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 Canada
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 | DN D. NimickForge · CAN · 8,584 in the world | DEF | 2,340 | 4 | 2 | 24.4 | Open |
| 2 | new | DK D. KlompCavalry FC · CAN · 9,459 in the world | DEF | 1,784 | 5 | 1 | 22.5 | Open |
| 3 | new | AD A. DidicCavalry FC · CAN · 9,584 in the world | DEF | 1,710 | 2 | 2 | 22.3 | Open |
| 4 | new | AP A. PearlmanCavalry FC · CAN · 10,177 in the world | DEF | 1,560 | 0 | 3 | 21.1 | Open |
| 5 | new | MJ M. JevremovićForge · CAN · 11,229 in the world | DEF | 1,935 | 2 | 0 | 18.8 | Open |
| 6 | new | DA D. AbziSupra du Quebec · CAN · 12,436 in the world | DEF | 1,196 | 1 | 4 | 16.1 | Open |
| 7 | new | RR R. RamaForge · CAN · 12,553 in the world | DEF | 1,938 | 0 | 1 | 15.7 | Open |
| 8 | new | AB A. BatisseForge · CAN · 12,735 in the world | DEF | 2,564 | 3 | 2 | 15.3 | Open |
| 9 | new | BK B. KamdemCavalry FC · CAN · 12,962 in the world | DEF | 1,551 | 2 | 1 | 14.6 | Open |
| 10 | new | MJ Manjrekar JamesForge · CAN · 13,281 in the world | DEF | 1,367 | 2 | 0 | 13.7 | Open |
| 11 | new | RT R. TelferHFX Wanderers FC · CAN · 13,323 in the world | DEF | 1,371 | 1 | 3 | 13.6 | Open |
| 12 | new | KP K. ProctorVancouver FC · CAN · 13,505 in the world | DEF | 1,508 | 1 | 1 | 13.0 | Open |
| 13 | new | MD M. DonerVancouver FC · CAN · 13,792 in the world | DEF | 1,958 | 2 | 1 | 12.1 | Open |
| 14 | new | MC M. ChretienSupra du Quebec · CAN · 13,951 in the world | DEF | 1,485 | 3 | 0 | 11.5 | Open |
| 15 | new | MC M. CampagnaVancouver FC · CAN · 14,683 in the world | DEF | 1,980 | 3 | 0 | 8.7 | Open |
| 16 | new | DK D. KonincksPacific FC · CAN · 14,770 in the world | DEF | 1,631 | 3 | 1 | 8.3 | Open |
| 17 | new | KC K. ChungPacific FC · CAN · 15,150 in the world | DEF | 905 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 | Open |
| 18 | new | JC Joaquim CoulangesAtlético Ottawa · CAN · 15,203 in the world | DEF | 1,374 | 1 | 2 | 5.7 | Open |
| 19 | new | CA C. AugusteSupra du Quebec · CAN · 15,248 in the world | DEF | 1,390 | 0 | 1 | 5.4 | Open |
| 20 | new | TG Thomas Geoffrey FieldVancouver FC · CAN · 15,306 in the world | DEF | 1,836 | 0 | 2 | 5.0 | Open |
| 21 | new | FS F. SturingYork United · CAN · 15,348 in the world | DEF | 903 | 0 | 1 | 4.6 | Open |
| 22 | new | OL O. LeónYork United · CAN · 15,389 in the world | DEF | 1,107 | 0 | 1 | 4.1 | Open |
| 23 | new | LS L. SinghYork United · CAN · 15,507 in the world | DEF | 1,446 | 1 | 1 | 2.6 | Open |
| 24 | new | JA Jefferson AlphonseHFX Wanderers FC · CAN · 15,537 in the world | DEF | 1,771 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | Open |
| 25 | new | CG C. Greco-TaylorPacific FC · CAN · 15,539 in the world | DEF | 1,305 | 0 | 2 | 2.2 | Open |
| 26 | new | KS Kareem SowHFX Wanderers FC · CAN · 15,548 in the world | DEF | 1,423 | 1 | 0 | 2.1 | Open |
| 27 | new | KF K. FerdinandSupra du Quebec · CAN · 15,705 in the world | DEF | 1,005 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | Open |
| 28 | new | TM T. Meilleur-GiguèreHFX Wanderers FC · CAN · 15,751 in the world | DEF | 1,573 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | Open |
| 29 | new | LC Loïc CloutierAtlético Ottawa · CAN · 15,760 in the world | DEF | 1,442 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | Open |
| 30 | new | FL F. LinderHFX Wanderers FC · CAN · 15,784 in the world | DEF | 1,718 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | Open |
| 31 | new | SK Sergei KozlovskiyAtlético Ottawa · CAN · 15,804 in the world | DEF | 1,098 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 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.
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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