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 Slovakia
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 | CB C. BlackmanSlovan Bratislava · SVK · 1,448 in the world | DEF | 2,343 | 2 | 4 | 44.9 | Open |
| 2 | new | KW K. WimmerSlovan Bratislava · SVK · 1,577 in the world | DEF | 1,035 | 0 | 2 | 44.1 | Open |
| 3 | new | SC Sandro CruzSlovan Bratislava · SVK · 1,696 in the world | DEF | 2,118 | 0 | 5 | 43.5 | Open |
| 4 | new | TD Tornike DzotsenidzeZemplín Michalovce · SVK · 1,919 in the world | DEF | 1,254 | 0 | 2 | 42.4 | Open |
| 5 | new | KB K. BajričSlovan Bratislava · SVK · 1,953 in the world | DEF | 2,470 | 0 | 1 | 42.3 | Open |
| 6 | new | SC S. CamaraSlovan Bratislava · SVK · 2,483 in the world | DEF | 1,759 | 0 | 1 | 39.9 | Open |
| 7 | new | JK Ján KrivákPodbrezová · SVK · 2,547 in the world | DEF | 916 | 2 | 0 | 39.6 | Open |
| 8 | new | JL Jakub LukaPodbrezová · SVK · 2,802 in the world | DEF | 1,260 | 1 | 0 | 38.7 | Open |
| 9 | new | ES Erik SaboSpartak Trnava · SVK · 3,477 in the world | DEF | 1,395 | 2 | 2 | 36.4 | Open |
| 10 | new | KN Klemen NemaničDunajska Streda · SVK · 4,236 in the world | DEF | 1,523 | 1 | 0 | 34.2 | Open |
| 11 | new | TK Taras KacharabaDunajska Streda · SVK · 4,579 in the world | DEF | 1,232 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | Open |
| 12 | new | OL Oliver LuteránRužomberok · SVK · 4,624 in the world | DEF | 1,222 | 0 | 0 | 33.2 | Open |
| 13 | new | AN Aleksandre NarimanidzeŽilina · SVK · 4,745 in the world | DEF | 958 | 1 | 0 | 32.9 | Open |
| 14 | new | TK Tsotne KapanadzeDunajska Streda · SVK · 5,118 in the world | DEF | 1,238 | 0 | 1 | 32.0 | Open |
| 15 | new | SJ Simen JuklerødDunajska Streda · SVK · 5,287 in the world | DEF | 966 | 1 | 3 | 31.5 | Open |
| 16 | new | MČ Martin ČernekSkalica · SVK · 5,442 in the world | DEF | 1,018 | 0 | 0 | 31.2 | Open |
| 17 | new | SM S. MarkovićSlovan Bratislava · SVK · 5,832 in the world | DEF | 1,719 | 1 | 0 | 30.2 | Open |
| 18 | new | SS Samuel SuľaSkalica · SVK · 6,298 in the world | DEF | 1,022 | 1 | 1 | 29.2 | Open |
| 19 | new | MČ Matej ČurmaZemplín Michalovce · SVK · 7,035 in the world | DEF | 1,386 | 0 | 2 | 27.6 | Open |
| 20 | new | MB Martin BednárZemplín Michalovce · SVK · 11,328 in the world | DEF | 1,359 | 0 | 0 | 18.6 | 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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