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 forwards 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 | M MalcomAl-Jazira · UAE · 832 in the world | FWD | 3,276 | 12 | 10 | 49.8 | Open |
| 2 | new | MT M. TaremiAl-Wasl FC · UAE · 1,812 in the world | FWD | 1,922 | 11 | 3 | 42.9 | Open |
| 3 | new | GG G. GiakoumakisAl Ain · UAE · 2,775 in the world | FWD | 1,556 | 11 | 3 | 38.8 | Open |
| 4 | new | KL K. LabaSharjah FC · UAE · 3,106 in the world | FWD | 1,709 | 12 | 3 | 37.7 | Open |
| 5 | new | J JulimarSharjah FC · UAE · 3,852 in the world | FWD | 1,191 | 7 | 2 | 35.2 | Open |
| 6 | new | CB C. BediaAl Nasr · UAE · 4,906 in the world | FWD | 1,950 | 13 | 4 | 32.5 | Open |
| 7 | new | SR S. RahimiAl Ain · UAE · 5,241 in the world | FWD | 1,320 | 3 | 2 | 31.7 | Open |
| 8 | new | OK Omar KhribinAl Wahda FC · UAE · 6,152 in the world | FWD | 1,818 | 9 | 3 | 29.5 | Open |
| 9 | new | VM Vinicius MelloAl-Jazira · UAE · 7,595 in the world | FWD | 1,375 | 4 | 3 | 26.5 | Open |
| 10 | new | WA W. AzaroAjman · UAE · 8,043 in the world | FWD | 1,215 | 7 | 0 | 25.5 | Open |
| 11 | new | SK S. KabaAl-Dhafra · UAE · 8,053 in the world | FWD | 1,614 | 7 | 3 | 25.5 | Open |
| 12 | new | TT T. TissoudaliKhorfakkan · UAE · 8,615 in the world | FWD | 1,305 | 6 | 1 | 24.3 | Open |
| 13 | new | RM R. MierezAl Nasr · UAE · 9,005 in the world | FWD | 1,052 | 4 | 3 | 23.5 | Open |
| 14 | new | YN Y. NiakatéBaniyas SC · UAE · 12,259 in the world | FWD | 1,817 | 8 | 3 | 16.5 | Open |
| 15 | new | AD A. DialloKhorfakkan · UAE · 12,346 in the world | FWD | 982 | 2 | 1 | 16.3 | Open |
| 16 | new | FB F. Ben ArbiHatta SC · UAE · 12,717 in the world | FWD | 1,028 | 2 | 2 | 15.3 | 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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