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 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 | GP G. PrestianniBenfica · POR · 86 in the world | MID | 2,588 | 8 | 10 | 66.2 | Open |
| 2 | new | AS A. SchjelderupBenfica · POR · 87 in the world | MID | 2,201 | 9 | 6 | 66.1 | Open |
| 3 | new | GV Gabri VeigaFC Porto · POR · 304 in the world | MID | 2,355 | 9 | 9 | 57.9 | Open |
| 4 | new | FA F. AursnesBenfica · POR · 564 in the world | MID | 2,720 | 4 | 4 | 53.0 | Open |
| 5 | new | GC Geny CatamoSporting CP · POR · 860 in the world | MID | 3,462 | 9 | 7 | 49.6 | Open |
| 6 | new | JP João PalhinhaBenfica · POR · 943 in the world | MID | 2,632 | 4 | 2 | 48.8 | Open |
| 7 | new | CK C. KahramanAcademico Viseu · POR · 1,030 in the world | MID | 1,303 | 4 | 10 | 48.0 | Open |
| 8 | new | JK Jakub KamińskiBenfica · POR · 1,099 in the world | MID | 2,531 | 5 | 4 | 47.5 | Open |
| 9 | new | SA S. AndersenSporting CP · POR · 1,444 in the world | MID | 1,448 | 4 | 2 | 44.9 | Open |
| 10 | new | HS H. SudakovBenfica · POR · 1,485 in the world | MID | 2,026 | 3 | 2 | 44.6 | Open |
| 11 | new | LB L. BarreiroBenfica · POR · 1,780 in the world | MID | 2,770 | 7 | 5 | 43.0 | Open |
| 12 | new | HM Hidemasa MoritaSporting CP · POR · 1,948 in the world | MID | 2,158 | 1 | 4 | 42.3 | Open |
| 13 | new | SA Sergi AltimiraSporting CP · POR · 1,971 in the world | MID | 2,404 | 2 | 1 | 42.2 | Open |
| 14 | new | JH J. HolsgroveEstoril · POR · 2,047 in the world | MID | 2,369 | 1 | 8 | 41.8 | Open |
| 15 | new | NO N. OmerovićEstoril · POR · 2,137 in the world | MID | 2,313 | 9 | 1 | 41.4 | Open |
| 16 | new | AM A. MarcusEstrela · POR · 2,218 in the world | MID | 2,659 | 9 | 4 | 41.1 | Open |
| 17 | new | EB Enzo BarrenecheaBenfica · POR · 2,249 in the world | MID | 1,632 | 1 | 1 | 40.9 | Open |
| 18 | new | DE Demir Ege TıknazSC Braga · POR · 2,307 in the world | MID | 1,417 | 1 | 3 | 40.6 | Open |
| 19 | new | M MuriloGIL Vicente · POR · 2,385 in the world | MID | 2,635 | 12 | 3 | 40.3 | Open |
| 20 | new | VM Victor Mow FroholdtFC Porto · POR · 2,432 in the world | MID | 3,725 | 8 | 4 | 40.1 | Open |
| 21 | new | TF T. FukuiArouca · POR · 2,450 in the world | MID | 2,460 | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | Open |
| 22 | new | PR P. RosarioFC Porto · POR · 2,472 in the world | MID | 3,022 | 1 | 1 | 39.9 | Open |
| 23 | new | HI Hwang In-BeomFC Porto · POR · 2,821 in the world | MID | 1,343 | 2 | 4 | 38.6 | Open |
| 24 | new | VG Víctor GómezSC Braga · POR · 2,867 in the world | MID | 3,573 | 2 | 9 | 38.4 | Open |
| 25 | new | ID I. DoumbiaSporting CP · POR · 2,935 in the world | MID | 3,352 | 8 | 6 | 38.2 | Open |
| 26 | new | S SorrisoFamalicao · POR · 3,030 in the world | MID | 2,770 | 6 | 5 | 37.9 | Open |
| 27 | new | R RafaBenfica · POR · 3,069 in the world | MID | 1,798 | 7 | 0 | 37.8 | Open |
| 28 | new | JC João CarvalhoEstoril · POR · 3,434 in the world | MID | 2,593 | 4 | 9 | 36.6 | Open |
| 29 | new | DR Diego RodriguesSC Braga · POR · 3,489 in the world | MID | 932 | 2 | 3 | 36.4 | Open |
| 30 | new | MD Mathias De AmorimFamalicao · POR · 3,614 in the world | MID | 2,583 | 3 | 4 | 36.0 | Open |
| 31 | new | JG João GuilhermeAcademico Viseu · POR · 3,718 in the world | MID | 1,426 | 5 | 3 | 35.7 | Open |
| 32 | new | GD Gil DiasFamalicao · POR · 3,962 in the world | MID | 2,408 | 3 | 6 | 34.9 | Open |
| 33 | new | SG Santi GarcíaGIL Vicente · POR · 4,062 in the world | MID | 2,584 | 5 | 3 | 34.7 | Open |
| 34 | new | AV A. VarelaFC Porto · POR · 4,208 in the world | MID | 2,268 | 2 | 0 | 34.2 | Open |
| 35 | new | JM João MoutinhoSC Braga · POR · 4,279 in the world | MID | 3,012 | 1 | 1 | 34.0 | Open |
| 36 | new | SM S. MesseguemAcademico Viseu · POR · 4,337 in the world | MID | 1,696 | 2 | 6 | 33.9 | Open |
| 37 | new | TS Tamás SzücsFamalicao · POR · 4,393 in the world | MID | 1,719 | 1 | 2 | 33.7 | Open |
| 38 | new | SC S. ClemmensenRio Ave · POR · 4,515 in the world | MID | 1,246 | 4 | 4 | 33.4 | Open |
| 39 | new | ND N. DjouahraArouca · POR · 4,733 in the world | MID | 2,721 | 3 | 6 | 32.9 | Open |
| 40 | new | GM Gabri MartínezSC Braga · POR · 4,766 in the world | MID | 1,786 | 4 | 1 | 32.8 | Open |
| 41 | new | S SamuVitória SC · POR · 4,788 in the world | MID | 2,457 | 7 | 3 | 32.8 | Open |
| 42 | new | LG Luis GuilhermeSporting CP · POR · 4,840 in the world | MID | 1,358 | 2 | 0 | 32.6 | Open |
| 43 | new | MD M. DorgelesSC Braga · POR · 4,936 in the world | MID | 1,426 | 2 | 2 | 32.4 | Open |
| 44 | new | L LizieroNacional · POR · 5,186 in the world | MID | 1,951 | 1 | 3 | 31.8 | Open |
| 45 | new | RG R. GuitaneEstoril · POR · 5,244 in the world | MID | 1,866 | 2 | 4 | 31.7 | Open |
| 46 | new | PG Pablo GozálbezArouca · POR · 5,281 in the world | MID | 1,024 | 1 | 3 | 31.5 | Open |
| 47 | new | ÁZ Á. ZamoraAcademico Viseu · POR · 5,332 in the world | MID | 1,140 | 5 | 1 | 31.4 | Open |
| 48 | new | DN Diogo NascimentoRio Ave · POR · 5,540 in the world | MID | 1,192 | 1 | 1 | 31.0 | Open |
| 49 | new | FG Flávio GonçalvesSporting CP · POR · 5,722 in the world | MID | 905 | 3 | 2 | 30.5 | Open |
| 50 | new | DT Diogo TravassosSC Braga · POR · 5,898 in the world | MID | 2,498 | 4 | 3 | 30.1 | 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.
The same rankings, one call away
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