Football club and player rankings
The best clubs and players in world football, ranked every nightOur own rankings, over the last twelve months of club football. Every result in 131,441 matches, weighed by who it came against and where. The top 50 of each, free to read; every ranked club and player by API.
The best defenders in Argentina
Ranked over the twelve months to 29 October 2026. Narrow it to a country and it shows that country's best, with each player's place in the world beside it.
| 1 | new | NO N. OtamendiRiver Plate · ARG · 938 in the world | DEF | 3,967 | 1 | 0 | 48.8 | Open |
| 2 | new | LL Leandro LozanoArgentinos JRS · ARG · 1,135 in the world | DEF | 1,767 | 0 | 2 | 47.2 | Open |
| 3 | new | GÁ G. ÁvilaRosario Central · ARG · 1,277 in the world | DEF | 3,739 | 5 | 2 | 46.1 | Open |
| 4 | new | P PachaRacing Club · ARG · 1,589 in the world | DEF | 2,129 | 3 | 0 | 44.0 | Open |
| 5 | new | GM G. MontielRiver Plate · ARG · 1,730 in the world | DEF | 2,769 | 7 | 4 | 43.3 | Open |
| 6 | new | FÁ F. ÁlvarezArgentinos JRS · ARG · 1,846 in the world | DEF | 3,335 | 3 | 0 | 42.7 | Open |
| 7 | new | LM L. MartínezRiver Plate · ARG · 1,999 in the world | DEF | 3,395 | 3 | 3 | 42.1 | Open |
| 8 | new | GG G. GonzálezRiver Plate · ARG · 2,207 in the world | DEF | 1,338 | 0 | 3 | 41.1 | Open |
| 9 | new | SP S. PrietoArgentinos JRS · ARG · 2,236 in the world | DEF | 2,948 | 3 | 4 | 40.9 | Open |
| 10 | new | AS A. SteimbachGimnasia L.P. · ARG · 2,272 in the world | DEF | 2,160 | 1 | 5 | 40.8 | Open |
| 11 | new | LL Lisandro LópezBelgrano Cordoba · ARG · 3,220 in the world | DEF | 2,503 | 1 | 0 | 37.3 | Open |
| 12 | new | CF C. FerreiraAtletico Tucuman · ARG · 3,465 in the world | DEF | 1,953 | 3 | 1 | 36.5 | Open |
| 13 | new | SN S. NúñezEstudiantes L.P. · ARG · 3,528 in the world | DEF | 2,605 | 0 | 1 | 36.3 | Open |
| 14 | new | LG L. GómezIndepend. Rivadavia · ARG · 3,704 in the world | DEF | 1,715 | 1 | 5 | 35.8 | Open |
| 15 | new | IO Ignacio OvandoRosario Central · ARG · 3,726 in the world | DEF | 3,480 | 5 | 1 | 35.7 | Open |
| 16 | new | JR J. RussoNewells Old Boys · ARG · 3,762 in the world | DEF | 1,327 | 1 | 2 | 35.6 | Open |
| 17 | new | MA M. AcuñaRiver Plate · ARG · 3,783 in the world | DEF | 2,001 | 2 | 1 | 35.5 | Open |
| 18 | new | CI C. IzquierdozLanus · ARG · 3,843 in the world | DEF | 3,618 | 4 | 1 | 35.3 | Open |
| 19 | new | FO F. OrtegaRiver Plate · ARG · 3,859 in the world | DEF | 2,139 | 0 | 1 | 35.2 | Open |
| 20 | new | LG Lautaro GiannettiNewells Old Boys · ARG · 3,959 in the world | DEF | 1,641 | 1 | 0 | 34.9 | Open |
| 21 | new | PS P. SilvaGimnasia L.P. · ARG · 3,975 in the world | DEF | 3,226 | 1 | 5 | 34.9 | Open |
| 22 | new | GM Gastón MartirenaRacing Club · ARG · 4,152 in the world | DEF | 1,292 | 3 | 0 | 34.4 | Open |
| 23 | new | LR L. RiveroRiver Plate · ARG · 4,189 in the world | DEF | 2,489 | 2 | 0 | 34.3 | Open |
| 24 | new | EM E. MartínezGimnasia L.P. · ARG · 4,310 in the world | DEF | 3,143 | 3 | 0 | 34.0 | Open |
| 25 | new | MP M. PérezRacing Club · ARG · 4,457 in the world | DEF | 2,499 | 1 | 0 | 33.6 | Open |
| 26 | new | SM S. MarcichLanus · ARG · 4,525 in the world | DEF | 3,671 | 2 | 5 | 33.4 | Open |
| 27 | new | FZ F. ZabalaIndependiente · ARG · 4,537 in the world | DEF | 2,057 | 0 | 2 | 33.4 | Open |
| 28 | new | DM D. MartínezDefensa Y Justicia · ARG · 4,574 in the world | DEF | 2,311 | 2 | 1 | 33.3 | Open |
| 29 | new | JE J. ElordiIndepend. Rivadavia · ARG · 4,682 in the world | DEF | 2,687 | 2 | 4 | 33.0 | Open |
| 30 | new | AO A. OsellaIndepend. Rivadavia · ARG · 4,693 in the world | DEF | 1,605 | 4 | 0 | 33.0 | Open |
| 31 | new | KJ K. JappertBarracas Central · ARG · 4,699 in the world | DEF | 1,736 | 1 | 1 | 33.0 | Open |
| 32 | new | LC L. CarrizoNewells Old Boys · ARG · 4,857 in the world | DEF | 1,869 | 0 | 0 | 32.6 | Open |
| 33 | new | TG T. GuidaraLanus · ARG · 4,919 in the world | DEF | 2,747 | 0 | 2 | 32.4 | Open |
| 34 | new | YR Y. RakBarracas Central · ARG · 5,097 in the world | DEF | 1,356 | 0 | 0 | 32.0 | Open |
| 35 | new | FÁ F. ÁlvarezTigre · ARG · 5,122 in the world | DEF | 2,492 | 0 | 2 | 32.0 | Open |
| 36 | new | SZ S. ZarachoRosario Central · ARG · 5,177 in the world | DEF | 2,321 | 3 | 2 | 31.8 | Open |
| 37 | new | FA F. AlarcónInstituto Cordoba · ARG · 5,197 in the world | DEF | 2,352 | 2 | 0 | 31.8 | Open |
| 38 | new | TS Thiago SilveorVelez Sarsfield · ARG · 5,422 in the world | DEF | 1,621 | 2 | 1 | 31.2 | Open |
| 39 | new | SL S. LópezBanfield · ARG · 5,526 in the world | DEF | 2,431 | 2 | 5 | 31.0 | Open |
| 40 | new | JF Juan FedorcoIndependiente · ARG · 5,546 in the world | DEF | 1,288 | 1 | 0 | 31.0 | Open |
| 41 | new | GC G. ContiGimnasia L.P. · ARG · 5,547 in the world | DEF | 1,108 | 2 | 0 | 31.0 | Open |
| 42 | new | FR F. RománDefensa Y Justicia · ARG · 5,548 in the world | DEF | 1,936 | 1 | 1 | 31.0 | Open |
| 43 | new | TP T. PalaciosEstudiantes L.P. · ARG · 5,726 in the world | DEF | 2,449 | 1 | 1 | 30.5 | Open |
| 44 | new | EC E. CoronelRosario Central · ARG · 5,893 in the world | DEF | 2,787 | 1 | 2 | 30.1 | Open |
| 45 | new | AB A. BarrionuevoTigre · ARG · 6,018 in the world | DEF | 3,463 | 3 | 3 | 29.8 | Open |
| 46 | new | DF D. FernándezDefensa Y Justicia · ARG · 6,091 in the world | DEF | 2,096 | 1 | 0 | 29.7 | Open |
| 47 | new | LB L. BlondelHuracan · ARG · 6,114 in the world | DEF | 2,014 | 2 | 1 | 29.6 | Open |
| 48 | new | JP J. PintadoUnion Santa Fe · ARG · 6,203 in the world | DEF | 1,144 | 0 | 2 | 29.4 | Open |
| 49 | new | AM A. MaidanaTalleres Cordoba · ARG · 6,268 in the world | DEF | 1,817 | 3 | 0 | 29.2 | Open |
| 50 | new | JC J. CanaleLanus · ARG · 6,312 in the world | DEF | 2,922 | 1 | 0 | 29.1 | Open |
Four things decide a place
Our method is our own and we keep the detail to ourselves. This is what goes into it, in plain words.
Results
Every win, draw and defeat, and by how much. A club is judged on what it did, not on its name or its wage bill.
Who it came against
Beating a strong side counts for more than beating a weak one, and the level of the competition counts too, so a European night weighs what it should.
How recent
Twelve months, rolling, with the latest matches counting for the most. Last spring still matters; last week matters more.
For players, the minutes
What a player did with his time on the pitch, judged against others in the same role, at the level he did it, and how his side fared while he played.
The same rankings, one call away
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