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Football club and player rankings

The best clubs and players in world football, ranked every night

Our 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.

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7,939clubs ranked
15,832players ranked
12months counted
10:18UTC, rebuilt nightly
The top 50

The best players in China

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.
1new
C
CryzanShandong Luneng · CHN · 111 in the world
FWD1,8492010
64.4
Open
2new
AM
Alexandru MitrițăHangzhou Greentown · CHN · 156 in the world
MID2,1101113
62.2
Open
3new
MT
Marko TolićHangzhou Greentown · CHN · 531 in the world
MID2,131137
53.5
Open
4new
S
SerginhoBeijing Guoan · CHN · 611 in the world
MID2,331106
52.3
Open
5new
FA
Fábio AbreuBeijing Guoan · CHN · 683 in the world
FWD2,102187
51.3
Open
6new
NS
Nicolae StanciuDalian Zhixing · CHN · 729 in the world
MID2,11795
50.8
Open
7new
BN
Bruno NazárioHenan Jianye · CHN · 784 in the world
MID2,251106
50.3
Open
8new
VQ
Valeri QazaishviliShandong Luneng · CHN · 795 in the world
FWD2,4511310
50.2
Open
9new
OT
Oscar Taty MarituYunnan Yukun · CHN · 1,050 in the world
FWD2,471199
47.9
Open
10new
AI
Alexandru IonițăYunnan Yukun · CHN · 1,088 in the world
MID2,298413
47.6
Open
11new
WM
Weijie MaoDalian Zhixing · CHN · 1,258 in the world
DEF1,91423
46.2
Open
12new
FS
Felipe SilvaChengdu Better City · CHN · 1,305 in the world
FWD2,093183
45.9
Open
13new
ZX
Zhang XizheBeijing Guoan · CHN · 1,351 in the world
MID1,37686
45.5
Open
14new
YL
Yang LiuShandong Luneng · CHN · 1,377 in the world
DEF2,21934
45.4
Open
15new
G
GustavoHenan Jianye · CHN · 1,843 in the world
FWD2,186146
42.7
Open
16new
RR
Rafael RatãoShanghai Shenhua · CHN · 1,879 in the world
FWD2,853221
42.6
Open
17new
BX
Bruno XadasTianjin Teda · CHN · 1,965 in the world
MID2,48278
42.2
Open
18new
XY
Xi YangSHANGHAI SIPG · CHN · 1,992 in the world
DEF2,25123
42.1
Open
19new
WS
Wellington SilvaChengdu Better City · CHN · 2,155 in the world
MID2,633105
41.3
Open
20new
JC
João Carlos TeixeiraShanghai Shenhua · CHN · 2,345 in the world
MID1,89337
40.4
Open
21new
JC
Jhonder CádizWuhan Three Towns · CHN · 2,507 in the world
FWD2,518207
39.8
Open
22new
WM
Wesley MoraesSichuan Jiuniu · CHN · 2,557 in the world
FWD2,260134
39.6
Open
23new
GS
Gustavo SauerWuhan Three Towns · CHN · 2,598 in the world
FWD2,07386
39.5
Open
24new
MV
Mateus VitalSHANGHAI SIPG · CHN · 2,707 in the world
MID2,94446
39.1
Open
25new
C
CléberYunnan Yukun · CHN · 2,713 in the world
FWD2,230184
39.0
Open
26new
GR
Guilherme RamosBeijing Guoan · CHN · 2,909 in the world
DEF2,61630
38.3
Open
27new
WX
Wu XiShanghai Shenhua · CHN · 2,929 in the world
MID2,87964
38.2
Open
28new
AC
Alexandru CîmpanuChongqing Tongliang Long · CHN · 2,978 in the world
MID2,04797
38.1
Open
29new
WS
Wei ShihaoChengdu Better City · CHN · 3,078 in the world
MID2,460104
37.7
Open
30new
J
JeffinhoShenyang Urban · CHN · 3,104 in the world
FWD2,219122
37.7
Open
31new
TG
Tianyi GaoShanghai Shenhua · CHN · 3,120 in the world
MID2,341111
37.6
Open
32new
D
DawhanBeijing Guoan · CHN · 3,186 in the world
MID2,10651
37.4
Open
33new
BA
Bunyamin AbdusalamYunnan Yukun · CHN · 3,549 in the world
FWD91653
36.2
Open
34new
LZ
Lü ZhuoyiDalian Zhixing · CHN · 3,552 in the world
DEF2,35021
36.2
Open
35new
PA
P. AmpemSHANGHAI SIPG · CHN · 3,651 in the world
MID2,074102
35.9
Open
36new
L
LeonardoSHANGHAI SIPG · CHN · 3,668 in the world
FWD2,099124
35.8
Open
37new
ÓM
Óscar MelendoSHANGHAI SIPG · CHN · 3,670 in the world
MID1,66315
35.8
Open
38new
ZY
Zhang YuningBeijing Guoan · CHN · 3,712 in the world
FWD2,396167
35.7
Open
39new
KB
Kilian BevisWuhan Three Towns · CHN · 3,759 in the world
MID2,30279
35.6
Open
40new
AQ
Alberto QuilesTianjin Teda · CHN · 3,923 in the world
FWD2,576125
35.0
Open
41new
ZW
Zhen WeiSHANGHAI SIPG · CHN · 4,424 in the world
DEF2,90340
33.6
Open
42new
ES
Egor SorokinChengdu Better City · CHN · 4,434 in the world
DEF2,67230
33.6
Open
43new
LA
Luís AsuéShanghai Shenhua · CHN · 4,544 in the world
FWD1,775114
33.4
Open
44new
TK
Takahiro KunimotoShenyang Urban · CHN · 4,611 in the world
MID2,16164
33.2
Open
45new
LM
Lucas MaiaHenan Jianye · CHN · 4,633 in the world
DEF2,33330
33.1
Open
46new
CV
Caio ViníciusYunnan Yukun · CHN · 4,660 in the world
MID2,07463
33.1
Open
47new
LL
Lin LiangmingBeijing Guoan · CHN · 4,780 in the world
MID1,37552
32.8
Open
48new
AA
Albion AdemiSichuan Jiuniu · CHN · 4,839 in the world
MID1,19133
32.7
Open
49new
SW
Shangyuan WangHenan Jianye · CHN · 4,888 in the world
MID2,44715
32.5
Open
50new
YY
Yaw YeboahQingdao Jonoon · CHN · 4,957 in the world
MID1,75473
32.3
Open
Showing 15 of 50, the best of 212 ranked
How it works

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.

10matches in the twelve months for a club to be ranked
900minutes in the twelve months for a player
180days without a match and a club or player drops out
Clubsonly: national-team matches, youth sides and friendlies are left out
The endpoint

The same rankings, one call away

Four endpoints on the Live & Archive plan. Pick one to see the call and what it answers tonight.

Documentation

        
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