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 Romania
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 | OR Oleksandr RomanchukUniversitatea Craiova · ROU · 650 in the world | DEF | 3,250 | 5 | 0 | 51.8 | Open |
| 2 | new | VS Vladimir ScreciuUniversitatea Craiova · ROU · 742 in the world | DEF | 3,188 | 2 | 0 | 50.6 | Open |
| 3 | new | MP Martín PascualDinamo Bucuresti · ROU · 753 in the world | DEF | 1,509 | 5 | 1 | 50.6 | Open |
| 4 | new | RO R. OpruțDinamo Bucuresti · ROU · 771 in the world | DEF | 3,304 | 5 | 2 | 50.4 | Open |
| 5 | new | RR R. RadunovićFCSB · ROU · 1,084 in the world | DEF | 2,552 | 1 | 6 | 47.6 | Open |
| 6 | new | SA S. AlomeroviсUta Arad · ROU · 1,718 in the world | DEF | 2,675 | 2 | 3 | 43.4 | Open |
| 7 | new | MS Miguel SilvaOţelul · ROU · 1,737 in the world | DEF | 1,145 | 1 | 2 | 43.3 | Open |
| 8 | new | NS Nikola StevanovićUniversitatea Craiova · ROU · 1,799 in the world | DEF | 1,596 | 2 | 0 | 42.9 | Open |
| 9 | new | VC V. CrețuFCSB · ROU · 1,870 in the world | DEF | 2,670 | 0 | 5 | 42.7 | Open |
| 10 | new | AP A. PașcanuRapid · ROU · 1,962 in the world | DEF | 2,335 | 5 | 0 | 42.3 | Open |
| 11 | new | DP D. PospelovUta Arad · ROU · 2,121 in the world | DEF | 2,022 | 5 | 1 | 41.5 | Open |
| 12 | new | BM B. MalulaPetrolul Ploiesti · ROU · 2,154 in the world | DEF | 916 | 3 | 0 | 41.3 | Open |
| 13 | new | AA Aly AbeidCFR 1907 Cluj · ROU · 2,247 in the world | DEF | 1,405 | 0 | 3 | 40.9 | Open |
| 14 | new | AR Adrian RusUniversitatea Craiova · ROU · 2,328 in the world | DEF | 2,186 | 2 | 0 | 40.5 | Open |
| 15 | new | LK L. KramerRapid · ROU · 2,572 in the world | DEF | 2,681 | 2 | 1 | 39.5 | Open |
| 16 | new | FI F. IacobCorvinul Hunedoara · ROU · 2,597 in the world | DEF | 2,394 | 2 | 1 | 39.5 | Open |
| 17 | new | MC M. CamoraCFR 1907 Cluj · ROU · 2,666 in the world | DEF | 2,763 | 2 | 1 | 39.2 | Open |
| 18 | new | C CascardoSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe · ROU · 2,703 in the world | DEF | 1,922 | 1 | 2 | 39.1 | Open |
| 19 | new | AC A. ChipciuUniversitatea Cluj · ROU · 2,714 in the world | DEF | 2,762 | 0 | 2 | 39.0 | Open |
| 20 | new | SS S. SinyanRapid · ROU · 2,755 in the world | DEF | 2,289 | 1 | 0 | 38.9 | Open |
| 21 | new | DM D. MikanovićUniversitatea Cluj · ROU · 2,796 in the world | DEF | 2,946 | 0 | 4 | 38.7 | Open |
| 22 | new | DO D. OanceaArges Pitesti · ROU · 2,860 in the world | DEF | 2,022 | 1 | 3 | 38.4 | Open |
| 23 | new | AD Andrei DorobanțuUta Arad · ROU · 3,131 in the world | DEF | 2,506 | 2 | 1 | 37.6 | Open |
| 24 | new | LP L. PászkaCsikszereda · ROU · 3,190 in the world | DEF | 2,887 | 1 | 4 | 37.4 | Open |
| 25 | new | JD J. DawaFCSB · ROU · 3,729 in the world | DEF | 2,059 | 3 | 1 | 35.7 | Open |
| 26 | new | R RicardinhoPetrolul Ploiesti · ROU · 3,826 in the world | DEF | 1,823 | 1 | 1 | 35.3 | Open |
| 27 | new | PI P. IacobOţelul · ROU · 3,985 in the world | DEF | 2,846 | 2 | 0 | 34.8 | Open |
| 28 | new | AN A. NeacșaCorvinul Hunedoara · ROU · 4,220 in the world | DEF | 949 | 0 | 1 | 34.2 | Open |
| 29 | new | DG Daniel GraovacRapid · ROU · 4,322 in the world | DEF | 1,615 | 0 | 0 | 33.9 | Open |
| 30 | new | NS N. StoioanovDinamo Bucuresti · ROU · 4,504 in the world | DEF | 3,494 | 1 | 0 | 33.5 | Open |
| 31 | new | RP Ricardo PadurariuFCSB · ROU · 4,628 in the world | DEF | 1,120 | 0 | 1 | 33.1 | Open |
| 32 | new | IC I. CristeaUniversitatea Cluj · ROU · 4,815 in the world | DEF | 2,862 | 1 | 2 | 32.7 | Open |
| 33 | new | MT Mario TudoseArges Pitesti · ROU · 4,851 in the world | DEF | 2,868 | 0 | 1 | 32.6 | Open |
| 34 | new | DS Dan SîrbuFarul Constanta · ROU · 4,931 in the world | DEF | 1,479 | 0 | 0 | 32.4 | Open |
| 35 | new | PP P. PappPetrolul Ploiesti · ROU · 5,131 in the world | DEF | 2,746 | 3 | 0 | 31.9 | Open |
| 36 | new | CH C. HüseynovPetrolul Ploiesti · ROU · 5,357 in the world | DEF | 1,264 | 0 | 0 | 31.4 | Open |
| 37 | new | CB C. BraunCFR 1907 Cluj · ROU · 5,362 in the world | DEF | 2,147 | 0 | 2 | 31.4 | Open |
| 38 | new | AD André DuarteFCSB · ROU · 5,420 in the world | DEF | 1,961 | 0 | 0 | 31.2 | Open |
| 39 | new | MZ Milen ZhelevOţelul · ROU · 5,438 in the world | DEF | 2,325 | 1 | 0 | 31.2 | Open |
| 40 | new | GG Guilherme GaruttiArges Pitesti · ROU · 5,928 in the world | DEF | 1,618 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 | Open |
| 41 | new | FB F. BorţaArges Pitesti · ROU · 6,147 in the world | DEF | 2,925 | 1 | 1 | 29.5 | Open |
| 42 | new | IL I. LarieFarul Constanta · ROU · 6,151 in the world | DEF | 2,232 | 3 | 0 | 29.5 | Open |
| 43 | new | RT Răzvan TrifCsikszereda · ROU · 6,177 in the world | DEF | 1,856 | 1 | 1 | 29.5 | Open |
| 44 | new | LS L. SadriuArges Pitesti · ROU · 6,208 in the world | DEF | 2,819 | 1 | 0 | 29.4 | Open |
| 45 | new | CM Cristian ManeaRapid · ROU · 6,256 in the world | DEF | 905 | 1 | 0 | 29.3 | Open |
| 46 | new | MȚ M. ȚuțuPetrolul Ploiesti · ROU · 6,274 in the world | DEF | 2,217 | 1 | 2 | 29.2 | Open |
| 47 | new | AD A. DumitrescuPetrolul Ploiesti · ROU · 6,291 in the world | DEF | 2,476 | 1 | 1 | 29.2 | Open |
| 48 | new | TC T. CăpușăPetrolul Ploiesti · ROU · 6,529 in the world | DEF | 1,962 | 0 | 0 | 28.7 | Open |
| 49 | new | DI D. IrimiaDinamo Bucuresti · ROU · 6,555 in the world | DEF | 1,748 | 0 | 0 | 28.6 | Open |
| 50 | new | RO R. OneaRapid · ROU · 6,712 in the world | DEF | 2,450 | 1 | 1 | 28.3 | 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
Four endpoints on the Live & Archive plan. Pick one to see the call and what it answers tonight.
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