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 Qatar
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 | AA Ahmed Alaa EldinAl-Rayyan SC · QAT · 3,363 in the world | DEF | 1,983 | 4 | 2 | 36.8 | Open |
| 2 | new | AR A. RomagnoliAl Sadd · QAT · 4,097 in the world | DEF | 2,966 | 1 | 1 | 34.6 | Open |
| 3 | new | PO Paulo OtávioAl Sadd · QAT · 4,558 in the world | DEF | 2,180 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | Open |
| 4 | new | ZŠ Z. ŠarlijaAl Shahaniya · QAT · 5,994 in the world | DEF | 1,628 | 0 | 1 | 29.9 | Open |
| 5 | new | IB I. BambaAl-Duhail SC · QAT · 8,529 in the world | DEF | 1,559 | 1 | 1 | 24.5 | Open |
| 6 | new | BA Bassam Al RawiAl-Duhail SC · QAT · 8,890 in the world | DEF | 985 | 1 | 1 | 23.7 | Open |
| 7 | new | BK Boualem KhoukhiAl Sadd · QAT · 9,600 in the world | DEF | 1,860 | 0 | 1 | 22.2 | Open |
| 8 | new | DG David GarcíaAl-Rayyan SC · QAT · 9,950 in the world | DEF | 1,036 | 0 | 0 | 21.6 | Open |
| 9 | new | PM Pablo MaríAl Shamal · QAT · 10,355 in the world | DEF | 1,800 | 1 | 0 | 20.7 | Open |
| 10 | new | PM Pedro MiguelAl Sadd · QAT · 10,817 in the world | DEF | 1,724 | 1 | 3 | 19.7 | Open |
| 11 | new | YS Y. SabalyAl Shamal · QAT · 11,057 in the world | DEF | 989 | 0 | 0 | 19.2 | Open |
| 12 | new | JM J. MurilloAl Shamal · QAT · 11,262 in the world | DEF | 1,457 | 1 | 1 | 18.7 | Open |
| 13 | new | AA André AmaroAl-Rayyan SC · QAT · 11,263 in the world | DEF | 1,389 | 0 | 0 | 18.7 | Open |
| 14 | new | LM Lucas MendesAl Wakrah · QAT · 11,290 in the world | DEF | 1,404 | 1 | 1 | 18.7 | Open |
| 15 | new | SS S. SanoAl-Gharafa · QAT · 11,545 in the world | DEF | 1,819 | 3 | 1 | 18.1 | Open |
| 16 | new | MA Mus'ab Al BattatAl-Rayyan SC · QAT · 12,062 in the world | DEF | 986 | 1 | 0 | 17.0 | Open |
| 17 | new | AS A. SaoudiQatar SC · QAT · 12,244 in the world | DEF | 956 | 1 | 1 | 16.5 | Open |
| 18 | new | SA Sultan Al BraikAl-Duhail SC · QAT · 12,289 in the world | DEF | 1,547 | 1 | 0 | 16.4 | Open |
| 19 | new | AA Ahmed Al MinhaliAl-Gharafa · QAT · 12,321 in the world | DEF | 900 | 0 | 1 | 16.3 | Open |
| 20 | new | AR Ahmed ReyedAl Ahli Doha · QAT · 12,611 in the world | DEF | 1,295 | 1 | 2 | 15.6 | Open |
| 21 | new | SH Saifeldeen Hassan FadlallaAl-Gharafa · QAT · 13,286 in the world | DEF | 1,303 | 0 | 1 | 13.7 | Open |
| 22 | new | JC J. CastellettoAl-Duhail SC · QAT · 13,460 in the world | DEF | 1,551 | 1 | 0 | 13.1 | Open |
| 23 | new | TS Tarek SalmanAl Sadd · QAT · 13,643 in the world | DEF | 1,788 | 1 | 1 | 12.6 | Open |
| 24 | new | MA Moufak AwadAl Shamal · QAT · 13,794 in the world | DEF | 1,563 | 2 | 0 | 12.1 | Open |
| 25 | new | GL Gueye LayeAl-Arabi SC · QAT · 13,800 in the world | DEF | 907 | 1 | 0 | 12.1 | Open |
| 26 | new | AA Amro Abdelfatah Ali SuragAl-Gharafa · QAT · 13,950 in the world | DEF | 1,473 | 0 | 3 | 11.6 | Open |
| 27 | new | SF S. F. DioufQatar SC · QAT · 14,058 in the world | DEF | 1,013 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | Open |
| 28 | new | AP A. PérezAl-Arabi SC · QAT · 14,188 in the world | DEF | 1,631 | 0 | 0 | 10.7 | Open |
| 29 | new | EP Eisa PalangiQatar SC · QAT · 14,681 in the world | DEF | 963 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | Open |
| 30 | new | MK Musab KhoderAl Shamal · QAT · 14,833 in the world | DEF | 987 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | Open |
| 31 | new | M MuniesaAl Shahaniya · QAT · 15,028 in the world | DEF | 1,069 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | Open |
| 32 | new | RT R. TihiAl Ahli Doha · QAT · 15,151 in the world | DEF | 1,436 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | Open |
| 33 | new | WT W. Troost-EkongAl Ahli Doha · QAT · 15,188 in the world | DEF | 1,461 | 1 | 0 | 5.9 | Open |
| 34 | new | AA Ayoub Al OuiAl-Gharafa · QAT · 15,219 in the world | DEF | 1,854 | 2 | 1 | 5.6 | Open |
| 35 | new | SV S. van BeekAl Shahaniya · QAT · 15,278 in the world | DEF | 1,025 | 1 | 0 | 5.2 | Open |
| 36 | new | MN M. NaniAl-Rayyan SC · QAT · 15,371 in the world | DEF | 1,300 | 1 | 0 | 4.3 | Open |
| 37 | new | MH Marwan HassanAl-Arabi SC · QAT · 15,374 in the world | DEF | 1,371 | 0 | 1 | 4.2 | Open |
| 38 | new | AA A. AmraouiAl Ahli Doha · QAT · 15,385 in the world | DEF | 1,111 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | Open |
| 39 | new | MT Michel TermaniniAl Shamal · QAT · 15,433 in the world | DEF | 1,260 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | Open |
| 40 | new | AG A. GunnarssonQatar SC · QAT · 15,482 in the world | DEF | 1,099 | 0 | 1 | 2.9 | Open |
| 41 | new | NI Nabil IrfanAl Wakrah · QAT · 15,554 in the world | DEF | 1,147 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | Open |
| 42 | new | JH Jang Hyun-SooAl-Gharafa · QAT · 15,572 in the world | DEF | 1,216 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | Open |
| 43 | new | AM Abdullah MarafeeQatar SC · QAT · 15,626 in the world | DEF | 1,128 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | Open |
| 44 | new | AF Abdulrahman Faiz Al RashidiAl-Gharafa · QAT · 15,666 in the world | DEF | 930 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | Open |
| 45 | new | KV K. van der KaapAl-Rayyan SC · QAT · 15,780 in the world | DEF | 1,065 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | Open |
| 46 | new | AM Abdulla Mahmoud MahmoudAl-Rayyan SC · QAT · 15,809 in the world | DEF | 1,262 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 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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