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 players in Japan
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 | LC Léo CearáKashima · JPN · 457 in the world | FWD | 2,926 | 25 | 3 | 54.6 | Open |
| 2 | new | SG S. GondaVissel Kobe · JPN · 521 in the world | GK | 1,898 | 0 | 0 | 53.6 | Open |
| 3 | new | KT K. TaniMachida Zelvia · JPN · 1,202 in the world | GK | 3,668 | 0 | 0 | 46.7 | Open |
| 4 | new | SH S. HigashiSanfrecce Hiroshima · JPN · 1,223 in the world | MID | 2,178 | 4 | 9 | 46.5 | Open |
| 5 | new | YS Y. SomaMachida Zelvia · JPN · 1,453 in the world | FWD | 2,669 | 10 | 8 | 44.8 | Open |
| 6 | new | MT Matheus ThulerVissel Kobe · JPN · 1,545 in the world | DEF | 3,216 | 4 | 2 | 44.3 | Open |
| 7 | new | RE Rafael EliasKyoto Sanga · JPN · 1,585 in the world | FWD | 2,048 | 12 | 6 | 44.0 | Open |
| 8 | new | MS Matheus SávioUrawa · JPN · 1,792 in the world | MID | 2,431 | 7 | 7 | 43.0 | Open |
| 9 | new | AS A. ScholzFC Tokyo · JPN · 1,858 in the world | DEF | 2,776 | 3 | 1 | 42.7 | Open |
| 10 | new | HF H. FujiiNagoya Grampus · JPN · 2,028 in the world | DEF | 2,742 | 1 | 2 | 41.9 | Open |
| 11 | new | MJ Matheus JesusV-varen Nagasaki · JPN · 2,042 in the world | FWD | 1,980 | 11 | 6 | 41.9 | Open |
| 12 | new | TA T. AkimotoMachida Zelvia · JPN · 2,095 in the world | DEF | 2,517 | 2 | 2 | 41.6 | Open |
| 13 | new | D DiegoVissel Kobe · JPN · 2,205 in the world | DEF | 2,329 | 2 | 1 | 41.1 | Open |
| 14 | new | KN K. NagatoVissel Kobe · JPN · 2,212 in the world | DEF | 3,114 | 5 | 3 | 41.1 | Open |
| 15 | new | GS G. SakaiVissel Kobe · JPN · 2,335 in the world | DEF | 2,482 | 3 | 3 | 40.5 | Open |
| 16 | new | AS A. SuzukiSanfrecce Hiroshima · JPN · 2,399 in the world | FWD | 2,585 | 14 | 8 | 40.2 | Open |
| 17 | new | TH T. HayakawaKashima · JPN · 2,476 in the world | GK | 3,066 | 0 | 0 | 39.9 | Open |
| 18 | new | HS H. ShimodaMachida Zelvia · JPN · 2,531 in the world | MID | 1,052 | 2 | 3 | 39.7 | Open |
| 19 | new | KN Kimito NonoKashima · JPN · 2,587 in the world | DEF | 1,866 | 2 | 1 | 39.5 | Open |
| 20 | new | GM Genta MiuraGamba Osaka · JPN · 2,650 in the world | DEF | 2,054 | 2 | 2 | 39.3 | Open |
| 21 | new | SS S. SasakiSanfrecce Hiroshima · JPN · 2,884 in the world | DEF | 2,256 | 0 | 0 | 38.4 | Open |
| 22 | new | YO Y. OsakoVissel Kobe · JPN · 2,911 in the world | FWD | 2,484 | 12 | 3 | 38.3 | Open |
| 23 | new | YM Y. MutoVissel Kobe · JPN · 2,960 in the world | FWD | 2,800 | 10 | 6 | 38.1 | Open |
| 24 | new | GS G. ShōjiMachida Zelvia · JPN · 3,132 in the world | DEF | 3,370 | 2 | 2 | 37.6 | Open |
| 25 | new | HA H. ArakiSanfrecce Hiroshima · JPN · 3,134 in the world | DEF | 2,524 | 2 | 0 | 37.6 | Open |
| 26 | new | HK H. KawabeSanfrecce Hiroshima · JPN · 3,136 in the world | MID | 2,709 | 4 | 5 | 37.6 | Open |
| 27 | new | HM H. MochizukiMachida Zelvia · JPN · 3,154 in the world | DEF | 1,714 | 4 | 1 | 37.5 | Open |
| 28 | new | MS Masaya ShibayamaCerezo Osaka · JPN · 3,247 in the world | MID | 1,518 | 1 | 7 | 37.2 | Open |
| 29 | new | AČ A. ČavrićKashima · JPN · 3,277 in the world | FWD | 1,273 | 11 | 1 | 37.1 | Open |
| 30 | new | HT Henrique TrevisanKyoto Sanga · JPN · 3,286 in the world | DEF | 1,215 | 2 | 2 | 37.0 | Open |
| 31 | new | NU N. UedaKashima · JPN · 3,401 in the world | DEF | 3,208 | 2 | 2 | 36.7 | Open |
| 32 | new | ST Shiotani TsukasaSanfrecce Hiroshima · JPN · 3,407 in the world | DEF | 2,120 | 1 | 2 | 36.7 | Open |
| 33 | new | TU T. UsamiGamba Osaka · JPN · 3,475 in the world | MID | 979 | 5 | 1 | 36.5 | Open |
| 34 | new | MT Marco TúlioKyoto Sanga · JPN · 3,621 in the world | FWD | 1,532 | 7 | 4 | 36.0 | Open |
| 35 | new | EA E. AdamsGamba Osaka · JPN · 3,691 in the world | MID | 1,966 | 10 | 5 | 35.8 | Open |
| 36 | new | RY R. YamashitaGamba Osaka · JPN · 3,771 in the world | MID | 2,960 | 5 | 9 | 35.5 | Open |
| 37 | new | TN T. NishimuraMachida Zelvia · JPN · 3,855 in the world | FWD | 917 | 6 | 0 | 35.2 | Open |
| 38 | new | MR Marcelo RyanFC Tokyo · JPN · 3,872 in the world | FWD | 2,078 | 11 | 5 | 35.2 | Open |
| 39 | new | HI H. InamuraFC Tokyo · JPN · 3,901 in the world | DEF | 2,252 | 0 | 0 | 35.1 | Open |
| 40 | new | DM D. MaekawaVissel Kobe · JPN · 3,921 in the world | GK | 2,189 | 0 | 0 | 35.0 | Open |
| 41 | new | M MarcinhoKawasaki Frontale · JPN · 3,973 in the world | MID | 2,032 | 9 | 4 | 34.9 | Open |
| 42 | new | SN S. NakanoSanfrecce Hiroshima · JPN · 3,980 in the world | MID | 3,004 | 4 | 2 | 34.9 | Open |
| 43 | new | MN M. NagakuraFC Tokyo · JPN · 4,032 in the world | FWD | 1,605 | 8 | 4 | 34.7 | Open |
| 44 | new | TK T. KanekoUrawa · JPN · 4,252 in the world | MID | 2,419 | 4 | 7 | 34.1 | Open |
| 45 | new | KH Kento HashimotoFC Tokyo · JPN · 4,276 in the world | DEF | 1,505 | 0 | 2 | 34.1 | Open |
| 46 | new | YY Y. YamamotoKawasaki Frontale · JPN · 4,353 in the world | MID | 2,409 | 3 | 3 | 33.8 | Open |
| 47 | new | MB Matheus BuenoKashima · JPN · 4,361 in the world | MID | 2,635 | 2 | 1 | 33.8 | Open |
| 48 | new | TM T. MorishimaNagoya Grampus · JPN · 4,367 in the world | MID | 1,474 | 2 | 2 | 33.8 | Open |
| 49 | new | RK R. KomatsuVissel Kobe · JPN · 4,388 in the world | FWD | 1,412 | 9 | 1 | 33.7 | Open |
| 50 | new | RI R. InoueCerezo Osaka · JPN · 4,394 in the world | DEF | 2,540 | 2 | 1 | 33.7 | 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
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