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 Portugal
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 | SE S. El KarouaniBenfica · POR · 143 in the world | DEF | 2,784 | 1 | 9 | 62.6 | Open |
| 2 | new | MA M. AraújoSporting CP · POR · 193 in the world | DEF | 3,803 | 8 | 7 | 60.9 | Open |
| 3 | new | GI Gonçalo InácioSporting CP · POR · 223 in the world | DEF | 3,712 | 4 | 1 | 60.0 | Open |
| 4 | new | JB J. BednarekFC Porto · POR · 244 in the world | DEF | 3,587 | 4 | 0 | 59.3 | Open |
| 5 | new | EQ Eduardo QuaresmaSporting CP · POR · 323 in the world | DEF | 2,375 | 2 | 2 | 57.2 | Open |
| 6 | new | TA Tomás AraújoBenfica · POR · 383 in the world | DEF | 3,036 | 1 | 4 | 55.7 | Open |
| 7 | new | JK J. KiwiorFC Porto · POR · 550 in the world | DEF | 3,443 | 0 | 1 | 53.2 | Open |
| 8 | new | SD S. DahlBenfica · POR · 620 in the world | DEF | 3,721 | 3 | 1 | 52.2 | Open |
| 9 | new | AB Alberto BaioFC Porto · POR · 727 in the world | DEF | 3,151 | 1 | 3 | 50.9 | Open |
| 10 | new | AB A. BahBenfica · POR · 810 in the world | DEF | 1,186 | 4 | 1 | 50.0 | Open |
| 11 | new | CL C. LengletBenfica · POR · 1,327 in the world | DEF | 1,779 | 1 | 1 | 45.7 | Open |
| 12 | new | MF Martim FernandesFC Porto · POR · 1,355 in the world | DEF | 1,746 | 1 | 1 | 45.5 | Open |
| 13 | new | GS G. SzalaiMaritimo · POR · 1,912 in the world | DEF | 2,208 | 3 | 1 | 42.4 | Open |
| 14 | new | AC A. CircatiBenfica · POR · 2,012 in the world | DEF | 2,404 | 1 | 0 | 42.0 | Open |
| 15 | new | RP Rodrigo PinheiroFamalicao · POR · 2,071 in the world | DEF | 2,564 | 2 | 2 | 41.7 | Open |
| 16 | new | IB Ibrahima BaSporting CP · POR · 2,087 in the world | DEF | 1,710 | 1 | 1 | 41.6 | Open |
| 17 | new | ZS Z. SanusiFC Porto · POR · 2,143 in the world | DEF | 1,513 | 0 | 1 | 41.4 | Open |
| 18 | new | TE Tiago EsgaioArouca · POR · 2,192 in the world | DEF | 2,475 | 3 | 5 | 41.2 | Open |
| 19 | new | VC Vitor CarvalhoSC Braga · POR · 2,241 in the world | DEF | 1,920 | 2 | 2 | 40.9 | Open |
| 20 | new | IF Iván FresnedaSporting CP · POR · 2,299 in the world | DEF | 2,824 | 1 | 2 | 40.6 | Open |
| 21 | new | GV G. VagiannidisSporting CP · POR · 2,332 in the world | DEF | 1,520 | 0 | 4 | 40.5 | Open |
| 22 | new | R RobinhoAcademico Viseu · POR · 2,390 in the world | DEF | 1,647 | 0 | 3 | 40.3 | Open |
| 23 | new | ZD Z. DebastSporting CP · POR · 2,720 in the world | DEF | 1,076 | 0 | 2 | 39.0 | Open |
| 24 | new | JS Javi SánchezArouca · POR · 2,740 in the world | DEF | 1,881 | 0 | 2 | 38.9 | Open |
| 25 | new | MV M. VrousaiRio Ave · POR · 2,881 in the world | DEF | 2,189 | 0 | 2 | 38.4 | Open |
| 26 | new | GL G. LagerbielkeSC Braga · POR · 2,906 in the world | DEF | 3,535 | 1 | 0 | 38.3 | Open |
| 27 | new | JF José FontánArouca · POR · 2,955 in the world | DEF | 2,443 | 3 | 3 | 38.1 | Open |
| 28 | new | ZV Zé VitorNacional · POR · 3,064 in the world | DEF | 2,718 | 4 | 1 | 37.8 | Open |
| 29 | new | RE Ricardo EsgaioGIL Vicente · POR · 3,175 in the world | DEF | 2,377 | 0 | 0 | 37.4 | Open |
| 30 | new | B BebetoTondela · POR · 3,185 in the world | DEF | 1,410 | 3 | 0 | 37.4 | Open |
| 31 | new | F FerroEstoril · POR · 3,225 in the world | DEF | 1,630 | 2 | 0 | 37.2 | Open |
| 32 | new | AB A. BajramiSC Braga · POR · 3,242 in the world | DEF | 2,534 | 2 | 1 | 37.2 | Open |
| 33 | new | FM Francisco MouraFC Porto · POR · 3,417 in the world | DEF | 1,577 | 2 | 2 | 36.7 | Open |
| 34 | new | AL Adrian Leon BarišićSC Braga · POR · 4,154 in the world | DEF | 1,049 | 0 | 0 | 34.4 | Open |
| 35 | new | ÓR Óscar RivasVitória SC · POR · 4,370 in the world | DEF | 1,464 | 1 | 0 | 33.8 | Open |
| 36 | new | TB T. BorevkovićVitória SC · POR · 4,403 in the world | DEF | 1,382 | 2 | 0 | 33.7 | Open |
| 37 | new | RS Rafa SoaresEstrela · POR · 4,510 in the world | DEF | 2,038 | 1 | 4 | 33.4 | Open |
| 38 | new | FM Fernando MedranoEstoril · POR · 4,534 in the world | DEF | 2,375 | 2 | 4 | 33.4 | Open |
| 39 | new | NM N. MichelisAcademico Viseu · POR · 4,674 in the world | DEF | 1,209 | 0 | 1 | 33.0 | Open |
| 40 | new | GC G. CostaAcademico Viseu · POR · 5,075 in the world | DEF | 1,179 | 1 | 1 | 32.1 | Open |
| 41 | new | DP Dinis PintoMoreirense · POR · 5,142 in the world | DEF | 1,858 | 2 | 1 | 31.9 | Open |
| 42 | new | TS T. StrataVitória SC · POR · 5,283 in the world | DEF | 1,993 | 1 | 2 | 31.5 | Open |
| 43 | new | SB Sergio BarciaSC Braga · POR · 5,367 in the world | DEF | 2,446 | 0 | 1 | 31.4 | Open |
| 44 | new | DS David SousaCasa Pia · POR · 5,467 in the world | DEF | 2,677 | 1 | 0 | 31.1 | Open |
| 45 | new | LM Leny MeyerFamalicao · POR · 5,619 in the world | DEF | 1,269 | 0 | 2 | 30.8 | Open |
| 46 | new | AC A. CorreiaAcademico Viseu · POR · 5,661 in the world | DEF | 1,671 | 2 | 2 | 30.7 | Open |
| 47 | new | FV Frederico VenâncioSanta Clara · POR · 5,843 in the world | DEF | 1,101 | 1 | 1 | 30.2 | Open |
| 48 | new | M MaracásMoreirense · POR · 5,868 in the world | DEF | 2,498 | 4 | 0 | 30.1 | Open |
| 49 | new | BA B. Arrey-MbiSC Braga · POR · 6,021 in the world | DEF | 2,544 | 0 | 0 | 29.8 | Open |
| 50 | new | PP Pedro PachecoSanta Clara · POR · 6,216 in the world | DEF | 915 | 0 | 0 | 29.4 | 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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