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 Ecuador
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 | LL L. LoorIndependiente del Valle · ECU · 2,521 in the world | DEF | 2,690 | 1 | 7 | 39.8 | Open |
| 2 | new | DA Daykol Alejandro Romero PadillaIndependiente del Valle · ECU · 4,864 in the world | DEF | 2,739 | 2 | 4 | 32.6 | Open |
| 3 | new | JV Juan ViacavaIndependiente del Valle · ECU · 5,003 in the world | DEF | 2,228 | 0 | 4 | 32.2 | Open |
| 4 | new | MC M. CarabajalIndependiente del Valle · ECU · 5,059 in the world | DEF | 3,127 | 1 | 1 | 32.1 | Open |
| 5 | new | JB J. BolañosMacara · ECU · 5,812 in the world | DEF | 2,272 | 0 | 1 | 30.3 | Open |
| 6 | new | DC Darwin Carlos Nazareno ArroyoUniversidad Catolica · ECU · 6,869 in the world | DEF | 1,346 | 1 | 1 | 28.0 | Open |
| 7 | new | JJ J. JiménezMacara · ECU · 6,989 in the world | DEF | 1,286 | 1 | 1 | 27.7 | Open |
| 8 | new | LE Leonel Enrique Quiñónez PadillaLDU de Quito · ECU · 7,206 in the world | DEF | 2,655 | 1 | 2 | 27.3 | Open |
| 9 | new | JQ José QuinteroLDU de Quito · ECU · 7,209 in the world | DEF | 1,590 | 1 | 4 | 27.3 | Open |
| 10 | new | LS L. SegoviaLDU de Quito · ECU · 7,536 in the world | DEF | 2,499 | 3 | 2 | 26.6 | Open |
| 11 | new | JM J. MohorMacara · ECU · 7,659 in the world | DEF | 1,756 | 2 | 1 | 26.3 | Open |
| 12 | new | IG I. GuerricoEmelec · ECU · 7,950 in the world | DEF | 2,345 | 2 | 1 | 25.7 | Open |
| 13 | new | AV Andy VelascoIndependiente del Valle · ECU · 8,175 in the world | DEF | 1,454 | 0 | 1 | 25.2 | Open |
| 14 | new | RS R. SchunkeIndependiente del Valle · ECU · 8,263 in the world | DEF | 1,595 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | Open |
| 15 | new | JC Jhon ChancellorUniversidad Catolica · ECU · 8,303 in the world | DEF | 2,939 | 4 | 3 | 25.0 | Open |
| 16 | new | JM J. MarrufoMacara · ECU · 8,511 in the world | DEF | 3,772 | 2 | 0 | 24.5 | Open |
| 17 | new | LC L. CangáUniversidad Catolica · ECU · 8,562 in the world | DEF | 3,556 | 1 | 1 | 24.4 | Open |
| 18 | new | CA Cristopher Adonis Angulo CaicedoMushuc Runa SC · ECU · 8,746 in the world | DEF | 2,273 | 4 | 1 | 24.0 | Open |
| 19 | new | RA Ricardo AdeLDU de Quito · ECU · 9,020 in the world | DEF | 3,190 | 1 | 1 | 23.5 | Open |
| 20 | new | AL A. LeguizamónEmelec · ECU · 9,605 in the world | DEF | 2,075 | 2 | 1 | 22.2 | Open |
| 21 | new | JM J. MinaUniversidad Catolica · ECU · 9,922 in the world | DEF | 1,132 | 0 | 4 | 21.6 | Open |
| 22 | new | RQ R. QuiñónezAucas · ECU · 9,966 in the world | DEF | 2,543 | 5 | 1 | 21.5 | Open |
| 23 | new | OQ O. QuiñónezLibertad · ECU · 10,061 in the world | DEF | 1,918 | 2 | 0 | 21.3 | Open |
| 24 | new | SM S. MoralesAucas · ECU · 10,105 in the world | DEF | 2,226 | 2 | 2 | 21.2 | Open |
| 25 | new | AL Alan LorenzoOrense SC · ECU · 10,304 in the world | DEF | 1,718 | 1 | 0 | 20.8 | Open |
| 26 | new | CA C. ArboledaDeportivo Cuenca · ECU · 10,317 in the world | DEF | 2,621 | 1 | 3 | 20.8 | Open |
| 27 | new | JC J. CueroLDU de Quito · ECU · 10,412 in the world | DEF | 984 | 0 | 0 | 20.6 | Open |
| 28 | new | RC R. CaicedoGuayaquil City FC · ECU · 10,424 in the world | DEF | 2,816 | 3 | 1 | 20.5 | Open |
| 29 | new | LE Leonar EspinozaMacara · ECU · 10,454 in the world | DEF | 1,108 | 0 | 0 | 20.4 | Open |
| 30 | new | YR Y. RodríguezGuayaquil City FC · ECU · 10,506 in the world | DEF | 2,909 | 1 | 0 | 20.4 | Open |
| 31 | new | GC G. CortézIndependiente del Valle · ECU · 10,584 in the world | DEF | 1,440 | 0 | 2 | 20.2 | Open |
| 32 | new | BV B. ViñánOrense SC · ECU · 10,644 in the world | DEF | 987 | 3 | 1 | 20.1 | Open |
| 33 | new | SE S. EtchebarneMacara · ECU · 10,821 in the world | DEF | 2,918 | 2 | 0 | 19.7 | Open |
| 34 | new | LA L. AyalaMacara · ECU · 10,859 in the world | DEF | 3,021 | 0 | 3 | 19.6 | Open |
| 35 | new | EV E. ValenciaUniversidad Catolica · ECU · 10,998 in the world | DEF | 2,000 | 1 | 2 | 19.3 | Open |
| 36 | new | RA Ronny Alfonso Biojo PreciadoMushuc Runa SC · ECU · 11,120 in the world | DEF | 2,468 | 3 | 1 | 19.0 | Open |
| 37 | new | JB J. BáezBarcelona SC · ECU · 11,242 in the world | DEF | 3,491 | 1 | 0 | 18.8 | Open |
| 38 | new | BC B. CarabalíBarcelona SC · ECU · 11,285 in the world | DEF | 2,978 | 1 | 4 | 18.7 | Open |
| 39 | new | RA Richard Alexander Mina CaicedoLDU de Quito · ECU · 11,287 in the world | DEF | 1,699 | 1 | 0 | 18.7 | Open |
| 40 | new | AR A. RangelBarcelona SC · ECU · 11,298 in the world | DEF | 2,256 | 0 | 0 | 18.6 | Open |
| 41 | new | YH Yeltzin Hernán Erique VilliguaDeportivo Cuenca · ECU · 11,394 in the world | DEF | 2,119 | 0 | 0 | 18.5 | Open |
| 42 | new | ÓQ Óscar QuiñónezOrense SC · ECU · 11,456 in the world | DEF | 1,737 | 1 | 1 | 18.3 | Open |
| 43 | new | GA G. AnangonóUniversidad Catolica · ECU · 11,761 in the world | DEF | 2,099 | 0 | 0 | 17.7 | Open |
| 44 | new | JC J. CusmeMushuc Runa SC · ECU · 11,776 in the world | DEF | 1,072 | 0 | 0 | 17.7 | Open |
| 45 | new | EP E. PattaLibertad · ECU · 11,831 in the world | DEF | 3,335 | 2 | 5 | 17.5 | Open |
| 46 | new | LG L. GustavinoAucas · ECU · 11,856 in the world | DEF | 3,042 | 1 | 0 | 17.4 | Open |
| 47 | new | PB P. BoolsenDeportivo Cuenca · ECU · 11,952 in the world | DEF | 2,848 | 1 | 1 | 17.2 | Open |
| 48 | new | MM M. MedrandaMacara · ECU · 11,979 in the world | DEF | 1,049 | 0 | 0 | 17.2 | Open |
| 49 | new | LC Luis CastilloDelfin SC · ECU · 12,041 in the world | DEF | 1,832 | 1 | 1 | 17.0 | Open |
| 50 | new | SP S. PortocarreroLeones del Norte · ECU · 12,055 in the world | DEF | 1,532 | 1 | 2 | 17.0 | 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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