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 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 | YB Y. Ben KhaleqAl Ain · UAE · 1,556 in the world | DEF | 1,934 | 1 | 3 | 44.2 | Open |
| 2 | new | KS Kauan SantosShabab Al Ahli Dubai · UAE · 2,027 in the world | DEF | 1,906 | 6 | 0 | 41.9 | Open |
| 3 | new | RR Rami RabiaAl Ain · UAE · 2,152 in the world | DEF | 1,440 | 3 | 1 | 41.3 | Open |
| 4 | new | MH Mateus HenriqueShabab Al Ahli Dubai · UAE · 3,012 in the world | DEF | 1,189 | 2 | 1 | 38.0 | Open |
| 5 | new | A AdryelsonAl-Wasl FC · UAE · 3,322 in the world | DEF | 1,789 | 5 | 1 | 36.9 | Open |
| 6 | new | PM Pedro MalheiroAl-Wasl FC · UAE · 3,842 in the world | DEF | 2,341 | 2 | 5 | 35.3 | Open |
| 7 | new | R RenanShabab Al Ahli Dubai · UAE · 4,214 in the world | DEF | 1,875 | 2 | 1 | 34.2 | Open |
| 8 | new | SA Suhail Ahmed Al NoobiBaniyas SC · UAE · 4,659 in the world | DEF | 1,160 | 1 | 5 | 33.1 | Open |
| 9 | new | MM Marcus MeloniAl-Jazira · UAE · 4,701 in the world | DEF | 1,173 | 1 | 0 | 33.0 | Open |
| 10 | new | RR Rafael RodriguesAl Ain · UAE · 5,729 in the world | DEF | 1,305 | 0 | 3 | 30.5 | Open |
| 11 | new | WF W. FaesShabab Al Ahli Dubai · UAE · 5,873 in the world | DEF | 1,907 | 0 | 0 | 30.1 | Open |
| 12 | new | MR M. RatnikAl Ain · UAE · 6,065 in the world | DEF | 1,514 | 0 | 3 | 29.7 | Open |
| 13 | new | GM Gonçalo Moura OliveiraAl Wahda FC · UAE · 7,363 in the world | DEF | 1,415 | 1 | 1 | 27.0 | Open |
| 14 | new | IC I. CisséAl-Ittihad Kalba · UAE · 7,578 in the world | DEF | 2,009 | 0 | 2 | 26.5 | Open |
| 15 | new | WR Willyan RochaAl-Jazira · UAE · 7,582 in the world | DEF | 1,230 | 0 | 1 | 26.5 | Open |
| 16 | new | PP P. PavlovKhorfakkan · UAE · 8,011 in the world | DEF | 1,439 | 2 | 3 | 25.6 | Open |
| 17 | new | IG Igor GomesShabab Al Ahli Dubai · UAE · 8,034 in the world | DEF | 1,671 | 0 | 0 | 25.6 | Open |
| 18 | new | MH Mackenzie HuntBaniyas SC · UAE · 8,424 in the world | DEF | 1,286 | 0 | 1 | 24.7 | Open |
| 19 | new | ĐS Đ. SkokoAl Ain · UAE · 8,626 in the world | DEF | 2,536 | 1 | 1 | 24.3 | Open |
| 20 | new | AN A. NiangAl Ain · UAE · 8,769 in the world | DEF | 1,020 | 0 | 1 | 24.0 | Open |
| 21 | new | AA Abdalla AlrefaeyKhorfakkan · UAE · 8,846 in the world | DEF | 1,431 | 2 | 1 | 23.8 | Open |
| 22 | new | G GláuberAl Nasr · UAE · 9,082 in the world | DEF | 1,556 | 2 | 1 | 23.3 | Open |
| 23 | new | MR M. RabiiAl-Jazira · UAE · 9,145 in the world | DEF | 933 | 2 | 1 | 23.2 | Open |
| 24 | new | H HugoAl-Wasl FC · UAE · 9,268 in the world | DEF | 1,958 | 1 | 0 | 22.9 | Open |
| 25 | new | LP Lucas PimentaAl Wahda FC · UAE · 9,376 in the world | DEF | 1,938 | 0 | 0 | 22.7 | Open |
| 26 | new | RA Rúben Alexandre Ramos AmaralAl-Jazira · UAE · 10,109 in the world | DEF | 1,466 | 0 | 0 | 21.2 | Open |
| 27 | new | L LeandrinhoSharjah FC · UAE · 10,158 in the world | DEF | 1,013 | 1 | 0 | 21.1 | Open |
| 28 | new | MD M. DiarraAl Wahda FC · UAE · 10,515 in the world | DEF | 1,396 | 0 | 0 | 20.3 | Open |
| 29 | new | JF Jorge FernandesShabab Al Ahli Dubai · UAE · 10,517 in the world | DEF | 2,227 | 1 | 0 | 20.3 | Open |
| 30 | new | ZS Zayed SultanAl Nasr · UAE · 10,899 in the world | DEF | 1,499 | 1 | 0 | 19.5 | Open |
| 31 | new | SB S. BouftiniAl-Wasl FC · UAE · 10,966 in the world | DEF | 2,004 | 0 | 0 | 19.4 | Open |
| 32 | new | KE Khaled EbraheimSharjah FC · UAE · 11,241 in the world | DEF | 1,785 | 1 | 1 | 18.8 | Open |
| 33 | new | DB Diney BorgesSharjah FC · UAE · 11,361 in the world | DEF | 1,350 | 0 | 0 | 18.5 | Open |
| 34 | new | AJ A. JashakKhorfakkan · UAE · 11,423 in the world | DEF | 1,702 | 3 | 1 | 18.4 | Open |
| 35 | new | KA Khalifa Al-HammadiAl-Jazira · UAE · 11,528 in the world | DEF | 942 | 1 | 0 | 18.2 | Open |
| 36 | new | MC Mahamadou CamaraBaniyas SC · UAE · 11,585 in the world | DEF | 1,482 | 2 | 0 | 18.0 | Open |
| 37 | new | MH M. HøibråtenAl Nasr · UAE · 11,607 in the world | DEF | 1,067 | 0 | 1 | 18.0 | Open |
| 38 | new | SI S. IvkovićAl-Wasl FC · UAE · 12,039 in the world | DEF | 1,534 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | Open |
| 39 | new | KM Khalid MubarakDibba Al-Fujairah · UAE · 12,355 in the world | DEF | 1,229 | 1 | 0 | 16.3 | Open |
| 40 | new | YM Yuri MatiasAjman · UAE · 13,163 in the world | DEF | 1,391 | 0 | 1 | 14.0 | Open |
| 41 | new | RR Renné RivasAl Wahda FC · UAE · 13,336 in the world | DEF | 1,410 | 2 | 1 | 13.5 | Open |
| 42 | new | S SamirAl-Dhafra · UAE · 13,436 in the world | DEF | 2,655 | 2 | 1 | 13.2 | Open |
| 43 | new | KS Kayque SoaresKhorfakkan · UAE · 13,456 in the world | DEF | 1,195 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | Open |
| 44 | new | MK M. KatinićSharjah FC · UAE · 13,693 in the world | DEF | 1,527 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | Open |
| 45 | new | NĐ N. ĐekovićBaniyas SC · UAE · 13,897 in the world | DEF | 1,755 | 1 | 0 | 11.7 | Open |
| 46 | new | BL Bruno LeonardoHatta SC · UAE · 14,030 in the world | DEF | 2,039 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 | Open |
| 47 | new | AA Abdullah Al KarbiAl-Dhafra · UAE · 14,173 in the world | DEF | 1,213 | 0 | 3 | 10.7 | Open |
| 48 | new | GZ G. ZajkovAjman · UAE · 14,223 in the world | DEF | 1,524 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 | Open |
| 49 | new | AN A. NakachKhorfakkan · UAE · 14,575 in the world | DEF | 1,401 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | Open |
| 50 | new | KG K. GünterAl-Ittihad Kalba · UAE · 14,910 in the world | DEF | 2,030 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 | 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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