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 Austria
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 | AA A. AndradeLask Linz · AUT · 167 in the world | DEF | 3,111 | 2 | 4 | 61.7 | Open |
| 2 | new | BB B. BollaRapid Vienna · AUT · 370 in the world | DEF | 3,021 | 6 | 5 | 55.9 | Open |
| 3 | new | FK F. KrätzigRed Bull Salzburg · AUT · 446 in the world | DEF | 1,945 | 2 | 6 | 54.8 | Open |
| 4 | new | KB K. BomaRed Bull Salzburg · AUT · 449 in the world | DEF | 2,072 | 2 | 2 | 54.8 | Open |
| 5 | new | DS D. SchmidRed Bull Salzburg · AUT · 463 in the world | DEF | 3,464 | 2 | 5 | 54.5 | Open |
| 6 | new | NV Nikolas VeratschnigRed Bull Salzburg · AUT · 525 in the world | DEF | 1,411 | 2 | 2 | 53.6 | Open |
| 7 | new | NC N. CvetkovićRapid Vienna · AUT · 629 in the world | DEF | 3,319 | 5 | 0 | 52.1 | Open |
| 8 | new | MK Modou Kéba CisséLask Linz · AUT · 651 in the world | DEF | 1,486 | 2 | 2 | 51.8 | Open |
| 9 | new | XM X. MbuyambaLask Linz · AUT · 684 in the world | DEF | 2,271 | 4 | 0 | 51.3 | Open |
| 10 | new | JH J. HornRapid Vienna · AUT · 775 in the world | DEF | 1,866 | 2 | 5 | 50.4 | Open |
| 11 | new | AV A. VallciSturm Graz · AUT · 1,028 in the world | DEF | 2,311 | 2 | 2 | 48.0 | Open |
| 12 | new | FW Fabian WilfingerTSV Hartberg · AUT · 1,061 in the world | DEF | 2,344 | 2 | 2 | 47.8 | Open |
| 13 | new | JS Jakob SchöllerRapid Vienna · AUT · 1,151 in the world | DEF | 1,126 | 3 | 0 | 47.1 | Open |
| 14 | new | JH J. HeilSturm Graz · AUT · 1,158 in the world | DEF | 2,628 | 4 | 1 | 47.0 | Open |
| 15 | new | MB M. BorasWSG Wattens · AUT · 1,677 in the world | DEF | 2,580 | 1 | 2 | 43.6 | Open |
| 16 | new | LP Luca PazourekTSV Hartberg · AUT · 1,699 in the world | DEF | 992 | 2 | 0 | 43.4 | Open |
| 17 | new | A AlemãoLask Linz · AUT · 1,757 in the world | DEF | 2,642 | 0 | 2 | 43.2 | Open |
| 18 | new | MF M. FreckletonLask Linz · AUT · 1,931 in the world | DEF | 2,732 | 3 | 1 | 42.4 | Open |
| 19 | new | SR S. Raux-YaoRapid Vienna · AUT · 1,974 in the world | DEF | 3,079 | 2 | 0 | 42.2 | Open |
| 20 | new | DS Danilo SoaresAustria Lustenau · AUT · 2,393 in the world | DEF | 910 | 0 | 3 | 40.2 | Open |
| 21 | new | PW Philipp WiesingerAustria Vienna · AUT · 2,429 in the world | DEF | 1,647 | 1 | 1 | 40.1 | Open |
| 22 | new | SL S. LainerRed Bull Salzburg · AUT · 2,623 in the world | DEF | 1,474 | 0 | 3 | 39.4 | Open |
| 23 | new | YD Y. DibangoLask Linz · AUT · 3,058 in the world | DEF | 1,574 | 0 | 5 | 37.8 | Open |
| 24 | new | DP Donovan PinesGrazer AK · AUT · 3,165 in the world | DEF | 2,340 | 2 | 0 | 37.4 | Open |
| 25 | new | LS L. SpendlhoferTSV Hartberg · AUT · 3,501 in the world | DEF | 1,712 | 1 | 0 | 36.4 | Open |
| 26 | new | AM A. MalicSturm Graz · AUT · 3,810 in the world | DEF | 1,965 | 1 | 0 | 35.4 | Open |
| 27 | new | AD A. DragovićAustria Vienna · AUT · 3,927 in the world | DEF | 2,564 | 2 | 0 | 35.0 | Open |
| 28 | new | KS K. SchoppTSV Hartberg · AUT · 3,949 in the world | DEF | 1,094 | 1 | 0 | 35.0 | Open |
| 29 | new | PK P. KollerSturm Graz · AUT · 3,976 in the world | DEF | 2,413 | 2 | 0 | 34.9 | Open |
| 30 | new | BO B. OwusuGrazer AK · AUT · 4,163 in the world | DEF | 2,513 | 0 | 0 | 34.4 | Open |
| 31 | new | TD T. DrexlerRed Bull Salzburg · AUT · 4,204 in the world | DEF | 2,125 | 0 | 1 | 34.2 | Open |
| 32 | new | JH J. HandlAustria Vienna · AUT · 4,448 in the world | DEF | 1,552 | 0 | 0 | 33.6 | Open |
| 33 | new | NW Nicolas WimmerWolfsberger AC · AUT · 4,785 in the world | DEF | 2,265 | 1 | 0 | 32.8 | Open |
| 34 | new | FM Filip MilojevicSCR Altach · AUT · 4,994 in the world | DEF | 2,471 | 1 | 0 | 32.2 | Open |
| 35 | new | BZ B. ZechSCR Altach · AUT · 5,508 in the world | DEF | 2,428 | 0 | 0 | 31.0 | Open |
| 36 | new | SC S. ChukwudiRied · AUT · 5,535 in the world | DEF | 1,223 | 1 | 0 | 31.0 | Open |
| 37 | new | MO M. OswaldWSG Wattens · AUT · 5,654 in the world | DEF | 1,024 | 0 | 0 | 30.7 | Open |
| 38 | new | DK D. KubattaWSG Wattens · AUT · 5,673 in the world | DEF | 1,823 | 2 | 1 | 30.6 | Open |
| 39 | new | MH Maximilian HennigTSV Hartberg · AUT · 5,861 in the world | DEF | 1,088 | 1 | 2 | 30.2 | Open |
| 40 | new | OS O. SteurerRied · AUT · 6,102 in the world | DEF | 2,984 | 1 | 1 | 29.6 | Open |
| 41 | new | DG D. GugganigWSG Wattens · AUT · 6,167 in the world | DEF | 1,053 | 0 | 0 | 29.5 | Open |
| 42 | new | AP Alem PašićFC BW Linz · AUT · 6,645 in the world | DEF | 1,223 | 0 | 0 | 28.4 | Open |
| 43 | new | PP P. PetrovićSturm Graz · AUT · 6,665 in the world | DEF | 2,385 | 3 | 0 | 28.4 | Open |
| 44 | new | LM L. MorgallaRed Bull Salzburg · AUT · 6,701 in the world | DEF | 1,802 | 1 | 0 | 28.3 | Open |
| 45 | new | MS M. SollbauerGrazer AK · AUT · 6,964 in the world | DEF | 2,286 | 0 | 1 | 27.8 | Open |
| 46 | new | HC Habib CoulibalyTSV Hartberg · AUT · 6,983 in the world | DEF | 1,511 | 0 | 1 | 27.8 | Open |
| 47 | new | CM Cheikh Mamadou DiabatéWolfsberger AC · AUT · 7,276 in the world | DEF | 1,265 | 0 | 0 | 27.2 | Open |
| 48 | new | LJ L. JägerSCR Altach · AUT · 7,406 in the world | DEF | 2,274 | 0 | 1 | 26.9 | Open |
| 49 | new | PK P. KomposchTSV Hartberg · AUT · 7,637 in the world | DEF | 907 | 0 | 0 | 26.4 | Open |
| 50 | new | KA Kouadio Ange AhoussouRapid Vienna · AUT · 7,799 in the world | DEF | 1,813 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 | 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.
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