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 France
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 | NM Nuno MendesParis Saint Germain · FRA · 40 in the world | DEF | 2,715 | 3 | 4 | 72.4 | Open |
| 2 | new | V VandersonMonaco · FRA · 296 in the world | DEF | 1,799 | 0 | 1 | 58.0 | Open |
| 3 | new | FN Flávio NazinhoMonaco · FRA · 321 in the world | DEF | 2,668 | 4 | 7 | 57.3 | Open |
| 4 | new | M MarquinhosParis Saint Germain · FRA · 325 in the world | DEF | 2,898 | 4 | 0 | 57.1 | Open |
| 5 | new | ZA Z. AthekameLyon · FRA · 382 in the world | DEF | 1,517 | 3 | 5 | 55.7 | Open |
| 6 | new | IG I. GaniouLens · FRA · 465 in the world | DEF | 3,177 | 4 | 0 | 54.5 | Open |
| 7 | new | JM J. MitchellStrasbourg · FRA · 470 in the world | DEF | 2,288 | 2 | 2 | 54.4 | Open |
| 8 | new | WZ W. Zaïre-EmeryParis Saint Germain · FRA · 512 in the world | DEF | 4,058 | 3 | 6 | 53.7 | Open |
| 9 | new | AH A. HakimiParis Saint Germain · FRA · 535 in the world | DEF | 2,583 | 1 | 6 | 53.5 | Open |
| 10 | new | QM Q. MerlinRennes · FRA · 540 in the world | DEF | 2,269 | 3 | 4 | 53.3 | Open |
| 11 | new | MN Maik NawrockiLens · FRA · 542 in the world | DEF | 1,500 | 3 | 3 | 53.3 | Open |
| 12 | new | B BeraldoParis Saint Germain · FRA · 585 in the world | DEF | 1,605 | 2 | 1 | 52.7 | Open |
| 13 | new | WP W. PachoParis Saint Germain · FRA · 621 in the world | DEF | 3,981 | 1 | 1 | 52.2 | Open |
| 14 | new | LH L. HernándezParis Saint Germain · FRA · 739 in the world | DEF | 1,977 | 1 | 3 | 50.7 | Open |
| 15 | new | AR Alexsandro RibeiroLille · FRA · 748 in the world | DEF | 1,220 | 1 | 1 | 50.6 | Open |
| 16 | new | E EmersonMarseille · FRA · 803 in the world | DEF | 2,907 | 0 | 6 | 50.0 | Open |
| 17 | new | SK S. KuzmićLorient · FRA · 898 in the world | DEF | 1,978 | 4 | 0 | 49.2 | Open |
| 18 | new | BO Bryan OkohAuxerre · FRA · 954 in the world | DEF | 1,658 | 3 | 0 | 48.7 | Open |
| 19 | new | AA A. Ait BoudlalRennes · FRA · 984 in the world | DEF | 1,936 | 2 | 1 | 48.4 | Open |
| 20 | new | MN M. NiakhatéLyon · FRA · 1,014 in the world | DEF | 3,488 | 1 | 1 | 48.2 | Open |
| 21 | new | LD L. DigneParis Saint Germain · FRA · 1,069 in the world | DEF | 2,339 | 0 | 5 | 47.8 | Open |
| 22 | new | SB S. BaidooLens · FRA · 1,104 in the world | DEF | 1,661 | 1 | 2 | 47.5 | Open |
| 23 | new | IZ I. ZabarnyiParis Saint Germain · FRA · 1,269 in the world | DEF | 2,467 | 1 | 0 | 46.1 | Open |
| 24 | new | MN M. NagidaRennes · FRA · 1,288 in the world | DEF | 1,389 | 1 | 1 | 46.0 | Open |
| 25 | new | TW T. WeahMarseille · FRA · 1,308 in the world | DEF | 3,046 | 3 | 5 | 45.8 | Open |
| 26 | new | TS Tiago SantosLille · FRA · 1,438 in the world | DEF | 1,722 | 2 | 0 | 44.9 | Open |
| 27 | new | AC A. CamaraParis FC · FRA · 1,531 in the world | DEF | 2,467 | 1 | 0 | 44.4 | Open |
| 28 | new | MT M. TalbiLorient · FRA · 1,559 in the world | DEF | 2,700 | 0 | 1 | 44.2 | Open |
| 29 | new | O OsoStrasbourg · FRA · 1,591 in the world | DEF | 2,201 | 3 | 4 | 44.0 | Open |
| 30 | new | A AbnerLyon · FRA · 1,626 in the world | DEF | 3,235 | 5 | 3 | 43.8 | Open |
| 31 | new | SS Sadibou SanéMonaco · FRA · 1,684 in the world | DEF | 2,626 | 1 | 1 | 43.6 | Open |
| 32 | new | GL G. LlorisStade Brestois 29 · FRA · 1,764 in the world | DEF | 2,302 | 1 | 1 | 43.1 | Open |
| 33 | new | BC Brendan ChardonnetStade Brestois 29 · FRA · 1,796 in the world | DEF | 2,002 | 1 | 3 | 42.9 | Open |
| 34 | new | NN N. NgoyLille · FRA · 1,829 in the world | DEF | 3,315 | 3 | 1 | 42.8 | Open |
| 35 | new | O OtávioParis FC · FRA · 1,894 in the world | DEF | 1,717 | 1 | 0 | 42.5 | Open |
| 36 | new | CC C. CresswellRennes · FRA · 1,937 in the world | DEF | 2,868 | 2 | 3 | 42.4 | Open |
| 37 | new | RP R. PerraudLille · FRA · 2,102 in the world | DEF | 3,147 | 1 | 3 | 41.6 | Open |
| 38 | new | DG D. GomisGuingamp · FRA · 2,138 in the world | DEF | 1,925 | 3 | 2 | 41.4 | Open |
| 39 | new | UG U. GarciaMarseille · FRA · 2,191 in the world | DEF | 1,224 | 1 | 2 | 41.2 | Open |
| 40 | new | CM Clinton MataLyon · FRA · 2,305 in the world | DEF | 3,258 | 0 | 1 | 40.6 | Open |
| 41 | new | YL Y. LarouciLe Mans · FRA · 2,361 in the world | DEF | 1,654 | 3 | 3 | 40.4 | Open |
| 42 | new | TS T. Sainte-LuceMontpellier · FRA · 2,462 in the world | DEF | 2,317 | 2 | 1 | 40.0 | Open |
| 43 | new | MM M. MbowParis FC · FRA · 2,480 in the world | DEF | 2,541 | 0 | 1 | 39.9 | Open |
| 44 | new | SD Sinaly DiomandéAuxerre · FRA · 2,482 in the world | DEF | 2,314 | 2 | 2 | 39.9 | Open |
| 45 | new | ED E. DierMonaco · FRA · 2,497 in the world | DEF | 957 | 1 | 1 | 39.8 | Open |
| 46 | new | LR L. Rao-LisoaAngers · FRA · 2,501 in the world | DEF | 1,959 | 3 | 3 | 39.8 | Open |
| 47 | new | MM M. McKenzieToulouse · FRA · 2,610 in the world | DEF | 2,739 | 0 | 2 | 39.4 | Open |
| 48 | new | CA C. ArcusAngers · FRA · 2,624 in the world | DEF | 1,795 | 1 | 3 | 39.4 | Open |
| 49 | new | RK R. KluivertLyon · FRA · 2,659 in the world | DEF | 1,857 | 1 | 1 | 39.2 | Open |
| 50 | new | AR A. RouaultRennes · FRA · 2,661 in the world | DEF | 1,904 | 0 | 1 | 39.2 | 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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