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 Turkey
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 | CN Chibuike NwaiwuTrabzonspor · TUR · 158 in the world | DEF | 2,383 | 4 | 1 | 62.1 | Open |
| 2 | new | MŠ Milan ŠkriniarFenerbahçe · TUR · 411 in the world | DEF | 3,021 | 2 | 1 | 55.2 | Open |
| 3 | new | SL Sidny Lopes CabralTrabzonspor · TUR · 505 in the world | DEF | 1,424 | 5 | 3 | 53.9 | Open |
| 4 | new | ET Emirhan TopçuBeşiktaş · TUR · 532 in the world | DEF | 1,534 | 2 | 0 | 53.5 | Open |
| 5 | new | AB Archie BrownFenerbahçe · TUR · 559 in the world | DEF | 2,151 | 3 | 3 | 53.1 | Open |
| 6 | new | EA Emmanuel AgbadouBeşiktaş · TUR · 582 in the world | DEF | 2,394 | 1 | 3 | 52.8 | Open |
| 7 | new | LD Lumbardh DellovaAmed · TUR · 711 in the world | DEF | 1,974 | 1 | 1 | 51.0 | Open |
| 8 | new | DS Davinson SánchezGalatasaray · TUR · 737 in the world | DEF | 3,666 | 2 | 1 | 50.7 | Open |
| 9 | new | WP Wagner PinaTrabzonspor · TUR · 840 in the world | DEF | 2,290 | 0 | 4 | 49.7 | Open |
| 10 | new | OO Orhan OvacıklıErzurumspor FK · TUR · 901 in the world | DEF | 2,779 | 0 | 4 | 49.2 | Open |
| 11 | new | JJ Jakob JessenKasımpaşa · TUR · 920 in the world | DEF | 1,756 | 1 | 5 | 49.0 | Open |
| 12 | new | ME Mustafa EskihellaçTrabzonspor · TUR · 985 in the world | DEF | 1,914 | 0 | 4 | 48.4 | Open |
| 13 | new | RS Roland SallaiGalatasaray · TUR · 1,000 in the world | DEF | 3,182 | 2 | 3 | 48.3 | Open |
| 14 | new | MM Matej MaglicaKocaelispor · TUR · 1,052 in the world | DEF | 2,222 | 7 | 0 | 47.9 | Open |
| 15 | new | AB Abdülkerim BardakcıGalatasaray · TUR · 1,111 in the world | DEF | 3,387 | 2 | 0 | 47.4 | Open |
| 16 | new | TD Tiago DjalóBeşiktaş · TUR · 1,113 in the world | DEF | 1,258 | 2 | 0 | 47.4 | Open |
| 17 | new | LM Levent MercanFenerbahçe · TUR · 1,175 in the world | DEF | 1,514 | 0 | 5 | 46.9 | Open |
| 18 | new | WS Wilfried SingoGalatasaray · TUR · 1,211 in the world | DEF | 986 | 2 | 1 | 46.6 | Open |
| 19 | new | SA Samet AkaydınTrabzonspor · TUR · 1,379 in the world | DEF | 1,689 | 2 | 0 | 45.4 | Open |
| 20 | new | AO Ahmet OğuzKocaelispor · TUR · 1,588 in the world | DEF | 1,709 | 0 | 2 | 44.0 | Open |
| 21 | new | HS Hrvoje SmolčićÇorum FK · TUR · 1,712 in the world | DEF | 2,236 | 1 | 1 | 43.4 | Open |
| 22 | new | EA Enes AydınBandırmaspor · TUR · 1,716 in the world | DEF | 2,304 | 3 | 2 | 43.4 | Open |
| 23 | new | NA N. AkéFenerbahçe · TUR · 1,733 in the world | DEF | 2,512 | 0 | 0 | 43.3 | Open |
| 24 | new | KK Kazımcan KarataşGalatasaray · TUR · 1,735 in the world | DEF | 1,170 | 0 | 4 | 43.3 | Open |
| 25 | new | NS Nélson SemedoFenerbahçe · TUR · 1,768 in the world | DEF | 2,793 | 0 | 3 | 43.1 | Open |
| 26 | new | AM Amir MurilloBeşiktaş · TUR · 1,852 in the world | DEF | 2,545 | 3 | 4 | 42.7 | Open |
| 27 | new | AK Ayberk KarapoKasımpaşa · TUR · 1,861 in the world | DEF | 2,415 | 2 | 3 | 42.7 | Open |
| 28 | new | EB Emin BayramBaşakşehir · TUR · 1,890 in the world | DEF | 3,146 | 3 | 0 | 42.5 | Open |
| 29 | new | LL Lucas LimaBandırmaspor · TUR · 1,897 in the world | DEF | 3,107 | 3 | 7 | 42.5 | Open |
| 30 | new | MM M. MüldürFenerbahçe · TUR · 2,009 in the world | DEF | 1,658 | 0 | 1 | 42.0 | Open |
| 31 | new | AA Adem ArousKasımpaşa · TUR · 2,100 in the world | DEF | 1,954 | 3 | 1 | 41.6 | Open |
| 32 | new | KM Kevin MouangaKasımpaşa · TUR · 2,116 in the world | DEF | 3,325 | 1 | 0 | 41.5 | Open |
| 33 | new | KO K. OuattaraBeşiktaş · TUR · 2,117 in the world | DEF | 1,188 | 0 | 3 | 41.5 | Open |
| 34 | new | JO Jayden OosterwoldeFenerbahçe · TUR · 2,134 in the world | DEF | 2,439 | 1 | 1 | 41.4 | Open |
| 35 | new | UÇ U. ÇiftçiSivasspor · TUR · 2,149 in the world | DEF | 2,095 | 1 | 5 | 41.4 | Open |
| 36 | new | MP Mithat PalaRizespor · TUR · 2,151 in the world | DEF | 2,042 | 2 | 2 | 41.3 | Open |
| 37 | new | SE Strahinja ErakovićSamsunspor · TUR · 2,259 in the world | DEF | 1,808 | 1 | 1 | 40.8 | Open |
| 38 | new | CO Christopher OperiBaşakşehir · TUR · 2,318 in the world | DEF | 1,396 | 1 | 3 | 40.6 | Open |
| 39 | new | CW Cláudio WinckKasımpaşa · TUR · 2,398 in the world | DEF | 1,990 | 2 | 2 | 40.2 | Open |
| 40 | new | AP Alexandre PenetraÇorum FK · TUR · 2,454 in the world | DEF | 3,788 | 1 | 1 | 40.0 | Open |
| 41 | new | MY Mehmet YeşilAmed · TUR · 2,494 in the world | DEF | 2,222 | 3 | 1 | 39.8 | Open |
| 42 | new | MY Mustafa YumluErzurumspor FK · TUR · 2,553 in the world | DEF | 1,820 | 1 | 1 | 39.6 | Open |
| 43 | new | SD Sabahattin DesticiGaziantep FK · TUR · 2,647 in the world | DEF | 1,154 | 0 | 2 | 39.3 | Open |
| 44 | new | C CalegariEyüpspor · TUR · 2,653 in the world | DEF | 1,019 | 1 | 1 | 39.3 | Open |
| 45 | new | RY Rıdvan YılmazBeşiktaş · TUR · 2,662 in the world | DEF | 2,182 | 1 | 0 | 39.2 | Open |
| 46 | new | GG Guram GiorbelidzeErzurumspor FK · TUR · 2,671 in the world | DEF | 2,493 | 1 | 1 | 39.2 | Open |
| 47 | new | OI O. ImeriBatman Petrolspor · TUR · 2,698 in the world | DEF | 1,935 | 3 | 3 | 39.1 | Open |
| 48 | new | ZY Z. YavruBursaspor · TUR · 3,037 in the world | DEF | 2,225 | 0 | 1 | 37.9 | Open |
| 49 | new | DR David Robert BatesAmed · TUR · 3,071 in the world | DEF | 2,081 | 1 | 0 | 37.8 | Open |
| 50 | new | SS Stefan SavićTrabzonspor · TUR · 3,281 in the world | DEF | 1,606 | 0 | 0 | 37.1 | 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.
Put the rankings in your own product
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