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 Belgium
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 | MS Massire SyllaUnion St. Gilloise · BEL · 64 in the world | DEF | 1,020 | 1 | 0 | 68.0 | Open |
| 2 | new | KM Kevin Mac AllisterUnion St. Gilloise · BEL · 96 in the world | DEF | 2,973 | 2 | 1 | 65.4 | Open |
| 3 | new | BM Brandon MecheleClub Brugge KV · BEL · 189 in the world | DEF | 4,093 | 6 | 0 | 61.1 | Open |
| 4 | new | RS Ross SykesUnion St. Gilloise · BEL · 252 in the world | DEF | 2,544 | 5 | 0 | 59.1 | Open |
| 5 | new | KS Kyriani SabbeClub Brugge KV · BEL · 261 in the world | DEF | 2,433 | 3 | 4 | 58.9 | Open |
| 6 | new | OK Ondrej KricfalusiUnion St. Gilloise · BEL · 265 in the world | DEF | 1,998 | 5 | 0 | 58.9 | Open |
| 7 | new | DD Denzel De RoeveUnion St. Gilloise · BEL · 270 in the world | DEF | 2,202 | 3 | 5 | 58.7 | Open |
| 8 | new | CB Christian BurgessGent · BEL · 329 in the world | DEF | 3,649 | 4 | 0 | 57.0 | Open |
| 9 | new | RV Rein Van HeldenAntwerp · BEL · 436 in the world | DEF | 1,826 | 4 | 0 | 55.0 | Open |
| 10 | new | GB Giulian BianconeAnderlecht · BEL · 498 in the world | DEF | 1,675 | 0 | 0 | 54.0 | Open |
| 11 | new | JS Joaquin SeysClub Brugge KV · BEL · 541 in the world | DEF | 3,925 | 2 | 9 | 53.3 | Open |
| 12 | new | JK Joris KayembeGenk · BEL · 561 in the world | DEF | 2,347 | 1 | 0 | 53.1 | Open |
| 13 | new | KV Kevin Van Den KerkhofCharleroi · BEL · 597 in the world | DEF | 2,309 | 5 | 5 | 52.6 | Open |
| 14 | new | NH Nikki HavenaarUnion St. Gilloise · BEL · 599 in the world | DEF | 2,645 | 3 | 2 | 52.6 | Open |
| 15 | new | JV Jason van DuivenLommel United · BEL · 847 in the world | DEF | 2,252 | 4 | 6 | 49.7 | Open |
| 16 | new | LH Lee Han-BeomClub Brugge KV · BEL · 875 in the world | DEF | 2,563 | 1 | 0 | 49.4 | Open |
| 17 | new | ST Shogo TaniguchiSt. Truiden · BEL · 897 in the world | DEF | 3,011 | 3 | 1 | 49.2 | Open |
| 18 | new | HS Hugo SiquetClub Brugge KV · BEL · 940 in the world | DEF | 1,518 | 0 | 2 | 48.8 | Open |
| 19 | new | LF Lasse FløKVC Westerlo · BEL · 1,032 in the world | DEF | 1,944 | 2 | 3 | 48.0 | Open |
| 20 | new | VM Visar MusliuSt. Truiden · BEL · 1,073 in the world | DEF | 2,519 | 0 | 0 | 47.8 | Open |
| 21 | new | AM Ali MaamarAnderlecht · BEL · 1,107 in the world | DEF | 1,876 | 0 | 7 | 47.4 | Open |
| 22 | new | GM Gary MagneeCercle Brugge · BEL · 1,171 in the world | DEF | 2,613 | 4 | 4 | 46.9 | Open |
| 23 | new | JN Josue Ndenge KongoloGenk · BEL · 1,249 in the world | DEF | 2,228 | 2 | 0 | 46.3 | Open |
| 24 | new | MS Matte SmetsGenk · BEL · 1,320 in the world | DEF | 3,899 | 1 | 0 | 45.7 | Open |
| 25 | new | RJ Robert-Jan VanwesemaelSt. Truiden · BEL · 1,332 in the world | DEF | 3,082 | 2 | 2 | 45.7 | Open |
| 26 | new | AO Aiham OusouCharleroi · BEL · 1,460 in the world | DEF | 3,060 | 2 | 1 | 44.8 | Open |
| 27 | new | MB M. BastianFrancs Borains · BEL · 1,469 in the world | DEF | 1,495 | 4 | 1 | 44.7 | Open |
| 28 | new | MP Maksim PaskotsiGent · BEL · 1,795 in the world | DEF | 1,465 | 3 | 0 | 43.0 | Open |
| 29 | new | JO Joel OrdóñezClub Brugge KV · BEL · 1,925 in the world | DEF | 2,764 | 3 | 0 | 42.4 | Open |
| 30 | new | IH Ibe HautekietStandard Liege · BEL · 1,938 in the world | DEF | 3,135 | 2 | 1 | 42.4 | Open |
| 31 | new | MN Moussa NdiayeAnderlecht · BEL · 2,103 in the world | DEF | 1,637 | 0 | 2 | 41.6 | Open |
| 32 | new | SD Sam De GrandLommel United · BEL · 2,148 in the world | DEF | 2,205 | 3 | 8 | 41.4 | Open |
| 33 | new | CJ Christophe JanssensSK Beveren · BEL · 2,173 in the world | DEF | 2,108 | 0 | 2 | 41.3 | Open |
| 34 | new | SV Siebe Van der HeydenGent · BEL · 2,223 in the world | DEF | 3,124 | 0 | 2 | 41.0 | Open |
| 35 | new | MF Marlon FosseyStandard Liege · BEL · 2,493 in the world | DEF | 1,163 | 0 | 3 | 39.8 | Open |
| 36 | new | VK Valy KonatéCercle Brugge · BEL · 2,510 in the world | DEF | 1,593 | 0 | 0 | 39.8 | Open |
| 37 | new | LP Léo PétrotAnderlecht · BEL · 2,631 in the world | DEF | 2,472 | 1 | 1 | 39.3 | Open |
| 38 | new | ME Mouhamed El NgomGent · BEL · 2,886 in the world | DEF | 1,744 | 0 | 1 | 38.3 | Open |
| 39 | new | YG Yoni GomisSK Beveren · BEL · 3,081 in the world | DEF | 1,403 | 1 | 0 | 37.7 | Open |
| 40 | new | LL Laurent LemoineZulte Waregem · BEL · 3,130 in the world | DEF | 1,939 | 1 | 0 | 37.6 | Open |
| 41 | new | JL Jamie LawrenceOH Leuven · BEL · 3,213 in the world | DEF | 2,492 | 2 | 0 | 37.3 | Open |
| 42 | new | MN Mardochee NzitaCharleroi · BEL · 3,334 in the world | DEF | 2,874 | 0 | 2 | 36.9 | Open |
| 43 | new | CR Christiaan RavychCercle Brugge · BEL · 3,442 in the world | DEF | 1,478 | 1 | 0 | 36.6 | Open |
| 44 | new | JP Joedrick PupeSt. Truiden · BEL · 3,483 in the world | DEF | 1,232 | 1 | 0 | 36.4 | Open |
| 45 | new | DO Dylan OuregaKVC Westerlo · BEL · 3,577 in the world | DEF | 1,661 | 2 | 3 | 36.1 | Open |
| 46 | new | WF Wagane FayeRAAL La Louvière · BEL · 3,782 in the world | DEF | 1,813 | 2 | 0 | 35.5 | Open |
| 47 | new | YM Yaimar MedinaGenk · BEL · 3,819 in the world | DEF | 1,802 | 1 | 2 | 35.4 | Open |
| 48 | new | BV B. Van den EyndenBeerschot VA · BEL · 3,839 in the world | DEF | 2,052 | 0 | 0 | 35.3 | Open |
| 49 | new | YC Yannick CappelleZulte Waregem · BEL · 3,906 in the world | DEF | 1,622 | 0 | 1 | 35.1 | Open |
| 50 | new | JH Josué HomawooStandard Liege · BEL · 3,929 in the world | DEF | 1,498 | 0 | 1 | 35.0 | 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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