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 Ukraine
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 | VT Vinícius TobiasShakhtar Donetsk · UKR · 916 in the world | DEF | 1,626 | 3 | 1 | 49.1 | Open |
| 2 | new | P PedrinhoShakhtar Donetsk · UKR · 1,625 in the world | DEF | 1,799 | 1 | 2 | 43.8 | Open |
| 3 | new | VB V. BondarShakhtar Donetsk · UKR · 1,994 in the world | DEF | 2,000 | 2 | 1 | 42.1 | Open |
| 4 | new | RV R. VantukhKarpaty · UKR · 2,059 in the world | DEF | 1,217 | 3 | 1 | 41.8 | Open |
| 5 | new | ES E. SarapiyPolessya · UKR · 2,257 in the world | DEF | 1,673 | 4 | 0 | 40.9 | Open |
| 6 | new | TK T. KędzioraDynamo Kyiv · UKR · 3,178 in the world | DEF | 2,311 | 0 | 0 | 37.4 | Open |
| 7 | new | MM M. MatvienkoShakhtar Donetsk · UKR · 3,402 in the world | DEF | 1,713 | 1 | 0 | 36.7 | Open |
| 8 | new | BM B. MykhailichenkoPolessya · UKR · 3,533 in the world | DEF | 1,715 | 0 | 1 | 36.3 | Open |
| 9 | new | BK B. KrushynskyiPolessya · UKR · 4,028 in the world | DEF | 1,160 | 0 | 4 | 34.7 | Open |
| 10 | new | OG O. GorinLNZ Cherkasy · UKR · 4,442 in the world | DEF | 1,566 | 0 | 1 | 33.6 | Open |
| 11 | new | J JordanZorya Luhansk · UKR · 4,755 in the world | DEF | 1,328 | 0 | 1 | 32.9 | Open |
| 12 | new | HP H. PasichLNZ Cherkasy · UKR · 4,915 in the world | DEF | 1,344 | 2 | 0 | 32.5 | Open |
| 13 | new | VB V. BabogloKarpaty · UKR · 5,206 in the world | DEF | 1,337 | 1 | 2 | 31.8 | Open |
| 14 | new | VR V. RomanLNZ Cherkasy · UKR · 5,327 in the world | DEF | 1,069 | 3 | 2 | 31.5 | Open |
| 15 | new | AM A. MatturroShakhtar Donetsk · UKR · 6,056 in the world | DEF | 1,179 | 1 | 2 | 29.7 | Open |
| 16 | new | IK I. KrasniqiPolessya · UKR · 6,179 in the world | DEF | 1,018 | 1 | 0 | 29.4 | Open |
| 17 | new | SC S. ChobotenkoPolessya · UKR · 6,343 in the world | DEF | 1,510 | 0 | 1 | 29.1 | Open |
| 18 | new | TM T. MykhavkoDynamo Kyiv · UKR · 6,636 in the world | DEF | 1,177 | 2 | 0 | 28.5 | Open |
| 19 | new | VV V. VilivaldKryvbas KR · UKR · 6,720 in the world | DEF | 1,350 | 1 | 0 | 28.3 | Open |
| 20 | new | AP Andriy PonedelnikKolos Kovalivka · UKR · 6,963 in the world | DEF | 1,350 | 0 | 0 | 27.8 | Open |
| 21 | new | J JuninhoZorya Luhansk · UKR · 7,517 in the world | DEF | 1,032 | 1 | 1 | 26.7 | Open |
| 22 | new | IK I. KrupskyiFC Kharkiv · UKR · 7,609 in the world | DEF | 1,386 | 0 | 3 | 26.5 | Open |
| 23 | new | NM Nazariy MuravskyiLNZ Cherkasy · UKR · 7,654 in the world | DEF | 1,202 | 1 | 0 | 26.3 | Open |
| 24 | new | AT A. TsurikovKolos Kovalivka · UKR · 7,792 in the world | DEF | 1,309 | 1 | 2 | 26.0 | Open |
| 25 | new | NC Nil CochEpitsentr Dunayivtsi · UKR · 8,038 in the world | DEF | 1,072 | 0 | 0 | 25.5 | Open |
| 26 | new | RL R. LyakhKarpaty · UKR · 8,103 in the world | DEF | 1,186 | 1 | 1 | 25.4 | Open |
| 27 | new | EK E. KozikKolos Kovalivka · UKR · 8,869 in the world | DEF | 1,157 | 1 | 1 | 23.8 | Open |
| 28 | new | OD O. DrambaevLNZ Cherkasy · UKR · 9,638 in the world | DEF | 1,536 | 0 | 1 | 22.2 | Open |
| 29 | new | AM Artem MachelyukZorya Luhansk · UKR · 9,847 in the world | DEF | 1,579 | 1 | 1 | 21.8 | Open |
| 30 | new | VS V. SalyukFC Kharkiv · UKR · 10,118 in the world | DEF | 1,350 | 0 | 0 | 21.2 | Open |
| 31 | new | AS A. ShabanovFC Kharkiv · UKR · 10,852 in the world | DEF | 1,260 | 0 | 0 | 19.6 | Open |
| 32 | new | RD R. DidykLNZ Cherkasy · UKR · 10,924 in the world | DEF | 1,077 | 0 | 0 | 19.5 | Open |
| 33 | new | YP Y. PavlyukFC Kharkiv · UKR · 10,967 in the world | DEF | 1,350 | 0 | 0 | 19.4 | Open |
| 34 | new | OK O. KlymetsEpitsentr Dunayivtsi · UKR · 11,490 in the world | DEF | 995 | 0 | 1 | 18.3 | Open |
| 35 | new | OS O. SychDynamo Kyiv · UKR · 11,597 in the world | DEF | 1,113 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | Open |
| 36 | new | JP Jean PedrosoKarpaty · UKR · 12,027 in the world | DEF | 949 | 1 | 0 | 17.0 | Open |
| 37 | new | VP V. PryymakBukovyna · UKR · 12,544 in the world | DEF | 900 | 1 | 1 | 15.8 | Open |
| 38 | new | IK I. KyryukhantsevEpitsentr Dunayivtsi · UKR · 12,874 in the world | DEF | 941 | 0 | 0 | 14.9 | Open |
| 39 | new | KC K. CipotVeres Rivne · UKR · 13,197 in the world | DEF | 1,079 | 0 | 0 | 13.9 | Open |
| 40 | new | BV B. VeklyakKudrivka · UKR · 13,527 in the world | DEF | 1,226 | 0 | 0 | 12.9 | Open |
| 41 | new | DS D. SemenovKudrivka · UKR · 13,572 in the world | DEF | 1,336 | 0 | 1 | 12.8 | Open |
| 42 | new | DP D. PidgurskyiKryvbas KR · UKR · 14,450 in the world | DEF | 982 | 0 | 0 | 9.6 | Open |
| 43 | new | YS Y. ShevchenkoObolon'-Brovar · UKR · 14,478 in the world | DEF | 1,232 | 0 | 1 | 9.5 | Open |
| 44 | new | MS M. SerdyukKudrivka · UKR · 14,565 in the world | DEF | 1,092 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | Open |
| 45 | new | PP P. PolehenkoObolon'-Brovar · UKR · 14,912 in the world | DEF | 1,042 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 | Open |
| 46 | new | MS M. SmiyanVeres Rivne · UKR · 15,067 in the world | DEF | 1,032 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 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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