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 Italy
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 | H HermosoAS Roma · ITA · 153 in the world | DEF | 2,867 | 6 | 2 | 62.4 | Open |
| 2 | new | CA Carlos AugustoInter · ITA · 176 in the world | DEF | 2,776 | 6 | 2 | 61.5 | Open |
| 3 | new | DG D. GhilardiAS Roma · ITA · 259 in the world | DEF | 1,787 | 0 | 2 | 59.0 | Open |
| 4 | new | AR Amir RrahmaniNapoli · ITA · 285 in the world | DEF | 3,105 | 3 | 2 | 58.2 | Open |
| 5 | new | AB A. BastoniInter · ITA · 289 in the world | DEF | 3,270 | 1 | 3 | 58.1 | Open |
| 6 | new | JR Jacobo Ramón NaverosComo · ITA · 293 in the world | DEF | 3,549 | 4 | 1 | 58.0 | Open |
| 7 | new | OS O. SoletUdinese · ITA · 302 in the world | DEF | 2,930 | 3 | 1 | 57.9 | Open |
| 8 | new | NM N. MolinaAS Roma · ITA · 332 in the world | DEF | 2,835 | 3 | 6 | 56.9 | Open |
| 9 | new | YB Y. BisseckInter · ITA · 342 in the world | DEF | 3,436 | 4 | 1 | 56.7 | Open |
| 10 | new | MA M. AkanjiInter · ITA · 360 in the world | DEF | 3,827 | 2 | 1 | 56.2 | Open |
| 11 | new | GS G. ScalviniAtalanta · ITA · 372 in the world | DEF | 2,555 | 2 | 1 | 55.8 | Open |
| 12 | new | ÁJ Álex JiménezFiorentina · ITA · 413 in the world | DEF | 2,591 | 3 | 3 | 55.2 | Open |
| 13 | new | JM Juan MirandaBologna · ITA · 461 in the world | DEF | 3,755 | 1 | 8 | 54.5 | Open |
| 14 | new | B BremerJuventus · ITA · 471 in the world | DEF | 3,053 | 6 | 1 | 54.4 | Open |
| 15 | new | YC Yan CoutoComo · ITA · 534 in the world | DEF | 1,631 | 1 | 3 | 53.5 | Open |
| 16 | new | LØ L. ØstigårdGenoa · ITA · 551 in the world | DEF | 2,959 | 5 | 1 | 53.2 | Open |
| 17 | new | MG Mario GilaAC Milan · ITA · 580 in the world | DEF | 2,855 | 1 | 0 | 52.8 | Open |
| 18 | new | NT Nuno TavaresLazio · ITA · 618 in the world | DEF | 2,016 | 1 | 4 | 52.2 | Open |
| 19 | new | LB L. BalerdiAS Roma · ITA · 658 in the world | DEF | 2,540 | 3 | 1 | 51.8 | Open |
| 20 | new | SP S. PavlovićAC Milan · ITA · 667 in the world | DEF | 3,378 | 4 | 1 | 51.6 | Open |
| 21 | new | GM G. ManciniAS Roma · ITA · 696 in the world | DEF | 3,562 | 4 | 4 | 51.2 | Open |
| 22 | new | MO M. OliveraNapoli · ITA · 786 in the world | DEF | 1,860 | 0 | 3 | 50.3 | Open |
| 23 | new | PK P. KaluluJuventus · ITA · 804 in the world | DEF | 4,336 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | Open |
| 24 | new | EH Emil HolmBologna · ITA · 932 in the world | DEF | 1,398 | 0 | 3 | 48.9 | Open |
| 25 | new | IM I. MonterisiFrosinone · ITA · 937 in the world | DEF | 1,923 | 2 | 5 | 48.9 | Open |
| 26 | new | GC G. CittadiniFrosinone · ITA · 951 in the world | DEF | 1,697 | 0 | 0 | 48.8 | Open |
| 27 | new | EN E. NdickaAS Roma · ITA · 965 in the world | DEF | 3,345 | 4 | 0 | 48.7 | Open |
| 28 | new | JL J. LucumíJuventus · ITA · 969 in the world | DEF | 3,493 | 1 | 1 | 48.6 | Open |
| 29 | new | K KaikiComo · ITA · 1,011 in the world | DEF | 3,111 | 0 | 6 | 48.2 | Open |
| 30 | new | ÁV Álex ValleComo · ITA · 1,095 in the world | DEF | 2,527 | 1 | 6 | 47.5 | Open |
| 31 | new | FT F. TomoriAC Milan · ITA · 1,210 in the world | DEF | 2,315 | 0 | 3 | 46.6 | Open |
| 32 | new | IS I. SmolčićComo · ITA · 1,215 in the world | DEF | 1,708 | 0 | 1 | 46.6 | Open |
| 33 | new | P PedrazaLazio · ITA · 1,264 in the world | DEF | 1,857 | 1 | 5 | 46.2 | Open |
| 34 | new | KK K. KoulierakisAS Roma · ITA · 1,307 in the world | DEF | 2,184 | 4 | 1 | 45.8 | Open |
| 35 | new | RM Rafa MarínNapoli · ITA · 1,345 in the world | DEF | 2,818 | 1 | 1 | 45.6 | Open |
| 36 | new | TG Tiago GabrielLecce · ITA · 1,501 in the world | DEF | 2,970 | 3 | 1 | 44.5 | Open |
| 37 | new | DV Danilo VeigaLecce · ITA · 1,541 in the world | DEF | 3,160 | 0 | 2 | 44.4 | Open |
| 38 | new | D DodôFiorentina · ITA · 1,553 in the world | DEF | 3,118 | 1 | 3 | 44.3 | Open |
| 39 | new | AO A. ObertCagliari · ITA · 1,599 in the world | DEF | 3,050 | 0 | 3 | 44.0 | Open |
| 40 | new | TC T. ChalobahComo · ITA · 1,717 in the world | DEF | 3,389 | 1 | 0 | 43.4 | Open |
| 41 | new | GD G. Di LorenzoNapoli · ITA · 1,747 in the world | DEF | 3,168 | 2 | 3 | 43.2 | Open |
| 42 | new | MK M. KempfComo · ITA · 1,771 in the world | DEF | 2,275 | 2 | 1 | 43.1 | Open |
| 43 | new | AT A. TerzićFrosinone · ITA · 1,793 in the world | DEF | 1,072 | 3 | 2 | 43.0 | Open |
| 44 | new | FG F. GattiJuventus · ITA · 1,817 in the world | DEF | 1,203 | 4 | 1 | 42.9 | Open |
| 45 | new | FA Francesco AcerbiInter · ITA · 1,849 in the world | DEF | 1,409 | 0 | 1 | 42.7 | Open |
| 46 | new | IH Isak HienAtalanta · ITA · 1,900 in the world | DEF | 2,018 | 1 | 0 | 42.5 | Open |
| 47 | new | LK L. KellyJuventus · ITA · 1,910 in the world | DEF | 3,258 | 0 | 1 | 42.4 | Open |
| 48 | new | MB M. BaniPalermo · ITA · 1,946 in the world | DEF | 2,430 | 2 | 1 | 42.3 | Open |
| 49 | new | EK E. KouadioMonza · ITA · 1,978 in the world | DEF | 994 | 1 | 0 | 42.2 | Open |
| 50 | new | YM Y. MinaCagliari · ITA · 1,979 in the world | DEF | 1,975 | 1 | 0 | 42.2 | 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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