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 Switzerland
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 | LM L. MaiFC Lugano · SUI · 404 in the world | DEF | 3,277 | 1 | 5 | 55.4 | Open |
| 2 | new | HD H. DelcroixFC Lugano · SUI · 474 in the world | DEF | 2,235 | 4 | 2 | 54.3 | Open |
| 3 | new | KH K. HajriziFC Sion · SUI · 593 in the world | DEF | 2,208 | 1 | 1 | 52.7 | Open |
| 4 | new | FF F. FehrFC Thun · SUI · 615 in the world | DEF | 2,503 | 3 | 10 | 52.3 | Open |
| 5 | new | MZ M. ZanottiFC Lugano · SUI · 627 in the world | DEF | 3,366 | 1 | 6 | 52.2 | Open |
| 6 | new | AC A. CigaņiksFC Luzern · SUI · 754 in the world | DEF | 1,367 | 3 | 5 | 50.6 | Open |
| 7 | new | AP Antonios PapadopoulosFC Lugano · SUI · 905 in the world | DEF | 3,773 | 4 | 4 | 49.1 | Open |
| 8 | new | CO C. OkorojiFC ST. Gallen · SUI · 1,080 in the world | DEF | 3,306 | 3 | 7 | 47.7 | Open |
| 9 | new | SL S. LauperBSC Young Boys · SUI · 1,216 in the world | DEF | 3,282 | 2 | 3 | 46.6 | Open |
| 10 | new | LB L. BlumBSC Young Boys · SUI · 1,504 in the world | DEF | 2,280 | 2 | 3 | 44.5 | Open |
| 11 | new | AH A. HackFC Zurich · SUI · 1,566 in the world | DEF | 1,522 | 1 | 1 | 44.1 | Open |
| 12 | new | RF R. FernandesFC Luzern · SUI · 1,806 in the world | DEF | 2,128 | 1 | 2 | 42.9 | Open |
| 13 | new | BM Bung Meng FreimannFC Luzern · SUI · 2,056 in the world | DEF | 2,586 | 2 | 0 | 41.8 | Open |
| 14 | new | JS J. StanićFC ST. Gallen · SUI · 2,104 in the world | DEF | 2,881 | 1 | 0 | 41.6 | Open |
| 15 | new | BM B. MazikouServette FC · SUI · 2,296 in the world | DEF | 2,771 | 0 | 4 | 40.7 | Open |
| 16 | new | LK L. KamberiFC Zurich · SUI · 2,346 in the world | DEF | 3,072 | 4 | 1 | 40.4 | Open |
| 17 | new | KT K. TsunemotoFC Basel 1893 · SUI · 2,520 in the world | DEF | 1,736 | 1 | 0 | 39.8 | Open |
| 18 | new | LN L. NjohServette FC · SUI · 2,590 in the world | DEF | 2,363 | 1 | 7 | 39.5 | Open |
| 19 | new | CZ C. ZesigerBSC Young Boys · SUI · 2,726 in the world | DEF | 2,044 | 1 | 0 | 39.0 | Open |
| 20 | new | MB M. BurchServette FC · SUI · 2,769 in the world | DEF | 2,561 | 2 | 0 | 38.8 | Open |
| 21 | new | AV A. VictoryFC Basel 1893 · SUI · 2,944 in the world | DEF | 1,514 | 2 | 1 | 38.2 | Open |
| 22 | new | SR S. RouillerServette FC · SUI · 2,968 in the world | DEF | 3,208 | 3 | 2 | 38.1 | Open |
| 23 | new | IS I. SchmidtBSC Young Boys · SUI · 2,998 in the world | DEF | 1,080 | 0 | 1 | 38.0 | Open |
| 24 | new | DA Dirk AbelsGrasshoppers · SUI · 3,016 in the world | DEF | 1,871 | 3 | 1 | 38.0 | Open |
| 25 | new | JR J. RuizFC ST. Gallen · SUI · 3,022 in the world | DEF | 982 | 0 | 1 | 37.9 | Open |
| 26 | new | NL N. LavanchyFC Sion · SUI · 3,076 in the world | DEF | 3,790 | 1 | 2 | 37.8 | Open |
| 27 | new | PD P. DornFC Luzern · SUI · 3,196 in the world | DEF | 2,493 | 4 | 2 | 37.4 | Open |
| 28 | new | SS S. StroscioGrasshoppers · SUI · 3,253 in the world | DEF | 2,698 | 2 | 1 | 37.2 | Open |
| 29 | new | MB Marco BürkiFC Thun · SUI · 3,283 in the world | DEF | 2,235 | 3 | 2 | 37.1 | Open |
| 30 | new | NH N. HeftiFC Sion · SUI · 3,317 in the world | DEF | 3,068 | 0 | 3 | 37.0 | Open |
| 31 | new | LB Loris BenitoBSC Young Boys · SUI · 3,404 in the world | DEF | 2,988 | 0 | 0 | 36.7 | Open |
| 32 | new | JB Jan BamertFC Thun · SUI · 3,591 in the world | DEF | 3,248 | 2 | 0 | 36.1 | Open |
| 33 | new | NS N. SowFC Sion · SUI · 3,663 in the world | DEF | 1,838 | 1 | 0 | 35.9 | Open |
| 34 | new | FD F. DaniliucFC Basel 1893 · SUI · 3,707 in the world | DEF | 3,331 | 2 | 2 | 35.7 | Open |
| 35 | new | JK J. KronigFC Sion · SUI · 3,862 in the world | DEF | 3,699 | 2 | 0 | 35.2 | Open |
| 36 | new | GW G. WüthrichBSC Young Boys · SUI · 3,984 in the world | DEF | 2,150 | 0 | 2 | 34.8 | Open |
| 37 | new | TS T. StrannegårdFC Thun · SUI · 4,016 in the world | DEF | 2,030 | 2 | 3 | 34.8 | Open |
| 38 | new | BS B. SoppyLausanne · SUI · 4,046 in the world | DEF | 3,132 | 0 | 2 | 34.7 | Open |
| 39 | new | QM Q. MaceirasServette FC · SUI · 4,270 in the world | DEF | 1,487 | 0 | 1 | 34.1 | Open |
| 40 | new | NV Nicolas VouillozFC Basel 1893 · SUI · 4,454 in the world | DEF | 2,076 | 1 | 1 | 33.6 | Open |
| 41 | new | NB N. BürgyFC Thun · SUI · 4,945 in the world | DEF | 2,152 | 1 | 2 | 32.4 | Open |
| 42 | new | HM Houboulang MendesServette FC · SUI · 5,008 in the world | DEF | 1,465 | 1 | 5 | 32.2 | Open |
| 43 | new | TG T. GaalFC ST. Gallen · SUI · 5,033 in the world | DEF | 1,942 | 0 | 1 | 32.1 | Open |
| 44 | new | JB Joel BichselFC Lugano · SUI · 5,293 in the world | DEF | 1,360 | 0 | 1 | 31.5 | Open |
| 45 | new | KS K. SowLausanne · SUI · 5,544 in the world | DEF | 2,948 | 1 | 1 | 31.0 | Open |
| 46 | new | SF Sekou FofanaLausanne · SUI · 5,621 in the world | DEF | 1,600 | 3 | 1 | 30.8 | Open |
| 47 | new | SK Sven KöhlerGrasshoppers · SUI · 5,650 in the world | DEF | 1,638 | 0 | 1 | 30.7 | Open |
| 48 | new | KR K. RüeggFC Basel 1893 · SUI · 6,233 in the world | DEF | 1,106 | 0 | 0 | 29.3 | Open |
| 49 | new | MP M. PoatyLausanne · SUI · 6,287 in the world | DEF | 2,607 | 1 | 1 | 29.2 | Open |
| 50 | new | CN Colin Noah Kleine-BekelFC ST. Gallen · SUI · 6,329 in the world | DEF | 1,371 | 1 | 1 | 29.1 | 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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