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 Netherlands
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 | BV B. van RooijTwente · NED · 123 in the world | DEF | 3,569 | 1 | 6 | 63.8 | Open |
| 2 | new | MJ Mauro JúniorPSV Eindhoven · NED · 324 in the world | DEF | 3,179 | 2 | 9 | 57.1 | Open |
| 3 | new | SD S. DestPSV Eindhoven · NED · 429 in the world | DEF | 3,043 | 3 | 6 | 55.0 | Open |
| 4 | new | LR Lucas RosaAjax · NED · 626 in the world | DEF | 2,846 | 0 | 2 | 52.2 | Open |
| 5 | new | JB Jordan BosFeyenoord · NED · 717 in the world | DEF | 1,677 | 2 | 7 | 51.0 | Open |
| 6 | new | MW M. de WitAZ Alkmaar · NED · 833 in the world | DEF | 3,191 | 4 | 9 | 49.8 | Open |
| 7 | new | MC M. ChávezAZ Alkmaar · NED · 908 in the world | DEF | 2,213 | 2 | 4 | 49.1 | Open |
| 8 | new | DB D. BlindAjax · NED · 1,002 in the world | DEF | 2,161 | 0 | 0 | 48.3 | Open |
| 9 | new | YB Y. BaasAjax · NED · 1,094 in the world | DEF | 3,633 | 4 | 2 | 47.5 | Open |
| 10 | new | AG Anton GaaeiAjax · NED · 1,174 in the world | DEF | 2,524 | 4 | 4 | 46.9 | Open |
| 11 | new | LG L. GeertruidaPSV Eindhoven · NED · 1,432 in the world | DEF | 2,325 | 1 | 1 | 45.0 | Open |
| 12 | new | GR G. ReadFeyenoord · NED · 1,468 in the world | DEF | 1,538 | 1 | 3 | 44.7 | Open |
| 13 | new | TK T. KehrerAjax · NED · 1,650 in the world | DEF | 3,068 | 0 | 1 | 43.7 | Open |
| 14 | new | OB Oliver BraudeHeerenveen · NED · 1,668 in the world | DEF | 3,138 | 3 | 3 | 43.6 | Open |
| 15 | new | RF R. FlamingoPSV Eindhoven · NED · 1,685 in the world | DEF | 1,965 | 3 | 1 | 43.5 | Open |
| 16 | new | KS Kiliann SildilliaPSV Eindhoven · NED · 1,782 in the world | DEF | 1,409 | 2 | 5 | 43.0 | Open |
| 17 | new | MC M. CsingerGroningen · NED · 2,031 in the world | DEF | 1,680 | 2 | 0 | 41.9 | Open |
| 18 | new | DF Deveron FonvilleNEC Nijmegen · NED · 2,073 in the world | DEF | 2,550 | 0 | 2 | 41.7 | Open |
| 19 | new | CH Caio HenriqueAjax · NED · 2,123 in the world | DEF | 2,510 | 0 | 4 | 41.5 | Open |
| 20 | new | DJ D. JanseAjax · NED · 2,139 in the world | DEF | 2,555 | 2 | 3 | 41.4 | Open |
| 21 | new | WG W. GoesAZ Alkmaar · NED · 2,252 in the world | DEF | 3,952 | 1 | 1 | 40.9 | Open |
| 22 | new | MR M. RenteGroningen · NED · 2,333 in the world | DEF | 2,184 | 3 | 3 | 40.5 | Open |
| 23 | new | MM Mika MàrmolFeyenoord · NED · 2,418 in the world | DEF | 3,870 | 3 | 3 | 40.1 | Open |
| 24 | new | AK A. KaplanNEC Nijmegen · NED · 2,563 in the world | DEF | 2,165 | 1 | 0 | 39.6 | Open |
| 25 | new | MY Marvin YoungSparta Rotterdam · NED · 2,571 in the world | DEF | 3,163 | 2 | 2 | 39.5 | Open |
| 26 | new | AB Aaron BouwmanAjax · NED · 2,576 in the world | DEF | 2,598 | 3 | 0 | 39.5 | Open |
| 27 | new | MV Mike Van der HoornUtrecht · NED · 2,669 in the world | DEF | 2,016 | 4 | 0 | 39.2 | Open |
| 28 | new | YG Yarek GasiorowskiPSV Eindhoven · NED · 2,732 in the world | DEF | 2,051 | 1 | 1 | 39.0 | Open |
| 29 | new | RP R. PröpperTwente · NED · 2,758 in the world | DEF | 2,228 | 2 | 0 | 38.9 | Open |
| 30 | new | JD J. DirksenGO Ahead Eagles · NED · 2,980 in the world | DEF | 1,650 | 3 | 0 | 38.1 | Open |
| 31 | new | JF Juan Familia-CastilloWaalwijk · NED · 3,059 in the world | DEF | 2,526 | 4 | 7 | 37.8 | Open |
| 32 | new | AA A. AdelgaardTwente · NED · 3,271 in the world | DEF | 2,670 | 1 | 2 | 37.1 | Open |
| 33 | new | VZ Vasilios ZagaritisHeerenveen · NED · 3,481 in the world | DEF | 3,144 | 2 | 3 | 36.4 | Open |
| 34 | new | NB Nikolas BrandisGroningen · NED · 3,564 in the world | DEF | 1,026 | 1 | 0 | 36.2 | Open |
| 35 | new | TW T. WatanabeFeyenoord · NED · 3,593 in the world | DEF | 2,879 | 3 | 0 | 36.1 | Open |
| 36 | new | AO A. ObispoPSV Eindhoven · NED · 3,655 in the world | DEF | 2,152 | 2 | 1 | 35.9 | Open |
| 37 | new | CW Casper WidellExcelsior · NED · 3,856 in the world | DEF | 2,994 | 2 | 1 | 35.2 | Open |
| 38 | new | JL Javi LópezFeyenoord · NED · 3,874 in the world | DEF | 2,102 | 1 | 1 | 35.2 | Open |
| 39 | new | SV Syb Van OtteleFortuna Sittard · NED · 3,931 in the world | DEF | 1,648 | 0 | 1 | 35.0 | Open |
| 40 | new | LS L. SchoutenAZ Alkmaar · NED · 3,948 in the world | DEF | 2,415 | 1 | 0 | 35.0 | Open |
| 41 | new | TQ Teo QuinteroSparta Rotterdam · NED · 4,088 in the world | DEF | 2,326 | 0 | 2 | 34.6 | Open |
| 42 | new | LE Lushendry Edward MartesSparta Rotterdam · NED · 4,446 in the world | DEF | 1,891 | 2 | 1 | 33.6 | Open |
| 43 | new | OW O. WijndalAjax · NED · 4,460 in the world | DEF | 1,735 | 3 | 1 | 33.6 | Open |
| 44 | new | AZ A. ZagréUtrecht · NED · 4,498 in the world | DEF | 2,391 | 4 | 4 | 33.5 | Open |
| 45 | new | MD M. DiddenUtrecht · NED · 4,741 in the world | DEF | 2,400 | 3 | 0 | 32.9 | Open |
| 46 | new | RN R. NijstadTwente · NED · 4,872 in the world | DEF | 2,606 | 2 | 0 | 32.6 | Open |
| 47 | new | SK Sam KerstenHeerenveen · NED · 5,056 in the world | DEF | 3,084 | 0 | 1 | 32.1 | Open |
| 48 | new | TJ T. JukićGO Ahead Eagles · NED · 5,162 in the world | DEF | 1,965 | 0 | 0 | 31.9 | Open |
| 49 | new | PM P. MulderADO Den Haag · NED · 5,406 in the world | DEF | 2,407 | 2 | 2 | 31.3 | Open |
| 50 | new | JS J. St. JusteFeyenoord · NED · 5,502 in the world | DEF | 991 | 0 | 0 | 31.1 | 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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