Norwich City winger Robbie Brady has been ranked 54th in the Uefa Euro 2016 Player Barometer ahead of the tournament getting under way next week.
The 24-year-old is ranked higher than his former Manchester United team-mate Chris Smalling, as well as Real Madrid and Champions League winning duo Luka Modric and Pepe.
Uefa has released the details of the players it considers to be the top 100 of the 552 players chosen in the 24 squads, based on form since the start of 2016. Top of the list is Real Madrid and Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo, followed by Paris Saint-Germain and Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic in second and Atletico Madrid and France forward Antoine Griezmann in third.
While Brady isn’t the only City star to be heading to France for the month-long tournament, he is the only one to get a generous ranking from Uefa. His Canary team mates, including Wes Hoolahan, Martin Olsson and Kyle Lafferty, didn’t make the top 100 on the list.
Former Norwich players have also done well on the list, with former loanees Ryan Bertrand and Harry Kane being ranked 43rd and 25th respectively.
While detailed player analysis and statistics can throw up some interesting conclusions, it’s still nice to think Norwich players are up there with the likes of Real Madrid stars.
