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 Israel
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 | JT J. TavernierMaccabi Tel Aviv · ISR · 122 in the world | DEF | 2,546 | 6 | 4 | 63.9 | Open |
| 2 | new | YC Yarden CohenBeitar Jerusalem · ISR · 644 in the world | DEF | 1,710 | 4 | 4 | 51.9 | Open |
| 3 | new | LO L. OwusuBnei Sakhnin · ISR · 1,366 in the world | DEF | 1,950 | 5 | 2 | 45.5 | Open |
| 4 | new | MC M. CocoHapoel Tel Aviv · ISR · 1,623 in the world | DEF | 1,673 | 0 | 1 | 43.8 | Open |
| 5 | new | SY S. YehezkelMaccabi Tel Aviv · ISR · 2,122 in the world | DEF | 1,249 | 3 | 4 | 41.5 | Open |
| 6 | new | GM G. MizrahiHapoel Beer Sheva · ISR · 2,179 in the world | DEF | 2,294 | 2 | 1 | 41.2 | Open |
| 7 | new | YL Y. LeliendalHapoel Tel Aviv · ISR · 2,278 in the world | DEF | 2,383 | 0 | 4 | 40.8 | Open |
| 8 | new | GM G. MorozovMaccabi Netanya · ISR · 2,579 in the world | DEF | 1,160 | 2 | 2 | 39.5 | Open |
| 9 | new | BC B. CarabalíBeitar Jerusalem · ISR · 2,793 in the world | DEF | 2,554 | 2 | 0 | 38.7 | Open |
| 10 | new | NA N. AntwiBeitar Jerusalem · ISR · 2,830 in the world | DEF | 1,583 | 0 | 3 | 38.6 | Open |
| 11 | new | OV O. VerdonMaccabi Netanya · ISR · 3,129 in the world | DEF | 1,827 | 2 | 1 | 37.6 | Open |
| 12 | new | LG L. GadraniBeitar Jerusalem · ISR · 3,326 in the world | DEF | 2,117 | 0 | 0 | 36.9 | Open |
| 13 | new | HL Hélder LopesHapoel Beer Sheva · ISR · 3,834 in the world | DEF | 1,225 | 1 | 1 | 35.3 | Open |
| 14 | new | MV M. VítorHapoel Beer Sheva · ISR · 3,850 in the world | DEF | 1,095 | 1 | 0 | 35.2 | Open |
| 15 | new | IN I. NachmiasHapoel Beer Sheva · ISR · 4,223 in the world | DEF | 1,143 | 1 | 0 | 34.2 | Open |
| 16 | new | MC M. CamaraMaccabi Tel Aviv · ISR · 4,267 in the world | DEF | 1,865 | 2 | 1 | 34.1 | Open |
| 17 | new | DD D. DiopHapoel Beer Sheva · ISR · 4,495 in the world | DEF | 1,873 | 1 | 1 | 33.5 | Open |
| 18 | new | JB J. BatailleMaccabi Haifa · ISR · 4,654 in the world | DEF | 2,147 | 0 | 2 | 33.1 | Open |
| 19 | new | RE R. ElimelechBeitar Jerusalem · ISR · 5,119 in the world | DEF | 927 | 0 | 0 | 32.0 | Open |
| 20 | new | AM A. MendyHapoel Haifa · ISR · 5,403 in the world | DEF | 1,244 | 2 | 2 | 31.3 | Open |
| 21 | new | DL D. LeidnerHapoel Tel Aviv · ISR · 5,417 in the world | DEF | 1,229 | 0 | 1 | 31.2 | Open |
| 22 | new | AA A. AzugiMaccabi Netanya · ISR · 5,456 in the world | DEF | 1,798 | 1 | 3 | 31.1 | Open |
| 23 | new | NL N. LonwijkMaccabi Haifa · ISR · 5,691 in the world | DEF | 3,272 | 2 | 2 | 30.6 | Open |
| 24 | new | MA Mohamad AmerAshdod · ISR · 5,772 in the world | DEF | 980 | 1 | 0 | 30.4 | Open |
| 25 | new | C ChicoHapoel Tel Aviv · ISR · 5,783 in the world | DEF | 2,446 | 2 | 0 | 30.3 | Open |
| 26 | new | SG Saná GomesBnei Sakhnin · ISR · 6,243 in the world | DEF | 1,405 | 1 | 0 | 29.3 | Open |
| 27 | new | T TsunamiMaccabi Haifa · ISR · 6,704 in the world | DEF | 1,719 | 3 | 0 | 28.3 | Open |
| 28 | new | NB N. Ben HarushMaccabi Tel Aviv · ISR · 6,742 in the world | DEF | 1,866 | 0 | 1 | 28.2 | Open |
| 29 | new | FM F. MayemboHapoel Tel Aviv · ISR · 6,748 in the world | DEF | 2,108 | 1 | 0 | 28.2 | Open |
| 30 | new | TA T. AsanteMaccabi Tel Aviv · ISR · 7,180 in the world | DEF | 2,277 | 1 | 1 | 27.3 | Open |
| 31 | new | KJ K. JaberMaccabi Netanya · ISR · 7,466 in the world | DEF | 1,539 | 0 | 1 | 26.8 | Open |
| 32 | new | PA Pedro AmadorHapoel Beer Sheva · ISR · 7,472 in the world | DEF | 1,141 | 0 | 1 | 26.8 | Open |
| 33 | new | ED E. DasaMaccabi Haifa · ISR · 7,565 in the world | DEF | 1,988 | 2 | 0 | 26.5 | Open |
| 34 | new | RS R. ShlomoMaccabi Tel Aviv · ISR · 7,590 in the world | DEF | 2,019 | 0 | 0 | 26.5 | Open |
| 35 | new | MG M. GantusBnei Sakhnin · ISR · 7,770 in the world | DEF | 1,583 | 0 | 2 | 26.1 | Open |
| 36 | new | YF Yinon FaingezichtMaccabi Haifa · ISR · 8,030 in the world | DEF | 1,002 | 0 | 0 | 25.6 | Open |
| 37 | new | KS K. SaiefMaccabi Haifa · ISR · 8,079 in the world | DEF | 1,218 | 1 | 1 | 25.5 | Open |
| 38 | new | ID Ibrahim DiakiteAshdod · ISR · 8,159 in the world | DEF | 1,430 | 3 | 0 | 25.3 | Open |
| 39 | new | DC Dimitri CavaréBnei Sakhnin · ISR · 8,170 in the world | DEF | 1,507 | 0 | 0 | 25.3 | Open |
| 40 | new | IB Itay Ben ShabatMaccabi Netanya · ISR · 8,773 in the world | DEF | 1,128 | 1 | 0 | 24.0 | Open |
| 41 | new | AC A. CohenMaccabi Netanya · ISR · 9,681 in the world | DEF | 1,251 | 0 | 1 | 22.1 | Open |
| 42 | new | NL N. LjubisavljevićIroni Kiryat Shmona · ISR · 10,453 in the world | DEF | 1,621 | 0 | 2 | 20.5 | Open |
| 43 | new | BK B. KonatéMaccabi Netanya · ISR · 10,574 in the world | DEF | 1,518 | 2 | 0 | 20.2 | Open |
| 44 | new | DM D. MalulHapoel Haifa · ISR · 10,639 in the world | DEF | 1,344 | 0 | 1 | 20.1 | Open |
| 45 | new | TA Timothy AwanyAshdod · ISR · 11,178 in the world | DEF | 1,028 | 0 | 0 | 18.9 | Open |
| 46 | new | TA T. ArchelHapoel Tel Aviv · ISR · 11,323 in the world | DEF | 973 | 0 | 0 | 18.6 | Open |
| 47 | new | DŽ D. ŽuparićHapoel Haifa · ISR · 11,390 in the world | DEF | 1,440 | 0 | 0 | 18.5 | Open |
| 48 | new | IA I. Abu AbaidBnei Sakhnin · ISR · 11,415 in the world | DEF | 1,008 | 0 | 0 | 18.4 | Open |
| 49 | new | BS B. ShaheenIroni Kiryat Shmona · ISR · 11,896 in the world | DEF | 926 | 0 | 0 | 17.3 | Open |
| 50 | new | OD O. DarwishIroni Kiryat Shmona · ISR · 11,963 in the world | DEF | 1,476 | 1 | 1 | 17.2 | 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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