Football club and player rankings

The best clubs and players in world football, ranked every night

Our 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.

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7,939clubs ranked

15,832players ranked

12months counted

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The top 50

The best defenders in Norway

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.

Clubs Players

All Keepers Defenders Midfield Forwards

All England Germany Italy Spain France Denmark Norway

1	new	FS F. SjøvoldBodo/Glimt · NOR · 35 in the world	DEF	3,837	5	4	72.9	Open
2	new	FB F. BjørkanBodo/Glimt · NOR · 141 in the world	DEF	2,892	6	3	62.7	Open
3	new	HH H. HeggheimViking · NOR · 154 in the world	DEF	2,269	6	3	62.3	Open
4	new	HF H. FalchenerViking · NOR · 305 in the world	DEF	1,802	3	2	57.8	Open
5	new	HA H. AleesamiBodo/Glimt · NOR · 309 in the world	DEF	1,735	3	0	57.6	Open
6	new	LR L. RangerLillestrom · NOR · 350 in the world	DEF	1,881	2	2	56.4	Open
7	new	OB O. BjørtuftBodo/Glimt · NOR · 488 in the world	DEF	3,774	0	2	54.1	Open
8	new	GS G. StensnessViking · NOR · 511 in the world	DEF	2,487	5	1	53.8	Open
9	new	KH K. HaugenViking · NOR · 522 in the world	DEF	2,002	3	4	53.6	Open
10	new	JG J. GundersenBodo/Glimt · NOR · 595 in the world	DEF	1,501	0	0	52.7	Open
11	new	JS J. SoltvedtBrann · NOR · 636 in the world	DEF	2,325	5	6	52.0	Open
12	new	SS Sivert Sira HansenMolde · NOR · 640 in the world	DEF	1,556	0	2	52.0	Open
13	new	AP A. PereiraRosenborg · NOR · 772 in the world	DEF	1,112	2	1	50.4	Open
14	new	CN C. NiyukuriSarpsborg 08 FF · NOR · 1,018 in the world	DEF	1,605	3	5	48.1	Open
15	new	JS J. SvenssonRosenborg · NOR · 1,064 in the world	DEF	901	1	1	47.8	Open
16	new	SK S. KabiniMolde · NOR · 1,067 in the world	DEF	1,515	1	3	47.8	Open
17	new	FH F. HolméFredrikstad · NOR · 1,220 in the world	DEF	1,886	3	1	46.5	Open
18	new	UC U. CharlesAalesund · NOR · 1,664 in the world	DEF	1,713	1	4	43.6	Open
19	new	RH R. HoltenSandefjord · NOR · 1,986 in the world	DEF	1,139	1	0	42.2	Open
20	new	FE F. ElkærLillestrom · NOR · 2,034 in the world	DEF	1,059	0	3	41.9	Open
21	new	ML M. LinnesMolde · NOR · 2,110 in the world	DEF	1,120	1	2	41.6	Open
22	new	BU B. UtvikSarpsborg 08 FF · NOR · 2,189 in the world	DEF	2,402	0	1	41.2	Open
23	new	JN J. NorheimStart · NOR · 2,255 in the world	DEF	1,486	2	0	40.9	Open
24	new	FK F. KnudsenBrann · NOR · 2,334 in the world	DEF	2,632	0	0	40.5	Open
25	new	TN T. NemčíkRosenborg · NOR · 2,445 in the world	DEF	1,898	0	0	40.0	Open
26	new	AH A. HiimSarpsborg 08 FF · NOR · 2,471 in the world	DEF	1,955	2	0	39.9	Open
27	new	SJ S. JarlValerenga · NOR · 2,591 in the world	DEF	1,140	2	0	39.5	Open
28	new	BR B. RisaMolde · NOR · 2,600 in the world	DEF	1,810	0	0	39.5	Open
29	new	IM I. MäättäBodo/Glimt · NOR · 2,721 in the world	DEF	1,457	1	0	39.0	Open
30	new	EH E. HauganMolde · NOR · 2,751 in the world	DEF	929	0	0	38.9	Open
31	new	KF Kolbeinn FinnssonValerenga · NOR · 2,833 in the world	DEF	1,768	0	5	38.6	Open
32	new	HS Halldor StenevikMolde · NOR · 2,931 in the world	DEF	1,133	0	1	38.2	Open
33	new	ES E. SaunesKFUM Oslo · NOR · 3,017 in the world	DEF	2,192	0	1	37.9	Open
34	new	AW A. WarnerydTromso · NOR · 3,023 in the world	DEF	2,261	4	4	37.9	Open
35	new	MG M. GjoneHam-Kam · NOR · 3,036 in the world	DEF	1,616	3	3	37.9	Open
36	new	SK S. KristiansenLillestrom · NOR · 3,065 in the world	DEF	1,550	1	0	37.8	Open
37	new	VE V. EgeliSandefjord · NOR · 3,073 in the world	DEF	2,118	2	3	37.8	Open
38	new	MA M. AndresenAalesund · NOR · 3,088 in the world	DEF	1,104	0	2	37.7	Open
39	new	VS V. SkjærvikTromso · NOR · 3,226 in the world	DEF	2,115	1	1	37.2	Open
40	new	SF S. FossLillestrom · NOR · 3,291 in the world	DEF	1,050	1	0	37.0	Open
41	new	AK A. Kiil OlsenValerenga · NOR · 3,321 in the world	DEF	2,295	1	1	36.9	Open
42	new	LC Leo CornicBrann · NOR · 3,422 in the world	DEF	1,789	0	2	36.6	Open
43	new	RG R. GabrielsenLillestrom · NOR · 3,741 in the world	DEF	1,890	1	0	35.6	Open
44	new	UF U. FredriksenFredrikstad · NOR · 3,870 in the world	DEF	1,974	1	0	35.2	Open
45	new	IV I. VådebuTromso · NOR · 3,952 in the world	DEF	2,371	1	1	35.0	Open
46	new	SR S. RafnFredrikstad · NOR · 3,966 in the world	DEF	947	1	1	34.9	Open
47	new	MC M. CeïdeRosenborg · NOR · 4,051 in the world	DEF	1,578	0	0	34.7	Open
48	new	VA Viðar Ari JónssonHam-Kam · NOR · 4,141 in the world	DEF	1,298	1	4	34.4	Open
49	new	JM J. MortensenRosenborg · NOR · 4,166 in the world	DEF	982	1	0	34.4	Open
50	new	AW A. WitryRosenborg · NOR · 4,221 in the world	DEF	1,191	1	1	34.2	Open

Showing 15 of 50, the best of 83 ranked

How it works

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.

10matches in the twelve months for a club to be ranked

900minutes in the twelve months for a player

180days without a match and a club or player drops out

Clubsonly: national-team matches, youth sides and friendlies are left out

The endpoint

The same rankings, one call away

Four endpoints on the Live & Archive plan. Pick one to see the call and what it answers tonight.

Documentation

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