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 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.
| 1 | new | WM Weijie MaoDalian Zhixing · CHN · 1,258 in the world | DEF | 1,914 | 2 | 3 | 46.2 | Open |
| 2 | new | YL Yang LiuShandong Luneng · CHN · 1,377 in the world | DEF | 2,219 | 3 | 4 | 45.4 | Open |
| 3 | new | XY Xi YangSHANGHAI SIPG · CHN · 1,992 in the world | DEF | 2,251 | 2 | 3 | 42.1 | Open |
| 4 | new | GR Guilherme RamosBeijing Guoan · CHN · 2,909 in the world | DEF | 2,616 | 3 | 0 | 38.3 | Open |
| 5 | new | LZ Lü ZhuoyiDalian Zhixing · CHN · 3,552 in the world | DEF | 2,350 | 2 | 1 | 36.2 | Open |
| 6 | new | ZW Zhen WeiSHANGHAI SIPG · CHN · 4,424 in the world | DEF | 2,903 | 4 | 0 | 33.6 | Open |
| 7 | new | ES Egor SorokinChengdu Better City · CHN · 4,434 in the world | DEF | 2,672 | 3 | 0 | 33.6 | Open |
| 8 | new | LM Lucas MaiaHenan Jianye · CHN · 4,633 in the world | DEF | 2,333 | 3 | 0 | 33.1 | Open |
| 9 | new | QR Qilong RuanChongqing Tongliang Long · CHN · 5,983 in the world | DEF | 997 | 1 | 0 | 29.9 | Open |
| 10 | new | F FelipeShenyang Urban · CHN · 6,009 in the world | DEF | 1,917 | 0 | 1 | 29.8 | Open |
| 11 | new | MN Michael NgadeuChongqing Tongliang Long · CHN · 6,120 in the world | DEF | 2,125 | 3 | 0 | 29.6 | Open |
| 12 | new | WG Wang GangBeijing Guoan · CHN · 6,122 in the world | DEF | 2,029 | 1 | 3 | 29.6 | Open |
| 13 | new | YT Yue Tze NamBeijing Guoan · CHN · 6,161 in the world | DEF | 1,367 | 1 | 2 | 29.5 | Open |
| 14 | new | WM Wilson ManafáShanghai Shenhua · CHN · 6,386 in the world | DEF | 2,743 | 0 | 4 | 29.0 | Open |
| 15 | new | MC Miguel CamposSHANGHAI SIPG · CHN · 6,746 in the world | DEF | 1,059 | 2 | 0 | 28.2 | Open |
| 16 | new | SC Shinichi ChanShanghai Shenhua · CHN · 6,830 in the world | DEF | 2,815 | 3 | 1 | 28.1 | Open |
| 17 | new | ZH Zichang HuangYunnan Yukun · CHN · 6,946 in the world | DEF | 1,104 | 2 | 1 | 27.8 | Open |
| 18 | new | MH Ming-Him SunTianjin Teda · CHN · 7,635 in the world | DEF | 1,733 | 1 | 2 | 26.4 | Open |
| 19 | new | MT Mamadou TraoréDalian Zhixing · CHN · 8,240 in the world | DEF | 2,204 | 2 | 0 | 25.1 | Open |
| 20 | new | AC Aitor CórdobaTianjin Teda · CHN · 8,974 in the world | DEF | 2,791 | 2 | 2 | 23.6 | Open |
| 21 | new | YU Yusup UmidjanSHANGHAI SIPG · CHN · 9,044 in the world | DEF | 2,520 | 0 | 0 | 23.4 | Open |
| 22 | new | PÁ Pedro ÁlvaroShandong Luneng · CHN · 9,252 in the world | DEF | 2,253 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | Open |
| 23 | new | GX Gabriel XavierSichuan Jiuniu · CHN · 9,288 in the world | DEF | 1,740 | 0 | 0 | 22.9 | Open |
| 24 | new | MT Miao TangSichuan Jiuniu · CHN · 9,451 in the world | DEF | 1,354 | 0 | 1 | 22.6 | Open |
| 25 | new | HH Hu HetaoChengdu Better City · CHN · 9,641 in the world | DEF | 2,874 | 1 | 1 | 22.2 | Open |
| 26 | new | HP Han PengfeiChengdu Better City · CHN · 9,729 in the world | DEF | 2,132 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | Open |
| 27 | new | XH Xu HaofengWuhan Three Towns · CHN · 9,761 in the world | DEF | 1,211 | 0 | 1 | 21.9 | Open |
| 28 | new | JB Jinhao BiDalian Zhixing · CHN · 9,763 in the world | DEF | 1,567 | 1 | 1 | 21.9 | Open |
| 29 | new | L LucãoChongqing Tongliang Long · CHN · 9,821 in the world | DEF | 2,526 | 1 | 0 | 21.8 | Open |
| 30 | new | CZ Chenjie ZhuShanghai Shenhua · CHN · 9,876 in the world | DEF | 2,935 | 3 | 2 | 21.7 | Open |
| 31 | new | JG Jiang GuangtaiSHANGHAI SIPG · CHN · 10,608 in the world | DEF | 1,479 | 1 | 0 | 20.1 | Open |
| 32 | new | JD Jiefu DengBeijing Guoan · CHN · 10,678 in the world | DEF | 925 | 1 | 1 | 20.0 | Open |
| 33 | new | XW Xianjun WangTianjin Teda · CHN · 11,146 in the world | DEF | 1,702 | 1 | 0 | 19.0 | Open |
| 34 | new | BY Bai YangBeijing Guoan · CHN · 11,155 in the world | DEF | 2,499 | 0 | 2 | 19.0 | Open |
| 35 | new | HY He YiranChengdu Better City · CHN · 11,438 in the world | DEF | 2,025 | 2 | 1 | 18.4 | Open |
| 36 | new | AB Andrei BurcăYunnan Yukun · CHN · 11,537 in the world | DEF | 2,255 | 1 | 0 | 18.1 | Open |
| 37 | new | AL Ang LiWuhan Three Towns · CHN · 11,660 in the world | DEF | 1,333 | 1 | 0 | 17.9 | Open |
| 38 | new | IM Iago MaidanaHenan Jianye · CHN · 11,691 in the world | DEF | 2,345 | 2 | 0 | 17.8 | Open |
| 39 | new | LS Li ShuaiSHANGHAI SIPG · CHN · 11,851 in the world | DEF | 1,770 | 1 | 3 | 17.5 | Open |
| 40 | new | YL Yang LiChengdu Better City · CHN · 12,003 in the world | DEF | 1,087 | 0 | 0 | 17.1 | Open |
| 41 | new | ZY Zhang YingkaiChongqing Tongliang Long · CHN · 12,153 in the world | DEF | 1,971 | 0 | 1 | 16.8 | Open |
| 42 | new | HR Huang RuifengHenan Jianye · CHN · 12,225 in the world | DEF | 1,932 | 0 | 1 | 16.6 | Open |
| 43 | new | JS Jin ShunkaiShanghai Shenhua · CHN · 12,280 in the world | DEF | 1,764 | 2 | 0 | 16.5 | Open |
| 44 | new | YJ Yangyang JinQingdao Jonoon · CHN · 12,396 in the world | DEF | 1,978 | 0 | 0 | 16.2 | Open |
| 45 | new | TY Teng YiYunnan Yukun · CHN · 12,449 in the world | DEF | 941 | 1 | 1 | 16.0 | Open |
| 46 | new | ZG Zhunyi GaoShandong Luneng · CHN · 12,513 in the world | DEF | 1,777 | 0 | 0 | 15.8 | Open |
| 47 | new | LP Lucas PossignoloHangzhou Greentown · CHN · 12,529 in the world | DEF | 2,102 | 1 | 1 | 15.8 | Open |
| 48 | new | MY Mbouri YamkamWuhan Three Towns · CHN · 12,627 in the world | DEF | 1,430 | 0 | 0 | 15.5 | Open |
| 49 | new | KS Ke ShiYunnan Yukun · CHN · 12,708 in the world | DEF | 1,052 | 0 | 1 | 15.3 | Open |
| 50 | new | FY Fan YangTianjin Teda · CHN · 12,711 in the world | DEF | 1,675 | 0 | 1 | 15.3 | 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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