Midfielder Dani Olmo will return to the Balkans this Wednesday, the region he emigrated to at 16 to kickstart his professional career, now established as a key player for Hansi Flick's revamped Barcelona and the most efficient goalscorer in the five major European leagues.

According to BeSoccer Pro data for EFE, the Terrassa-born player boasts the best goals-per-90-minutes average among those who have played at least 250 minutes, with a remarkable rate of 1.67 goals per match. He is followed by Villarreal's Ayoze Pérez (1.46) and Aston Villa's Jhon Durán (1.42).

Olmo also leads all attacking midfielders across major continental leagues in goals per match, ahead of Atalanta's Ademola Lookman (1.07) and Chelsea's Cole Palmer (0.73).

At just 26, Olmo has found the perfect environment at Barcelona to unleash his full talent. Positioned as an attacking midfielder, the Egarense acts as the catalyst for the vertical football that Flick advocates: he speeds up play, connects with midfielders and forwards, and scores from deep runs.

Notably, the Spanish international leads in goals, shots, shots on target, and expected goals among attacking midfielders in the top five European leagues, as reported by BeSoccer Pro for EFE.

However, Olmo's journey to this point has been anything but conventional. After seven seasons at La Masia, he signed with Dinamo Zagreb in 2014 at 16, aiming to make a name for himself in European football, a goal he successfully achieved.

In Croatia, he won five league titles, three cups, and one supercup. He was also named the league's best player in two different seasons and made his Champions League debut before taking the next step in his career by joining RB Leipzig in January 2020.

Having established himself as one of the continent's emerging talents and now a full international for Spain, Olmo spent four and a half seasons in Germany, where he added two cups and one German supercup to his trophy cabinet before returning to Barça last summer as a marquee signing.

This responsibility has not hindered his performance; in fact, the opposite is true. Financial fair play delayed his debut until the third league match against Rayo Vallecano, where he made an instant impact, coming on in the second half with the team trailing, sparking a comeback, and scoring the winning goal (1-2).

Flick handed him a starting role in the next two matches, and Olmo responded with two more goals in victories against Valladolid (7-0) and Girona (1-4), the latter resulting in a muscle injury that sidelined him for a month.

This setback did not stop the Egarense, who regained his starting spot over the weekend and needed just 45 minutes to score twice against Espanyol (3-1). With that goal, Olmo has now netted five goals in five league matches, matching his tally from his time at Leipzig, with an unprecedented average of a goal every 57 minutes.

He will look to extend this impressive form this Wednesday in the Champions League against Red Star, a historic rival of Dinamo Zagreb, the club he joined a decade ago to begin his successful journey to the elite.