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 Sweden
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 | OK O. KrusnellSirius · SWE · 545 in the world | DEF | 2,188 | 0 | 5 | 53.2 | Open |
| 2 | new | MB M. de BrienneGais · SWE · 770 in the world | DEF | 1,734 | 1 | 2 | 50.4 | Open |
| 3 | new | NT Noah TolfIFK Goteborg · SWE · 846 in the world | DEF | 1,564 | 1 | 2 | 49.7 | Open |
| 4 | new | ES E. SkoglundHammarby FF · SWE · 903 in the world | DEF | 2,288 | 0 | 1 | 49.2 | Open |
| 5 | new | AC A. CardaklijaGais · SWE · 1,059 in the world | DEF | 1,281 | 2 | 0 | 47.8 | Open |
| 6 | new | FW F. WintherHammarby FF · SWE · 1,146 in the world | DEF | 2,318 | 2 | 0 | 47.1 | Open |
| 7 | new | IC Ibrahim CisséAIK Stockholm · SWE · 1,242 in the world | DEF | 1,148 | 3 | 0 | 46.4 | Open |
| 8 | new | HC H. CastegrenSirius · SWE · 1,278 in the world | DEF | 2,160 | 3 | 0 | 46.1 | Open |
| 9 | new | TA T. AnkerSirius · SWE · 1,412 in the world | DEF | 2,060 | 3 | 1 | 45.2 | Open |
| 10 | new | OZ O. ZandénIF Brommapojkarna · SWE · 1,423 in the world | DEF | 2,503 | 1 | 5 | 45.1 | Open |
| 11 | new | FN F. NsabiyumvaVasteras SK FK · SWE · 1,478 in the world | DEF | 905 | 2 | 0 | 44.7 | Open |
| 12 | new | AL A. LundkvistBK Hacken · SWE · 1,494 in the world | DEF | 2,394 | 0 | 4 | 44.6 | Open |
| 13 | new | AN Axel NorénMjallby AIF · SWE · 1,654 in the world | DEF | 2,018 | 1 | 0 | 43.7 | Open |
| 14 | new | RW R. WikströmIF Elfsborg · SWE · 1,675 in the world | DEF | 1,872 | 2 | 0 | 43.6 | Open |
| 15 | new | NH N. HultIF Elfsborg · SWE · 1,729 in the world | DEF | 2,270 | 1 | 4 | 43.3 | Open |
| 16 | new | HM H. MagnussonVasteras SK FK · SWE · 1,744 in the world | DEF | 2,306 | 1 | 0 | 43.2 | Open |
| 17 | new | PJ P. JohanssonDjurgardens IF · SWE · 2,003 in the world | DEF | 1,754 | 1 | 3 | 42.1 | Open |
| 18 | new | NP N. PerssonHammarby FF · SWE · 2,030 in the world | DEF | 1,631 | 3 | 2 | 41.9 | Open |
| 19 | new | FH F. HelanderBK Hacken · SWE · 2,078 in the world | DEF | 2,533 | 1 | 1 | 41.7 | Open |
| 20 | new | MS Mohamed SoumahSirius · SWE · 2,082 in the world | DEF | 2,692 | 4 | 0 | 41.7 | Open |
| 21 | new | BW B. WembangomoBK Hacken · SWE · 2,177 in the world | DEF | 2,222 | 1 | 3 | 41.2 | Open |
| 22 | new | IF I. FofanaHammarby FF · SWE · 2,196 in the world | DEF | 1,499 | 1 | 1 | 41.1 | Open |
| 23 | new | B BusanelloMalmo FF · SWE · 2,286 in the world | DEF | 1,916 | 1 | 0 | 40.7 | Open |
| 24 | new | AJ A. JensenIF Elfsborg · SWE · 2,424 in the world | DEF | 2,431 | 0 | 4 | 40.1 | Open |
| 25 | new | ML M. LarssonDjurgardens IF · SWE · 2,438 in the world | DEF | 1,282 | 0 | 2 | 40.1 | Open |
| 26 | new | TI T. IsherwoodIF Elfsborg · SWE · 2,478 in the world | DEF | 2,419 | 0 | 1 | 39.9 | Open |
| 27 | new | OÅ O. ÅgrenGais · SWE · 2,777 in the world | DEF | 1,968 | 0 | 0 | 38.8 | Open |
| 28 | new | AI Abdullah IqbalMjallby AIF · SWE · 2,815 in the world | DEF | 2,138 | 0 | 3 | 38.7 | Open |
| 29 | new | CS C. StyffeOrgryte IS · SWE · 2,851 in the world | DEF | 1,970 | 2 | 1 | 38.5 | Open |
| 30 | new | MT M. TenhoDjurgardens IF · SWE · 2,961 in the world | DEF | 2,149 | 2 | 0 | 38.1 | Open |
| 31 | new | AĐ A. ĐurićMalmo FF · SWE · 2,975 in the world | DEF | 1,881 | 1 | 0 | 38.1 | Open |
| 32 | new | HH H. HilveniusBK Hacken · SWE · 3,135 in the world | DEF | 1,890 | 1 | 0 | 37.6 | Open |
| 33 | new | AS A. StåhlDjurgardens IF · SWE · 3,174 in the world | DEF | 1,554 | 2 | 2 | 37.4 | Open |
| 34 | new | SW S. WilsonAIK Stockholm · SWE · 3,311 in the world | DEF | 919 | 0 | 2 | 37.0 | Open |
| 35 | new | DS D. SundgrenDegerfors IF · SWE · 3,361 in the world | DEF | 1,648 | 1 | 4 | 36.8 | Open |
| 36 | new | PB P. BondeVasteras SK FK · SWE · 3,488 in the world | DEF | 2,002 | 2 | 0 | 36.4 | Open |
| 37 | new | RF R. FrejGais · SWE · 3,546 in the world | DEF | 1,542 | 0 | 1 | 36.2 | Open |
| 38 | new | FE F. ErikssonIFK Goteborg · SWE · 3,664 in the world | DEF | 1,801 | 2 | 2 | 35.9 | Open |
| 39 | new | JU J. Une-LarssonDjurgardens IF · SWE · 3,727 in the world | DEF | 1,695 | 1 | 0 | 35.7 | Open |
| 40 | new | VE V. ErikssonHammarby FF · SWE · 3,924 in the world | DEF | 1,669 | 1 | 0 | 35.0 | Open |
| 41 | new | AW A. WängbergGais · SWE · 3,932 in the world | DEF | 1,965 | 0 | 3 | 35.0 | Open |
| 42 | new | DT D. TomasAIK Stockholm · SWE · 4,118 in the world | DEF | 1,021 | 4 | 2 | 34.5 | Open |
| 43 | new | AE August ErlingmarkIFK Goteborg · SWE · 4,195 in the world | DEF | 1,644 | 1 | 0 | 34.3 | Open |
| 44 | new | JS J. Stryger LarsenMalmo FF · SWE · 4,362 in the world | DEF | 2,220 | 1 | 3 | 33.8 | Open |
| 45 | new | SO S. OhlssonDegerfors IF · SWE · 4,491 in the world | DEF | 1,759 | 1 | 0 | 33.5 | Open |
| 46 | new | OS O. SamuelssonBK Hacken · SWE · 4,604 in the world | DEF | 979 | 0 | 1 | 33.2 | Open |
| 47 | new | AF Ahmad FaqaDegerfors IF · SWE · 4,769 in the world | DEF | 1,045 | 0 | 0 | 32.8 | Open |
| 48 | new | SH S. HolménIF Elfsborg · SWE · 4,898 in the world | DEF | 1,100 | 0 | 0 | 32.5 | Open |
| 49 | new | FB F. BeckmanGais · SWE · 5,624 in the world | DEF | 1,303 | 0 | 0 | 30.8 | Open |
| 50 | new | RÖ R. ÖrqvistIF Brommapojkarna · SWE · 5,984 in the world | DEF | 1,167 | 0 | 2 | 29.9 | 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.
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