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 India
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 | AA Anwar AliEast Bengal II · IND · 3,529 in the world | DEF | 1,226 | 3 | 1 | 36.3 | Open |
| 2 | new | AR Alberto RodríguezATK Mohun Bagan · IND · 6,210 in the world | DEF | 997 | 1 | 0 | 29.4 | Open |
| 3 | new | MK Menno KochBengaluru · IND · 6,259 in the world | DEF | 1,030 | 1 | 0 | 29.3 | Open |
| 4 | new | DŽ Diego ŽivulićEast Bengal II · IND · 6,919 in the world | DEF | 2,159 | 0 | 0 | 27.9 | Open |
| 5 | new | PM Pol MorenoGoa · IND · 8,916 in the world | DEF | 1,350 | 2 | 0 | 23.7 | Open |
| 6 | new | TA Tekcham Abhishek SinghATK Mohun Bagan · IND · 9,619 in the world | DEF | 1,258 | 0 | 1 | 22.2 | Open |
| 7 | new | AM Akash MishraMumbai City · IND · 9,647 in the world | DEF | 1,310 | 0 | 1 | 22.1 | Open |
| 8 | new | NB Nikhil BarlaNorthEast United · IND · 9,899 in the world | DEF | 1,308 | 0 | 2 | 21.7 | Open |
| 9 | new | SE Stephen EzeOdisha · IND · 10,512 in the world | DEF | 1,069 | 2 | 0 | 20.3 | Open |
| 10 | new | KL Khaiminthang LhungdimMinerva Punjab · IND · 11,169 in the world | DEF | 1,235 | 0 | 1 | 18.9 | Open |
| 11 | new | MM Manoj MohammedSC Delhi · IND · 11,637 in the world | DEF | 990 | 1 | 0 | 17.9 | Open |
| 12 | new | AS Aakash SangwanGoa · IND · 11,651 in the world | DEF | 1,397 | 0 | 2 | 17.9 | Open |
| 13 | new | V ValpuiaMumbai City · IND · 11,966 in the world | DEF | 1,298 | 0 | 0 | 17.2 | Open |
| 14 | new | RB Rahul BhekeATK Mohun Bagan · IND · 12,313 in the world | DEF | 1,152 | 0 | 0 | 16.4 | Open |
| 15 | new | RS Roshan SinghBengaluru · IND · 13,306 in the world | DEF | 1,133 | 0 | 0 | 13.6 | Open |
| 16 | new | MS Muhammed SaheefChennaiyin · IND · 13,351 in the world | DEF | 954 | 0 | 0 | 13.5 | Open |
| 17 | new | SJ Sandesh JhinganGoa · IND · 13,611 in the world | DEF | 1,350 | 1 | 0 | 12.7 | Open |
| 18 | new | BS Boris SinghGoa · IND · 13,699 in the world | DEF | 1,140 | 0 | 0 | 12.4 | Open |
| 19 | new | JS Jeakson SinghEast Bengal II · IND · 13,774 in the world | DEF | 1,251 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | Open |
| 20 | new | MU Muhammed UvaisMinerva Punjab · IND · 13,922 in the world | DEF | 1,202 | 0 | 1 | 11.6 | Open |
| 21 | new | BV Bijoy VargheseMinerva Punjab · IND · 14,055 in the world | DEF | 1,171 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | Open |
| 22 | new | CD Carlos DelgadoMumbai City · IND · 14,348 in the world | DEF | 1,305 | 1 | 0 | 10.1 | Open |
| 23 | new | NR Nuno ReisChennaiyin · IND · 14,367 in the world | DEF | 1,197 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | Open |
| 24 | new | SM Sandip MandiEast Bengal II · IND · 14,528 in the world | DEF | 1,093 | 0 | 1 | 9.3 | Open |
| 25 | new | CS Chinglensana SinghBengaluru · IND · 14,710 in the world | DEF | 1,313 | 0 | 0 | 8.6 | Open |
| 26 | new | VC Vanlalzuidika ChhakchhuakOdisha · IND · 15,283 in the world | DEF | 1,349 | 0 | 1 | 5.1 | Open |
| 27 | new | AA Asheer AkhtarNorthEast United · IND · 15,328 in the world | DEF | 1,027 | 0 | 1 | 4.7 | Open |
| 28 | new | AD Aiban DohlingKerala Blasters · IND · 15,395 in the world | DEF | 907 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | Open |
| 29 | new | LR Laldinliana RenthleiInter Kashi · IND · 15,410 in the world | DEF | 1,143 | 1 | 0 | 3.8 | Open |
| 30 | new | MT Moirangthem Thoiba SinghOdisha · IND · 15,475 in the world | DEF | 1,350 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | Open |
| 31 | new | PK Pritam KotalChennaiyin · IND · 15,518 in the world | DEF | 950 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | Open |
| 32 | new | NC Nishchal ChandanInter Kashi · IND · 15,633 in the world | DEF | 950 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | Open |
| 33 | new | PC Pratik ChaudhariInter Kashi · IND · 15,700 in the world | DEF | 1,280 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | Open |
| 34 | new | GB Gaurav BoraChurchill Brothers · IND · 15,798 in the world | DEF | 945 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | Open |
| 35 | new | HP Hussain Parray SajadInter Kashi · IND · 15,820 in the world | DEF | 1,085 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | Open |
| 36 | new | PD Pukhrambam Dinesh MeiteiMohammedan · IND · 15,832 in the world | DEF | 1,139 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 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.
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