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 midfielders 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 | AM Alexandru MitrițăHangzhou Greentown · CHN · 156 in the world | MID | 2,110 | 11 | 13 | 62.2 | Open |
| 2 | new | MT Marko TolićHangzhou Greentown · CHN · 531 in the world | MID | 2,131 | 13 | 7 | 53.5 | Open |
| 3 | new | S SerginhoBeijing Guoan · CHN · 611 in the world | MID | 2,331 | 10 | 6 | 52.3 | Open |
| 4 | new | NS Nicolae StanciuDalian Zhixing · CHN · 729 in the world | MID | 2,117 | 9 | 5 | 50.8 | Open |
| 5 | new | BN Bruno NazárioHenan Jianye · CHN · 784 in the world | MID | 2,251 | 10 | 6 | 50.3 | Open |
| 6 | new | AI Alexandru IonițăYunnan Yukun · CHN · 1,088 in the world | MID | 2,298 | 4 | 13 | 47.6 | Open |
| 7 | new | ZX Zhang XizheBeijing Guoan · CHN · 1,351 in the world | MID | 1,376 | 8 | 6 | 45.5 | Open |
| 8 | new | BX Bruno XadasTianjin Teda · CHN · 1,965 in the world | MID | 2,482 | 7 | 8 | 42.2 | Open |
| 9 | new | WS Wellington SilvaChengdu Better City · CHN · 2,155 in the world | MID | 2,633 | 10 | 5 | 41.3 | Open |
| 10 | new | JC João Carlos TeixeiraShanghai Shenhua · CHN · 2,345 in the world | MID | 1,893 | 3 | 7 | 40.4 | Open |
| 11 | new | MV Mateus VitalSHANGHAI SIPG · CHN · 2,707 in the world | MID | 2,944 | 4 | 6 | 39.1 | Open |
| 12 | new | WX Wu XiShanghai Shenhua · CHN · 2,929 in the world | MID | 2,879 | 6 | 4 | 38.2 | Open |
| 13 | new | AC Alexandru CîmpanuChongqing Tongliang Long · CHN · 2,978 in the world | MID | 2,047 | 9 | 7 | 38.1 | Open |
| 14 | new | WS Wei ShihaoChengdu Better City · CHN · 3,078 in the world | MID | 2,460 | 10 | 4 | 37.7 | Open |
| 15 | new | TG Tianyi GaoShanghai Shenhua · CHN · 3,120 in the world | MID | 2,341 | 1 | 11 | 37.6 | Open |
| 16 | new | D DawhanBeijing Guoan · CHN · 3,186 in the world | MID | 2,106 | 5 | 1 | 37.4 | Open |
| 17 | new | PA P. AmpemSHANGHAI SIPG · CHN · 3,651 in the world | MID | 2,074 | 10 | 2 | 35.9 | Open |
| 18 | new | ÓM Óscar MelendoSHANGHAI SIPG · CHN · 3,670 in the world | MID | 1,663 | 1 | 5 | 35.8 | Open |
| 19 | new | KB Kilian BevisWuhan Three Towns · CHN · 3,759 in the world | MID | 2,302 | 7 | 9 | 35.6 | Open |
| 20 | new | TK Takahiro KunimotoShenyang Urban · CHN · 4,611 in the world | MID | 2,161 | 6 | 4 | 33.2 | Open |
| 21 | new | CV Caio ViníciusYunnan Yukun · CHN · 4,660 in the world | MID | 2,074 | 6 | 3 | 33.1 | Open |
| 22 | new | LL Lin LiangmingBeijing Guoan · CHN · 4,780 in the world | MID | 1,375 | 5 | 2 | 32.8 | Open |
| 23 | new | AA Albion AdemiSichuan Jiuniu · CHN · 4,839 in the world | MID | 1,191 | 3 | 3 | 32.7 | Open |
| 24 | new | SW Shangyuan WangHenan Jianye · CHN · 4,888 in the world | MID | 2,447 | 1 | 5 | 32.5 | Open |
| 25 | new | YY Yaw YeboahQingdao Jonoon · CHN · 4,957 in the world | MID | 1,754 | 7 | 3 | 32.3 | Open |
| 26 | new | AK A. KonteBeijing Guoan · CHN · 5,523 in the world | MID | 2,248 | 0 | 1 | 31.0 | Open |
| 27 | new | ME Malcom EdjoumaQingdao Jonoon · CHN · 5,867 in the world | MID | 2,186 | 6 | 2 | 30.1 | Open |
| 28 | new | IA Isnik AlimiDalian Zhixing · CHN · 5,915 in the world | MID | 2,273 | 2 | 1 | 30.0 | Open |
| 29 | new | GM Guilherme MadrugaShandong Luneng · CHN · 5,952 in the world | MID | 2,257 | 4 | 1 | 30.0 | Open |
| 30 | new | R RômuloChengdu Better City · CHN · 6,241 in the world | MID | 2,449 | 1 | 4 | 29.3 | Open |
| 31 | new | WY Wang YudongHangzhou Greentown · CHN · 6,862 in the world | MID | 2,201 | 9 | 5 | 28.0 | Open |
| 32 | new | MM Maiwulang MijitiShandong Luneng · CHN · 7,073 in the world | MID | 1,001 | 2 | 3 | 27.6 | Open |
| 33 | new | JC Jean Claude AziangbeSHANGHAI SIPG · CHN · 7,224 in the world | MID | 1,218 | 1 | 1 | 27.3 | Open |
| 34 | new | CS Cristian SalvadorTianjin Teda · CHN · 7,475 in the world | MID | 1,150 | 1 | 1 | 26.8 | Open |
| 35 | new | LJ Luo JingDalian Zhixing · CHN · 7,538 in the world | MID | 1,320 | 4 | 3 | 26.6 | Open |
| 36 | new | FA Frank AcheampongDalian Zhixing · CHN · 7,940 in the world | MID | 2,277 | 8 | 4 | 25.8 | Open |
| 37 | new | EK Eden KarzevSichuan Jiuniu · CHN · 8,476 in the world | MID | 1,984 | 4 | 1 | 24.6 | Open |
| 38 | new | ZJ Zhipeng JiangSichuan Jiuniu · CHN · 8,842 in the world | MID | 1,237 | 2 | 1 | 23.8 | Open |
| 39 | new | YC Yongjing CaoBeijing Guoan · CHN · 8,986 in the world | MID | 1,504 | 3 | 3 | 23.5 | Open |
| 40 | new | BN B. NkololoBeijing Guoan · CHN · 9,090 in the world | MID | 1,464 | 2 | 2 | 23.3 | Open |
| 41 | new | WX Wenneng XieShandong Luneng · CHN · 9,264 in the world | MID | 1,886 | 5 | 4 | 23.0 | Open |
| 42 | new | M MaranhãoHenan Jianye · CHN · 9,278 in the world | MID | 2,746 | 5 | 4 | 22.9 | Open |
| 43 | new | CJ Cheng JinHangzhou Greentown · CHN · 9,312 in the world | MID | 1,324 | 2 | 3 | 22.8 | Open |
| 44 | new | DW Dai Wai TsunSichuan Jiuniu · CHN · 9,562 in the world | MID | 1,273 | 3 | 3 | 22.3 | Open |
| 45 | new | QT Qianglong TaoHangzhou Greentown · CHN · 9,580 in the world | MID | 1,158 | 6 | 1 | 22.3 | Open |
| 46 | new | XP Xie PengfeiShanghai Shenhua · CHN · 9,823 in the world | MID | 1,202 | 2 | 4 | 21.8 | Open |
| 47 | new | LL Liao LishengChengdu Better City · CHN · 9,953 in the world | MID | 1,048 | 1 | 1 | 21.6 | Open |
| 48 | new | ZZ Zhixiong ZhangChongqing Tongliang Long · CHN · 10,014 in the world | MID | 1,680 | 2 | 3 | 21.4 | Open |
| 49 | new | CP Chen PuShandong Luneng · CHN · 10,040 in the world | MID | 1,324 | 1 | 4 | 21.4 | Open |
| 50 | new | AL Antoine LeauteyWuhan Three Towns · CHN · 10,292 in the world | MID | 2,097 | 4 | 6 | 20.8 | 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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