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 Denmark
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 | BM B. MelingFC Copenhagen · DEN · 144 in the world | DEF | 1,414 | 5 | 3 | 62.6 | Open |
| 2 | new | ML M. LópezFC Copenhagen · DEN · 258 in the world | DEF | 3,170 | 1 | 7 | 59.1 | Open |
| 3 | new | MJ M. JensenFC Midtjylland · DEN · 424 in the world | DEF | 2,116 | 4 | 0 | 55.1 | Open |
| 4 | new | RK R. KristensenFC Midtjylland · DEN · 426 in the world | DEF | 2,826 | 3 | 2 | 55.1 | Open |
| 5 | new | LB L. BinksBrondby · DEN · 538 in the world | DEF | 2,555 | 2 | 3 | 53.3 | Open |
| 6 | new | MB M. BechFC Midtjylland · DEN · 544 in the world | DEF | 3,320 | 2 | 1 | 53.3 | Open |
| 7 | new | HD Henrik DalsgaardAarhus · DEN · 566 in the world | DEF | 1,599 | 2 | 1 | 53.0 | Open |
| 8 | new | JB J. Berthel AskouOdense · DEN · 662 in the world | DEF | 2,285 | 1 | 0 | 51.6 | Open |
| 9 | new | ME Martin ErlićFC Midtjylland · DEN · 756 in the world | DEF | 2,008 | 6 | 0 | 50.5 | Open |
| 10 | new | PA Peter AnkersenFC Nordsjaelland · DEN · 809 in the world | DEF | 2,473 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | Open |
| 11 | new | AS A. SørensenFC Copenhagen · DEN · 834 in the world | DEF | 2,425 | 1 | 1 | 49.8 | Open |
| 12 | new | FB F. BeijmoFC Copenhagen · DEN · 889 in the world | DEF | 3,438 | 1 | 2 | 49.3 | Open |
| 13 | new | JV Jordi VanlerbergheBrondby · DEN · 1,020 in the world | DEF | 1,064 | 1 | 0 | 48.1 | Open |
| 14 | new | OB O. BundgaardViborg · DEN · 1,042 in the world | DEF | 1,147 | 0 | 2 | 47.9 | Open |
| 15 | new | OD O. DiaoFC Midtjylland · DEN · 1,072 in the world | DEF | 2,213 | 1 | 2 | 47.8 | Open |
| 16 | new | DH D. HøeghRanders FC · DEN · 1,074 in the world | DEF | 2,586 | 2 | 0 | 47.7 | Open |
| 17 | new | JS Junnosuke SuzukiFC Copenhagen · DEN · 1,092 in the world | DEF | 3,146 | 2 | 2 | 47.6 | Open |
| 18 | new | LK L. KirkegaardViborg · DEN · 1,120 in the world | DEF | 2,249 | 2 | 0 | 47.3 | Open |
| 19 | new | EK E. KahlAarhus · DEN · 1,127 in the world | DEF | 2,692 | 0 | 2 | 47.3 | Open |
| 20 | new | DG D. GrétarssonAarhus · DEN · 1,177 in the world | DEF | 2,048 | 1 | 1 | 46.8 | Open |
| 21 | new | OV O. VilladsenBrondby · DEN · 1,204 in the world | DEF | 2,267 | 0 | 1 | 46.7 | Open |
| 22 | new | MM M. McCoyOdense · DEN · 1,294 in the world | DEF | 2,258 | 2 | 2 | 45.9 | Open |
| 23 | new | TS T. SalquistFC Nordsjaelland · DEN · 1,454 in the world | DEF | 2,836 | 0 | 1 | 44.8 | Open |
| 24 | new | SH S. HansenRanders FC · DEN · 1,576 in the world | DEF | 1,748 | 0 | 2 | 44.1 | Open |
| 25 | new | MD M. DivkovićBrondby · DEN · 2,035 in the world | DEF | 1,945 | 2 | 2 | 41.9 | Open |
| 26 | new | MS M. SoulasSonderjyske · DEN · 2,057 in the world | DEF | 2,624 | 0 | 1 | 41.8 | Open |
| 27 | new | Z ZankaFC Copenhagen · DEN · 2,200 in the world | DEF | 1,108 | 0 | 1 | 41.1 | Open |
| 28 | new | AM A. MunksgaardSonderjyske · DEN · 2,351 in the world | DEF | 2,126 | 1 | 3 | 40.4 | Open |
| 29 | new | MK Mats KöhlertBrondby · DEN · 2,367 in the world | DEF | 1,362 | 0 | 2 | 40.3 | Open |
| 30 | new | AM A. MadsenSilkeborg · DEN · 2,638 in the world | DEF | 1,220 | 1 | 0 | 39.3 | Open |
| 31 | new | NM Noah MarkmannFC Nordsjaelland · DEN · 2,699 in the world | DEF | 1,793 | 0 | 1 | 39.1 | Open |
| 32 | new | WD Wessel DammersRanders FC · DEN · 2,729 in the world | DEF | 2,115 | 1 | 1 | 39.0 | Open |
| 33 | new | ŽZ Ž. ZaletelViborg · DEN · 2,837 in the world | DEF | 960 | 0 | 1 | 38.6 | Open |
| 34 | new | HB Hjalte BidstrupViborg · DEN · 3,270 in the world | DEF | 1,292 | 1 | 0 | 37.1 | Open |
| 35 | new | AS A. SaineAC Horsens · DEN · 3,292 in the world | DEF | 1,085 | 2 | 1 | 37.0 | Open |
| 36 | new | LN Lasse NielsenVejle · DEN · 3,370 in the world | DEF | 1,322 | 0 | 1 | 36.8 | Open |
| 37 | new | DA D. AnyembeViborg · DEN · 3,451 in the world | DEF | 1,865 | 1 | 0 | 36.6 | Open |
| 38 | new | VP V. PálssonAC Horsens · DEN · 3,513 in the world | DEF | 1,076 | 0 | 2 | 36.3 | Open |
| 39 | new | SW Simon WæverSonderjyske · DEN · 3,556 in the world | DEF | 1,255 | 0 | 0 | 36.2 | Open |
| 40 | new | FR Frederik RieperFC Fredericia · DEN · 3,687 in the world | DEF | 1,710 | 0 | 0 | 35.8 | Open |
| 41 | new | PG Pedro GanchasSilkeborg · DEN · 3,775 in the world | DEF | 1,693 | 1 | 0 | 35.5 | Open |
| 42 | new | AS A. SørensenOdense · DEN · 3,899 in the world | DEF | 989 | 0 | 1 | 35.1 | Open |
| 43 | new | VN Victor NelssonFC Nordsjaelland · DEN · 3,939 in the world | DEF | 2,978 | 0 | 0 | 35.0 | Open |
| 44 | new | SA S. AcquahFC Nordsjaelland · DEN · 4,268 in the world | DEF | 1,070 | 0 | 0 | 34.1 | Open |
| 45 | new | MF M. FischerLyngby · DEN · 4,551 in the world | DEF | 1,360 | 0 | 0 | 33.4 | Open |
| 46 | new | CS Christian SørensenVejle · DEN · 4,557 in the world | DEF | 1,150 | 0 | 2 | 33.3 | Open |
| 47 | new | JG J. GomezOdense · DEN · 4,744 in the world | DEF | 946 | 0 | 0 | 32.9 | Open |
| 48 | new | OB O. BuurLyngby · DEN · 4,846 in the world | DEF | 956 | 0 | 3 | 32.6 | Open |
| 49 | new | AM A. MarkgráfFC Copenhagen · DEN · 4,881 in the world | DEF | 2,476 | 1 | 1 | 32.5 | Open |
| 50 | new | UY U. Yttergård JenssenOdense · DEN · 4,975 in the world | DEF | 1,240 | 0 | 0 | 32.3 | 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.
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