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 players in United-Arab-Emirates
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 | MP M. PalaciosAl Ain · UAE · 243 in the world | MID | 1,881 | 6 | 7 | 59.3 | Open |
| 2 | new | T TaliscaAl-Jazira · UAE · 322 in the world | MID | 2,332 | 19 | 4 | 57.2 | Open |
| 3 | new | NG N. GiménezAl-Wasl FC · UAE · 689 in the world | MID | 1,939 | 7 | 9 | 51.2 | Open |
| 4 | new | M MalcomAl-Jazira · UAE · 832 in the world | FWD | 3,276 | 12 | 10 | 49.8 | Open |
| 5 | new | YC Yuri CésarShabab Al Ahli Dubai · UAE · 1,129 in the world | MID | 1,625 | 12 | 3 | 47.2 | Open |
| 6 | new | GB Guilherme BalaShabab Al Ahli Dubai · UAE · 1,247 in the world | MID | 1,624 | 4 | 6 | 46.4 | Open |
| 7 | new | AR A. RomeroAl Ain · UAE · 1,312 in the world | MID | 1,718 | 2 | 6 | 45.8 | Open |
| 8 | new | YB Y. Ben KhaleqAl Ain · UAE · 1,556 in the world | DEF | 1,934 | 1 | 3 | 44.2 | Open |
| 9 | new | FC F. CartabiaShabab Al Ahli Dubai · UAE · 1,750 in the world | MID | 1,270 | 2 | 6 | 43.2 | Open |
| 10 | new | MT M. TaremiAl-Wasl FC · UAE · 1,812 in the world | FWD | 1,922 | 11 | 3 | 42.9 | Open |
| 11 | new | KS Kauan SantosShabab Al Ahli Dubai · UAE · 2,027 in the world | DEF | 1,906 | 6 | 0 | 41.9 | Open |
| 12 | new | RR Rami RabiaAl Ain · UAE · 2,152 in the world | DEF | 1,440 | 3 | 1 | 41.3 | Open |
| 13 | new | IC Igor CoronadoSharjah FC · UAE · 2,182 in the world | MID | 1,607 | 8 | 3 | 41.2 | Open |
| 14 | new | WS Willy SemedoDubai United · UAE · 2,297 in the world | MID | 1,573 | 10 | 4 | 40.7 | Open |
| 15 | new | L LuanzinhoSharjah FC · UAE · 2,533 in the world | MID | 1,347 | 3 | 7 | 39.7 | Open |
| 16 | new | CP Cameron PuertasAl-Wasl FC · UAE · 2,633 in the world | MID | 1,651 | 2 | 2 | 39.3 | Open |
| 17 | new | GG G. GiakoumakisAl Ain · UAE · 2,775 in the world | FWD | 1,556 | 11 | 3 | 38.8 | Open |
| 18 | new | ED E. DestanoğluAl-Jazira · UAE · 2,940 in the world | GK | 2,520 | 0 | 0 | 38.2 | Open |
| 19 | new | MH Mateus HenriqueShabab Al Ahli Dubai · UAE · 3,012 in the world | DEF | 1,189 | 2 | 1 | 38.0 | Open |
| 20 | new | KL K. LabaSharjah FC · UAE · 3,106 in the world | FWD | 1,709 | 12 | 3 | 37.7 | Open |
| 21 | new | A AdryelsonAl-Wasl FC · UAE · 3,322 in the world | DEF | 1,789 | 5 | 1 | 36.9 | Open |
| 22 | new | AH A. HrustićAl Nasr · UAE · 3,550 in the world | MID | 2,300 | 5 | 5 | 36.2 | Open |
| 23 | new | KE Khalid EisaAl Ain · UAE · 3,561 in the world | GK | 1,963 | 0 | 0 | 36.2 | Open |
| 24 | new | PM Pedro MalheiroAl-Wasl FC · UAE · 3,842 in the world | DEF | 2,341 | 2 | 5 | 35.3 | Open |
| 25 | new | J JulimarSharjah FC · UAE · 3,852 in the world | FWD | 1,191 | 7 | 2 | 35.2 | Open |
| 26 | new | JA Juan AlvinaShabab Al Ahli Dubai · UAE · 3,885 in the world | MID | 1,946 | 5 | 4 | 35.1 | Open |
| 27 | new | R RenanShabab Al Ahli Dubai · UAE · 4,214 in the world | DEF | 1,875 | 2 | 1 | 34.2 | Open |
| 28 | new | SE S. EzatolahiShabab Al Ahli Dubai · UAE · 4,411 in the world | MID | 1,788 | 5 | 1 | 33.7 | Open |
| 29 | new | VL V. LazaroAl Ain · UAE · 4,503 in the world | MID | 2,501 | 1 | 1 | 33.5 | Open |
| 30 | new | BC Breno CascardoShabab Al Ahli Dubai · UAE · 4,584 in the world | MID | 1,497 | 5 | 2 | 33.2 | Open |
| 31 | new | SA Suhail Ahmed Al NoobiBaniyas SC · UAE · 4,659 in the world | DEF | 1,160 | 1 | 5 | 33.1 | Open |
| 32 | new | MM Marcus MeloniAl-Jazira · UAE · 4,701 in the world | DEF | 1,173 | 1 | 0 | 33.0 | Open |
| 33 | new | S SerginhoAl-Wasl FC · UAE · 4,750 in the world | MID | 1,721 | 4 | 9 | 32.9 | Open |
| 34 | new | CB C. BediaAl Nasr · UAE · 4,906 in the world | FWD | 1,950 | 13 | 4 | 32.5 | Open |
| 35 | new | AČ A. ČerinAl Wahda FC · UAE · 4,999 in the world | MID | 1,944 | 1 | 2 | 32.2 | Open |
| 36 | new | DH D. HorkašAl-Wasl FC · UAE · 5,031 in the world | GK | 3,291 | 0 | 0 | 32.2 | Open |
| 37 | new | SR S. RahimiAl Ain · UAE · 5,241 in the world | FWD | 1,320 | 3 | 2 | 31.7 | Open |
| 38 | new | KA K. AsllaniAl-Jazira · UAE · 5,355 in the world | MID | 1,791 | 3 | 2 | 31.4 | Open |
| 39 | new | OC O. CamaraSharjah FC · UAE · 5,395 in the world | MID | 1,381 | 8 | 4 | 31.3 | Open |
| 40 | new | C CarlinhosDibba Al-Fujairah · UAE · 5,507 in the world | MID | 1,052 | 3 | 3 | 31.0 | Open |
| 41 | new | RR Rafael RodriguesAl Ain · UAE · 5,729 in the world | DEF | 1,305 | 0 | 3 | 30.5 | Open |
| 42 | new | WF W. FaesShabab Al Ahli Dubai · UAE · 5,873 in the world | DEF | 1,907 | 0 | 0 | 30.1 | Open |
| 43 | new | LM L. MilivojevićAl Nasr · UAE · 5,891 in the world | MID | 1,204 | 4 | 2 | 30.1 | Open |
| 44 | new | MR M. RatnikAl Ain · UAE · 6,065 in the world | DEF | 1,514 | 0 | 3 | 29.7 | Open |
| 45 | new | OK Omar KhribinAl Wahda FC · UAE · 6,152 in the world | FWD | 1,818 | 9 | 3 | 29.5 | Open |
| 46 | new | B BrunoAl-Jazira · UAE · 6,311 in the world | MID | 1,308 | 5 | 3 | 29.1 | Open |
| 47 | new | M MilsonAl-Jazira · UAE · 6,324 in the world | MID | 1,302 | 1 | 3 | 29.1 | Open |
| 48 | new | SB S. BabickaDubai United · UAE · 6,871 in the world | MID | 999 | 3 | 2 | 28.0 | Open |
| 49 | new | FL Fábio LimaAl-Wasl FC · UAE · 7,062 in the world | MID | 1,144 | 5 | 0 | 27.6 | Open |
| 50 | new | GM Gonçalo Moura OliveiraAl Wahda FC · UAE · 7,363 in the world | DEF | 1,415 | 1 | 1 | 27.0 | 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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