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 midfielders 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 | SH S. HigashiSanfrecce Hiroshima · JPN · 1,223 in the world | MID | 2,178 | 4 | 9 | 46.5 | Open |
| 2 | new | MS Matheus SávioUrawa · JPN · 1,792 in the world | MID | 2,431 | 7 | 7 | 43.0 | Open |
| 3 | new | HS H. ShimodaMachida Zelvia · JPN · 2,531 in the world | MID | 1,052 | 2 | 3 | 39.7 | Open |
| 4 | new | HK H. KawabeSanfrecce Hiroshima · JPN · 3,136 in the world | MID | 2,709 | 4 | 5 | 37.6 | Open |
| 5 | new | MS Masaya ShibayamaCerezo Osaka · JPN · 3,247 in the world | MID | 1,518 | 1 | 7 | 37.2 | Open |
| 6 | new | TU T. UsamiGamba Osaka · JPN · 3,475 in the world | MID | 979 | 5 | 1 | 36.5 | Open |
| 7 | new | EA E. AdamsGamba Osaka · JPN · 3,691 in the world | MID | 1,966 | 10 | 5 | 35.8 | Open |
| 8 | new | RY R. YamashitaGamba Osaka · JPN · 3,771 in the world | MID | 2,960 | 5 | 9 | 35.5 | Open |
| 9 | new | M MarcinhoKawasaki Frontale · JPN · 3,973 in the world | MID | 2,032 | 9 | 4 | 34.9 | Open |
| 10 | new | SN S. NakanoSanfrecce Hiroshima · JPN · 3,980 in the world | MID | 3,004 | 4 | 2 | 34.9 | Open |
| 11 | new | TK T. KanekoUrawa · JPN · 4,252 in the world | MID | 2,419 | 4 | 7 | 34.1 | Open |
| 12 | new | YY Y. YamamotoKawasaki Frontale · JPN · 4,353 in the world | MID | 2,409 | 3 | 3 | 33.8 | Open |
| 13 | new | MB Matheus BuenoKashima · JPN · 4,361 in the world | MID | 2,635 | 2 | 1 | 33.8 | Open |
| 14 | new | TM T. MorishimaNagoya Grampus · JPN · 4,367 in the world | MID | 1,474 | 2 | 2 | 33.8 | Open |
| 15 | new | SI S. InagakiNagoya Grampus · JPN · 4,472 in the world | MID | 2,709 | 5 | 0 | 33.5 | Open |
| 16 | new | JA J. AmanoYokohama F. Marinos · JPN · 4,760 in the world | MID | 1,814 | 8 | 6 | 32.9 | Open |
| 17 | new | NN N. NakagawaKashiwa Reysol · JPN · 5,034 in the world | MID | 3,100 | 2 | 7 | 32.1 | Open |
| 18 | new | KE K. EndoKashiwa Reysol · JPN · 5,078 in the world | MID | 2,072 | 8 | 1 | 32.1 | Open |
| 19 | new | TT T. TakamineNagoya Grampus · JPN · 5,085 in the world | MID | 2,801 | 1 | 3 | 32.0 | Open |
| 20 | new | YW Y. WakizakaKawasaki Frontale · JPN · 5,124 in the world | MID | 2,928 | 9 | 7 | 32.0 | Open |
| 21 | new | NL N. LaviMachida Zelvia · JPN · 5,221 in the world | MID | 1,930 | 2 | 1 | 31.7 | Open |
| 22 | new | IJ I. JebaliGamba Osaka · JPN · 5,240 in the world | MID | 2,151 | 8 | 8 | 31.7 | Open |
| 23 | new | TK T. KuboKashiwa Reysol · JPN · 5,356 in the world | MID | 2,534 | 5 | 2 | 31.4 | Open |
| 24 | new | TM T. MatsumotoSanfrecce Hiroshima · JPN · 5,630 in the world | MID | 1,810 | 3 | 5 | 30.8 | Open |
| 25 | new | NA N. AraiSanfrecce Hiroshima · JPN · 5,809 in the world | MID | 2,170 | 1 | 2 | 30.3 | Open |
| 26 | new | SA S. AbeGamba Osaka · JPN · 5,886 in the world | MID | 2,839 | 1 | 4 | 30.1 | Open |
| 27 | new | YI Y. IdeguchiVissel Kobe · JPN · 5,907 in the world | MID | 3,739 | 4 | 4 | 30.1 | Open |
| 28 | new | ST S. TanakaCerezo Osaka · JPN · 5,957 in the world | MID | 2,932 | 4 | 2 | 29.9 | Open |
| 29 | new | YH Y. HashimotoAvispa Fukuoka · JPN · 5,978 in the world | MID | 1,823 | 6 | 2 | 29.9 | Open |
| 30 | new | KS K. SatoFC Tokyo · JPN · 6,081 in the world | MID | 2,537 | 6 | 7 | 29.7 | Open |
| 31 | new | YY Y. YokoyamaCerezo Osaka · JPN · 6,089 in the world | MID | 1,305 | 6 | 1 | 29.7 | Open |
| 32 | new | KN K. NakayamaNagoya Grampus · JPN · 6,554 in the world | MID | 2,467 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | Open |
| 33 | new | TK T. KondoYokohama F. Marinos · JPN · 6,643 in the world | MID | 1,557 | 1 | 5 | 28.5 | Open |
| 34 | new | KM K. MisaoKashima · JPN · 6,718 in the world | MID | 2,445 | 1 | 1 | 28.3 | Open |
| 35 | new | TA Thiago AndradeCerezo Osaka · JPN · 6,773 in the world | MID | 1,665 | 7 | 1 | 28.2 | Open |
| 36 | new | YS Y. SegawaKashiwa Reysol · JPN · 6,802 in the world | MID | 1,509 | 9 | 3 | 28.1 | Open |
| 37 | new | GS G. ShibasakiKashima · JPN · 6,906 in the world | MID | 1,537 | 0 | 5 | 27.9 | Open |
| 38 | new | YK Y. KuwasakiVissel Kobe · JPN · 7,130 in the world | MID | 1,428 | 1 | 1 | 27.5 | Open |
| 39 | new | YM Y. MatsumuraKashima · JPN · 7,169 in the world | MID | 1,746 | 3 | 4 | 27.4 | Open |
| 40 | new | WF Welton FelipeGamba Osaka · JPN · 7,337 in the world | MID | 962 | 5 | 0 | 27.1 | Open |
| 41 | new | MN Motohiko NakajimaCerezo Osaka · JPN · 7,381 in the world | MID | 1,444 | 0 | 4 | 27.0 | Open |
| 42 | new | SH Shion HommaFC Tokyo · JPN · 7,403 in the world | MID | 972 | 3 | 2 | 26.9 | Open |
| 43 | new | KM K. MoritaTokyo Verdy · JPN · 7,410 in the world | MID | 2,019 | 1 | 4 | 26.9 | Open |
| 44 | new | HK H. KodaNagoya Grampus · JPN · 7,465 in the world | MID | 1,014 | 2 | 3 | 26.8 | Open |
| 45 | new | SA S. AnzaiFC Tokyo · JPN · 7,603 in the world | MID | 1,223 | 5 | 0 | 26.5 | Open |
| 46 | new | JI J. IrvineCerezo Osaka · JPN · 7,669 in the world | MID | 2,496 | 0 | 2 | 26.3 | Open |
| 47 | new | TK T. KoFC Tokyo · JPN · 7,781 in the world | MID | 1,538 | 1 | 0 | 26.1 | Open |
| 48 | new | RW R. WatanabeUrawa · JPN · 7,796 in the world | MID | 2,381 | 4 | 4 | 26.0 | Open |
| 49 | new | KC K. ChinenYokohama F. Marinos · JPN · 7,925 in the world | MID | 1,327 | 1 | 2 | 25.8 | Open |
| 50 | new | O OberdanFagiano Okayama · JPN · 8,021 in the world | MID | 1,965 | 1 | 1 | 25.6 | 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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