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 midfielders 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 | MO M. OliseBayern München · GER · 2 in the world | MID | 3,903 | 28 | 27 | 99.7 | Open |
| 2 | new | JK J. KimmichBayern München · GER · 13 in the world | MID | 3,839 | 1 | 14 | 82.5 | Open |
| 3 | new | LD L. DíazBayern München · GER · 14 in the world | MID | 3,778 | 24 | 16 | 82.1 | Open |
| 4 | new | AG Aleix GarcíaBayer Leverkusen · GER · 41 in the world | MID | 4,221 | 4 | 12 | 72.3 | Open |
| 5 | new | JV J. VeermanBorussia Dortmund · GER · 43 in the world | MID | 3,066 | 4 | 13 | 71.6 | Open |
| 6 | new | SG S. GnabryBayern München · GER · 71 in the world | MID | 1,653 | 8 | 7 | 67.6 | Open |
| 7 | new | AP A. PavlovićBayern München · GER · 76 in the world | MID | 3,166 | 5 | 3 | 67.0 | Open |
| 8 | new | IM I. MazaBayer Leverkusen · GER · 82 in the world | MID | 3,339 | 8 | 9 | 66.6 | Open |
| 9 | new | IS I. SaibariBayern München · GER · 85 in the world | MID | 2,401 | 14 | 11 | 66.2 | Open |
| 10 | new | NA N. AmiriFSV Mainz 05 · GER · 112 in the world | MID | 2,524 | 12 | 4 | 64.4 | Open |
| 11 | new | CF C. FührichVfB Stuttgart · GER · 129 in the world | MID | 2,967 | 8 | 8 | 63.4 | Open |
| 12 | new | BG B. GrudaRB Leipzig · GER · 130 in the world | MID | 1,968 | 6 | 6 | 63.4 | Open |
| 13 | new | FR F. ReeseVfL Wolfsburg · GER · 146 in the world | MID | 2,937 | 14 | 14 | 62.5 | Open |
| 14 | new | VG V. GrifoSC Freiburg · GER · 175 in the world | MID | 2,783 | 11 | 10 | 61.5 | Open |
| 15 | new | AS A. StillerVfB Stuttgart · GER · 195 in the world | MID | 4,167 | 1 | 8 | 60.9 | Open |
| 16 | new | JR J. RyersonBorussia Dortmund · GER · 222 in the world | MID | 3,229 | 0 | 17 | 60.0 | Open |
| 17 | new | JB J. BrekaloHertha BSC · GER · 253 in the world | MID | 1,892 | 8 | 7 | 59.1 | Open |
| 18 | new | BE B. El KhannoussVfB Stuttgart · GER · 254 in the world | MID | 2,616 | 7 | 6 | 59.1 | Open |
| 19 | new | JM Jamal MusialaBayern München · GER · 256 in the world | MID | 1,394 | 7 | 7 | 59.1 | Open |
| 20 | new | LK L. KarlBayern München · GER · 303 in the world | MID | 2,083 | 8 | 8 | 57.9 | Open |
| 21 | new | JL J. LewelingVfB Stuttgart · GER · 306 in the world | MID | 3,207 | 11 | 9 | 57.8 | Open |
| 22 | new | BT B. TazVfL Bochum · GER · 308 in the world | MID | 2,323 | 9 | 10 | 57.7 | Open |
| 23 | new | AM Afonso MoreiraBayer Leverkusen · GER · 393 in the world | MID | 2,926 | 5 | 13 | 55.5 | Open |
| 24 | new | CB C. BaumgartnerRB Leipzig · GER · 405 in the world | MID | 2,420 | 13 | 8 | 55.4 | Open |
| 25 | new | YS Y. SuzukiSC Freiburg · GER · 458 in the world | MID | 3,524 | 12 | 5 | 54.6 | Open |
| 26 | new | MW M. WanitzekKarlsruher SC · GER · 467 in the world | MID | 3,060 | 14 | 9 | 54.4 | Open |
| 27 | new | KK K. KaretsasBorussia Dortmund · GER · 509 in the world | MID | 2,561 | 2 | 14 | 53.8 | Open |
| 28 | new | LP L. PetkovSV Elversberg · GER · 517 in the world | MID | 2,834 | 15 | 6 | 53.7 | Open |
| 29 | new | FR F. RiederFC Augsburg · GER · 533 in the world | MID | 2,642 | 6 | 5 | 53.5 | Open |
| 30 | new | WB W. Burger1899 Hoffenheim · GER · 548 in the world | MID | 2,732 | 5 | 4 | 53.2 | Open |
| 31 | new | JH J. HofmannBayer Leverkusen · GER · 601 in the world | MID | 1,319 | 6 | 1 | 52.5 | Open |
| 32 | new | GK Giannis KonstanteliasBorussia Dortmund · GER · 608 in the world | MID | 1,511 | 7 | 2 | 52.4 | Open |
| 33 | new | TC T. CiğerciEnergie Cottbus · GER · 628 in the world | MID | 2,441 | 9 | 8 | 52.2 | Open |
| 34 | new | LC L. CurdaSC Paderborn 07 · GER · 652 in the world | MID | 2,959 | 7 | 6 | 51.8 | Open |
| 35 | new | MT M. TillmanBayer Leverkusen · GER · 659 in the world | MID | 2,430 | 7 | 2 | 51.7 | Open |
| 36 | new | AP A. Prass1899 Hoffenheim · GER · 666 in the world | MID | 1,531 | 5 | 3 | 51.6 | Open |
| 37 | new | MC M. Costly1. FC Heidenheim · GER · 691 in the world | MID | 2,468 | 12 | 7 | 51.2 | Open |
| 38 | new | CU C. UzunEintracht Frankfurt · GER · 701 in the world | MID | 1,205 | 6 | 1 | 51.1 | Open |
| 39 | new | DS D. ScherhantSC Freiburg · GER · 707 in the world | MID | 2,255 | 8 | 6 | 51.1 | Open |
| 40 | new | FH Fraser HornbyVfL Wolfsburg · GER · 755 in the world | MID | 1,350 | 11 | 5 | 50.5 | Open |
| 41 | new | CE Christian EriksenVfL Wolfsburg · GER · 766 in the world | MID | 2,389 | 3 | 8 | 50.4 | Open |
| 42 | new | KI K. ImeriUnion Berlin · GER · 781 in the world | MID | 1,563 | 5 | 10 | 50.3 | Open |
| 43 | new | AG A. GrønbækHamburger SV · GER · 790 in the world | MID | 1,043 | 3 | 4 | 50.2 | Open |
| 44 | new | JB J. BesteSC Freiburg · GER · 890 in the world | MID | 3,310 | 3 | 6 | 49.3 | Open |
| 45 | new | FN F. NmechaBorussia Dortmund · GER · 953 in the world | MID | 3,157 | 3 | 2 | 48.7 | Open |
| 46 | new | AA A. AouchicheFC Schalke 04 · GER · 958 in the world | MID | 2,855 | 6 | 2 | 48.7 | Open |
| 47 | new | PW Patrick Wimmer1899 Hoffenheim · GER · 997 in the world | MID | 1,557 | 6 | 3 | 48.3 | Open |
| 48 | new | MM M. MuheimHamburger SV · GER · 1,017 in the world | MID | 2,129 | 2 | 5 | 48.1 | Open |
| 49 | new | LV Lucas VázquezBayer Leverkusen · GER · 1,071 in the world | MID | 1,095 | 3 | 2 | 47.8 | Open |
| 50 | new | NN Nikolas NarteyVfB Stuttgart · GER · 1,096 in the world | MID | 1,350 | 4 | 4 | 47.5 | 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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