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 Scotland
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 | BN B. NygrenCeltic · SCO · 159 in the world | MID | 3,366 | 22 | 8 | 62.1 | Open |
| 2 | new | WF William FerryDundee Utd · SCO · 348 in the world | MID | 2,697 | 5 | 5 | 56.5 | Open |
| 3 | new | NR N. RaskinRangers · SCO · 575 in the world | MID | 3,354 | 7 | 5 | 52.9 | Open |
| 4 | new | JM J. McPakeHeart Of Midlothian · SCO · 793 in the world | MID | 1,038 | 3 | 5 | 50.2 | Open |
| 5 | new | YH Yang Hyun-JunCeltic · SCO · 1,079 in the world | MID | 2,796 | 11 | 2 | 47.7 | Open |
| 6 | new | ML Marc LeonardHeart Of Midlothian · SCO · 1,128 in the world | MID | 1,493 | 1 | 3 | 47.2 | Open |
| 7 | new | BS Blair SpittalHeart Of Midlothian · SCO · 1,292 in the world | MID | 1,535 | 2 | 3 | 45.9 | Open |
| 8 | new | S SamuST Mirren · SCO · 1,333 in the world | MID | 1,289 | 3 | 4 | 45.6 | Open |
| 9 | new | DG D. GassamaRangers · SCO · 1,367 in the world | MID | 2,817 | 4 | 7 | 45.4 | Open |
| 10 | new | CM C. MillerHeart Of Midlothian · SCO · 1,445 in the world | MID | 3,402 | 12 | 9 | 44.9 | Open |
| 11 | new | FC Findlay CurtisRangers · SCO · 1,640 in the world | MID | 1,848 | 5 | 2 | 43.8 | Open |
| 12 | new | CM C. McGregorCeltic · SCO · 1,928 in the world | MID | 4,249 | 2 | 3 | 42.4 | Open |
| 13 | new | MB M. BaurCeltic · SCO · 2,062 in the world | MID | 3,170 | 3 | 3 | 41.8 | Open |
| 14 | new | JK J. KangaMotherwell · SCO · 2,310 in the world | MID | 927 | 5 | 3 | 40.6 | Open |
| 15 | new | LC L. CameronDundee Utd · SCO · 2,542 in the world | MID | 1,356 | 2 | 3 | 39.7 | Open |
| 16 | new | GK G. KiltieKilmarnock · SCO · 2,637 in the world | MID | 2,799 | 7 | 5 | 39.3 | Open |
| 17 | new | CB Connor BarronRangers · SCO · 2,684 in the world | MID | 1,485 | 0 | 2 | 39.1 | Open |
| 18 | new | JR J. RandallDundee Utd · SCO · 2,800 in the world | MID | 3,058 | 10 | 11 | 38.7 | Open |
| 19 | new | CD Cameron DevlinRangers · SCO · 2,883 in the world | MID | 1,917 | 2 | 0 | 38.4 | Open |
| 20 | new | ST S. TounektiCeltic · SCO · 3,210 in the world | MID | 1,882 | 2 | 2 | 37.3 | Open |
| 21 | new | SA S. ArmstrongAberdeen · SCO · 3,534 in the world | MID | 2,495 | 2 | 4 | 36.3 | Open |
| 22 | new | NC N. CaddenHibernian · SCO · 3,572 in the world | MID | 1,321 | 0 | 5 | 36.2 | Open |
| 23 | new | DT D. TaitDundee Utd · SCO · 3,689 in the world | MID | 2,823 | 3 | 3 | 35.8 | Open |
| 24 | new | FP F. PasslackHibernian · SCO · 4,224 in the world | MID | 2,397 | 3 | 5 | 34.2 | Open |
| 25 | new | LF L. FadingerMotherwell · SCO · 4,572 in the world | MID | 3,012 | 4 | 1 | 33.3 | Open |
| 26 | new | BS B. SpencerFalkirk · SCO · 4,711 in the world | MID | 3,208 | 0 | 1 | 33.0 | Open |
| 27 | new | LM L. MendyHeart Of Midlothian · SCO · 4,862 in the world | MID | 999 | 3 | 0 | 32.6 | Open |
| 28 | new | LM Luke McCowanCeltic · SCO · 4,966 in the world | MID | 1,251 | 2 | 1 | 32.3 | Open |
| 29 | new | TY Tony YoganeAberdeen · SCO · 4,970 in the world | MID | 2,144 | 1 | 5 | 32.3 | Open |
| 30 | new | YD Y. DhandaHeart Of Midlothian · SCO · 4,998 in the world | MID | 1,954 | 2 | 0 | 32.2 | Open |
| 31 | new | KP K. PhillipsST Mirren · SCO · 5,429 in the world | MID | 3,038 | 6 | 2 | 31.2 | Open |
| 32 | new | HH H. HassanCeltic · SCO · 5,455 in the world | MID | 1,855 | 0 | 3 | 31.2 | Open |
| 33 | new | JM J. MulliganHibernian · SCO · 5,618 in the world | MID | 2,262 | 1 | 6 | 30.8 | Open |
| 34 | new | LS Lewis SmithAberdeen · SCO · 5,627 in the world | MID | 1,740 | 5 | 1 | 30.8 | Open |
| 35 | new | EA Emmanuel AgyeiDundee Utd · SCO · 5,632 in the world | MID | 1,584 | 2 | 1 | 30.8 | Open |
| 36 | new | IS I. SaidMotherwell · SCO · 5,746 in the world | MID | 2,459 | 5 | 1 | 30.4 | Open |
| 37 | new | VŠ Vicko ŠeveljDundee Utd · SCO · 5,764 in the world | MID | 2,009 | 0 | 2 | 30.4 | Open |
| 38 | new | DN D. NeilRangers · SCO · 5,905 in the world | MID | 1,526 | 0 | 1 | 30.1 | Open |
| 39 | new | TC T. ChukwuaniRangers · SCO · 5,941 in the world | MID | 1,870 | 3 | 0 | 30.0 | Open |
| 40 | new | AB Alexander BriedlAberdeen · SCO · 6,575 in the world | MID | 1,968 | 1 | 1 | 28.6 | Open |
| 41 | new | AL A. LowryMotherwell · SCO · 6,683 in the world | MID | 995 | 4 | 1 | 28.4 | Open |
| 42 | new | VD Vanja DragojevićRangers · SCO · 6,722 in the world | MID | 2,119 | 3 | 2 | 28.3 | Open |
| 43 | new | AA A. AremuAberdeen · SCO · 6,935 in the world | MID | 1,315 | 1 | 2 | 27.9 | Open |
| 44 | new | CS C. SibbaldFalkirk · SCO · 7,305 in the world | MID | 1,520 | 2 | 0 | 27.1 | Open |
| 45 | new | BB Beni BaningimeHeart Of Midlothian · SCO · 7,313 in the world | MID | 1,187 | 0 | 1 | 27.1 | Open |
| 46 | new | SG S. GuendouzHeart Of Midlothian · SCO · 7,339 in the world | MID | 1,596 | 2 | 3 | 27.0 | Open |
| 47 | new | RF R. FinniganDundee · SCO · 7,355 in the world | MID | 1,334 | 3 | 1 | 27.0 | Open |
| 48 | new | GS Graeme ShinnieAberdeen · SCO · 7,370 in the world | MID | 1,462 | 0 | 2 | 27.0 | Open |
| 49 | new | OP Oscar PriestmanMotherwell · SCO · 7,572 in the world | MID | 1,247 | 0 | 0 | 26.5 | Open |
| 50 | new | EH E. HamiltonDundee · SCO · 7,680 in the world | MID | 3,321 | 1 | 2 | 26.3 | 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
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