Best Premier League Players of the 2016 Season

1 Riyad Mahrez Riyad Mahrez is a professional footballer who plays for English club Leicester City and the Algerian national team as a winger.

2 Mesut Özil Mesut Özil is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe. Nicknamed "The Assist King", Özil is known for his technical skills, creativity, agility, and finesse.

3 Toby Alderweireld

4 Sergio Aguero Sergio Leonel "Kun" Agüero is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish club Barcelona and the Argentina national team.

5 Jamie Vardy Jamie Richard Vardy is an English professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Leicester City and the England national team.

Jamie Vardy's having a party!

6 Romelu Lukaku Romelu Menama Lukaku is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Everton and the Belgium national team.

7 Alexis Sanchez Alexis Alejandro Sánchez Sánchez, known as Alexis Sánchez or simply Alexis, is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester United and the Chilean national team.

8 Harry Kane Harry Edward Kane is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the England national team.

9 Kevin De Bruyne Kevin De Bruyne (born 28 June 1991) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for English Premier League club Manchester City and the Belgium national team.

10 Dele Alli

The Contenders

11 Dimitri Payet Dimitri Payet is a French professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Marseille and the France national team.

12 Jack Butland

13 Zlatan Ibrahimovic Zlatan Ibrahimović (3 October 1981) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for an Italian club AC Milan and the Sweden national team for which he is captain.

14 Diego Costa Diego da Silva Costa, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for English club Chelsea and the Spain national team.

15 Ross Barkley

16 Odion Ighalo

17 Chris Smalling Christopher Lloyd "Chris" Smalling is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team.

18 Olivier Giroud

19 Willian

20 Hector Bellerin

21 N'Golo Kante

22 Anthony Martial Anthony Joran Martial is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward and winger for Premier League club Manchester United and the France national team.

23 Eric Dier

24 David De Gea David de Gea Quintana is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for English club Manchester United and the Spain national team.

25 Fernandinho