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 Croatia
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 | SR S. RadeljićDinamo Zagreb · CRO · 275 in the world | DEF | 2,612 | 2 | 5 | 58.5 | Open |
| 2 | new | NG N. GalešićDinamo Zagreb · CRO · 516 in the world | DEF | 2,485 | 4 | 1 | 53.7 | Open |
| 3 | new | SD Sergi DomínguezDinamo Zagreb · CRO · 587 in the world | DEF | 3,277 | 1 | 4 | 52.7 | Open |
| 4 | new | DM D. MarešićHNK Hajduk Split · CRO · 836 in the world | DEF | 3,220 | 1 | 3 | 49.8 | Open |
| 5 | new | AO A. OrečHNK Rijeka · CRO · 911 in the world | DEF | 3,090 | 1 | 5 | 49.1 | Open |
| 6 | new | FM F. MaglicaNK Varazdin · CRO · 1,007 in the world | DEF | 2,113 | 0 | 3 | 48.2 | Open |
| 7 | new | OM Olof Matteo Perez VinlöfDinamo Zagreb · CRO · 1,244 in the world | DEF | 2,536 | 0 | 7 | 46.4 | Open |
| 8 | new | MČ M. ČabrajaNK Lokomotiva Zagreb · CRO · 1,615 in the world | DEF | 2,088 | 0 | 4 | 43.9 | Open |
| 9 | new | NT N. TepšićNK Varazdin · CRO · 1,673 in the world | DEF | 1,822 | 0 | 1 | 43.6 | Open |
| 10 | new | MM M. MladenovskiNK Varazdin · CRO · 1,691 in the world | DEF | 1,617 | 2 | 1 | 43.5 | Open |
| 11 | new | MV M. ValinčićDinamo Zagreb · CRO · 1,863 in the world | DEF | 2,019 | 1 | 2 | 42.7 | Open |
| 12 | new | BG B. GodaDinamo Zagreb · CRO · 2,052 in the world | DEF | 1,851 | 0 | 1 | 41.8 | Open |
| 13 | new | RR R. RaciHNK Hajduk Split · CRO · 2,168 in the world | DEF | 1,424 | 1 | 0 | 41.3 | Open |
| 14 | new | GS G. SikošekNK Varazdin · CRO · 2,419 in the world | DEF | 1,315 | 0 | 3 | 40.1 | Open |
| 15 | new | LŠ L. ŠkaričićNK Varazdin · CRO · 2,585 in the world | DEF | 1,448 | 2 | 0 | 39.5 | Open |
| 16 | new | AM A. MajstorovićHNK Rijeka · CRO · 2,731 in the world | DEF | 3,343 | 1 | 0 | 39.0 | Open |
| 17 | new | SM S. McKennaDinamo Zagreb · CRO · 3,101 in the world | DEF | 3,251 | 1 | 2 | 37.7 | Open |
| 18 | new | MA M. AcapandiéHNK Hajduk Split · CRO · 3,310 in the world | DEF | 1,246 | 1 | 0 | 37.0 | Open |
| 19 | new | MH M. HeisterNK Osijek · CRO · 3,360 in the world | DEF | 1,833 | 1 | 3 | 36.8 | Open |
| 20 | new | ŠH Š. HrgovićHNK Hajduk Split · CRO · 3,660 in the world | DEF | 2,825 | 1 | 3 | 35.9 | Open |
| 21 | new | MN M. NasraouiIstra 1961 · CRO · 3,801 in the world | DEF | 1,818 | 0 | 0 | 35.4 | Open |
| 22 | new | JL J. LasickasHNK Rijeka · CRO · 4,047 in the world | DEF | 2,187 | 1 | 1 | 34.7 | Open |
| 23 | new | AK Advan KadušićIstra 1961 · CRO · 4,072 in the world | DEF | 1,435 | 0 | 1 | 34.6 | Open |
| 24 | new | IK Ivano KolarikNK Osijek · CRO · 4,301 in the world | DEF | 1,095 | 0 | 0 | 34.0 | Open |
| 25 | new | TB T. BožićNK Slaven Belupo · CRO · 4,325 in the world | DEF | 1,877 | 1 | 0 | 33.9 | Open |
| 26 | new | MD M. DevetakHNK Rijeka · CRO · 4,842 in the world | DEF | 2,658 | 0 | 5 | 32.6 | Open |
| 27 | new | DK D. KovačićNK Slaven Belupo · CRO · 5,202 in the world | DEF | 2,928 | 1 | 2 | 31.8 | Open |
| 28 | new | AH A. HusicHNK Rijeka · CRO · 5,556 in the world | DEF | 1,831 | 0 | 0 | 31.0 | Open |
| 29 | new | FK F. KrušeljNK Slaven Belupo · CRO · 5,645 in the world | DEF | 2,663 | 2 | 3 | 30.7 | Open |
| 30 | new | JF J. FilipovićHNK Gorica · CRO · 5,733 in the world | DEF | 2,924 | 2 | 0 | 30.5 | Open |
| 31 | new | JM J. MersinajNK Slaven Belupo · CRO · 5,745 in the world | DEF | 1,258 | 2 | 0 | 30.4 | Open |
| 32 | new | TT T. TriantafyllouNK Lokomotiva Zagreb · CRO · 5,987 in the world | DEF | 1,415 | 1 | 1 | 29.9 | Open |
| 33 | new | LJ L. JelenićNK Osijek · CRO · 6,077 in the world | DEF | 2,373 | 1 | 0 | 29.7 | Open |
| 34 | new | AJ Antonio JakirNK Slaven Belupo · CRO · 6,231 in the world | DEF | 935 | 0 | 1 | 29.3 | Open |
| 35 | new | DK Denis KolingerNK Lokomotiva Zagreb · CRO · 6,277 in the world | DEF | 1,886 | 0 | 0 | 29.2 | Open |
| 36 | new | EH E. HasićNK Osijek · CRO · 6,482 in the world | DEF | 1,022 | 0 | 1 | 28.8 | Open |
| 37 | new | RP Roberto PunčecNK Varazdin · CRO · 6,543 in the world | DEF | 1,184 | 0 | 0 | 28.6 | Open |
| 38 | new | LH Luka HodakHNK Hajduk Split · CRO · 6,644 in the world | DEF | 957 | 0 | 0 | 28.5 | Open |
| 39 | new | SP S. PerićHNK Gorica · CRO · 6,942 in the world | DEF | 2,487 | 0 | 0 | 27.8 | Open |
| 40 | new | RK R. KumarIstra 1961 · CRO · 6,945 in the world | DEF | 2,454 | 0 | 0 | 27.8 | Open |
| 41 | new | DH D. HadžikadunićHNK Hajduk Split · CRO · 7,039 in the world | DEF | 2,069 | 0 | 2 | 27.6 | Open |
| 42 | new | SM Samuli MiettinenIstra 1961 · CRO · 7,326 in the world | DEF | 1,615 | 0 | 0 | 27.1 | Open |
| 43 | new | AB Antonio BoršićNK Varazdin · CRO · 7,356 in the world | DEF | 1,660 | 1 | 1 | 27.0 | Open |
| 44 | new | MT Mario TadićVukovar · CRO · 7,592 in the world | DEF | 1,054 | 1 | 0 | 26.5 | Open |
| 45 | new | AV A. Van HoorenbeeckHNK Hajduk Split · CRO · 7,746 in the world | DEF | 2,422 | 2 | 0 | 26.2 | Open |
| 46 | new | NŠ Niko ŠepićIstra 1961 · CRO · 8,187 in the world | DEF | 1,584 | 0 | 0 | 25.2 | Open |
| 47 | new | RH R. HrvatinIstra 1961 · CRO · 8,532 in the world | DEF | 1,121 | 0 | 1 | 24.5 | Open |
| 48 | new | FK F. KaračićNK Lokomotiva Zagreb · CRO · 8,836 in the world | DEF | 1,423 | 1 | 1 | 23.9 | Open |
| 49 | new | DS D. StevanovićHNK Gorica · CRO · 9,107 in the world | DEF | 1,452 | 0 | 0 | 23.3 | Open |
| 50 | new | LD Luka DajčerNK Lokomotiva Zagreb · CRO · 9,207 in the world | DEF | 1,020 | 0 | 0 | 23.1 | 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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