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 Brazil
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 | R RodineiSantos · BRA · 229 in the world | DEF | 3,270 | 4 | 6 | 59.9 | Open |
| 2 | new | LE L. EsquivelAtletico Paranaense · BRA · 251 in the world | DEF | 1,955 | 2 | 5 | 59.1 | Open |
| 3 | new | C CuiabanoVasco DA Gama · BRA · 255 in the world | DEF | 2,555 | 4 | 4 | 59.1 | Open |
| 4 | new | IF Igor FormigaMirassol · BRA · 319 in the world | DEF | 3,797 | 5 | 7 | 57.4 | Open |
| 5 | new | CP C. PavónGremio · BRA · 477 in the world | DEF | 3,516 | 5 | 9 | 54.2 | Open |
| 6 | new | LJ Luciano JubaBahia · BRA · 827 in the world | DEF | 3,536 | 12 | 2 | 49.8 | Open |
| 7 | new | AB A. BarbozaPalmeiras · BRA · 1,155 in the world | DEF | 4,319 | 3 | 4 | 47.0 | Open |
| 8 | new | LP Léo PereiraFlamengo · BRA · 1,203 in the world | DEF | 4,690 | 5 | 1 | 46.7 | Open |
| 9 | new | JC Juninho CapixabaRB Bragantino · BRA · 1,339 in the world | DEF | 4,380 | 3 | 4 | 45.6 | Open |
| 10 | new | AG A. GiayPalmeiras · BRA · 1,374 in the world | DEF | 3,397 | 4 | 1 | 45.4 | Open |
| 11 | new | BF Bruno FuchsPalmeiras · BRA · 1,434 in the world | DEF | 2,151 | 1 | 1 | 45.0 | Open |
| 12 | new | GP Gabriel PereiraVasco DA Gama · BRA · 1,525 in the world | DEF | 2,262 | 2 | 1 | 44.4 | Open |
| 13 | new | AL Ayrton LucasFlamengo · BRA · 1,537 in the world | DEF | 2,648 | 1 | 4 | 44.4 | Open |
| 14 | new | M MaíltonFortaleza EC · BRA · 1,543 in the world | DEF | 2,897 | 10 | 4 | 44.3 | Open |
| 15 | new | AS A. Sant'AnnaRB Bragantino · BRA · 1,603 in the world | DEF | 2,064 | 0 | 3 | 44.0 | Open |
| 16 | new | GG G. GómezPalmeiras · BRA · 1,641 in the world | DEF | 4,785 | 5 | 1 | 43.8 | Open |
| 17 | new | JR J. RodríguezVasco DA Gama · BRA · 1,653 in the world | DEF | 3,733 | 8 | 7 | 43.7 | Open |
| 18 | new | G GugaFluminense · BRA · 1,667 in the world | DEF | 3,132 | 1 | 4 | 43.6 | Open |
| 19 | new | M MarlonGremio · BRA · 1,707 in the world | DEF | 2,232 | 2 | 1 | 43.4 | Open |
| 20 | new | S SabinoSao Paulo · BRA · 1,741 in the world | DEF | 3,318 | 3 | 2 | 43.2 | Open |
| 21 | new | AT Alex TellesBotafogo · BRA · 1,845 in the world | DEF | 3,823 | 9 | 6 | 42.7 | Open |
| 22 | new | R ReinaldoMirassol · BRA · 1,869 in the world | DEF | 4,021 | 4 | 6 | 42.7 | Open |
| 23 | new | MP Marcos PauloJuventude · BRA · 1,913 in the world | DEF | 3,298 | 3 | 4 | 42.4 | Open |
| 24 | new | R RenêFluminense · BRA · 1,915 in the world | DEF | 3,746 | 1 | 2 | 42.4 | Open |
| 25 | new | TS Thiago SilvaFluminense · BRA · 1,934 in the world | DEF | 2,853 | 1 | 2 | 42.4 | Open |
| 26 | new | GV G. VarelaFlamengo · BRA · 1,944 in the world | DEF | 2,935 | 1 | 5 | 42.3 | Open |
| 27 | new | RL Renan LodiAtletico-MG · BRA · 2,020 in the world | DEF | 3,627 | 4 | 5 | 41.9 | Open |
| 28 | new | M MuriloPalmeiras · BRA · 2,079 in the world | DEF | 5,052 | 5 | 1 | 41.7 | Open |
| 29 | new | GM Gustavo MartinsGremio · BRA · 2,094 in the world | DEF | 2,829 | 4 | 2 | 41.6 | Open |
| 30 | new | JP J. PiquerezPalmeiras · BRA · 2,124 in the world | DEF | 3,223 | 1 | 6 | 41.5 | Open |
| 31 | new | LO Léo OrtizFlamengo · BRA · 2,150 in the world | DEF | 3,609 | 1 | 1 | 41.4 | Open |
| 32 | new | MB Matheus BiduCorinthians · BRA · 2,210 in the world | DEF | 4,778 | 5 | 3 | 41.1 | Open |
| 33 | new | PB Patrick BreyBotafogo SP · BRA · 2,229 in the world | DEF | 3,062 | 5 | 6 | 41.0 | Open |
| 34 | new | RS Rodrigo SamJuventude · BRA · 2,370 in the world | DEF | 3,638 | 1 | 2 | 40.3 | Open |
| 35 | new | GH Gustavo HenriqueCorinthians · BRA · 2,406 in the world | DEF | 5,298 | 11 | 2 | 40.2 | Open |
| 36 | new | F FágnerCruzeiro · BRA · 2,455 in the world | DEF | 1,990 | 0 | 6 | 40.0 | Open |
| 37 | new | NF N. FerraresiBotafogo · BRA · 2,484 in the world | DEF | 3,125 | 1 | 0 | 39.8 | Open |
| 38 | new | LD Léo DuarteAtletico-MG · BRA · 2,491 in the world | DEF | 2,102 | 0 | 1 | 39.8 | Open |
| 39 | new | DD David DuarteBahia · BRA · 2,548 in the world | DEF | 2,789 | 3 | 2 | 39.6 | Open |
| 40 | new | D DaniloFlamengo · BRA · 2,551 in the world | DEF | 2,173 | 3 | 1 | 39.6 | Open |
| 41 | new | J JonathanCruzeiro · BRA · 2,612 in the world | DEF | 2,934 | 1 | 0 | 39.4 | Open |
| 42 | new | W WallaceGremio · BRA · 2,688 in the world | DEF | 1,873 | 2 | 1 | 39.1 | Open |
| 43 | new | M MateusinhoVitoria · BRA · 2,700 in the world | DEF | 929 | 0 | 2 | 39.1 | Open |
| 44 | new | M MatheuzinhoCorinthians · BRA · 2,711 in the world | DEF | 5,092 | 1 | 5 | 39.0 | Open |
| 45 | new | AC Arthur ChavesBotafogo · BRA · 2,785 in the world | DEF | 1,009 | 2 | 0 | 38.8 | Open |
| 46 | new | W WilliamCruzeiro · BRA · 2,864 in the world | DEF | 2,245 | 0 | 4 | 38.4 | Open |
| 47 | new | ER Emerson RoyalFlamengo · BRA · 2,892 in the world | DEF | 3,202 | 0 | 6 | 38.3 | Open |
| 48 | new | JM João MarceloCruzeiro · BRA · 2,912 in the world | DEF | 1,614 | 2 | 0 | 38.3 | Open |
| 49 | new | GM Gustavo MarquesRB Bragantino · BRA · 2,950 in the world | DEF | 3,997 | 5 | 1 | 38.1 | Open |
| 50 | new | IV Igor ViniciusSantos · BRA · 3,015 in the world | DEF | 3,614 | 0 | 7 | 38.0 | 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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