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 Bulgaria
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 | LD Lasha DvaliCSKA 1948 · BUL · 723 in the world | DEF | 1,339 | 2 | 2 | 50.9 | Open |
| 2 | new | M MaiconLevski Sofia · BUL · 939 in the world | DEF | 1,795 | 3 | 1 | 48.8 | Open |
| 3 | new | RB Ryan BidoungaLokomotiv Sofia · BUL · 1,126 in the world | DEF | 1,125 | 4 | 1 | 47.3 | Open |
| 4 | new | A AldairLevski Sofia · BUL · 1,568 in the world | DEF | 1,582 | 0 | 2 | 44.1 | Open |
| 5 | new | KD K. DimitrovLevski Sofia · BUL · 1,662 in the world | DEF | 1,980 | 2 | 0 | 43.6 | Open |
| 6 | new | DA Dinis AlmeidaCSKA Sofia · BUL · 2,235 in the world | DEF | 1,855 | 1 | 2 | 40.9 | Open |
| 7 | new | FE Félix Eboa EboaArda Kardzhali · BUL · 2,946 in the world | DEF | 1,204 | 1 | 0 | 38.1 | Open |
| 8 | new | NS Nikola SerafimovLevski Sofia · BUL · 3,394 in the world | DEF | 1,142 | 1 | 0 | 36.7 | Open |
| 9 | new | NS Nikola SavićSlavia Sofia · BUL · 4,285 in the world | DEF | 1,350 | 0 | 0 | 34.0 | Open |
| 10 | new | CM C. MakounLevski Sofia · BUL · 4,746 in the world | DEF | 992 | 1 | 0 | 32.9 | Open |
| 11 | new | ÁM Ángelo MartinoCSKA Sofia · BUL · 4,852 in the world | DEF | 1,473 | 0 | 0 | 32.6 | Open |
| 12 | new | LR Lucas RyanLokomotiv Plovdiv · BUL · 5,228 in the world | DEF | 1,163 | 0 | 0 | 31.7 | Open |
| 13 | new | P PastorCSKA Sofia · BUL · 5,536 in the world | DEF | 1,387 | 0 | 2 | 31.0 | Open |
| 14 | new | ML Matheus LeoniDobrudzha · BUL · 5,562 in the world | DEF | 1,049 | 1 | 1 | 30.9 | Open |
| 15 | new | VD Vlatko DrobarovCherno More Varna · BUL · 5,600 in the world | DEF | 968 | 0 | 0 | 30.9 | Open |
| 16 | new | BK Bozhidar KatsarovLokomotiv Sofia · BUL · 5,659 in the world | DEF | 993 | 2 | 0 | 30.7 | Open |
| 17 | new | VO Vasco OliveiraDobrudzha · BUL · 5,668 in the world | DEF | 943 | 1 | 0 | 30.7 | Open |
| 18 | new | AC Adrián CovaLokomotiv Plovdiv · BUL · 6,500 in the world | DEF | 1,170 | 1 | 0 | 28.7 | Open |
| 19 | new | ZA Zhivko AtanasovCherno More Varna · BUL · 6,566 in the world | DEF | 990 | 0 | 0 | 28.6 | Open |
| 20 | new | MS Milen StoevBotev Vratsa · BUL · 6,596 in the world | DEF | 1,257 | 1 | 0 | 28.5 | Open |
| 21 | new | JG J. GbaminCSKA Sofia · BUL · 7,275 in the world | DEF | 1,837 | 0 | 1 | 27.2 | Open |
| 22 | new | DM Diego MedinaCSKA 1948 · BUL · 7,539 in the world | DEF | 1,129 | 0 | 0 | 26.6 | Open |
| 23 | new | OG Ognjen GaševićCSKA 1948 · BUL · 7,757 in the world | DEF | 1,386 | 0 | 0 | 26.1 | Open |
| 24 | new | VK Ventsislav KerchevDobrudzha · BUL · 7,838 in the world | DEF | 1,530 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 | Open |
| 25 | new | MH Martin HristovSeptemvri Sofia · BUL · 8,041 in the world | DEF | 1,350 | 1 | 0 | 25.5 | Open |
| 26 | new | IG Ivan GoranovBotev Vratsa · BUL · 8,139 in the world | DEF | 1,250 | 0 | 0 | 25.3 | Open |
| 27 | new | RD Reyan DaskalovLokomotiv Sofia · BUL · 8,679 in the world | DEF | 1,157 | 0 | 0 | 24.2 | Open |
| 28 | new | LM Lazar MarinSlavia Sofia · BUL · 8,882 in the world | DEF | 1,201 | 1 | 0 | 23.8 | Open |
| 29 | new | TI Teodor IvanovCSKA Sofia · BUL · 9,027 in the world | DEF | 1,128 | 0 | 0 | 23.5 | Open |
| 30 | new | ÁC Álex CentellesLevski Sofia · BUL · 9,129 in the world | DEF | 1,286 | 0 | 2 | 23.3 | Open |
| 31 | new | DF Diego FerraressoSlavia Sofia · BUL · 9,299 in the world | DEF | 1,167 | 0 | 0 | 22.9 | Open |
| 32 | new | VO Valentine OzornwaforSeptemvri Sofia · BUL · 9,949 in the world | DEF | 1,025 | 0 | 0 | 21.6 | Open |
| 33 | new | AL Angel LyaskovLokomotiv Sofia · BUL · 10,144 in the world | DEF | 1,505 | 0 | 0 | 21.2 | Open |
| 34 | new | DV David Valverde JuanBeroe · BUL · 11,595 in the world | DEF | 955 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | Open |
| 35 | new | JC Jhonatan CueroDobrudzha · BUL · 11,803 in the world | DEF | 1,045 | 0 | 0 | 17.6 | Open |
| 36 | new | JS Jorginho SoaresMontana · BUL · 13,271 in the world | DEF | 1,170 | 1 | 0 | 13.7 | 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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