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 Spain
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 | LY Lamine YamalBarcelona · ESP · 3 in the world | MID | 4,120 | 29 | 22 | 96.5 | Open |
| 2 | new | P PedriBarcelona · ESP · 29 in the world | MID | 2,842 | 1 | 13 | 73.9 | Open |
| 3 | new | F FermínBarcelona · ESP · 33 in the world | MID | 3,230 | 12 | 21 | 73.2 | Open |
| 4 | new | AG A. GülerReal Madrid · ESP · 50 in the world | MID | 2,998 | 6 | 12 | 70.8 | Open |
| 5 | new | ÁG Álex GrimaldoAtletico Madrid · ESP · 56 in the world | MID | 4,019 | 11 | 10 | 69.0 | Open |
| 6 | new | FV F. ValverdeReal Madrid · ESP · 58 in the world | MID | 4,101 | 10 | 12 | 68.7 | Open |
| 7 | new | AE A. EzzalzouliReal Betis · ESP · 72 in the world | MID | 3,269 | 16 | 8 | 67.6 | Open |
| 8 | new | JB J. BellinghamReal Madrid · ESP · 80 in the world | MID | 3,261 | 8 | 7 | 66.6 | Open |
| 9 | new | IV Iñigo VicenteRacing Santander · ESP · 95 in the world | MID | 3,284 | 7 | 17 | 65.5 | Open |
| 10 | new | A AntonyReal Betis · ESP · 128 in the world | MID | 3,607 | 11 | 9 | 63.4 | Open |
| 11 | new | R RodriBarcelona · ESP · 134 in the world | MID | 2,490 | 3 | 0 | 63.0 | Open |
| 12 | new | DO Dani OlmoBarcelona · ESP · 148 in the world | MID | 2,768 | 8 | 11 | 62.4 | Open |
| 13 | new | FJ F. de JongBarcelona · ESP · 231 in the world | MID | 1,737 | 1 | 6 | 59.8 | Open |
| 14 | new | PF Pablo FornalsReal Betis · ESP · 310 in the world | MID | 3,522 | 7 | 6 | 57.6 | Open |
| 15 | new | NP Nicolas PépéVillarreal · ESP · 336 in the world | MID | 2,634 | 8 | 7 | 56.9 | Open |
| 16 | new | AT A. TchouaméniReal Madrid · ESP · 351 in the world | MID | 3,274 | 2 | 3 | 56.4 | Open |
| 17 | new | SA Sergio ArribasAlmeria · ESP · 395 in the world | MID | 3,525 | 24 | 4 | 55.5 | Open |
| 18 | new | GG Gonçalo GuedesReal Sociedad · ESP · 438 in the world | MID | 2,562 | 11 | 9 | 55.0 | Open |
| 19 | new | ÁB Álex BaenaAtletico Madrid · ESP · 481 in the world | MID | 2,915 | 6 | 5 | 54.2 | Open |
| 20 | new | BS Bernardo SilvaReal Madrid · ESP · 485 in the world | MID | 3,548 | 3 | 5 | 54.2 | Open |
| 21 | new | PB Pablo BarriosAtletico Madrid · ESP · 500 in the world | MID | 2,065 | 1 | 4 | 54.0 | Open |
| 22 | new | AM Andrés MartínRacing Santander · ESP · 573 in the world | MID | 2,889 | 18 | 7 | 52.9 | Open |
| 23 | new | K KokeAtletico Madrid · ESP · 603 in the world | MID | 3,394 | 2 | 1 | 52.5 | Open |
| 24 | new | MH M. HjulmandAtletico Madrid · ESP · 718 in the world | MID | 3,175 | 2 | 5 | 51.0 | Open |
| 25 | new | AM Alberto MoleiroVillarreal · ESP · 799 in the world | MID | 2,966 | 10 | 8 | 50.1 | Open |
| 26 | new | EC E. CamavingaReal Madrid · ESP · 885 in the world | MID | 2,284 | 1 | 2 | 49.4 | Open |
| 27 | new | GS G. SimeoneAtletico Madrid · ESP · 942 in the world | MID | 3,773 | 6 | 7 | 48.8 | Open |
| 28 | new | BD Brahim DíazReal Madrid · ESP · 982 in the world | MID | 1,541 | 1 | 7 | 48.5 | Open |
| 29 | new | MB Marc BernalBarcelona · ESP · 1,025 in the world | MID | 1,695 | 5 | 1 | 48.0 | Open |
| 30 | new | NW Nico WilliamsAthletic Club · ESP · 1,040 in the world | MID | 2,047 | 6 | 3 | 47.9 | Open |
| 31 | new | CS Carlos SolerReal Sociedad · ESP · 1,100 in the world | MID | 3,309 | 4 | 6 | 47.5 | Open |
| 32 | new | LS L. SučićReal Sociedad · ESP · 1,102 in the world | MID | 1,983 | 9 | 2 | 47.5 | Open |
| 33 | new | PG P. GueyeVillarreal · ESP · 1,185 in the world | MID | 2,851 | 6 | 1 | 46.8 | Open |
| 34 | new | BT Beñat TurrientesReal Sociedad · ESP · 1,199 in the world | MID | 1,860 | 4 | 5 | 46.7 | Open |
| 35 | new | TK T. KuboReal Sociedad · ESP · 1,356 in the world | MID | 1,647 | 2 | 5 | 45.5 | Open |
| 36 | new | EE Edu ExpósitoEspanyol · ESP · 1,375 in the world | MID | 2,764 | 2 | 3 | 45.4 | Open |
| 37 | new | MR Miguel RománCelta Vigo · ESP · 1,401 in the world | MID | 2,256 | 2 | 5 | 45.2 | Open |
| 38 | new | DL David LarrubiaMalaga · ESP · 1,447 in the world | MID | 3,398 | 11 | 2 | 44.9 | Open |
| 39 | new | BC B. CipengaAlmeria · ESP · 1,481 in the world | MID | 2,140 | 6 | 11 | 44.7 | Open |
| 40 | new | ÁG Álvaro GarcíaRayo Vallecano · ESP · 1,555 in the world | MID | 2,811 | 7 | 10 | 44.2 | Open |
| 41 | new | RN Robert NavarroAthletic Club · ESP · 1,608 in the world | MID | 2,038 | 8 | 3 | 43.9 | Open |
| 42 | new | MR Marc RocaReal Betis · ESP · 1,692 in the world | MID | 2,946 | 1 | 3 | 43.5 | Open |
| 43 | new | AE Adri EmbarbaAlmeria · ESP · 1,728 in the world | MID | 2,903 | 11 | 9 | 43.3 | Open |
| 44 | new | JO J. OchiengReal Sociedad · ESP · 1,763 in the world | MID | 1,712 | 9 | 3 | 43.1 | Open |
| 45 | new | SC Santi ComesañaVillarreal · ESP · 1,785 in the world | MID | 3,002 | 4 | 5 | 43.0 | Open |
| 46 | new | ÁB Álex BerenguerAthletic Club · ESP · 1,813 in the world | MID | 2,647 | 5 | 7 | 42.9 | Open |
| 47 | new | PM Pablo MartínezMalaga · ESP · 1,905 in the world | MID | 1,824 | 2 | 5 | 42.5 | Open |
| 48 | new | UL Unai LópezRayo Vallecano · ESP · 1,930 in the world | MID | 2,399 | 1 | 5 | 42.4 | Open |
| 49 | new | IP Isi PalazónRayo Vallecano · ESP · 1,985 in the world | MID | 2,652 | 6 | 4 | 42.2 | Open |
| 50 | new | GV Germán ValeraElche · ESP · 2,000 in the world | MID | 2,989 | 5 | 4 | 42.1 | 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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