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 Mexico
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 | JG J. GallardoToluca · MEX · 2,340 in the world | DEF | 3,073 | 5 | 7 | 40.4 | Open |
| 2 | new | FP F. PereiraToluca · MEX · 2,566 in the world | DEF | 3,392 | 3 | 0 | 39.6 | Open |
| 3 | new | SB S. BuenoClub America · MEX · 3,965 in the world | DEF | 2,699 | 4 | 1 | 34.9 | Open |
| 4 | new | JN J. N. CarreraAtlante FC · MEX · 4,255 in the world | DEF | 934 | 1 | 0 | 34.1 | Open |
| 5 | new | JJ Juan José Guevara PossuLeon · MEX · 5,049 in the world | DEF | 3,283 | 2 | 1 | 32.1 | Open |
| 6 | new | J JoaquimTigres UANL · MEX · 5,336 in the world | DEF | 3,161 | 5 | 2 | 31.4 | Open |
| 7 | new | LR L. RomoGuadalajara Chivas · MEX · 5,648 in the world | DEF | 2,009 | 0 | 2 | 30.7 | Open |
| 8 | new | DA D. AguirreGuadalajara Chivas · MEX · 5,715 in the world | DEF | 2,518 | 3 | 2 | 30.5 | Open |
| 9 | new | OC O. CamposCruz Azul · MEX · 5,773 in the world | DEF | 3,190 | 3 | 5 | 30.4 | Open |
| 10 | new | AM A. MontesCruz Azul · MEX · 5,877 in the world | DEF | 1,452 | 2 | 0 | 30.1 | Open |
| 11 | new | KN Kaiky NavesNecaxa · MEX · 6,105 in the world | DEF | 3,023 | 2 | 0 | 29.6 | Open |
| 12 | new | CS C. SánchezCF Pachuca · MEX · 6,176 in the world | DEF | 1,811 | 1 | 2 | 29.5 | Open |
| 13 | new | GP G. PioviCruz Azul · MEX · 6,711 in the world | DEF | 3,299 | 1 | 0 | 28.3 | Open |
| 14 | new | VG V. GuzmánMonterrey · MEX · 6,792 in the world | DEF | 2,589 | 1 | 0 | 28.2 | Open |
| 15 | new | AF A. FríasAtlas · MEX · 6,861 in the world | DEF | 3,057 | 2 | 0 | 28.0 | Open |
| 16 | new | WC W. ClarAtlante FC · MEX · 7,152 in the world | DEF | 1,533 | 4 | 1 | 27.4 | Open |
| 17 | new | MC M. CapassoAtlas · MEX · 7,288 in the world | DEF | 2,862 | 4 | 0 | 27.2 | Open |
| 18 | new | JR J. RomañaLeon · MEX · 7,493 in the world | DEF | 3,341 | 1 | 2 | 26.7 | Open |
| 19 | new | BG B. GarcíaToluca · MEX · 7,547 in the world | DEF | 2,655 | 1 | 5 | 26.6 | Open |
| 20 | new | IM I. MorenoLeon · MEX · 8,013 in the world | DEF | 2,547 | 2 | 5 | 25.6 | Open |
| 21 | new | IR I. ReyesClub America · MEX · 8,118 in the world | DEF | 3,023 | 0 | 1 | 25.4 | Open |
| 22 | new | DE D. EspinozaClub America · MEX · 8,311 in the world | DEF | 1,133 | 0 | 2 | 25.0 | Open |
| 23 | new | CB C. BorjaClub America · MEX · 8,392 in the world | DEF | 3,040 | 1 | 2 | 24.8 | Open |
| 24 | new | AM A. MozoCruz Azul · MEX · 8,664 in the world | DEF | 902 | 0 | 3 | 24.2 | Open |
| 25 | new | BD B. DuarteClub Queretaro · MEX · 8,925 in the world | DEF | 1,640 | 0 | 1 | 23.7 | Open |
| 26 | new | RC R. ChávezMonterrey · MEX · 8,970 in the world | DEF | 2,761 | 1 | 5 | 23.6 | Open |
| 27 | new | ÁA Á. AnguloU.N.A.M. - Pumas · MEX · 9,141 in the world | DEF | 2,785 | 5 | 1 | 23.2 | Open |
| 28 | new | WD W. DittaCruz Azul · MEX · 9,171 in the world | DEF | 3,785 | 1 | 2 | 23.2 | Open |
| 29 | new | JA Jesús AnguloTigres UANL · MEX · 9,325 in the world | DEF | 1,979 | 2 | 0 | 22.8 | Open |
| 30 | new | DB D. BarbosaToluca · MEX · 9,391 in the world | DEF | 2,210 | 1 | 1 | 22.7 | Open |
| 31 | new | DC D. CampilloGuadalajara Chivas · MEX · 9,431 in the world | DEF | 2,421 | 0 | 2 | 22.6 | Open |
| 32 | new | RJ Ramón JuárezClub America · MEX · 9,612 in the world | DEF | 1,850 | 2 | 1 | 22.2 | Open |
| 33 | new | SR S. RamosClub America · MEX · 9,621 in the world | DEF | 3,312 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 | Open |
| 34 | new | AF A. FrancoTigres UANL · MEX · 9,802 in the world | DEF | 3,715 | 0 | 0 | 21.9 | Open |
| 35 | new | JG Jesus GarzaTigres UANL · MEX · 9,805 in the world | DEF | 3,460 | 0 | 1 | 21.9 | Open |
| 36 | new | JR J. RodarteCruz Azul · MEX · 9,863 in the world | DEF | 1,009 | 1 | 2 | 21.7 | Open |
| 37 | new | EL E. LópezToluca · MEX · 10,225 in the world | DEF | 2,712 | 2 | 2 | 21.0 | Open |
| 38 | new | JC José CastilloGuadalajara Chivas · MEX · 10,404 in the world | DEF | 2,043 | 1 | 0 | 20.6 | Open |
| 39 | new | MC M. CuevasSantos Laguna · MEX · 10,550 in the world | DEF | 1,360 | 0 | 4 | 20.3 | Open |
| 40 | new | JO J. OrozcoCruz Azul · MEX · 10,661 in the world | DEF | 1,391 | 0 | 1 | 20.0 | Open |
| 41 | new | JS J. SánchezAtlas · MEX · 10,729 in the world | DEF | 2,050 | 1 | 1 | 19.9 | Open |
| 42 | new | AA A. AcevesMonterrey · MEX · 10,775 in the world | DEF | 1,766 | 0 | 0 | 19.8 | Open |
| 43 | new | WP Walter PortalesAtlante FC · MEX · 10,929 in the world | DEF | 1,202 | 1 | 1 | 19.4 | Open |
| 44 | new | BM B. MéndezToluca · MEX · 11,019 in the world | DEF | 2,582 | 0 | 1 | 19.2 | Open |
| 45 | new | SS S. SimónToluca · MEX · 11,030 in the world | DEF | 1,815 | 0 | 1 | 19.2 | Open |
| 46 | new | RS R. SchlegelAtlas · MEX · 11,122 in the world | DEF | 2,346 | 0 | 1 | 19.0 | Open |
| 47 | new | ÉL É. LiraCruz Azul · MEX · 11,275 in the world | DEF | 3,128 | 1 | 1 | 18.7 | Open |
| 48 | new | RZ Rômulo ZwargTigres UANL · MEX · 11,304 in the world | DEF | 3,089 | 0 | 1 | 18.6 | Open |
| 49 | new | KÁ K. ÁlvarezClub America · MEX · 11,375 in the world | DEF | 2,583 | 1 | 2 | 18.5 | Open |
| 50 | new | ET E. TerceroAtlante FC · MEX · 11,376 in the world | DEF | 1,176 | 0 | 0 | 18.5 | 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.
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