated over 73 matches across all competitions, scoring three and setting up 12 others.Top “take on” non big-5⃣ European-based defensive players 🌬️ 🥇 #BornaBarisic 🇭🇷 (@RangersFC)🥈 #AlexGrimaldo 🇪🇸 (@SLBenfica)🥉 #DanilKrugovoy 🇷🇺 (@zenit_spb)Top 💯 worldwide for both offensive & defensive players in @CIES_Football 🤓 Weekly Post 👉 https://t.co/7MrD2OEyag pic.twitter.com/0ZMajVhBlZ— CIES Football Obs (@CIES_Football) February 2, 2023 The February issue of the CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post presented the players who have performed best in the area of take-on over the past year on the basis of an exclusive index based on 100 taking into account the frequency of successful dribbles and crosses, playing time, as well as the sporting level of matches played, with a baseline of 1,000 minutes played in the domestic league during the last 365 days.João Cancelo, currently on loan Bayern München from manchester City is ranked as the best defensive player on the take-on aspect with a total score of 87.7 out of 100.The meteoric rise of Eric ‘Marcelo’ Ouma and undying love for Omena
