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 Russia
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 | NM N. MarichalDynamo · RUS · 453 in the world | DEF | 1,561 | 4 | 1 | 54.7 | Open |
| 2 | new | MO M. OsipenkoDynamo · RUS · 591 in the world | DEF | 1,866 | 1 | 2 | 52.7 | Open |
| 3 | new | LO L. OlazaFC Krasnodar · RUS · 604 in the world | DEF | 2,569 | 3 | 4 | 52.4 | Open |
| 4 | new | CM C. MontesLokomotiv · RUS · 837 in the world | DEF | 1,428 | 4 | 0 | 49.8 | Open |
| 5 | new | N NinoZenit · RUS · 868 in the world | DEF | 2,113 | 1 | 1 | 49.5 | Open |
| 6 | new | DS Douglas SantosZenit · RUS · 912 in the world | DEF | 1,436 | 0 | 1 | 49.1 | Open |
| 7 | new | J JubalFC Krasnodar · RUS · 1,016 in the world | DEF | 1,404 | 5 | 0 | 48.1 | Open |
| 8 | new | DR David RicardoDynamo · RUS · 1,164 in the world | DEF | 2,186 | 0 | 1 | 47.0 | Open |
| 9 | new | DK D. KrugovoyCSKA Moscow · RUS · 1,261 in the world | DEF | 2,474 | 3 | 7 | 46.2 | Open |
| 10 | new | JC J. CáceresDynamo · RUS · 1,279 in the world | DEF | 1,658 | 0 | 5 | 46.0 | Open |
| 11 | new | VM V. MelekhinFC Rostov · RUS · 1,342 in the world | DEF | 2,287 | 2 | 0 | 45.6 | Open |
| 12 | new | MA M. AzziCSKA Moscow · RUS · 1,349 in the world | DEF | 2,414 | 1 | 1 | 45.5 | Open |
| 13 | new | R RubensDynamo · RUS · 1,457 in the world | DEF | 1,384 | 0 | 0 | 44.8 | Open |
| 14 | new | AL A. LangovichFC Rostov · RUS · 1,561 in the world | DEF | 1,448 | 2 | 2 | 44.2 | Open |
| 15 | new | CW C. WoohSpartak Moscow · RUS · 2,344 in the world | DEF | 2,052 | 3 | 0 | 40.4 | Open |
| 16 | new | ID I. DiveevZenit · RUS · 2,407 in the world | DEF | 2,200 | 1 | 1 | 40.2 | Open |
| 17 | new | ID I. DmitrievSpartak Moscow · RUS · 2,431 in the world | DEF | 956 | 1 | 4 | 40.1 | Open |
| 18 | new | LF Lucas FassonLokomotiv · RUS · 2,502 in the world | DEF | 1,991 | 2 | 1 | 39.8 | Open |
| 19 | new | VT Vítor TormenaFC Krasnodar · RUS · 2,550 in the world | DEF | 2,330 | 1 | 0 | 39.6 | Open |
| 20 | new | RF R. FernándezAkron · RUS · 2,601 in the world | DEF | 2,448 | 2 | 4 | 39.5 | Open |
| 21 | new | RZ R. ZobninSpartak Moscow · RUS · 2,673 in the world | DEF | 1,983 | 3 | 2 | 39.2 | Open |
| 22 | new | NC N. ChernovKrylia Sovetov · RUS · 2,708 in the world | DEF | 1,980 | 3 | 0 | 39.1 | Open |
| 23 | new | GM Gustavo MantuanZenit · RUS · 2,739 in the world | DEF | 1,795 | 1 | 1 | 38.9 | Open |
| 24 | new | AD A. DjikuSpartak Moscow · RUS · 2,841 in the world | DEF | 1,827 | 0 | 1 | 38.6 | Open |
| 25 | new | JV João VictorCSKA Moscow · RUS · 2,843 in the world | DEF | 1,976 | 0 | 1 | 38.5 | Open |
| 26 | new | KA K. AndradeZenit · RUS · 3,143 in the world | DEF | 1,657 | 1 | 0 | 37.5 | Open |
| 27 | new | YN Ygor NogueiraFC Rostov · RUS · 3,379 in the world | DEF | 945 | 0 | 0 | 36.7 | Open |
| 28 | new | AS A. SiljanovLokomotiv · RUS · 3,418 in the world | DEF | 2,116 | 2 | 2 | 36.7 | Open |
| 29 | new | ET E. TsenovFC Orenburg · RUS · 3,438 in the world | DEF | 1,237 | 1 | 0 | 36.6 | Open |
| 30 | new | DP D. PestryakovAkron · RUS · 3,440 in the world | DEF | 1,555 | 3 | 3 | 36.6 | Open |
| 31 | new | MR Matheus ReisCSKA Moscow · RUS · 3,508 in the world | DEF | 1,286 | 0 | 1 | 36.3 | Open |
| 32 | new | IV I. VakhaniaFC Krasnodar · RUS · 3,615 in the world | DEF | 2,335 | 1 | 2 | 36.0 | Open |
| 33 | new | AA A. ArroyoRubin · RUS · 3,637 in the world | DEF | 2,331 | 3 | 2 | 35.9 | Open |
| 34 | new | SK Sven KaričNizhny Novgorod · RUS · 3,893 in the world | DEF | 1,429 | 1 | 0 | 35.1 | Open |
| 35 | new | NA N. AlipZenit · RUS · 3,894 in the world | DEF | 974 | 0 | 0 | 35.1 | Open |
| 36 | new | IS Igor SilvaRodina Moskva · RUS · 4,066 in the world | DEF | 1,358 | 1 | 2 | 34.7 | Open |
| 37 | new | NG N. GassamaBaltika · RUS · 4,100 in the world | DEF | 1,895 | 0 | 3 | 34.6 | Open |
| 38 | new | KP K. PecheninKrylia Sovetov · RUS · 4,485 in the world | DEF | 2,445 | 1 | 2 | 33.5 | Open |
| 39 | new | RV R. VegaZenit · RUS · 4,602 in the world | DEF | 918 | 0 | 0 | 33.2 | Open |
| 40 | new | MZ M. ZeaCSKA Moscow · RUS · 4,706 in the world | DEF | 1,904 | 1 | 0 | 33.0 | Open |
| 41 | new | EM E. MorozovLokomotiv · RUS · 4,791 in the world | DEF | 1,737 | 0 | 1 | 32.8 | Open |
| 42 | new | MB M. BeveevBaltika · RUS · 4,855 in the world | DEF | 2,235 | 1 | 1 | 32.6 | Open |
| 43 | new | MB M. BokoevAkron · RUS · 5,086 in the world | DEF | 2,334 | 1 | 0 | 32.0 | Open |
| 44 | new | FM F. MoufiBaltika · RUS · 5,153 in the world | DEF | 1,625 | 1 | 0 | 31.9 | Open |
| 45 | new | DS D. SkopintsevDynamo · RUS · 5,253 in the world | DEF | 1,450 | 1 | 2 | 31.6 | Open |
| 46 | new | JE João EscovalAkron · RUS · 5,676 in the world | DEF | 1,947 | 0 | 1 | 30.6 | Open |
| 47 | new | ET E. TeslenkoRubin · RUS · 5,708 in the world | DEF | 2,085 | 0 | 0 | 30.6 | Open |
| 48 | new | EA E. AndersonBaltika · RUS · 5,714 in the world | DEF | 1,158 | 0 | 0 | 30.5 | Open |
| 49 | new | DM D. MachadoRodina Moskva · RUS · 5,895 in the world | DEF | 1,458 | 1 | 1 | 30.1 | Open |
| 50 | new | SB S. BozhinKrylia Sovetov · RUS · 6,149 in the world | DEF | 2,325 | 0 | 0 | 29.5 | 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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