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 goalkeepers 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 | SG S. GondaVissel Kobe · JPN · 521 in the world | GK | 1,898 | 0 | 0 | 53.6 | Open |
| 2 | new | KT K. TaniMachida Zelvia · JPN · 1,202 in the world | GK | 3,668 | 0 | 0 | 46.7 | Open |
| 3 | new | TH T. HayakawaKashima · JPN · 2,476 in the world | GK | 3,066 | 0 | 0 | 39.9 | Open |
| 4 | new | DM D. MaekawaVissel Kobe · JPN · 3,921 in the world | GK | 2,189 | 0 | 0 | 35.0 | Open |
| 5 | new | H HallsKyoto Sanga · JPN · 4,482 in the world | GK | 990 | 0 | 0 | 33.5 | Open |
| 6 | new | KN Kosuke NakamuraCerezo Osaka · JPN · 4,613 in the world | GK | 2,530 | 0 | 0 | 33.2 | Open |
| 7 | new | IO Issei OuchiSanfrecce Hiroshima · JPN · 5,195 in the world | GK | 900 | 0 | 0 | 31.8 | Open |
| 8 | new | DS D. SchmidtNagoya Grampus · JPN · 5,353 in the world | GK | 2,022 | 0 | 0 | 31.4 | Open |
| 9 | new | KO K. OsakoSanfrecce Hiroshima · JPN · 5,666 in the world | GK | 2,430 | 0 | 0 | 30.7 | Open |
| 10 | new | MH M. HigashiguchiGamba Osaka · JPN · 6,663 in the world | GK | 1,872 | 0 | 0 | 28.4 | Open |
| 11 | new | RA Rui ArakiGamba Osaka · JPN · 6,832 in the world | GK | 900 | 0 | 0 | 28.1 | Open |
| 12 | new | TU T. UmedaShimizu S-pulse · JPN · 7,063 in the world | GK | 2,385 | 0 | 0 | 27.6 | Open |
| 13 | new | KS Kim Seung-GyuFC Tokyo · JPN · 7,131 in the world | GK | 2,526 | 0 | 0 | 27.5 | Open |
| 14 | new | AP Alexandre PisanoNagoya Grampus · JPN · 7,134 in the world | GK | 990 | 0 | 0 | 27.4 | Open |
| 15 | new | JI J. IchimoriGamba Osaka · JPN · 7,319 in the world | GK | 1,223 | 0 | 0 | 27.1 | Open |
| 16 | new | YN Yuya NagasawaTokyo Verdy · JPN · 7,908 in the world | GK | 1,130 | 0 | 0 | 25.8 | Open |
| 17 | new | SB S. BrodersenKawasaki Frontale · JPN · 8,162 in the world | GK | 2,686 | 0 | 0 | 25.3 | Open |
| 18 | new | MG M. GotoV-varen Nagasaki · JPN · 8,696 in the world | GK | 2,520 | 0 | 0 | 24.1 | Open |
| 19 | new | YO Y. ObataAvispa Fukuoka · JPN · 8,942 in the world | GK | 1,260 | 0 | 0 | 23.6 | Open |
| 20 | new | SN S. NishikawaUrawa · JPN · 9,085 in the world | GK | 3,060 | 0 | 0 | 23.3 | Open |
| 21 | new | LM L. MoserFagiano Okayama · JPN · 9,884 in the world | GK | 1,989 | 0 | 0 | 21.7 | Open |
| 22 | new | RK R. KojimaKashiwa Reysol · JPN · 10,619 in the world | GK | 2,430 | 0 | 0 | 20.1 | Open |
| 23 | new | TW T. WakaharaKashiwa Reysol · JPN · 11,045 in the world | GK | 1,074 | 0 | 0 | 19.2 | Open |
| 24 | new | PI Park Il-GyuYokohama F. Marinos · JPN · 12,123 in the world | GK | 1,208 | 0 | 0 | 16.8 | Open |
| 25 | new | GO Gakuji OtaKyoto Sanga · JPN · 12,556 in the world | GK | 2,160 | 0 | 0 | 15.7 | Open |
| 26 | new | KN K. NishikawaMito Hollyhock · JPN · 12,565 in the world | GK | 2,526 | 0 | 0 | 15.7 | Open |
| 27 | new | MV Matheus VidottoTokyo Verdy · JPN · 13,232 in the world | GK | 1,984 | 0 | 0 | 13.8 | Open |
| 28 | new | KF Kazuki FujitaAvispa Fukuoka · JPN · 13,304 in the world | GK | 1,362 | 0 | 0 | 13.6 | Open |
| 29 | new | JS J. SuarezJEF United Chiba · JPN · 15,449 in the world | GK | 1,890 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 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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