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 forwards in Ireland
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 | GB G. BurkeShamrock Rovers · IRL · 2,748 in the world | FWD | 2,246 | 12 | 6 | 38.9 | Open |
| 2 | new | JM J. McGovernShamrock Rovers · IRL · 2,807 in the world | FWD | 1,758 | 12 | 7 | 38.7 | Open |
| 3 | new | TL T. LonerganWaterford · IRL · 3,359 in the world | FWD | 2,592 | 15 | 6 | 36.8 | Open |
| 4 | new | AK A. KeenaSt Patrick's Athl. · IRL · 3,903 in the world | FWD | 1,537 | 9 | 4 | 35.1 | Open |
| 5 | new | MO M. OdubekoShelbourne · IRL · 6,694 in the world | FWD | 991 | 4 | 2 | 28.3 | Open |
| 6 | new | CW C. WhelanBohemians · IRL · 6,771 in the world | FWD | 2,149 | 14 | 6 | 28.2 | Open |
| 7 | new | JM J. MartinShelbourne · IRL · 7,336 in the world | FWD | 1,373 | 8 | 2 | 27.1 | Open |
| 8 | new | JC J. ClarkeDerry City · IRL · 7,521 in the world | FWD | 2,082 | 9 | 3 | 26.6 | Open |
| 9 | new | PA P. AmondWaterford · IRL · 8,008 in the world | FWD | 2,934 | 14 | 1 | 25.6 | Open |
| 10 | new | DJ D. James-TaylorBohemians · IRL · 8,254 in the world | FWD | 1,350 | 5 | 5 | 25.1 | Open |
| 11 | new | WD W. DavisDrogheda United · IRL · 10,163 in the world | FWD | 1,469 | 5 | 0 | 21.1 | Open |
| 12 | new | VO Victor OzhianvunaShamrock Rovers · IRL · 10,277 in the world | FWD | 1,336 | 0 | 2 | 20.9 | Open |
| 13 | new | RE R. EdmondsonSt Patrick's Athl. · IRL · 10,576 in the world | FWD | 2,595 | 10 | 1 | 20.2 | Open |
| 14 | new | AG A. GreeneShamrock Rovers · IRL · 10,987 in the world | FWD | 1,184 | 6 | 0 | 19.3 | Open |
| 15 | new | AO A. OlusanyaSt Patrick's Athl. · IRL · 11,089 in the world | FWD | 1,215 | 4 | 2 | 19.1 | Open |
| 16 | new | CK C. KavanaghSligo Rovers · IRL · 12,317 in the world | FWD | 2,057 | 6 | 2 | 16.4 | Open |
| 17 | new | SB S. BoydShelbourne · IRL · 12,472 in the world | FWD | 1,015 | 4 | 0 | 15.9 | Open |
| 18 | new | FP F. PierrotGalway United · IRL · 12,778 in the world | FWD | 995 | 5 | 0 | 15.2 | Open |
| 19 | new | MD M. DoyleDrogheda United · IRL · 13,492 in the world | FWD | 2,147 | 9 | 0 | 13.0 | Open |
| 20 | new | MN M. NoonanShamrock Rovers · IRL · 13,622 in the world | FWD | 1,604 | 6 | 0 | 12.7 | Open |
| 21 | new | SW S. WalshGalway United · IRL · 13,823 in the world | FWD | 2,513 | 6 | 3 | 12.0 | Open |
| 22 | new | RF Rodrigo FreitasShelbourne · IRL · 14,415 in the world | FWD | 1,052 | 1 | 2 | 9.8 | Open |
| 23 | new | AM A. MeekisonSligo Rovers · IRL · 14,513 in the world | FWD | 1,796 | 2 | 3 | 9.4 | Open |
| 24 | new | TO T. OluwaDrogheda United · IRL · 14,556 in the world | FWD | 2,398 | 3 | 1 | 9.2 | Open |
| 25 | new | JT Josh ThomasDerry City · IRL · 15,089 in the world | FWD | 1,007 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 | Open |
| 26 | new | PM Paddy MaddenBohemians · IRL · 15,422 in the world | FWD | 1,588 | 4 | 1 | 3.7 | 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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