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 Germany
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 | MM M. MittelstädtVfB Stuttgart · GER · 15 in the world | DEF | 3,599 | 7 | 5 | 80.6 | Open |
| 2 | new | NS N. SchlotterbeckBorussia Dortmund · GER · 21 in the world | DEF | 3,227 | 6 | 1 | 76.9 | Open |
| 3 | new | DU D. UpamecanoBayern München · GER · 24 in the world | DEF | 3,265 | 4 | 3 | 74.8 | Open |
| 4 | new | AD A. DaviesBayern München · GER · 46 in the world | DEF | 1,527 | 4 | 8 | 71.3 | Open |
| 5 | new | DR D. RaumRB Leipzig · GER · 55 in the world | DEF | 2,963 | 2 | 7 | 69.5 | Open |
| 6 | new | RB R. BensebaïniBorussia Dortmund · GER · 62 in the world | DEF | 1,729 | 5 | 2 | 68.2 | Open |
| 7 | new | TB T. BischofBayern München · GER · 73 in the world | DEF | 2,021 | 4 | 4 | 67.4 | Open |
| 8 | new | MG M. GinterSC Freiburg · GER · 138 in the world | DEF | 4,774 | 7 | 10 | 62.9 | Open |
| 9 | new | WA W. AntonBorussia Dortmund · GER · 157 in the world | DEF | 3,865 | 2 | 1 | 62.2 | Open |
| 10 | new | WO W. OrbánRB Leipzig · GER · 161 in the world | DEF | 3,510 | 4 | 1 | 62.0 | Open |
| 11 | new | JC J. ChabotVfB Stuttgart · GER · 164 in the world | DEF | 3,743 | 1 | 0 | 61.9 | Open |
| 12 | new | KL K. LaimerBayern München · GER · 172 in the world | DEF | 3,039 | 2 | 9 | 61.6 | Open |
| 13 | new | ET E. TapsobaBayer Leverkusen · GER · 221 in the world | DEF | 3,793 | 5 | 4 | 60.1 | Open |
| 14 | new | JT J. TahBayern München · GER · 235 in the world | DEF | 3,647 | 2 | 1 | 59.6 | Open |
| 15 | new | LB L. BadéBayer Leverkusen · GER · 241 in the world | DEF | 2,055 | 0 | 0 | 59.4 | Open |
| 16 | new | JS J. StanišićBayern München · GER · 247 in the world | DEF | 3,451 | 3 | 5 | 59.2 | Open |
| 17 | new | NB N. BrownBayern München · GER · 271 in the world | DEF | 3,187 | 6 | 6 | 58.7 | Open |
| 18 | new | VC V. Coufal1899 Hoffenheim · GER · 288 in the world | DEF | 3,321 | 0 | 9 | 58.2 | Open |
| 19 | new | MH M. Heule1. FC Heidenheim · GER · 333 in the world | DEF | 2,482 | 2 | 6 | 56.9 | Open |
| 20 | new | KM Kim Min-JaeBayern München · GER · 384 in the world | DEF | 2,254 | 1 | 0 | 55.7 | Open |
| 21 | new | ZE Z. El OuahdiHamburger SV · GER · 419 in the world | DEF | 3,667 | 8 | 5 | 55.1 | Open |
| 22 | new | RB R. BakuRB Leipzig · GER · 441 in the world | DEF | 2,601 | 5 | 2 | 54.9 | Open |
| 23 | new | RA R. AndrichBayer Leverkusen · GER · 489 in the world | DEF | 3,452 | 4 | 1 | 54.1 | Open |
| 24 | new | AH Albian Hajdari1899 Hoffenheim · GER · 518 in the world | DEF | 2,436 | 1 | 2 | 53.7 | Open |
| 25 | new | SP S. PoschFSV Mainz 05 · GER · 547 in the world | DEF | 2,671 | 3 | 0 | 53.2 | Open |
| 26 | new | LQ L. QuerfeldUnion Berlin · GER · 598 in the world | DEF | 2,709 | 7 | 1 | 52.6 | Open |
| 27 | new | MG Miguel GutiérrezBayer Leverkusen · GER · 612 in the world | DEF | 2,506 | 2 | 4 | 52.3 | Open |
| 28 | new | HK H. KuruçayFC Schalke 04 · GER · 623 in the world | DEF | 2,658 | 2 | 0 | 52.2 | Open |
| 29 | new | NC N. CapaldoHamburger SV · GER · 704 in the world | DEF | 2,143 | 2 | 2 | 51.1 | Open |
| 30 | new | LK L. KüblerSC Freiburg · GER · 710 in the world | DEF | 2,052 | 4 | 2 | 51.0 | Open |
| 31 | new | PL P. LienhartSC Freiburg · GER · 741 in the world | DEF | 2,334 | 2 | 1 | 50.6 | Open |
| 32 | new | DD D. da CostaFSV Mainz 05 · GER · 745 in the world | DEF | 3,097 | 3 | 4 | 50.6 | Open |
| 33 | new | RK R. KochEintracht Frankfurt · GER · 760 in the world | DEF | 3,240 | 2 | 2 | 50.5 | Open |
| 34 | new | JE J. EitschbergerHertha BSC · GER · 791 in the world | DEF | 1,574 | 3 | 1 | 50.2 | Open |
| 35 | new | DK Dominik KohrFSV Mainz 05 · GER · 794 in the world | DEF | 2,776 | 1 | 1 | 50.2 | Open |
| 36 | new | OD O. DemanWerder Bremen · GER · 814 in the world | DEF | 1,930 | 1 | 3 | 49.9 | Open |
| 37 | new | OK O. Kabak1899 Hoffenheim · GER · 822 in the world | DEF | 2,638 | 5 | 0 | 49.9 | Open |
| 38 | new | MM Marcus MathisenFC St. Pauli · GER · 866 in the world | DEF | 2,502 | 2 | 1 | 49.5 | Open |
| 39 | new | MR M. Rots1899 Hoffenheim · GER · 917 in the world | DEF | 3,096 | 4 | 3 | 49.1 | Open |
| 40 | new | LB L. BrummeRot-Weiß Essen · GER · 973 in the world | DEF | 1,601 | 4 | 4 | 48.6 | Open |
| 41 | new | CB C. BrackelmannFC Augsburg · GER · 998 in the world | DEF | 2,022 | 3 | 2 | 48.3 | Open |
| 42 | new | PS P. SanderBorussia Mönchengladbach · GER · 1,081 in the world | DEF | 2,700 | 2 | 1 | 47.7 | Open |
| 43 | new | MR M. RohrSV Elversberg · GER · 1,101 in the world | DEF | 2,364 | 3 | 1 | 47.5 | Open |
| 44 | new | MH M. HansenSC Paderborn 07 · GER · 1,139 in the world | DEF | 2,061 | 0 | 2 | 47.2 | Open |
| 45 | new | AC A. Castro-Montes1. FC Köln · GER · 1,152 in the world | DEF | 1,130 | 1 | 3 | 47.1 | Open |
| 46 | new | JQ J. QuansahBayer Leverkusen · GER · 1,154 in the world | DEF | 3,514 | 5 | 1 | 47.0 | Open |
| 47 | new | AN A. Nollenberger1. FC Magdeburg · GER · 1,167 in the world | DEF | 2,730 | 6 | 5 | 47.0 | Open |
| 48 | new | CL C. LukebaRB Leipzig · GER · 1,219 in the world | DEF | 2,429 | 0 | 0 | 46.5 | Open |
| 49 | new | MW M. WittekVfL Bochum · GER · 1,254 in the world | DEF | 2,644 | 0 | 7 | 46.3 | Open |
| 50 | new | NB Noahkai BanksFC Augsburg · GER · 1,298 in the world | DEF | 1,885 | 0 | 1 | 45.9 | 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
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