fredag den 27. juli 2012

The end of 2011/12 the start of 2012/13 season ranking

Here it is!

The number(s) beside the bolded rank are the previous couple of rankings. The plan now is to add player profiles (including full ranking history of each player), so watch out for that.

EDIT: Player profiles mostly starting at the bottom of the list are now slowly but surely being added/updated randomly edited/improved and actually appearing as links on the list. With some players the latest thoughts appearing might be from the 11/12 mid-season or even older than that, maybe cause there is not THAT much to add right now and at least it gives some historical flavor, but yes new thoughts will appear eventually.

There is also still the discussion thread, with many thoughts on players and their rankings. Why they're ranked where they are. The rundown I did on this newest version of the list starts around HERE
  
27-07-2012 update:

I've
added positional rankings.

That players are ranked as overall players rather than midfielder vs midfielder or defender vs defender which will sometimes influence the order. To use the classic example I don't think David Luiz is the 17th best defender in the world but I think he is a better player than those centrebacks he is still ahead of.

Forwards
Attacking midfielders/Wingers
Central/other midfielders
Centrebacks
Fullbacks

And I definitely won't rule out attempting a goalkeeper list soon.

18-09-2012 update:

Well, I'm feeling some motivation again and also discovered, or remembered if you will, just how many old and somewhat dated player profiles that are lying around in various places on this blog that I would like to update.

For an example here is Andrea Pirlo, Javier Zanetti and Dejan Stankovic

I'm still working my way slowly down the list however, but more player-links various places on the list should surface in the coming weeks.

The end of 2011/12 the start of 2012/13 Season ranking:


300 297 Juan Arango - Venezuela - Borussia Mönchengladbach
299 298 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain - England - Arsenal
298 Oussama Assaidi - Morocco - Herenveen
297 Yuri Zhirkov - Russia - Anzhi
296 266 185 Bryan Ruiz - Costa Rica - Fulham
295 284 284 Rafael - Brazil - Manchester United
294 Junior Hoilett - Canada - Blackburn/QPR
293 190 67 Lucas Barrios - Paraguay - Dortmund/Guangzhou
292 Andriy Yarmolenko - Ukraine - Dynamo Kiev
291 Kyle Walker - England - Tottenham
290 Ilkay Gündogan - Germany - Dortmund

289 Raúl García - Spain- Osasuna/Atletico Madrid
288 Eduardo Salvio - Argentina - Atletico Madrid/Benfica
287 279 Hugo Campagnaro - Argentina - Napoli
286 295 264 Deco - Portugal - Fluminese
285 Tomas Rosicky - Czech Republic - Arsenal
284 Hatem Ben Arfa - France - Newcastle
283 Filipe Luís Kasmirski  - Brazil - Atletico Madrid
282 275 Fabrizio Miccoli - Italy - Palermo
281 Adriano - Brazil - Barcelona
280 Luiz Gustavo - Brazil - Bayern München

279 251 Cristian Ledesma - Italy - Lazio
278 Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa - France - Montpellier
277  Gael Clichy - France - Manchester City
276 Jonny Evans - Northern Ireland - Manchester United
275 292 Gary Medel - Chile - Sevilla
274 288 Felipe Melo - Brazil - Galatasaray/Juventus?
273 Markel Susaeta - Spain - Athletic Bilbao
273  Beñat - Spain - Real Betis
272 286 233: Gabi - Spain - Atletico Madrid
270 Jakub Blaszczykowski - Poland - Dortmund

269 280 Mathieu Debuchy - France - Lille/?
268 277 Granit Xhaka - Switzerland - Basel/Borussia Mönchengladbach
267 267 Dries Mertens - Belgium - PSV
266 241 137: Milos Krasic - Serbia - Juventus/Fenerbahce
265 249 199: Alberto Aquilani -Italy -Liverpool/Milan/Fiorentina
264 234 146: Dejan Stankovic - Serbia - Inter
263 238 175: Balázs Dzsudzsák - Hungary - Anzhi/Dynamo M
262 239 135: Theo Janssen - Netherlands - Ajax
261 224 95 Dirk Kuyt - Netherlands - Liverpool/Fenerbahce
260 257 213: Moussa Sow - Senegal - Fenerbahce

259 258 Fred - Brazil - Fluminense
258 203 Tom Cleverley - England - Manchester United
257 227 202: Adam Johnson - England - Manchester City
256 204 183: Ivica Olic - Croatia - Bayern München/Wolfsburg
255 213 240: Mauricio Isla - Chile - Udinese/Juventus
254 193 124: Ji Sung Park - South Kora - Manchester United/QPR
253 233 179: Juan Manuel Vargas - Peru - Fiorentina/Genoa
252 218 248: Juan - Brazil - Roma/Internacional
251 215 262: Kim Källström - Sweden - Lyon/Spartak Moscow
250 212 219: Aaron Ramsey - Wales - Arsenal

249 252 250 269: Antonio Reyes - Spain - Atletico Madrid/Sevilla
248 231 Stephan Lichtsteiner - Switzerland - Juventus
247 243 Senad Lulic - Bosnia Herzegovina - Lazio
246 276 Kwadwo Asamoah - Ghana - Udinese/Juventus
245 269 234: Antonio Nocerino - Italy - Milan
244 237 156: Marko Marin - Germany - Werder Bremen/Chelsea
243 196 134: Anderson - Brazil - Manchester United
242 207 229: Alex - Brazil - Fenerbahce
241 240 142: Jon Obi Mikel - Nigeria - Chelsea
240 222 216: Ivan Rakitić - Croatia - Sevilla

239 232 Benoit Assou-Ekotto - Cameroon - Tottenham
238 Andrea Barzagli - Italy - Juventus
237 209 296: Daniel Sturridge - England - Chelsea
236  Gylfi Sigurðsson - Iceland - Swansea/Tottenham
235 94 65 Mikel Essien - Ghana - Chelsea/Real Madrid
234 167 215: Mamadou Sakho - France - PSG
233 271 Isco - Spain - Malaga
232 219 157: John Terry - England - Chelsea
231 188 Micah Richards - England - Manchester City
230 220 282: Anatolij Tymoshchuk - Ukraine - Bayern München

229 230 Adrián - Spain - Atletico Madrid
228 287 Michu - Spain - Rayo Vallecano
227 223 299: Holger Badstuber - Germany - Bayern München
226 160 97: Ricardo Carvalho - Portugal - Real Madrid
225 217 153: Sandro - Brazil - Tottenham
224 214 295: Chiek Tiote - Ivory Coast - Newcastle
223 211 190: Gareth Barry - England - Manchester City
222 182 88 David Pizarro - Chile - Roma/Manchester City
221 158 91 Gervinho - Ivory Coast - Arsenal
220 189 141 168 James Milner - England - Manchester City

219  162 76 Seydou Keita - Mali - Barcelona/ Dalian Aerbin
218 225 Daniel Agger - Denmark - Liverpool
217 Dede - Brazil - Vasco da Gama
216 285 Younes Kaboul - France - Tottenham
215 262 Fabricio Coloccini - Argentina - Newcastle
214  Nikica Jelavic - Croatia - Everton
213 245 Lars  Bender - Germany - Leverkusen
212 278 Luuk de Jong - Netherlands - Twente/Borussia Mönchengladbach
211 284 Roman Shirokov - Russia - Zenit
210 212 159 102: Lucio - Brazil - Inter/Juventus

209 210 Pablo Zabaleta - Argentina - Manchester City
208 192 189: Theo Walcott - England - Arsenal
207 191 115: Ashley Young - England - Manchester United
206 Oscar - Brazil - Internaciona/Chelsea
205 261 277: Clint Dempsey - USA - Fulham
204 260 Pablo Aimar - Argentina - Benfica
203 291 Gastón Ramírez - Uruguay - Bologna
202 194 Javi García - Spain - Benfica/Manchester City
201  Riquelme - Argentina - Boca Juniors
200 235 111: Ibrahim Afellay - Netherlands - Barcelona/Schalke 04

199 255 Rodrigo Palacio - Argentina - Genoa/Inter
198 175 201: Loic Remy - France - Marseille
197 256 Seydou Doumbia - Côte d'Ivoire - CSKA Moscow
196 186 191: Francesco Totti - Italy - Roma
195 228 166: Andrei Arshavin - Russia - Arsenal/Zenit
194 153 129: Borja Valero - Spain - Villarreal/Fiorentina
193 Mario Mandzukic - Croatia - Wolfsburg/Bayern München
192 229 165: Alvaro Negredo - Spain - Sevilla
191 226 212: Alexandr Kerzhakov - Russia - Zenit
190 206 Jonas - Brazil - Valencia

189 259 Leandro Damião - Brazil - Internacional
188 180 104: Patrice Evra - France - Manchester United
187 179 75 Ashley Cole - England - Chelsea
186 177 252: Alvaro Arbeloa - Spain - Real Madrid
185 195 Kevin Strootman - Netherlands - PSV
184 197 273: Neven Subotic - Serbia - Dortmund
183 201 Fernandinho - Brazil - Shakhtar Donetsk
182 181 113: Raul Meirelles - Portugal - Chelsea
181 184 Stéphane Sessegnon - Benin - Sunderland
180 154 107: Ryan Giggs - Wales - Manchester United

179 187 Nigel De Jong - Netherlands - Manchester City
178 NR 241 Moussa Dembélé - Belgium - Fulham
177 129 73 Yoann Gourcuff - France - Lyon
176 128 122: Kevin Gameiro - France - PSG
175 126 85 Giampaolo Pazzini - Italy - Inter/Milan
174 216 258: Domenico Criscito - Italy - Zenit
173 171 210: Oscar Cardozo - Paraguay - Benfica
172 199 276: Andres Guardado - Mexico - Deportivo La Coruna/Valencia
171 105 133: Andre Ayew - Ghana - Marseille
170 149 235: Mathieu Valbuena - France - Marseille


169 183 246: Darijo Srna - Croatia - Shakthar Donetsk
168 178 254: Landon Donovan - USA - LA Galaxy
167 151 123: Mirko Vucinic - Montenegro - Juventus
166 172 121: Luis Fabiano - Brazil - Sao Paulo
165 169 220: Marvin Martin - France - Sochaux/Lille
164 137 244: Christian Eriksen - Denmark - Ajax
163 157 138: Keisuke Honda - Japan - CSKA Moscov
162 174 278: James Rodriguez - Colombia - FC Porto
161 166 214: Adil Rami - France - Valencia
160 Younès Belhanda - Morocco - Montpellier

159 168 Ander Herrera - Spain - Athletic Bilbao
158 185 160: Jefferson Farfan - Peru - Schalke 04
157 161 120: David Luiz - Brazil - Chelsea
156 200 289: Sebastian Giovinco - Italy - Parma/Juventus
155 156 150: Thomas Vermaelen - Belgium - Arsenal
154 131 109: Robinho - Brazil - Milan
153 173 Olivier Giroud - France - Montpellier/Arsenal
152 125 87 Jack Wilshire - England - Arsenal
151 110 84 Rio Ferdinand - England - Manchester United  
150 124 177: Scott Parker - England - Tottenham

149 145 131: Mark Van Bommel - Netherlands - Milan/PSV
148 176 268: Thiago Motta - Italy - Inter/PSG
147 144 71 Lucho Gonzalez - Argentina -Marseille/FC Porto
146 141 Paul Scholes - England - Manchester United
145 135 154: Yann M'Vila - France - Rennes
144 130 224: Jadson - Brazil - Shakthar Donetsk/Sao Paulo
143 147 265: Kevin Prince Boateng - Ghana - Milan
142 170 181: Bruno Soriano - Spain -Villarreal
141 236 205: Papiss Cisse - Senegal - Freiburg/Newcastle
140 David Alaba - Austria - Bayern München

139 281 Łukasz Piszczek - Poland - Dortmund
138 102 62 Diego Forlan - Uruguay - Inter/Internacional
137 146 164: Michel Bastos - Brazil - Lyon
136 89 152: Ganso - Brazil - Santos/?
135 165 174: Joaquin - Spain - Malaga
134 163 136: Branislav Ivanovic - Serbia - Chelsea
133 143 92 Pepe - Portugal - Real Madrid
132 155 159: Antonio Cassano - Italy - Milan
131 119 249: Arda Turan - Turkey - Atletico Madrid  
130 118 180: Danny - Portugal - Zenit

129 148 Willian - Brazil -Shakhtar Donetsk
128 134 149: Marouane Fellaini - Belgium - Everton
127 133 207: Roberto Soldado - Spain - Valencia
126 132 77 Fernando Torres - Spain -Chelsea
125 108 144: Lass Diarra - France - Real Madrid
124 115 125: Andre Schürrle - Germany - Leverkusen
123 136 223: Jeremy Toulalan - France - Malaga
122 121 218: Lucas - Brazil - Sao Paolo/PSG
121 91 241 Lukas Podolski - Germany -FC Köln/Arsenal
120 150 171: Jeremy Menez - France - PSG
  
119 140 Jordi Alba - Spain - Valencia/Barcelona
118 120 Axel Witsel - Belgium - Benfica/Zenit
117 87 94 Fabio Coentrao - Portugal - Real Madrid
116 93 163: Mario Balotelli - Italy - Manchester City
115 127 Danny Welbeck - England - Manchester United
114 164 130: Gokhan Inler - Switzerland - Napoli
113 142 170: Jan Vertonghen - Belgium - Ajax/Tottenham
112 109 100: Eric Abidal - France - Barcelona
111 122 105: Giorgio Chiellini - Italy - Juventus
110 139 271: Miroslav Klose - Germany - Lazio

109 123 116: Mikel Arteta - Spain - Arsenal
108 103 106: Michael Carrick - England - Manchester United
107 117 167: Miralem Pjanic - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Roma
106 116 140: Nene - Brazil - PSG
105 114 145: Raul - Spain - Schalke 04/Al Sadd
104 113 Demba Ba -Senegal - Newcastle
103 111 103: Gerard Pique - Spain - Barcelona
102 152 Laurent Koscielny - France - Arsenal
101 112 110: Riccardo Montolivo - Italy - Fiorentina/Milan 
100 98 81 Jesus Navas - Spain - Sevilla  

99 107 148: Claudio Marchisio - Italy - Juventus
98 106 Xherdan Shaqiri - Switzerland - Basel/Bayern München
97 84 37 Alexandre Pato - Brazil - Milan
96 104 158: Carlos Puyol - Spain - Barcelona
95 95 93 Javier Zanetti - Argentina - Inter
94 82 38 Dimitar Berbatov - Bulgaria - Manchester United/Fulham
93 86 128: Lucas Leiva - Brazil - Liverpool
92 88 79 Joao Moutinho - Portugal - FC Porto
91 85 27 Nuri Sahin - Turkey - Real Madrid/Liverpool
90 81 69 Esteban Cambiasso - Argentina - Inter

89 83 44 Pedro - Spain - Barcelona
88 78 23 Giuseppe Rossi - Italy - Villarreal
87 101 169: Ezequiel Lavezzi - Argentina - Napoli/PSG
86 77 39 Antonio Di Natale - Italy - Udinese
85 79 50 Edin Dzeko - Bosnia/Herzegovina - Manchester City
84 76 26 Steven Gerrard - England - Liverpool
83 53 41 Kaka - Brazil - Real Madrid
82 65 230: Nicolas Gaitan - Argentina - Benfica
81 44 89 Ever Banega - Argentina - Valencia
80 62 70 Nemanja Vidic - Serbia - Manchester United

79 72 83 Bacary Sagna - France - Arsenal
78 75 60 Ramires - Brazil - Chelsea
77 70 21 Samir Nasri - France - Manchester City
76 97 132: Alex Song - Cameroun - Arsenal
75 74 117 Stevan Jovetic - Montenegro - Fiorentina
74 69 59 Hulk - Brazil - FC Porto/Zenit
73 99 143 Javi Martinez - Spain - Athletic Bilbao/Bayern München
72 66 114: Yohan Cabaye - France - Newcastle
71 55 42  Javier Hernandez - Mexico - Manchester United
70 56 24 Frank Lampard - England - Chelsea

69 58 78 Philipp Lahm - Germany - Bayern München
68 52 55 Maicon - Brazil - Inter/Manchester City
67 67 63 Diego Milito - Argentina - Inter
66 96 99: Sami Khedira - Germany - Real Madrid
65 54 108: Emmanuel Adebayor - Togo - Tottenham/Manchester City?
64 80 96 Diego - Brazil - Atletico Madrid/Wolfsburg?
63 49 184: Thiago Alcântara - Spain - Barcelona
62 57 48 Hernanes - Brazil - Lazio
61 48 33 Rafael Van der Vaart - Netherlands - Tottenham/Hamburger SV
60 100 Iker Muniain - Spain - Athletic Bilbao

59 59 80 Javier Pastore - Argentina - PSG
58 43 32 Lisandro Lopez - Argentina - Lyon
57 73 54 Arturo Vidal - Chile - Juventus
56 46 40 Marek Hamsik - Slovakia - Napoli
55 60 90 Marcelo - Brazil - Real Madrid
54 63 119: Mats Hummels - Germany - Dortmund
53 37 20 David Villa - Spain - Barcelona
52 68 101: Vincent Kompany - Belgium - Manchester City
51 42 52 Mario Gomez - Germany - Bayern München
50 90 173: Klaas Jan Huntelaar - Netherlands - Schalke 04

49 61 82 Sergio Ramos - Spain - Real Madrid
48 98: Thiago Silva - Brazil - Mila/PSG
47 45 86 Javier Mascherano - Argentina - Barcelona
46 41 68 Antonio Valencia - Ecuador - Manchester United
45 30 35 Thomas Müller - Germany - Bayern München
44 138 283: Robert Lewandowski - Poland - Dortmund
43 39 64 Alexis Sanchez - Chile - Barcelona
42 64 147: Toni Kroos - Germany - Bayern München
41 71 127: Shinji Kagawa - Japan - Dortmund/Manchester United
40 40 58 Daniele De Rossi - Italy - Roma

39 92 19 Didier Drogba - Ivory Coast - Chelsea/Shanghai Shenhua
38 47 57 Fernando Llorente - Spain - Athletic Bilbao
37 51 126: Marco Reus - Germany - Mönchengladbach/Dortmund
36 36 45 Sergio Busquets - Spain - Barcelona
35 24 56 Mario Götze - Germany - Dortmund
34 34 46 Gareth Bale - Wales - Tottenham
33 33 36 Dani Alves - Brazil - Barcelona
32 32 51 Juan Manuel Mata - Spain - Chelsea
31 27 29 Nani - Portugal - Manchester United 
30 25 28 Angel Di Maria - Argentina - Real Madrid 

29 38 66 Neymar - Brazil - Santos  
28 23 8 Samuel Eto'o - Cameroun -Anzhi 
27 35 53 Santi Cazorla - Spain -Malaga/Arsenal
26 22 6 Carlos Tevez - Argentina - Manchester City
25 16 9 Arjen Robben - Netherlands - Bayern München
24 18 11 Luis Suarez - Uruguay - Liverpool
23 31 25 Gonzalo Higuain - Argentina - Real Madrid
22 29 49: Radamel Falcao - Colombia - Atletico Madrid
21 28 47 Karim Benzema - France - Real Madrid

20 21 16 Wesley Sneijder - Netherlands - Inter
19 26 30 Edinson Cavani - Uruguay - Napoli
18 17 15 Luka Modric - Croatia -Tottenham
17 19 22 Yaya Tore - Ivory Coast - Manchester City
16 15 18 Franck Ribery - France - Bayern München
15 13 31 Bastian Schweinsteiger - Germany - Bayern München
14 12 10 Xabi Alonso - Spain - Real Madrid
13 14 43 Eden Hazard - Belgium - Lille/Chelsea
12 11 12 Sergio Aguero - Argentina - Manchester City
11 9 14 Mesut Özil - Germany - Real Madrid

10 10 34 Robin Van Persie - Netherlands - Arsenal
9 8 17 David Silva - Spain - Manchester City
8 20 61 Andrea Pirlo - Italy - Juventus
7 6 7 Cesc Fabregas - Spain - Barcelona
6 7 13 Zlatan Ibrahimovic - Sweden - Milan/PSG
5 5 5 Wayne Rooney - England - Manchester United
4 4 4 Andrés Iniesta - Spain - Barcelona
3 3 2 Xavi - Spain - Barcelona
2 2 3 Cristiano Ronaldo - Portugal - Real Madrid
1 1 1 Lionel Messi - Argentina - Barcelona

Former rankings:

2011/2012 Mid-season ranking
End of 2010/11 - Start of 2011/12 ranking
2010/2011 Mid-season ranking:

The Top 30 Fullbacks in the World

I've split the "end of 2011/12 - start of 2012/13  positional rankings" into the following:

Forwards, which will be mostly strikers but maybe also some players here and there who people may view as wingers or attacking midfielders, but if they are generally the most attacking players on their teams I've included them here. Goalscorers.

Attacking midfielders/Wingers I've combined since there is so much positional overlap between those players. Some of the most goalscoring central midfielders will also be included here as well as among the other midfielders.

Midfielders will be primarily central midfielders but also various all-rounders capable of wide-play or in primarily defensive or attacking roles. Some will also be ranked as attacking midfielders.

Centrebacks almost goes without saying but as usual be aware a few has also recieved ranking boosts because they're also good fullbacks.

Fullbacks like with the wingers both left and right sided players.

  
The top 30 Fullbacks in the World (end of 2011/12 - start of 2012/13):

1 Dani Alves - Brazil - Barcelona
2 Sergio Ramos - Spain - Real Madrid
3 Marcelo - Brazil - Real Madrid
4 Maicon - Brazil - Inter
5 Philipp Lahm - Germany - Bayern München
6 Bacary Sagna - France - Arsenal
7 Javier Zanetti - Argentina - Inter
8 Eric Abidal - France - Barcelona
9 Fabio Coentrao - Portugal - Real Madrid
10 Jordi Alba - Spain - Valencia/Barcelona
11 Branislav Ivanovic - Serbia - Chelsea
12 Łukasz Piszczek - Poland - Dortmund
13 David Alaba - Austria - Bayern München
14 Darijo Srna - Croatia - Shakthar Donetsk
15 Domenico Criscito - Italy - Zenit
16 Alvaro Arbeloa - Spain - Real Madrid
17 Ashley Cole - England - Chelsea
18 Patrice Evra - France - Manchester United
19 Pablo Zabaleta - Argentina - Manchester City
20 Micah Richards - England - Manchester City
21 Benoit Assou-Ekotto - Cameroon - Tottenham
22 Stephan Lichtsteiner - Switzerland - Juventus
23 Mauricio Isla - Chile - Udinese/Juventus
24 Mathieu Debuchy - France - Lille/?
25 Gael Clichy - France - Manchester City
26 Adriano - Brazil - Barcelona
27 Filipe Luís Kasmirski  - Brazil - Atletico Madrid
28 Kyle Walker - England - Tottenham
29 Rafael - Brazil - Manchester United
30 Yuri Zhirkov - Russia - Anzhi

The Top 32 Centrebacks in the World

I've split the "end of 2011/12 - start of 2012/13  positional rankings" into the following:

Forwards, which will be mostly strikers but maybe also some players here and there who people may view as wingers or attacking midfielders, but if they are generally the most attacking players on their teams I've included them here. Goalscorers.

Attacking midfielders/Wingers I've combined since there is so much positional overlap between those players. Some of the most goalscoring central midfielders will also be included here as well as among the other midfielders.

Midfielders will be primarily central midfielders but also various all-rounders capable of wide-play or in primarily defensive or attacking roles. Some will also be ranked as attacking midfielders.

Centrebacks almost goes without saying but as usual be aware a few has also recieved ranking boosts because they're also good fullbacks.

Fullbacks like with the wingers both left and right sided players.
  
The top 32 Centrebacks in the World (end of 2011/12 - start of 2012/13):

 1 Thiago Silva - Brazil - Milan
2 Sergio Ramos - Spain - Real Madrid
3 Vincent Kompany - Belgium - Manchester City
4 Mats Hummels - Germany - Dortmund
5 Nemanja Vidic - Serbia - Manchester United
6 Carlos Puyol - Spain - Barcelona
7 Laurent Koscielny - France - Arsenal
8 Gerard Pique - Spain - Barcelona
9 Giorgio Chiellini - Italy - Juventus
10 Eric Abidal - France - Barcelona
11 Jan Vertonghen - Belgium - Ajax/Tottenham
12  Pepe - Portugal - Real Madrid
13 Branislav Ivanovic - Serbia - Chelsea
14 Rio Ferdinand - England - Manchester United
15 Thomas Vermaelen - Belgium - Arsenal
16 David Luiz - Brazil - Chelsea
17 Adil Rami - France - Valencia
18 Neven Subotic - Serbia - Dortmund
19 Lucio - Brazil - Inter/Juventus
20 Fabricio Coloccini - Argentina - Newcastle
21 Younes Kaboul - France - Tottenham
22 Dede - Brazil - Vasco da Gama
23 Daniel Agger - Denmark - Liverpool
24 Ricardo Carvalho - Portugal - Real Madrid
25 Holger Badstuber - Germany - Bayern München
26 John Terry - England - Chelsea
27 Mamadou Sakho - France - PSG
28 Andrea Barzagli - Italy - Juventus
29 Juan - Brazil - Roma/Internacional
30 Jonny Evans - Northern Ireland - Manchester United
31 Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa - France - Montpellier
32 Hugo Campagnaro - Argentina - Napoli

The Top 86 Central Midfielders in the World

I've split the "end of 2011/12 - start of 2012/13  positional rankings" into the following:

Forwards, which will be mostly strikers but maybe also some players here and there who people may view as wingers or attacking midfielders, but if they are generally the most attacking players on their teams I've included them here. Goalscorers.

Attacking midfielders/Wingers I've combined since there is so much positional overlap between those players. Some of the most goalscoring central midfielders will also be included here as well as among the other midfielders.

Midfielders will be primarily central midfielders but also various all-rounders capable of wide-play or in primarily defensive or attacking roles. Some will also be ranked as attacking midfielders.

Centrebacks almost goes without saying but as usual be aware a few has also recieved ranking boosts because they're also good fullbacks.

Fullbacks like with the wingers both left and right sided players.

 The top 86 central midfielders in the world(end of 2011/12 - start of 2012/13):

1. Xavi - Spain - Barcelona
2. Andrea Pirlo - Italy - Juventus
3 Xabi Alonso - Spain - Real Madrid
4 Bastian Schweinsteiger - Germany - Bayern München
5 Yaya Tore - Ivory Coast - Manchester City
6  Luka Modric - Croatia -Tottenham
7 Sergio Busquets - Spain - Barcelona
8 Daniele De Rossi - Italy - Roma
9 Toni Kroos - Germany - Bayern München
10 Javier Mascherano - Argentina - Barcelona
11 Marek Hamsik - Slovakia - Napoli
12  Arturo Vidal - Chile - Juventus
13 Thiago Alcântara - Spain - Barcelona
14 Sami Khedira - Germany - Real Madrid
15 Frank Lampard - England - Chelsea
16 Yohan Cabaye - France - Newcastle
17 Javi Martinez - Spain - Athletic Bilbao
18 Alex Song - Cameroun - Arsenal
19  Ramires - Brazil - Chelsea
20 Ever Banega - Argentina - Valencia
21 Steven Gerrard - England - Liverpool
22 Esteban Cambiasso - Argentina - Inter
23 Nuri Sahin - Turkey - Real Madrid
24 Joao Moutinho - Portugal - FC Porto
25 Lucas Leiva - Brazil - Liverpool
26 Javier Zanetti - Argentina - Inter
27 Claudio Marchisio - Italy - Juventus
28 Riccardo Montolivo - Italy - Fiorentina/Milan
29 Michael Carrick - England - Manchester United
30 Mikel Arteta - Spain - Arsenal
31 Gokhan Inler - Switzerland - Napoli
32 Axel Witsel - Belgium - Benfica
33 Jeremy Toulalan - France - Malaga
34 Lass Diarra - France - Real Madrid
35 Marouane Fellaini - Belgium - Everton
36  David Alaba - Austria - Bayern München
37 Bruno Soriano - Spain -Villarreal
38 Yann M'Vila - France - Rennes
39 Paul Scholes - England - Manchester United
40 Lucho Gonzalez - Argentina -Marseille/FC Porto
41 Thiago Motta - Italy - Inter/PSG
42  Mark Van Bommel - Netherlands - Milan/PSV
43 Scott Parker - England - Tottenham
44 Jack Wilshere - England - Arsenal
45 Ander Herrera - Spain - Athletic Bilbao
46 Christian Eriksen - Denmark - Ajax
47 Marvin Martin - France - Sochaux/Lille
48 Moussa Dembélé - Belgium - Fulham
49 Nigel De Jong - Netherlands - Manchester City
50  Raul Meirelles - Portugal - Chelsea
51  Fernandinho - Brazil - Shakhtar Donetsk
52 Kevin Strootman - Netherlands - PSV
53 Javi García - Spain - Benfica
54 Roman Shirokov - Russia - Zenit
55 Lars  Bender - Germany - Leverkusen
56 Seydou Keita - Mali - Barcelona/ Dalian Aerbin
57 James Milner - England - Manchester City
58 David Pizarro - Chile - Roma/Manchester City
59 Gareth Barry - England - Manchester City
60 Chiek Tiote - Ivory Coast - Newcastle
61 Sandro - Brazil - Tottenham
62 Anatolij Tymoshchuk - Ukraine - Bayern München
63 Mikel Essien - Ghana - Chelsea
64 Ivan Rakitić - Croatia - Sevilla
65 Jon Obi Mikel - Nigeria - Chelsea
66 Anderson - Brazil - Manchester United -
67 Antonio Nocerino - Italy - Milan
68 Kwadwo Asamoah - Ghana - Udinese/Juventus
69 Senad Lulic - Bosnia Herzegovina - Lazio
70 Aaron Ramsey - Wales - Arsenal
71 Kim Källström - Sweden - Lyon
72 Ji Sung Park - South Kora - Manchester United/QPR
73 Mauricio Isla - Chile - Udinese/Juventus
74 Tom Cleverley - England - Manchester United
75 Theo Janssen - Netherlands - Ajax
76 Dejan Stankovic - Serbia - Inter
77 Alberto Aquilani -Italy -Liverpool/Milan
78 Granit Xhaka - Switzerland - Basel/Borussia Mönchengladbach
79 Gabi - Spain - Atletico Madrid
80 Beñat - Spain - Real Betis
81 Felipe Melo - Brazil - Galatasaray/Juventus?
82 Gary Medel - Chile - Sevilla
83 Cristian Ledesma - Italy - Lazio
84 Luiz Gustavo - Brazil - Bayern München
85 Raúl García - Spain- Osasuna
86 Ilkay Gündogan - Germany - Dortmund




  

The Top 104 Attacking midfielders/Wingers in the World

I've split the "end of 2011/12 - start of 2012/13  positional rankings" into the following:

Forwards, which will be mostly strikers but maybe also some players here and there who people may view as wingers or attacking midfielders, but if they are generally the most attacking players on their teams I've included them here. Goalscorers.

Attacking midfielders/Wingers I've combined since there is so much positional overlap between those players. Some of the most goalscoring central midfielders will also be included here as well as among the other midfielders.

Midfielders will be primarily central midfielders but also various all-rounders capable of wide-play or in primarily defensive or attacking roles. Some will also be ranked as attacking midfielders.

Centrebacks almost goes without saying but as usual be aware a few has also recieved ranking boosts because they're also good fullbacks.

Fullbacks like with the wingers both left and right sided players.


  
The top 105 Attacking midfielders/Wingers in the World the (end of 2011/12 - start of 2012/13):


1 Andrés Iniesta - Spain - Barcelona
2 Cesc Fabregas - Spain - Barcelona
3 David Silva - Spain - Manchester City
4 Mesut Özil - Germany - Real Madrid
5 Eden Hazard - Belgium - Lille/Chelsea
6 Franck Ribery - France - Bayern München
7 Yaya Tore - Ivory Coast - Manchester City
8 Wesley Sneijder - Netherlands - Inter
9 Arjen Robben - Netherlands - Bayern München
10 Santi Cazorla - Spain -Malaga
11 Angel Di Maria - Argentina - Real Madrid 
12 Nani - Portugal - Manchester United 
13 Juan Manuel Mata - Spain - Chelsea
14 Gareth Bale - Wales - Tottenham
15 Mario Götze - Germany - Dortmund
16 Marco Reus - Germany - Mönchengladbach/Dortmund
17 Shinji Kagawa - Japan - Dortmund/Manchester United
18 Toni Kroos - Germany - Bayern München
19 Alexis Sanchez - Chile - Barcelona
20 Thomas Müller - Germany - Bayern München
21 Antonio Valencia - Ecuador - Manchester United
22 Marek Hamsik - Slovakia - Napoli
23 Javier Pastore - Argentina - PSG
24 Iker Muniain - Spain - Athletic Bilbao
25 Rafael Van der Vaart - Netherlands - Tottenham
26 Hernanes - Brazil - Lazio
27 Diego - Brazil - Atletico Madrid/Wolfsburg?
28 Frank Lampard - England - Chelsea
29 Samir Nasri - France - Manchester City
30 Ever Banega - Argentina - Valencia
31 Nicolas Gaitan - Argentina - Benfica
32 Kaka - Brazil - Real Madrid
33 Steven Gerrard - England - Liverpool
34 Pedro - Spain - Barcelona
35 Joao Moutinho - Portugal - FC Porto
36 Xherdan Shaqiri - Switzerland - Basel/Bayern München
37 Jesus Navas - Spain - Sevilla 
38 Nene - Brazil - PSG
39 Miralem Pjanic - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Roma
40 Jeremy Menez - France - PSG
41 Lucas - Brazil - Sao Paolo
42 Andre Schürrle - Germany - Leverkusen
43 Willian - Brazil -Shakhtar Donetsk
44 Danny - Portugal - Zenit
45 Arda Turan - Turkey - Atletico Madrid 
46 Joaquin - Spain - Malaga
47 Ganso - Brazil - Santos/?
48 Michel Bastos - Brazil - Lyon
49 Kevin Prince Boateng - Ghana - Milan
50 Jadson - Brazil - Shakthar Donetsk/Sao Paulo
51 Robinho - Brazil - Milan
52 Sebastian Giovinco - Italy - Parma/Juventus
53 Jefferson Farfan - Peru - Schalke 04
54 Younès Belhanda - Morocco - Montpellier
55 James Rodriguez - Colombia - FC Porto
56 Keisuke Honda - Japan - CSKA Moscov
57 Christian Eriksen - Denmark - Ajax
58 Landon Donovan - USA - LA Galaxy
59  Mathieu Valbuena - France - Marseille
60 Andre Ayew - Ghana - Marseille
61 Andres Guardado - Mexico - Deportivo La Coruna/Valencia
62 Yoann Gourcuff - France - Lyon
63 Ryan Giggs - Wales - Manchester United
64 Stéphane Sessegnon - Benin - Sunderland
65 Borja Valero - Spain - Villarreal
66 Andrei Arshavin - Russia - Arsenal/Zenit
67 Rodrigo Palacio - Argentina - Genoa/Inter
68 Ibrahim Afellay - Netherlands - Barcelona
69 Riquelme - Argentina - Boca Juniors
70 Gastón Ramírez - Uruguay - Bologna
71 Pablo Aimar - Argentina - Benfica
72 Clint Dempsey - USA - Fulham
73 Oscar - Brazil - Internacional
74 Ashley Young - England - Manchester United
75 Theo Walcott - England - Arsenal
76 Gervinho - Ivory Coast - Arsenal
77 Michu - Spain - Rayo Vallecano
78 Adrián - Spain - Atletico Madrid
79 Isco - Spain - Malaga
80 Gylfi Sigurðsson - Iceland - Swansea/Tottenham
81 Ivan Rakitić - Croatia - Sevilla
82 Alex - Brazil - Fenerbahce
83 Marko Marin - Germany - Werder Bremen/Chelsea
84 Antonio Reyes - Spain - Atletico Madrid/Sevilla
85 Juan Manuel Vargas - Peru - Fiorentina
86 Adam Johnson - England - Manchester City
87 Dirk Kuyt - Netherlands - Liverpool/Fenerbahce
88 Balázs Dzsudzsák - Hungary - Anzhi/Dynamo M
89 Milos Krasic - Serbia - Juventus
90 Dries Mertens - Belgium - PSV
91 Granit Xhaka - Switzerland - Basel/Borussia Mönchengladbach
92 Jakub Blaszczykowski - Poland - Dortmund
93 Beñat - Spain - Real Betis
94 Markel Susaeta - Spain - Athletic Bilbao
95 Hatem Ben Arfa - France - Newcastle
96 Thomas Rosicky - Czech Republic - Arsenal
97 Deco - Portugal - Fluminese
98 Eduardo Salvio - Argentina - Atletico Madrid
99 Andriy Yarmolenko - Ukraine - Dynamo Kiev
100 Junior Hoilett - Canada - Blackburn/?
101 Bryan Ruiz - Costa Rica - Fulham
102 Oussama Assaidi - Morocco - Herenveen
103 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain - England - Arsenal
104 Juan Arango - Venezuela - Borussia Mönchengladbach

The top 72 Forwards in the World

I've split the "end of 2011/12 - start of 2012/13  positional rankings" into the following:

Forwards, which will be mostly strikers but maybe also some players here and there who people may view as wingers or attacking midfielders, but if they are generally the most attacking players on their teams I've included them here. Goalscorers.

Attacking midfielders/Wingers I've combined since there is so much positional overlap between those players. Some of the most goalscoring central midfielders will also be included here as well as among the other midfielders.

Midfielders will be primarily central midfielders but also various all-rounders capable of wide-play or in primarily defensive or attacking roles. Some will also be ranked as attacking midfielders.

Centrebacks almost goes without saying but as usual be aware a few has also recieved ranking boosts because they're also good fullbacks.

Fullbacks like with the wingers both left and right sided players.


  
The World's top 72 Forwards (End of 2011/12 - Start of 2012/13):

 1 Lionel Messi - Argentina - Barcelona
2 Cristiano Ronaldo - Portugal - Real Madrid
3 Wayne Rooney - England - Manchester United
4 Zlatan Ibrahimovic - Sweden - Milan/PSG?
5 Robin Van Persie - Netherlands - Arsenal
6 Sergio Aguero - Argentina - Manchester City
7 Edinson Cavani - Uruguay - Napoli
8 Karim Benzema - France - Real Madrid
9 Radamel Falcao - Colombia - Atletico Madrid
10 Gonzalo Higuain - Argentina - Real Madrid
11 Luis Suarez - Uruguay - Liverpool
12 Carlos Tevez - Argentina - Manchester City
13 Samuel Eto'o - Cameroun -Anzhi
14 Neymar - Brazil - Santos
15 Marco Reus - Germany - Mönchengladbach/Dortmund
16 Fernando Llorente - Spain - Athletic Bilbao
17 Didier Drogba - Ivory Coast - Chelsea/Shanghai Shenhua
18 Robert Lewandowski - Poland - Dortmund
19 Thomas Müller - Germany - Bayern München
20  Klaas Jan Huntelaar - Netherlands - Schalke 04
21 Mario Gomez - Germany - Bayern München
22 David Villa - Spain - Barcelona
23 Lisandro Lopez - Argentina - Lyon
24 Emmanuel Adebayor - Togo - Tottenham/Manchester City?
25 Diego Milito - Argentina - Inter
26 Javier Hernandez - Mexico - Manchester United
27 Hulk - Brazil - FC Porto
28 Stevan Jovetic - Montenegro - Fiorentina
29 Edin Dzeko - Bosnia/Herzegovina - Manchester City
30 Antonio Di Natale - Italy - Udinese
31 Ezequiel Lavezzi - Argentina - Napoli/PSG
32 Giuseppe Rossi - Italy - Villarreal
33 Dimitar Berbatov - Bulgaria - Manchester United
34 Alexandre Pato - Brazil - Milan
35 Demba Ba -Senegal - Newcastle
36 Raul - Spain - Schalke 04/Al Sadd
37 Miroslav Klose - Germany - Lazio
38 Danny Welbeck - England - Manchester United
39 Mario Balotelli - Italy - Manchester City
40 Lukas Podolski - Germany -FC Köln/Arsenal
41 Andre Schürrle - Germany - Leverkusen
42 Fernando Torres - Spain -Chelsea
43 Roberto Soldado - Spain - Valencia
44 Danny - Portugal - Zenit
45 Antonio Cassano - Italy - Milan
46 Diego Forlan - Uruguay - Inter/Internacional
47 Papiss Cisse - Senegal - Freiburg/Newcastle
48 Olivier Giroud - France - Montpellier/Arsenal
49 Luis Fabiano - Brazil - Sao Paulo
50 Mirko Vucinic - Montenegro - Juventus
51 Landon Donovan - USA - LA Galaxy
52Oscar Cardozo - Paraguay - Benfica
53 Giampaolo Pazzini - Italy - Inter
54 Kevin Gameiro - France - PSG
55 Leandro Damião - Brazil - Internacional
56 Jonas - Brazil - Valencia
57 Alexandr Kerzhakov - Russia - Zenit
58Alvaro Negredo - Spain - Sevilla
59 Mario Mandzukic - Croatia - Wolfsburg/Bayern München
60 Andrei Arshavin - Russia - Arsenal/Zenit
61 Francesco Totti - Italy - Roma
62 Seydou Doumbia - Côte d'Ivoire - CSKA Moscow
63 Loic Remy - France - Marseille
64 Clint Dempsey - USA - Fulham
65 Luuk de Jong - Netherlands - Twente/Borussia Mönchengladbach
66 Nikica Jelavic - Croatia - Everton
67 Michu - Spain - Rayo Vallecano
68 Daniel Sturridge - England - Chelsea
69 Ivica Olic - Croatia - Bayern München/Wolfsburg
70 Fred - Brazil - Fluminense
71 Moussa Sow - Senegal - Fenerbahce
72 Fabrizio Miccoli - Italy - Palermo
73 Lucas Barrios - Paraguay - Dortmund/Guangzhou



søndag den 15. juli 2012

The end of 2011/12 the start of 2012/13 season ranking

Here it is!

The number(s) beside the bolded rank are the previous couple of rankings. The plan now is to add player profiles (including full ranking history of each player), so watch out for that.

EDIT: Player profiles mostly starting at the bottom of the list are now slowly but surely being added/updated randomly edited/improved and actually appearing as links on the list. With some players the latest thoughts appearing might be from the 11/12 mid-season or even older than that, maybe cause there is not THAT much to add right now and at least it gives some historical flavor, but yes new thoughts will appear eventually.

There is also still the discussion thread, with many thoughts on players and their rankings. Why they're ranked where they are. The rundown I did on this newest version of the list starts around HERE
  
27-07-2012 update:

I've
added positional rankings.

That players are ranked as overall players rather than midfielder vs midfielder or defender vs defender which will sometimes influence the order. To use the classic example I don't think David Luiz is the 17th best defender in the world but I think he is a better player than those centrebacks he is still ahead of.

Forwards
Attacking midfielders/Wingers
Central/other midfielders
Centrebacks
Fullbacks

And I definitely won't rule out attempting a goalkeeper list soon.

18-09-2012 update:

Well, I'm feeling some motivation again and also discovered, or remembered if you will, just how many old and somewhat dated player profiles that are lying around in various places on this blog that I would like to update.

For an example here is Andrea Pirlo, Javier Zanetti and Dejan Stankovic

I'm still working my way slowly down the list however, but more player-links various places on the list should surface in the coming weeks.

The end of 2011/12 the start of 2012/13 Season ranking:


300 297 Juan Arango - Venezuela - Borussia Mönchengladbach
299 298 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain - England - Arsenal
298 Oussama Assaidi - Morocco - Herenveen
297 Yuri Zhirkov - Russia - Anzhi
296 266 185 Bryan Ruiz - Costa Rica - Fulham
295 284 284 Rafael - Brazil - Manchester United
294 Junior Hoilett - Canada - Blackburn/QPR
293 190 67 Lucas Barrios - Paraguay - Dortmund/Guangzhou
292 Andriy Yarmolenko - Ukraine - Dynamo Kiev
291 Kyle Walker - England - Tottenham
290 Ilkay Gündogan - Germany - Dortmund

289 Raúl García - Spain- Osasuna/Atletico Madrid
288 Eduardo Salvio - Argentina - Atletico Madrid/Benfica
287 279 Hugo Campagnaro - Argentina - Napoli
286 295 264 Deco - Portugal - Fluminese
285 Tomas Rosicky - Czech Republic - Arsenal
284 Hatem Ben Arfa - France - Newcastle
283 Filipe Luís Kasmirski  - Brazil - Atletico Madrid
282 275 Fabrizio Miccoli - Italy - Palermo
281 Adriano - Brazil - Barcelona
280 Luiz Gustavo - Brazil - Bayern München

279 251 Cristian Ledesma - Italy - Lazio
278 Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa - France - Montpellier
277  Gael Clichy - France - Manchester City
276 Jonny Evans - Northern Ireland - Manchester United
275 292 Gary Medel - Chile - Sevilla
274 288 Felipe Melo - Brazil - Galatasaray/Juventus?
273 Markel Susaeta - Spain - Athletic Bilbao
273  Beñat - Spain - Real Betis
272 286 233: Gabi - Spain - Atletico Madrid
270 Jakub Blaszczykowski - Poland - Dortmund

269 280 Mathieu Debuchy - France - Lille/?
268 277 Granit Xhaka - Switzerland - Basel/Borussia Mönchengladbach
267 267 Dries Mertens - Belgium - PSV
266 241 137: Milos Krasic - Serbia - Juventus/Fenerbahce
265 249 199: Alberto Aquilani -Italy -Liverpool/Milan/Fiorentina
264 234 146: Dejan Stankovic - Serbia - Inter
263 238 175: Balázs Dzsudzsák - Hungary - Anzhi/Dynamo M
262 239 135: Theo Janssen - Netherlands - Ajax
261 224 95 Dirk Kuyt - Netherlands - Liverpool/Fenerbahce
260 257 213: Moussa Sow - Senegal - Fenerbahce

259 258 Fred - Brazil - Fluminense
258 203 Tom Cleverley - England - Manchester United
257 227 202: Adam Johnson - England - Manchester City
256 204 183: Ivica Olic - Croatia - Bayern München/Wolfsburg
255 213 240: Mauricio Isla - Chile - Udinese/Juventus
254 193 124: Ji Sung Park - South Kora - Manchester United/QPR
253 233 179: Juan Manuel Vargas - Peru - Fiorentina/Genoa
252 218 248: Juan - Brazil - Roma/Internacional
251 215 262: Kim Källström - Sweden - Lyon/Spartak Moscow
250 212 219: Aaron Ramsey - Wales - Arsenal

249 252 250 269: Antonio Reyes - Spain - Atletico Madrid/Sevilla
248 231 Stephan Lichtsteiner - Switzerland - Juventus
247 243 Senad Lulic - Bosnia Herzegovina - Lazio
246 276 Kwadwo Asamoah - Ghana - Udinese/Juventus
245 269 234: Antonio Nocerino - Italy - Milan
244 237 156: Marko Marin - Germany - Werder Bremen/Chelsea
243 196 134: Anderson - Brazil - Manchester United
242 207 229: Alex - Brazil - Fenerbahce
241 240 142: Jon Obi Mikel - Nigeria - Chelsea
240 222 216: Ivan Rakitić - Croatia - Sevilla

239 232 Benoit Assou-Ekotto - Cameroon - Tottenham
238 Andrea Barzagli - Italy - Juventus
237 209 296: Daniel Sturridge - England - Chelsea
236  Gylfi Sigurðsson - Iceland - Swansea/Tottenham
235 94 65 Mikel Essien - Ghana - Chelsea/Real Madrid
234 167 215: Mamadou Sakho - France - PSG
233 271 Isco - Spain - Malaga
232 219 157: John Terry - England - Chelsea
231 188 Micah Richards - England - Manchester City
230 220 282: Anatolij Tymoshchuk - Ukraine - Bayern München

229 230 Adrián - Spain - Atletico Madrid
228 287 Michu - Spain - Rayo Vallecano
227 223 299: Holger Badstuber - Germany - Bayern München
226 160 97: Ricardo Carvalho - Portugal - Real Madrid
225 217 153: Sandro - Brazil - Tottenham
224 214 295: Chiek Tiote - Ivory Coast - Newcastle
223 211 190: Gareth Barry - England - Manchester City
222 182 88 David Pizarro - Chile - Roma/Manchester City
221 158 91 Gervinho - Ivory Coast - Arsenal
220 189 141 168 James Milner - England - Manchester City

219  162 76 Seydou Keita - Mali - Barcelona/ Dalian Aerbin
218 225 Daniel Agger - Denmark - Liverpool
217 Dede - Brazil - Vasco da Gama
216 285 Younes Kaboul - France - Tottenham
215 262 Fabricio Coloccini - Argentina - Newcastle
214  Nikica Jelavic - Croatia - Everton
213 245 Lars  Bender - Germany - Leverkusen
212 278 Luuk de Jong - Netherlands - Twente/Borussia Mönchengladbach
211 284 Roman Shirokov - Russia - Zenit
210 212 159 102: Lucio - Brazil - Inter/Juventus

209 210 Pablo Zabaleta - Argentina - Manchester City
208 192 189: Theo Walcott - England - Arsenal
207 191 115: Ashley Young - England - Manchester United
206 Oscar - Brazil - Internaciona/Chelsea
205 261 277: Clint Dempsey - USA - Fulham
204 260 Pablo Aimar - Argentina - Benfica
203 291 Gastón Ramírez - Uruguay - Bologna
202 194 Javi García - Spain - Benfica/Manchester City
201  Riquelme - Argentina - Boca Juniors
200 235 111: Ibrahim Afellay - Netherlands - Barcelona/Schalke 04

199 255 Rodrigo Palacio - Argentina - Genoa/Inter
198 175 201: Loic Remy - France - Marseille
197 256 Seydou Doumbia - Côte d'Ivoire - CSKA Moscow
196 186 191: Francesco Totti - Italy - Roma
195 228 166: Andrei Arshavin - Russia - Arsenal/Zenit
194 153 129: Borja Valero - Spain - Villarreal/Fiorentina
193 Mario Mandzukic - Croatia - Wolfsburg/Bayern München
192 229 165: Alvaro Negredo - Spain - Sevilla
191 226 212: Alexandr Kerzhakov - Russia - Zenit
190 206 Jonas - Brazil - Valencia

189 259 Leandro Damião - Brazil - Internacional
188 180 104: Patrice Evra - France - Manchester United
187 179 75 Ashley Cole - England - Chelsea
186 177 252: Alvaro Arbeloa - Spain - Real Madrid
185 195 Kevin Strootman - Netherlands - PSV
184 197 273: Neven Subotic - Serbia - Dortmund
183 201 Fernandinho - Brazil - Shakhtar Donetsk
182 181 113: Raul Meirelles - Portugal - Chelsea
181 184 Stéphane Sessegnon - Benin - Sunderland
180 154 107: Ryan Giggs - Wales - Manchester United

179 187 Nigel De Jong - Netherlands - Manchester City
178 NR 241 Moussa Dembélé - Belgium - Fulham
177 129 73 Yoann Gourcuff - France - Lyon
176 128 122: Kevin Gameiro - France - PSG
175 126 85 Giampaolo Pazzini - Italy - Inter/Milan
174 216 258: Domenico Criscito - Italy - Zenit
173 171 210: Oscar Cardozo - Paraguay - Benfica
172 199 276: Andres Guardado - Mexico - Deportivo La Coruna/Valencia
171 105 133: Andre Ayew - Ghana - Marseille
170 149 235: Mathieu Valbuena - France - Marseille


169 183 246: Darijo Srna - Croatia - Shakthar Donetsk
168 178 254: Landon Donovan - USA - LA Galaxy
167 151 123: Mirko Vucinic - Montenegro - Juventus
166 172 121: Luis Fabiano - Brazil - Sao Paulo
165 169 220: Marvin Martin - France - Sochaux/Lille
164 137 244: Christian Eriksen - Denmark - Ajax
163 157 138: Keisuke Honda - Japan - CSKA Moscov
162 174 278: James Rodriguez - Colombia - FC Porto
161 166 214: Adil Rami - France - Valencia
160 Younès Belhanda - Morocco - Montpellier

159 168 Ander Herrera - Spain - Athletic Bilbao
158 185 160: Jefferson Farfan - Peru - Schalke 04
157 161 120: David Luiz - Brazil - Chelsea
156 200 289: Sebastian Giovinco - Italy - Parma/Juventus
155 156 150: Thomas Vermaelen - Belgium - Arsenal
154 131 109: Robinho - Brazil - Milan
153 173 Olivier Giroud - France - Montpellier/Arsenal
152 125 87 Jack Wilshire - England - Arsenal
151 110 84 Rio Ferdinand - England - Manchester United  
150 124 177: Scott Parker - England - Tottenham

149 145 131: Mark Van Bommel - Netherlands - Milan/PSV
148 176 268: Thiago Motta - Italy - Inter/PSG
147 144 71 Lucho Gonzalez - Argentina -Marseille/FC Porto
146 141 Paul Scholes - England - Manchester United
145 135 154: Yann M'Vila - France - Rennes
144 130 224: Jadson - Brazil - Shakthar Donetsk/Sao Paulo
143 147 265: Kevin Prince Boateng - Ghana - Milan
142 170 181: Bruno Soriano - Spain -Villarreal
141 236 205: Papiss Cisse - Senegal - Freiburg/Newcastle
140 David Alaba - Austria - Bayern München

139 281 Łukasz Piszczek - Poland - Dortmund
138 102 62 Diego Forlan - Uruguay - Inter/Internacional
137 146 164: Michel Bastos - Brazil - Lyon
136 89 152: Ganso - Brazil - Santos/?
135 165 174: Joaquin - Spain - Malaga
134 163 136: Branislav Ivanovic - Serbia - Chelsea
133 143 92 Pepe - Portugal - Real Madrid
132 155 159: Antonio Cassano - Italy - Milan
131 119 249: Arda Turan - Turkey - Atletico Madrid  
130 118 180: Danny - Portugal - Zenit

129 148 Willian - Brazil -Shakhtar Donetsk
128 134 149: Marouane Fellaini - Belgium - Everton
127 133 207: Roberto Soldado - Spain - Valencia
126 132 77 Fernando Torres - Spain -Chelsea
125 108 144: Lass Diarra - France - Real Madrid
124 115 125: Andre Schürrle - Germany - Leverkusen
123 136 223: Jeremy Toulalan - France - Malaga
122 121 218: Lucas - Brazil - Sao Paolo/PSG
121 91 241 Lukas Podolski - Germany -FC Köln/Arsenal
120 150 171: Jeremy Menez - France - PSG
  
119 140 Jordi Alba - Spain - Valencia/Barcelona
118 120 Axel Witsel - Belgium - Benfica/Zenit
117 87 94 Fabio Coentrao - Portugal - Real Madrid
116 93 163: Mario Balotelli - Italy - Manchester City
115 127 Danny Welbeck - England - Manchester United
114 164 130: Gokhan Inler - Switzerland - Napoli
113 142 170: Jan Vertonghen - Belgium - Ajax/Tottenham
112 109 100: Eric Abidal - France - Barcelona
111 122 105: Giorgio Chiellini - Italy - Juventus
110 139 271: Miroslav Klose - Germany - Lazio

109 123 116: Mikel Arteta - Spain - Arsenal
108 103 106: Michael Carrick - England - Manchester United
107 117 167: Miralem Pjanic - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Roma
106 116 140: Nene - Brazil - PSG
105 114 145: Raul - Spain - Schalke 04/Al Sadd
104 113 Demba Ba -Senegal - Newcastle
103 111 103: Gerard Pique - Spain - Barcelona
102 152 Laurent Koscielny - France - Arsenal
101 112 110: Riccardo Montolivo - Italy - Fiorentina/Milan 
100 98 81 Jesus Navas - Spain - Sevilla  

99 107 148: Claudio Marchisio - Italy - Juventus
98 106 Xherdan Shaqiri - Switzerland - Basel/Bayern München
97 84 37 Alexandre Pato - Brazil - Milan
96 104 158: Carlos Puyol - Spain - Barcelona
95 95 93 Javier Zanetti - Argentina - Inter
94 82 38 Dimitar Berbatov - Bulgaria - Manchester United/Fulham
93 86 128: Lucas Leiva - Brazil - Liverpool
92 88 79 Joao Moutinho - Portugal - FC Porto
91 85 27 Nuri Sahin - Turkey - Real Madrid/Liverpool
90 81 69 Esteban Cambiasso - Argentina - Inter

89 83 44 Pedro - Spain - Barcelona
88 78 23 Giuseppe Rossi - Italy - Villarreal
87 101 169: Ezequiel Lavezzi - Argentina - Napoli/PSG
86 77 39 Antonio Di Natale - Italy - Udinese
85 79 50 Edin Dzeko - Bosnia/Herzegovina - Manchester City
84 76 26 Steven Gerrard - England - Liverpool
83 53 41 Kaka - Brazil - Real Madrid
82 65 230: Nicolas Gaitan - Argentina - Benfica
81 44 89 Ever Banega - Argentina - Valencia
80 62 70 Nemanja Vidic - Serbia - Manchester United

79 72 83 Bacary Sagna - France - Arsenal
78 75 60 Ramires - Brazil - Chelsea
77 70 21 Samir Nasri - France - Manchester City
76 97 132: Alex Song - Cameroun - Arsenal
75 74 117 Stevan Jovetic - Montenegro - Fiorentina
74 69 59 Hulk - Brazil - FC Porto/Zenit
73 99 143 Javi Martinez - Spain - Athletic Bilbao/Bayern München
72 66 114: Yohan Cabaye - France - Newcastle
71 55 42  Javier Hernandez - Mexico - Manchester United
70 56 24 Frank Lampard - England - Chelsea

69 58 78 Philipp Lahm - Germany - Bayern München
68 52 55 Maicon - Brazil - Inter/Manchester City
67 67 63 Diego Milito - Argentina - Inter
66 96 99: Sami Khedira - Germany - Real Madrid
65 54 108: Emmanuel Adebayor - Togo - Tottenham/Manchester City?
64 80 96 Diego - Brazil - Atletico Madrid/Wolfsburg?
63 49 184: Thiago Alcântara - Spain - Barcelona
62 57 48 Hernanes - Brazil - Lazio
61 48 33 Rafael Van der Vaart - Netherlands - Tottenham/Hamburger SV
60 100 Iker Muniain - Spain - Athletic Bilbao

59 59 80 Javier Pastore - Argentina - PSG
58 43 32 Lisandro Lopez - Argentina - Lyon
57 73 54 Arturo Vidal - Chile - Juventus
56 46 40 Marek Hamsik - Slovakia - Napoli
55 60 90 Marcelo - Brazil - Real Madrid
54 63 119: Mats Hummels - Germany - Dortmund
53 37 20 David Villa - Spain - Barcelona
52 68 101: Vincent Kompany - Belgium - Manchester City
51 42 52 Mario Gomez - Germany - Bayern München
50 90 173: Klaas Jan Huntelaar - Netherlands - Schalke 04

49 61 82 Sergio Ramos - Spain - Real Madrid
48 98: Thiago Silva - Brazil - Mila/PSG
47 45 86 Javier Mascherano - Argentina - Barcelona
46 41 68 Antonio Valencia - Ecuador - Manchester United
45 30 35 Thomas Müller - Germany - Bayern München
44 138 283: Robert Lewandowski - Poland - Dortmund
43 39 64 Alexis Sanchez - Chile - Barcelona
42 64 147: Toni Kroos - Germany - Bayern München
41 71 127: Shinji Kagawa - Japan - Dortmund/Manchester United
40 40 58 Daniele De Rossi - Italy - Roma

39 92 19 Didier Drogba - Ivory Coast - Chelsea/Shanghai Shenhua
38 47 57 Fernando Llorente - Spain - Athletic Bilbao
37 51 126: Marco Reus - Germany - Mönchengladbach/Dortmund
36 36 45 Sergio Busquets - Spain - Barcelona
35 24 56 Mario Götze - Germany - Dortmund
34 34 46 Gareth Bale - Wales - Tottenham
33 33 36 Dani Alves - Brazil - Barcelona
32 32 51 Juan Manuel Mata - Spain - Chelsea
31 27 29 Nani - Portugal - Manchester United 
30 25 28 Angel Di Maria - Argentina - Real Madrid 

29 38 66 Neymar - Brazil - Santos  
28 23 8 Samuel Eto'o - Cameroun -Anzhi 
27 35 53 Santi Cazorla - Spain -Malaga/Arsenal
26 22 6 Carlos Tevez - Argentina - Manchester City
25 16 9 Arjen Robben - Netherlands - Bayern München
24 18 11 Luis Suarez - Uruguay - Liverpool
23 31 25 Gonzalo Higuain - Argentina - Real Madrid
22 29 49: Radamel Falcao - Colombia - Atletico Madrid
21 28 47 Karim Benzema - France - Real Madrid

20 21 16 Wesley Sneijder - Netherlands - Inter
19 26 30 Edinson Cavani - Uruguay - Napoli
18 17 15 Luka Modric - Croatia -Tottenham
17 19 22 Yaya Tore - Ivory Coast - Manchester City
16 15 18 Franck Ribery - France - Bayern München
15 13 31 Bastian Schweinsteiger - Germany - Bayern München
14 12 10 Xabi Alonso - Spain - Real Madrid
13 14 43 Eden Hazard - Belgium - Lille/Chelsea
12 11 12 Sergio Aguero - Argentina - Manchester City
11 9 14 Mesut Özil - Germany - Real Madrid

10 10 34 Robin Van Persie - Netherlands - Arsenal
9 8 17 David Silva - Spain - Manchester City
8 20 61 Andrea Pirlo - Italy - Juventus
7 6 7 Cesc Fabregas - Spain - Barcelona
6 7 13 Zlatan Ibrahimovic - Sweden - Milan/PSG
5 5 5 Wayne Rooney - England - Manchester United
4 4 4 Andrés Iniesta - Spain - Barcelona
3 3 2 Xavi - Spain - Barcelona
2 2 3 Cristiano Ronaldo - Portugal - Real Madrid
1 1 1 Lionel Messi - Argentina - Barcelona

Former rankings:

2011/2012 Mid-season ranking
End of 2010/11 - Start of 2011/12 ranking
2010/2011 Mid-season ranking:

fredag den 13. juli 2012

2011 / 2012 Mid-season Ranking

Here it is finally. The new ranking and then the end 2011/12 the start of 2012/13 ranking will be posted soon. Then more player profiles.

300: Julian Draxler Germany - Schalke 04
299: Marcel Schmelzer - Germany - Dortmund
298: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain - England - Arsenal
297: Juan Arango - Venezuela - Borussia Mönchengladbach
296: Nolito - Spain - Benfica
295: Deco - Portugal - Fluminense
294: Maxime Gonalons - France - Lyon
293: Gastón Ramírez - Uruguay - Bologna
292: Gary Medel - Chile - Sevilla
291: Jose Callejon - Spain - Real Madrid
290: Felipe Melo - Brazil - Galatasaray

289: Rafael - Brazil - Manchester United
288: Chris Smalling - England - Manchester United
287: Gabi - Spain - Atletico Madrid
286: Michu - Spain - Rayo Vallecano
285: Younes Kaboul - France - Tottenham
284: Roman Shirokov - Russia - Zenit
283: Isaac Cuenca - Spain - Barcelona
282: Yuto Nagatomo - Japan - Inter
281: Lukasz Piszcek - Poland - Dortmund
280: Mathieu Debuchy - France - Lille

279: Hugo Campagnaro - Argentina - Napoli
278: Luuk de Jong - Netherlands - Twente
277: Granit Xhaka - Switzerland - Basel
276: Kwadwo Asamoah - Ghana - Udinese
275: Fabrizio Miccoli - Italy - Palermo
274: Bobby Zamora - England - QPR
273: Andrés D'Alessandro - Argentina - Internacional
272: Giovani Dos Santos - Mexico - Tottenham
271: Isco - Spain - Malaga
270: Aaron Lennon - England - Tottenham

269: Antonio Nocerino - Italy - Milan
268: Ola Toivonen - Sweden - PSV
267: Dries Mertens - Belgium - PSV
266: Bryan Ruiz - Costa Rica - Fulham
265: Oriol Romeu - Spain - Chelsea
264: Darren Bent - England - Aston Villa
263: Michael Dawson - England - Tottenham
262: Douglas - Netherlands - Twente
261: Fabricio Coloccini - Argentina - Newcastle
260: Clint Dempsey - USA - Fulham

259: Pablo Aimar - Argentina - Benfica
258: Leandro Damiao - Brazil - Internacional
257: Fred - Brazil - Fluminense
256: Seydou Doumbia - Côte d'Ivoire - CSKA Moscow
255: Moussa Sow - Senegal - Fenerbahce
254: Rodrigo Palacio - Argentina - Genoa
253: Diego Lugano - Uruguay - PSG
252: Ledley King - England - Tottenham
251: Cristian Ledesma - Italy - Lazio
250: Jose Antonio Reyes - Spain - Sevilla

249: Alberto Aquilani - Italy - Milan
248: Phil Jones - England - Manchester United
247: Konstantin Zyryanov - Russia - Zenit
246: Sven Bender - Germany - Dortmund
245: Lars Bender - Germany - Bayer Leverkusen
244: Esteban Granero - Spain - Real Madrid
243: Senad Lulic - Bosnia and Hercegovina - Lazio
242: Eduardo Vargas - Chile - Napoli
241: Milos Krasic - Serbia - Juventus
240: Jon Obi Mikel - Nigeria - Chelsea

239: Theo Janssen - Netherlands - Ajax
238: Balázs Dzsudzsák - Hungary - Dynamo Moscow
237: Marko Marin - Germany - Werder Bremen
236: Papiss Cisse - Senegal - Newcastle
235: Ibrahim Afellay - Netherlands - Barcelona
234: Dejan Stankovic - Serbia - Inter
233: Juan Manuel Vargas - Peru - Fiorentina
232: Benoit Assou-Ekotto - Cameroon - Tottenham
231: Stephan Lichtsteiner - Switzerland - Juventus
230: Adrián - Spain - Atletico Madrid

229: Alvaro Negredo - Spain - Sevilla
228: Andrei Arshavin - Russia - Arsenal/Zenit
227: Adam Johnson - England - Manchester City
226: Alexandr Kerzhakov - Russia - Zenit
225: Daniel Agger - Denmark - Liverpool
224: Dirk Kuyt - Netherlands - Liverpool
223: Alessandro Nesta - Italy - Milan
222: Ivan Rakitić - Croatia - Sevilla
221: Anatolij Tymoshchuk - Ukraine - Bayern München
220: Holger Badstuber - Germany - Bayern München

219: John Terry - England - Chelsea
218: Juan - Brazil - Roma
217: Sandro - Brazil - Tottenham
216: Domenico Criscito - Italy - Zenit
215: Cheik Tioté -Côte d'Ivoire - Newcastle
214: Kim Källström - Sweden - Lyon
213: Mauricio Isla - Chile - Udinese
212: Aaron Ramsey - Wales - Arsenal
211: Gareth Barry - England - Manchester City
210. Pablo Zabaleta - Argentina - Manchester City

209. Alessandro Matri - Italy - Juventus
208: Daniel Sturridge - England - Chelsea
207: Alex - Brazil - Fenerbahce
206: Jonas - Brazil - Valencia
205: Florent Malouda - France - Chelsea
204: Ivica Olic - Croatia - Bayern München
203: Tom Cleverly - England - Manchester United
202: Darren Fletcher - Scotland - Manchester United
201: Elano - Brazil - Santos
200: Sebastian Giovinco - Italy - Parma

199: Andres Guardado - Mexico - Deportivo La Coruna
198: Fernandinho - Brazil - Shaktar Donetsk
197: Anderson - Brazil - Manchester United
196: Neven Subotic - Serbia - Dortmund
195: Kevin Strootman - Netherlands - PSV
194 Javi García - Spain - Benfica
193 Ji Sung Park - South Kora - Manchester United
192 Theo Walcott - England - Arsenal
191 Ashley Young - England - Aston Villa to Manchester United
190 Lucas Barrios - Paraguay - Dortmund

189 James Milner - England - Manchester City
188 Micah Richards - England - Mancester City
187 Nigel De Jong - Netherlands - Manchester City
186 Francesco Totti - Italy - Roma -
185 Jefferson Farfan - Peru - Schalke 04
184 Stéphane Sessegnon - Benin - Sunderland
183 Darijo Srna - Croatia - Shaktar Donetsk
182 David Pizarro - Chile - Roma
181 Raul Meirelles - Portugal - Liverpool to Chelsea
180 Patrice Evra - France - Manchester United

179 Ashley Cole - England - Chelsea
178 Landon Donovan - USA - LA Galaxy
177 Alvaro Arbeloa - Spain - Real Madrid
176 Thiago Motta - Italy - Inter
175 Loic Remy - France - Marseille
174 James Rodriguez - Colombia - FC Porto
173 Olivier Giroud - France - Montpellier
172 Luis Fabiano - Brazil - Sevilla to Sao Paulo
171 Oscar Cardozo - Paraguay - Benfica
170 Bruno Soriano - Spain -Villarreal

169 Marvin Martin - France - Sochaux
168 Ander Herrera - Spain - Athletic Bilbao
167 Mamadou Sakho - France - PSG
166 Adil Rami - France - Valencia
165 Joaquin - Spain - Malaga
164 Gokhan Inler - Switzerland - Napoli
163 Branislav Ivanovic - Serbia - Chelsea
162 Seydou Keita - Mali - Barcelona
161 David Luiz - Brazil - Chelsea
160 Ricardo Carvalho - Portugal - Real Madrid

159 Lucio - Brazil - Inter
158 Gervinho - Ivory Coast - Arsenal
157  Keisuke Honda - Japan - CSKA Moscov
156 Thomas Vermaelen - Belgium - Arsenal
155 Antonio Cassano - Italy - Milan
154 Ryan Giggs - Wales - Manchester United
153 Borja Valero - Spain - Villarreal
152 Laurent Koscielny - France - Arsenal
151 Mirko Vucinic - Montenegro - Roma
150 Jeremy Menez - France - Roma to PSG

149 Mathieu Valbuena - France - Marseille
148 Willian - Brazil - Shaktar Donetsk
147 Kevin Prince Boateng - Ghana - Milan
146 Michel Bastos - Brazil - Lyon
145 Mark Van Bommel - Netherlands - Milan
144 Lucho Gonzalez - Argentina - Marseille
143 Pepe - Portugal - Real Madrid
142 Jan Vertonghen - Belgium - Ajax
141 Paul Scholes - England - Manchester United
140 Jordi Alba - Spain - Valencia

139 Miroslav Klose - Germany - Bayern München to Lazio
138 Robert Lewandowski - Poland - Dortmund
137 Christian Eriksen - Denmark - Ajax -
136 Jeremy Toulalan - France - Malaga
135 Yann M'Vila - France - Rennes
134 Marouane Fellaini - Belgium - Everton
133 Roberto Soldado - Spain - Valencia
132 Fernando Torres - Spain - Chelsea
131 Robinho - Brazil - Milan
130 Jadson - Brazil - Shaktar Donetsk

129 Yoann Gourcuff - France - Lyon
128 Kevin Gameiro - France - PSG
127 Danny Welbeck
126 Giampaolo Pazzini - Italy - Inter
125 Jack Wilshere - England - Arsenal
124 Scott Parker - England - Tottenham
123 Mikel Arteta - Spain - Everton
122 Giorgio Chiellini - Italy - Juventus
121 Lucas - Brazil - Sao Paolo -
120 Axel Witsel - Belgium - Benfica

119 Arda Turan - Turkey - Galatasaray
118 Danny - Portugal - Zenit
117 Miralem Pjanic - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Lyon to Roma
116 Nene - Brazil - PSG
115 Andre Schürrle - Germany - Mainz to Leverkusen
114 Raul - Spain - Schalke 04
113 Demba Ba - Senegal - Newcastle
112 Riccardo Montolivo - Italy - Fiorentina
111 Gerard Pique - Spain - Barcelona
110 Rio Ferdinand - England - Manchester United

109 Eric Abidal - France - Barcelona
108 Lass Diarra - France - Real Madrid
107 Claudio Marchisio - Italy - Juventus
106 Xherdan Shaqiri - Switzerland - Basel
105 Andre Ayew - Ghana - Marseille
104 Carlos Puyol - Spain - Barcelona
103 Michael Carrick - England - Manchester United
102 Diego Forlan - Uruguay - Atletico Madrid to Inter
101 Ezequiel Lavezzi - Argentina - Napoli
100 Iker Muniain - Spain - Athletic Bilbao

99 Javi Martinez - Spain - Athletic Bilbao
98 Jesus Navas - Spain - Sevilla
97 Alex Song - Cameroun - Arsenal
96 Sami Khedira - Germany - Real Madrid
95 Javier Zanetti - Argentina - Inter
94 Mikel Essien - Ghana - Chelsea
93 Mario Balotelli - Italy - Manchester City
92 Didier Drogba - Ivory Coast - Chelsea
91 Lukas Podolski - Germany - FC Köln
90 Klaas Jan Huntelaar - Netherlands - Schalke 04

89 Ganso - Brazil - Santos
88 Joao Moutinho - Portugal - FC Porto
87 Fabio Coentrao - Portugal - Real Madrid
86 Lucas Leiva - Brazil - Liverpool
85 Nuri Sahin - Turkey - Real Madrid
84 Alexandre Pato - Brazil - Milan
83 Pedro - Spain - Barcelona
82 Dimitar Berbatov - Bulgaria - Manchester United
81 Esteban Cambiasso - Argentina - Inter
80 Diego - Brazil - Wolfsburg to Atletico Madrid

79 Edin Dzeko - Bosnia/Herzegovina - Manchester City
78 Giuseppe Rossi - Italy - Villarreal
77 Antonio Di Natale - Italy - Udinese
76 Steven Gerrard - England - Liverpool
75 Ramires - Brazil - Chelsea
74 Stevan Jovetic - Montenegro - Fiorentina
73 Arturo Vidal - Chile - Juventus
72 Bacary Sagna - France - Arsenal
71 Shinji Kagawa - Japan - Dortmund
70 Samir Nasri - France - Arsenal

69 Hulk - Brazil - FC Porto
68 Vincent Kompany - Belgium - Manchester City
67 Diego Milito - Argentina - Inter
66 Yohan Cabaye - France - Lille to Newcastle
65 Nicolas Gaitan - Argentina - Benfica
64 Toni Kroos - Germany - Bayern München
63 Mats Hummels - Germany - Dortmund
62 Nemanja Vidic - Serbia - Manchester United
61 Sergio Ramos - Spain - Real Madrid
60 Marcelo - Brazil - Real Madrid

59 Javier Pastore - Argentina - PSG
58 Philipp Lahm - Germany - Bayern München
57 Hernanes - Brazil - Lazio
56 Frank Lampard - England - Chelsea
55 Javier Hernandez - Mexico - Manchester
54 Emmanuel Adebayor - Togo - Tottenham
53 Kaka - Brazil - Real Madrid
52 Maicon - Brazil - Inter
51 Marco Reus - Germany - Mönchengladbach
50 Thiago Silva - Brazil - Milan

49 Thiago Alcântara - Spain - Barcelona
48 Rafael Van der Vaart - Netherlands - Tottenham
47 Fernando Llorente - Spain - Athletic Bilbao
46 Marek Hamsik - Slovakia - Napoli
45 Javier Mascherano - Argentina - Barcelona
44 Ever Banega - Argentina - Valencia
43 Lisandro Lopez - Argentina - Lyon
42 Mario Gomez - Germany - Bayern München
41 Antonio Valencia - Ecuador - Manchester United
40 Daniele De Rossi - Italy - Roma

39 Alexis Sanchez - Chile -Udinese to Barcelona
38 Neymar - Brazil - Santos
37 David Villa - Spain - Barcelona
36 Sergio Busquets - Spain - Barcelona
35 Santi Cazorla - Spain - Malaga
34 Gareth Bale - Wales - Tottenham
33 Dani Alves - Brazil - Barcelona
32 Juan Manuel Mata - Spain - Valencia
31 Gonzalo Higuain - Argentina - Real Madrid
30 Thomas Müller - Germany - Bayern München

29 Radamel Falcao - Colombia - FC Porto
28 Karim Benzema - France - Real Madrid
27 Nani - Portugal - Manchester United
26 Edinson Cavani - Uruguay - Napoli
25 Angel Di Maria - Argentina - Real Madrid
24 Mario Götze - Germany - Dortmund
23 Samuel Eto'o - Cameroun - Inter
22 Carlos Tevez - Argentina - Manchester City
21 Wesley Sneijder - Netherlands - Inter
20 Andrea Pirlo - Italy - Milan to Juventus

19 Yaya Tore - Ivory Coast - Manchester City
18 Luis Suarez - Uruguay - Liverpool
17 Luka Modric - Croatia -Tottenham
16 Arjen Robben - Netherlands - Bayern München
15 Franck Ribery - France - Bayern München
14 Eden Hazard - Belgium - Lille
13 Bastian Schweinsteiger - Germany - Bayern München
12 Xabi Alonso - Spain - Real Madrid
11 Sergio Aguero - Argentina - Atletico Madrid
 10 Robin Van Persie - Netherlands - Arsenal

9 Mesut Özil - Germany - Real Madrid
8 David Silva - Spain - Manchester City
7 Zlatan Ibrahimovic - Sweden - Milan
6 Cesc Fabregas - Spain - Arsenal
5 Wayne Rooney - England - Manchester United
4 Andrés Iniesta - Spain - Barcelona
3 Xavi - Spain - Barcelona
2 Cristiano Ronaldo - Portugal - Real Madrid -
1 Lionel Messi - Argentina - Barcelona