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 forwards in Australia
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 | SC Sam CosgroveAuckland · AUS · 6,639 in the world | FWD | 2,374 | 12 | 4 | 28.5 | Open |
| 2 | new | TL Tom LawrencePerth Glory · AUS · 7,573 in the world | FWD | 1,174 | 6 | 2 | 26.5 | Open |
| 3 | new | CN C. NdukaMelbourne Victory · AUS · 9,596 in the world | FWD | 1,143 | 6 | 3 | 22.3 | Open |
| 4 | new | NV N. VergosNewcastle Jets · AUS · 10,838 in the world | FWD | 1,360 | 8 | 1 | 19.7 | Open |
| 5 | new | GM Guillermo MayMelbourne Victory · AUS · 11,733 in the world | FWD | 1,581 | 6 | 4 | 17.7 | Open |
| 6 | new | HS H. SawyerMelbourne Victory · AUS · 12,053 in the world | FWD | 1,172 | 7 | 1 | 17.0 | Open |
| 7 | new | AS Apostolos StamatelopoulosMacarthur · AUS · 12,648 in the world | FWD | 1,477 | 5 | 1 | 15.5 | Open |
| 8 | new | MM Medin MemetiMelbourne City · AUS · 13,187 in the world | FWD | 1,441 | 5 | 1 | 13.9 | Open |
| 9 | new | CP Corban PiperWellington Phoenix · AUS · 13,890 in the world | FWD | 1,730 | 6 | 2 | 11.8 | Open |
| 10 | new | VC Víctor CampuzanoSydney · AUS · 14,021 in the world | FWD | 1,599 | 3 | 3 | 11.3 | Open |
| 11 | new | JK Jaiden KucharskiPerth Glory · AUS · 14,092 in the world | FWD | 1,038 | 2 | 3 | 11.0 | Open |
| 12 | new | AN Andrew NabboutMelbourne City · AUS · 14,142 in the world | FWD | 985 | 4 | 0 | 10.8 | Open |
| 13 | new | BB Brandon BorrelloWestern Sydney Wanderers · AUS · 14,166 in the world | FWD | 1,461 | 5 | 1 | 10.8 | Open |
| 14 | new | JV Justin VidicBrisbane Roar · AUS · 14,207 in the world | FWD | 1,258 | 4 | 2 | 10.6 | Open |
| 15 | new | SD Sebastian DespotovskiPerth Glory · AUS · 14,289 in the world | FWD | 1,146 | 3 | 1 | 10.3 | Open |
| 16 | new | OL Oliver LavaleCentral Coast Mariners · AUS · 14,547 in the world | FWD | 1,148 | 3 | 0 | 9.2 | Open |
| 17 | new | MC Max CaputoMelbourne City · AUS · 15,124 in the world | FWD | 1,802 | 6 | 1 | 6.3 | 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
Four endpoints on the Live & Archive plan. Pick one to see the call and what it answers tonight.
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Every ranked club and player, by country, competition, club or role, with a history you can chart. Rebuilt every night before you wake up.