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 midfielders 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 | YC Yuri CésarShabab Al Ahli Dubai · UAE · 1,129 in the world | MID | 1,625 | 12 | 3 | 47.2 | Open |
| 5 | new | GB Guilherme BalaShabab Al Ahli Dubai · UAE · 1,247 in the world | MID | 1,624 | 4 | 6 | 46.4 | Open |
| 6 | new | AR A. RomeroAl Ain · UAE · 1,312 in the world | MID | 1,718 | 2 | 6 | 45.8 | Open |
| 7 | new | FC F. CartabiaShabab Al Ahli Dubai · UAE · 1,750 in the world | MID | 1,270 | 2 | 6 | 43.2 | Open |
| 8 | new | IC Igor CoronadoSharjah FC · UAE · 2,182 in the world | MID | 1,607 | 8 | 3 | 41.2 | Open |
| 9 | new | WS Willy SemedoDubai United · UAE · 2,297 in the world | MID | 1,573 | 10 | 4 | 40.7 | Open |
| 10 | new | L LuanzinhoSharjah FC · UAE · 2,533 in the world | MID | 1,347 | 3 | 7 | 39.7 | Open |
| 11 | new | CP Cameron PuertasAl-Wasl FC · UAE · 2,633 in the world | MID | 1,651 | 2 | 2 | 39.3 | Open |
| 12 | new | AH A. HrustićAl Nasr · UAE · 3,550 in the world | MID | 2,300 | 5 | 5 | 36.2 | Open |
| 13 | new | JA Juan AlvinaShabab Al Ahli Dubai · UAE · 3,885 in the world | MID | 1,946 | 5 | 4 | 35.1 | Open |
| 14 | new | SE S. EzatolahiShabab Al Ahli Dubai · UAE · 4,411 in the world | MID | 1,788 | 5 | 1 | 33.7 | Open |
| 15 | new | VL V. LazaroAl Ain · UAE · 4,503 in the world | MID | 2,501 | 1 | 1 | 33.5 | Open |
| 16 | new | BC Breno CascardoShabab Al Ahli Dubai · UAE · 4,584 in the world | MID | 1,497 | 5 | 2 | 33.2 | Open |
| 17 | new | S SerginhoAl-Wasl FC · UAE · 4,750 in the world | MID | 1,721 | 4 | 9 | 32.9 | Open |
| 18 | new | AČ A. ČerinAl Wahda FC · UAE · 4,999 in the world | MID | 1,944 | 1 | 2 | 32.2 | Open |
| 19 | new | KA K. AsllaniAl-Jazira · UAE · 5,355 in the world | MID | 1,791 | 3 | 2 | 31.4 | Open |
| 20 | new | OC O. CamaraSharjah FC · UAE · 5,395 in the world | MID | 1,381 | 8 | 4 | 31.3 | Open |
| 21 | new | C CarlinhosDibba Al-Fujairah · UAE · 5,507 in the world | MID | 1,052 | 3 | 3 | 31.0 | Open |
| 22 | new | LM L. MilivojevićAl Nasr · UAE · 5,891 in the world | MID | 1,204 | 4 | 2 | 30.1 | Open |
| 23 | new | B BrunoAl-Jazira · UAE · 6,311 in the world | MID | 1,308 | 5 | 3 | 29.1 | Open |
| 24 | new | M MilsonAl-Jazira · UAE · 6,324 in the world | MID | 1,302 | 1 | 3 | 29.1 | Open |
| 25 | new | SB S. BabickaDubai United · UAE · 6,871 in the world | MID | 999 | 3 | 2 | 28.0 | Open |
| 26 | new | FL Fábio LimaAl-Wasl FC · UAE · 7,062 in the world | MID | 1,144 | 5 | 0 | 27.6 | Open |
| 27 | new | AP A. PopoolaAl-Wasl FC · UAE · 7,611 in the world | MID | 1,721 | 1 | 0 | 26.5 | Open |
| 28 | new | LA Léo AzevedoSharjah FC · UAE · 7,662 in the world | MID | 911 | 0 | 1 | 26.3 | Open |
| 29 | new | MC M. CoulibalyAl-Jazira · UAE · 7,703 in the world | MID | 1,518 | 0 | 4 | 26.2 | Open |
| 30 | new | FK F. KruspzkyAl Wahda FC · UAE · 7,849 in the world | MID | 1,626 | 4 | 0 | 25.9 | Open |
| 31 | new | AS Ali SalehAl-Wasl FC · UAE · 7,851 in the world | MID | 1,483 | 5 | 3 | 25.9 | Open |
| 32 | new | VH Victor HenriqueAjman · UAE · 8,026 in the world | MID | 996 | 4 | 3 | 25.6 | Open |
| 33 | new | SS S. SidibeAl-Wasl FC · UAE · 8,114 in the world | MID | 2,079 | 1 | 3 | 25.4 | Open |
| 34 | new | AD A. DennisAl-Jazira · UAE · 8,213 in the world | MID | 1,768 | 1 | 0 | 25.2 | Open |
| 35 | new | SG S. GhoddosAl-Ittihad Kalba · UAE · 8,395 in the world | MID | 1,426 | 3 | 5 | 24.8 | Open |
| 36 | new | MG M. GhaediAl Nasr · UAE · 8,635 in the world | MID | 1,153 | 5 | 3 | 24.3 | Open |
| 37 | new | JF J. FlemmingsKhorfakkan · UAE · 8,705 in the world | MID | 1,095 | 3 | 2 | 24.1 | Open |
| 38 | new | NM N. MaksimovićShabab Al Ahli Dubai · UAE · 8,788 in the world | MID | 1,322 | 0 | 3 | 23.9 | Open |
| 39 | new | AH Abdulla HamadAl Wahda FC · UAE · 9,054 in the world | MID | 2,148 | 1 | 1 | 23.4 | Open |
| 40 | new | RT R. TapiaAl-Wasl FC · UAE · 9,967 in the world | MID | 1,230 | 0 | 1 | 21.5 | Open |
| 41 | new | BD B. DiarraAl Wahda FC · UAE · 10,127 in the world | MID | 1,252 | 2 | 2 | 21.2 | Open |
| 42 | new | AT A. ToureAl Nasr · UAE · 10,433 in the world | MID | 1,156 | 2 | 1 | 20.5 | Open |
| 43 | new | JS Jobson Souza SantosAjman · UAE · 10,448 in the world | MID | 1,227 | 2 | 2 | 20.5 | Open |
| 44 | new | IF I. FaizAl Nasr · UAE · 10,614 in the world | MID | 1,072 | 1 | 1 | 20.1 | Open |
| 45 | new | BP B. PalaciosAl-Wasl FC · UAE · 10,887 in the world | MID | 1,077 | 3 | 2 | 19.6 | Open |
| 46 | new | MM M. MarinAl Nasr · UAE · 10,939 in the world | MID | 1,133 | 0 | 0 | 19.4 | Open |
| 47 | new | WD Wesley DelgadoAl Nasr · UAE · 10,997 in the world | MID | 1,631 | 2 | 3 | 19.3 | Open |
| 48 | new | SC Saymon CabralDibba Al-Fujairah · UAE · 11,345 in the world | MID | 1,087 | 5 | 0 | 18.5 | Open |
| 49 | new | JS Jadsom SilvaAl Wahda FC · UAE · 11,396 in the world | MID | 2,029 | 0 | 1 | 18.4 | Open |
| 50 | new | AK Alhassan KoromaBaniyas SC · UAE · 11,672 in the world | MID | 1,147 | 1 | 2 | 17.8 | 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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