Previous End of 2012/13 - Mid-2013/14 Season Rankings:
Top 70 Central Defenders
Top 150 Attacking midfielders and Wingers
Top 70 left and right-backs
Now it's time for the top 100 Forwards but this is getting very late and well into mid-season so the rankings still appearing are significantly different from the first versions made before the 13/14 season even started.
As usual a rundown containing thoughts on the ranked players as they appear can be followed from the Sporting Events forum HERE.
The End of 2012/13 - Mid-2013/14 Top 100 Forwards in the World
100 Luis Muriel - Colombia - Udinese
99 45 48 Luis Fabiano - Brazil - Sao Paulo
98 NR 69 Ivica Olic - Croatia - Wolfsburg
97 Wilfried Bony - Côte d'Ivoire - Vitesse/Swansea
96 Rickie Lambert - England - Southampton
95 Emmanuel Rivière - France - Monaco
94 Ciro Immobile - Italy - Genoa/Torino
93 91 Adam Szalai - Hungary - Mainz/Schalke 04
92 74 Bafétimbi Gomis - France - Lyon
91 Dieumerci Mbokani - Congo - Anderlecht/Dynamo Kiev
90 98 Luiz Adriano - Brazil - Shakhtar Donetsk
89 60 Vedad Ibisevic - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Stuttgart
88 Adrian Ramos - Colombia - Herha Berlin
87 92 Aritz Aduriz - Spain - Athletic Bilbao
86 Mattia Destro - Italy - Roma
85 83 André-Pierre Gignac - France - Marseille
84 Georgios Samaras - Greece - Celtic
83 90 Wellington Nem - Brazil - Fluminense/Shakhtar Donetsk
82 Alvaro Morata - Spain - Real Madrid
81 Yura Movsisyan - Armenia - Spartak Moscow
80 Josip Drmic - Switzerland - FC Nürnberg
79 Jese - Spain - Real Madrid
78 67 55 Jonas - Brazil - Valencia
77 80 Jermain Defoe - England - Tottenham
76 Jo - Brazil - Atletico Mineiro
75 Jay Rodriguez - England - Southampton
74 70 45 Diego Forlan - Uruguay - Internacional
73 97 Salomón Rondón - Venezuela - Rubin Kazan/Zenit
72 84 34 Alexandre Pato - Brazil - Corinthians
71 59 56 Alexandr Kerzhakov - Russia - Zenit
70 55 61 Seydou Doumbia - Côte d'Ivoire - CSKA Moscow
69 50 Sebastian Giovinco - Italy - Juventus
68 76 53 Kevin Gameiro - France - PSG/Sevilla
67 63 Oribe Peralta - Mexico - Santos Laguna
65 31 25 Diego Milito - Argentina - Inter
64 16 54 Leandro Damião - Brazil - Internacional/Santos
63 61 Iago Aspas - Spain - Celta Vigo/Liverpool
62 29 17 Didier Drogba - Côte d'Ivoire - Galatasaray
62 42 41 Andre Schürrle - Germany - Bayer Leverkusen/Chelsea
61 32 35 Demba Ba -Senegal - Newcastle/Chelsea
60 62 69 Fred - Brazil - Fluminense
59 94 Lima - Brazil- Benfica
58 71 Burak Yilmaz - Turkey - Galatasaray
57 Emmanuel Emenike - Nigeria - Spartak Moscow/Fenerbahce
56 Rodrigo Palacio - Argentina - Inter
55 57 51 Oscar Cardozo - Paraguay - Benfica
54 100 Asamoah Gyan - Ghana - El Ain
53 38 43 Roberto Soldado - Spain - Valencia/Tottenham
52 64 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - Gabon - Saint-Étienne/Dortmund
51 51 Theo Walcott - England - Arsenal
50 58 38 Danny Welbeck - England - Manchester United
49 43 66 Michu - Spain - Swansea
48 46 49 Mirko Vucinic - Montenegro - Juventus
47 49 Pablo Osvaldo - Italy - Roma/Southampton/Juventus
46 37 30 Antonio Di Natale - Italy - Udinese
45 34 20 Klaas Jan Huntelaar - Netherlands - Schalke 04
44 26 26 Javier Hernandez - Mexico - Manchester United
43 87 62 Loic Remy - France – QPR/Newcastle
42 Max Kruse - Germany - Freiburg/Mönchengladbach
41 56 Stefan Kießling - Germany - Bayer Leverkusen
40 19 33 Dimitar Berbatov - Bulgaria - Fulham/Monaco
39 35 37 Miroslav Klose - Germany - Lazio
38 53 42 Fernando Torres - Spain -Chelsea
37 15 13 Samuel Eto'o - Cameroun -Anzhi/Chelsea
36 25 21 Mario Gomez - Germany - Bayern München/Fiorentina
35 27 45 Antonio Cassano – Italy - Inter/Parma
34 Carlos Bacca - Colombia - Club Brügge/Sevilla
33 24 16 Fernando Llorente - Spain - Athletic Bilbao/Juventus
32 85 32 Giuseppe Rossi - Italy - Fiorentina
31 33 60 Francesco Totti - Italy - Roma
30 28 22 David Villa - Spain - Barcelona/Atletico Madrid
29 36 27 Hulk - Brazil - Zenit
28 30 24 Emmanuel Adebayor - Togo - Tottenham
27 48 Christian Benteke - Belgium - Aston Villa
26 22 Stephan El Shaarawy - Italy - Milan
25 21 19 Thomas Müller - Germany - Bayern München
24 41 47 Olivier Giroud - France - Arsenal
23 47 39 Mario Balotelli - Italy - Milan
22 20 29 Edin Dzeko - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Manchester City
21 18 28 Stevan Jovetic - Montenegro - Fiorentina/Manchester City
20 40 57 Alvaro Negredo - Spain - Sevilla/Manchester City
19 39 Jackson Martinez - Colombia - FC Porto
18 75 Romelu Lukaku - Belgium - WBA/Chelsea/Everton
17 86 67 Daniel Sturridge - England - Liverpool
16 23 58 Mario Mandzukic - Croatia - Bayern München
15 12 08 Karim Benzema - France - Real Madrid
14 13 12 Carlos Tevez - Argentina - Manchester City/Juventus
13 14 10 Gonzalo Higuain - Argentina - Real Madrid/Napoli
12 05 09 Radamel Falcao - Colombia - Atletico Madrid/Monaco
11 08 03 Wayne Rooney - England - Manchester United
10 78 Diego Costa - Brazil/Spain - Atletico Madrid
09 07 07 Edinson Cavani - Uruguay - Napoli/PSG
08 10 18 Robert Lewandowski - Poland - Dortmund
07 11 14 Neymar - Brazil - Santos/Barcelona
06 04 05 Robin Van Persie - Netherlands - Manchester United
05 09 06 Sergio Aguero - Argentina - Manchester City
04 03 04 Zlatan Ibrahimovic - Sweden - PSG
03 06 11 Luis Suarez - Uruguay - Liverpool
02 02 02 Cristiano Ronaldo - Portugal - Real Madrid
01 01 01 Lionel Messi - Argentina - Barcelona
søndag den 5. januar 2014
onsdag den 18. december 2013
The End of 2012/13 - Mid-2013/14 Season Rankings: Top 70 Left and Right-backs in the World
I'm doing position by position rankings before I get to the overall 300 best players in the world.
These following positions have now been completed:
Top 150 Attacking midfielders/Wingers in the World
Top 70 Central defenders in the World
Top 100 Forwards in the World
The Top 70 Left and Right-backs in the World has now been now completed.
A rundown containing various thoughts and comments on the players can be followed starting: HERE
70 21 15 Domenico Criscito - Italy – Zenit
69 Juan Bernat - Spain - Sevilla
68 Layvin Kurzawa - France - Monaco
67 28 Nacho Monreal - Spain - Arsenal
66 Nathaniel Clyne and Calum Chambers - England - Southampton
65 Rafinha - Brazil - Bayern München
64 Gregory Van der Wiel - Netherlands - PSG
63 Dmitri Kombarov - Russia - Spartak Moscow
62 33 Benedikt Höwedes - Germany - Schalke 04
61 Lucas Digne - France - Lille/PSG
60 23 21 Benoit Assou-Ekotto - Cameroon - Tottenham/QPR
59 Carlos Zúñiga - Colombia - Napoli
58 Kieran Gibbs - England - Arsenal
57 Marcell Jansen - Germany - Hamburger SV
56 36 Maxi Periera - Uruguay - Benfica
55 Roberto Rosales - Venezuela - Twente
54 Bastian Oczipka - Germany - Eintracht Frankfurt
53 30 Mario Figueira Fernandes - Brazil CSKA Moscow
52 NR 28 Kyle Walker - England - Tottenham
51 Daley blind - Netherlands - Ajax
50 22 04 Maicon - Brazil - Manchester City/Roma
49 29 Yuto Nagatomo - Japan - Inter
48 Daryl Janmaat - Netherlands - Feyenoord
47 24 24 Mathieu Debuchy - France - Newcastle
46 Alberto Moreno - Spain - Sevilla
45 47 Davide Santon - Italy - Newcastle
44 Mattia De Sciglio - Italy - Milan
43 Cristian Ansaldi - Argentina - Rubin Kazan/Zenit
42 Atsuto Uchida - Japan - Schalke 04
41 41 Ignazio Abate - Italy - Milan
40 Marcos Rocha - Brazil - Atletico Mineiro
39 Marcel Schmelzer - Germany - Dortmund
38 34 Glen Johnson - England - Liverpool
37 44 Christian Maggio - Italy - Napoli
36 Kwadwo Asamoah - Ghana - Juventus
35 40 Danilo - Brazil - FC Porto
34 20 18 Patrice Evra - France - Manchester United
33 19 25 Gael Clichy - France - Manchester City
32 26 29 Rafael - Brazil - Manchester United
31 35 Aleksandar Kolarov - Serbia - Manchester City
30 38 Martin Montoya - Spain - Barcelona
29 12 17 Ashley Cole - England – Chelsea
28 Marcos Rojo - Argentina - Sporting Lissabon
27 39 Juan Guillermo Cuadrado - Colombia - Fiorentina
26 50 Daniel Carvajal - Spain - Leverkusen/Real Madrid
25 Ricardo Rodriguez - Switzerland - Wolfsburg
24 42 Juanfran - Spain - Atletico Madrid
23 32 Jerome Boateng - Germany - Bayern München
22 11 07 Javier Zanetti - Argentina – Inter
21 14 06 Bacary Sagna - France – Arsenal
20 Maxwell - Brazil - PSG
19 18 11 Branislav Ivanovic - Serbia - Chelsea
18 25 Alex Sandro - Brazil - FC Porto
17 Jan Vertonghen - Belgium - Tottenham
16 49 César Azpilicueta - Spain - Chelsea
15 Séamus Coleman - Ireland - Everton
14 16 22 Stephan Lichtsteiner - Switzerland - Juventus
13 10 09 Fabio Coentrao - Portugal - Real Madrid
12 17 27 Filipe Luís Kasmirski - Brazil - Atletico Madrid
11 13 26 Adriano - Brazil - Barcelona
10 06 14 Darijo Srna - Croatia - Shakthar Donetsk
09 09 02 Sergio Ramos - Spain - Real Madrid
08 15 Leighton Baines - England - Everton
07 07 12 Łukasz Piszczek - Poland – Dortmund
06 05 10 Jordi Alba - Spain - Barcelona
05 01 01 Dani Alves - Brazil - Barcelona
04 04 19 Pablo Zabaleta - Argentina - Manchester City
03 03 03 Marcelo - Brazil - Real Madrid
02 08 13 David Alaba - Austria - Bayern München
01 02 05 Philipp Lahm - Germany - Bayern München
These following positions have now been completed:
Top 150 Attacking midfielders/Wingers in the World
Top 70 Central defenders in the World
Top 100 Forwards in the World
The Top 70 Left and Right-backs in the World has now been now completed.
A rundown containing various thoughts and comments on the players can be followed starting: HERE
70 21 15 Domenico Criscito - Italy – Zenit
69 Juan Bernat - Spain - Sevilla
68 Layvin Kurzawa - France - Monaco
67 28 Nacho Monreal - Spain - Arsenal
66 Nathaniel Clyne and Calum Chambers - England - Southampton
65 Rafinha - Brazil - Bayern München
64 Gregory Van der Wiel - Netherlands - PSG
63 Dmitri Kombarov - Russia - Spartak Moscow
62 33 Benedikt Höwedes - Germany - Schalke 04
61 Lucas Digne - France - Lille/PSG
60 23 21 Benoit Assou-Ekotto - Cameroon - Tottenham/QPR
59 Carlos Zúñiga - Colombia - Napoli
58 Kieran Gibbs - England - Arsenal
57 Marcell Jansen - Germany - Hamburger SV
56 36 Maxi Periera - Uruguay - Benfica
55 Roberto Rosales - Venezuela - Twente
54 Bastian Oczipka - Germany - Eintracht Frankfurt
53 30 Mario Figueira Fernandes - Brazil CSKA Moscow
52 NR 28 Kyle Walker - England - Tottenham
51 Daley blind - Netherlands - Ajax
50 22 04 Maicon - Brazil - Manchester City/Roma
48 Daryl Janmaat - Netherlands - Feyenoord
47 24 24 Mathieu Debuchy - France - Newcastle
46 Alberto Moreno - Spain - Sevilla
45 47 Davide Santon - Italy - Newcastle
44 Mattia De Sciglio - Italy - Milan
43 Cristian Ansaldi - Argentina - Rubin Kazan/Zenit
42 Atsuto Uchida - Japan - Schalke 04
41 41 Ignazio Abate - Italy - Milan
40 Marcos Rocha - Brazil - Atletico Mineiro
39 Marcel Schmelzer - Germany - Dortmund
38 34 Glen Johnson - England - Liverpool
37 44 Christian Maggio - Italy - Napoli
36 Kwadwo Asamoah - Ghana - Juventus
35 40 Danilo - Brazil - FC Porto
34 20 18 Patrice Evra - France - Manchester United
33 19 25 Gael Clichy - France - Manchester City
32 26 29 Rafael - Brazil - Manchester United
31 35 Aleksandar Kolarov - Serbia - Manchester City
30 38 Martin Montoya - Spain - Barcelona
29 12 17 Ashley Cole - England – Chelsea
28 Marcos Rojo - Argentina - Sporting Lissabon
27 39 Juan Guillermo Cuadrado - Colombia - Fiorentina
26 50 Daniel Carvajal - Spain - Leverkusen/Real Madrid
25 Ricardo Rodriguez - Switzerland - Wolfsburg
24 42 Juanfran - Spain - Atletico Madrid
23 32 Jerome Boateng - Germany - Bayern München
22 11 07 Javier Zanetti - Argentina – Inter
21 14 06 Bacary Sagna - France – Arsenal
20 Maxwell - Brazil - PSG
19 18 11 Branislav Ivanovic - Serbia - Chelsea
18 25 Alex Sandro - Brazil - FC Porto
17 Jan Vertonghen - Belgium - Tottenham
16 49 César Azpilicueta - Spain - Chelsea
15 Séamus Coleman - Ireland - Everton
14 16 22 Stephan Lichtsteiner - Switzerland - Juventus
13 10 09 Fabio Coentrao - Portugal - Real Madrid
12 17 27 Filipe Luís Kasmirski - Brazil - Atletico Madrid
11 13 26 Adriano - Brazil - Barcelona
10 06 14 Darijo Srna - Croatia - Shakthar Donetsk
09 09 02 Sergio Ramos - Spain - Real Madrid
08 15 Leighton Baines - England - Everton
07 07 12 Łukasz Piszczek - Poland – Dortmund
06 05 10 Jordi Alba - Spain - Barcelona
05 01 01 Dani Alves - Brazil - Barcelona
04 04 19 Pablo Zabaleta - Argentina - Manchester City
03 03 03 Marcelo - Brazil - Real Madrid
02 08 13 David Alaba - Austria - Bayern München
01 02 05 Philipp Lahm - Germany - Bayern München
fredag den 11. oktober 2013
The End of 2012/13 - Mid-2013/14 Season Rankings: Top 150 Attacking midfielders/Wingers in the World
2014 February Update: various adjustments have been made all over the list to more reflect the current!
I'm doing position by position rankings before I get to the overall 300 best players in the world:
Top 70 Left and Right-backs
The top 70 central defenders
Top 100 Forwards
And now it's time for the Top 150 Attacking midfielders/wingers.
A rundown of this list (edit: that's now finally been completed) containing various comments can be followed starting HERE
150 Salamon Kalou - Côte d'Ivoire - Lille
149 Max Meyer - Germany - Schalke 04
148 99 62 Yoann Gourcuff - France - Lyon
147 Adam Maher - Netherlands AZ Alkmaar/PSV
146 Georginio Wijnaldum - Netherlands - PSV
145 NR 94 Markel Susaeta - Spain - Athletic Bilbao
144 Xabi Prieto Spain - Real Sociedad
143 Everton Ribeiro - Brazil - Cruzeiro
142 Valentin Stocker - Switzerland - FC Basel
141 Ricardo Alvarez - Argentina - Inter
140 Giovani Dos Santos - Mexico - Mallorca/Villarreal
139 Gerard Deulofeu - Spain - Barcelona/Everton
138 90 Adel Taarabt - Morocco - QPR/Fulham
137 Sidney Sam - Germany - Bayer Leverkusen
136 Kevin Volland - Germany - Hoffenheim
135 NR 88 Dirk Kuyt - Netherlands - Fenerbahce
134 Josip Ilicic - Slovenia - Palermo/Fiorentina
133 Pablo Hernández - Spain -Swansea
132 Gervinho - Cote d'ivoire - Arsenal/Roma
131 Alessio Cerci - Italy - Torino
130 Roberto Firmino - Brazil - Hoffenheim
129 NR 69 Riquelme - Argentina - Boca Juniors
128 92 70 Gastón Ramírez - Uruguay – Southampton
127 Alain Traoré - Burkino Faso - Lorient
126 Diego Tardelli - Brazil- Atletico Mineiro
125 Ignacio Martín Scocco - Argentina - Newell's/Internacional/Sunderland
124 Mohamed Salah -Egypt - FC Basel/Chelsea
123 NR 103 Oxlade Chamberlain - England - Arsenal
122 86 Steven Pienaar - South Africa - Everton
121 Jay Rodriguez - England - Southampton
120 76 Christian Tello - Spain - Barcelona
119 79 Pizzi - Portugal - Deportovo La Coruna/Benfica/Espanyol
118 87 Siem de Jong - Netherlands - Ajax
117 80 60 Andre Ayew - Ghana - Marseille
116 96 Alex Teixeira - Brazil - Shakhtar Donetsk
115 Florian Thauvin - France - Bastia/Lille/Marseille
114 Walter Montillo - Argentina - Cruzeiro/Santos
113 NR 63 Ryan Giggs - Wales - Manchester United
112 Andros Townsend - England - QPR/Tottenham
111 73 72 Clint Dempsey - USA - Tottenham/Seattle
110 63 50 Jadson - Brazil - Sao Paulo
109 Ronaldinho - Brazil - Atletico Mineiro
108 Piti - Spain - Rayo/Granada
107 60 51 Robinho - Brazil - Milan
106 62 Giuliano - Brazil - Dnipro
105 83 58 Landon Donovan - USA - LA Galaxy
104 72 Rodrigo - Spain - Benfica
103 Lorenzo Insigne - Italy - Napoli
102 Jermain Lens - Netherlands - PSV/Dynamo Kiev
101 89 Aaron Hunt - Germany - Werder Bremen
100 NR 91 Dries Mertens - Belgium - PSV/Napoli
99 65 Alan Dzagoev - Russia - CSKA Moscow
98 77 Jonas - Brazil – Valencia
97 38 46 Joaquin - Spain – Malaga/Fiorentina
96 34 40 Jeremy Menez - France – PSG
95 Dimitri Payet - France - Lille/Marseille
94 NR 97 Thomas Rosicky - Czech Republic - Arsenal
93 Nicolai Müller - Germany - Mainz
92 Adnan Januzaj - Belgium - Manchester United
91 49 53 Jefferson Farfan - Peru - Schalke 04
90 Alexandre Lacazette - France - Lyon
89 78 Lewis Holtby - Germany - Tottenham/Fulham
88 74 Kevin Mirallas - Belgium - Everton
87 66 100 Andriy Yarmolenko - Ukraine - Dynamo Kiev
86 56 99 Eduardo Salvio - Argentina - Benfica
85 Josue - Portugal - Porto
84 Adem Ljajic - Serbia - Fiorentina/Roma
83 98 49 Kevin Prince Boateng - Ghana - Milan/Schalke 04
82 Heung Min Son - South Korea - HSV/Bayer Leverkusen
81 88 67 Rodrigo Palacio - Argentina - Inter
80 57 96 Hatem Ben Arfa - France - Newcastle
79 69 52 Sebastian Giovinco - Italy – Juventus
78 70 Lukas Podolski - Germany -Arsenal
77 46 30 Ever Banega - Argentina - Valencia/Newell's Old Boys
76 40 25 Rafael Van der Vaart - Netherlands - Hamburger SV
75 Adam Lallana - England - Southampton
74 67 93 Jakub Blaszczykowski - Poland – Dortmund
73 75 Jose Callejon - Spain - Real Madrid/Napoli
72 Lazar Markovic - Serbia - Partizan Beograd/Benfica
71 Raul Garcia - Spain - Atletico Madrid
70 Rémy Cabella - France - Montpellier
69 Raheem Sterling - England - Liverpool
68 42 24 Iker Muniain - Spain - Athletic Bilbao
67 53 65 Borja Valero - Spain – Fiorentin
66 68 54 Younès Belhanda - Morocco - Montpellier/Dynamo Kiev
65 64 44 Danny - Portugal - Zenit
64 52 31 Nicolas Gaitan - Argentina - Benfica
63 41 21 Antonio Valencia - Ecuador - Manchester United
62 54 32 Kaka - Brazil - Real Madrid/Milan
61 Clement Grenier - France - Lyon
60 Juan Guillermo Cuadrado - Colombia - Fiorentina
59 84 Yevhen Konoplianka - Ukraine - Dnipro
58 22 Erik Lamela - Argentina - Roma/Tottenham
57 Ross Barkley - England - Everton
56 48 29 Samir Nasri - France - Manchester City
55 47 Ezequiel Lavezzi - Argentina - PSG
54 61 82 Ivan Rakitić - Croatia - Sevilla
53 Antoine Griezmann - France - Real Soceidad
52 Max Kruse - Germany - Freiburg/Mönchengladbach
51 Carlos Vela - Mexico - Real Sociedad
50 51 77 Michu - Spain – Swansea
49 30 36 Xherdan Shaqiri - Switzerland - Bayern München
48 45 42 Andre Schürrle - Germany - Bayer Leverkusen/Chelsea
47 37 23 Javier Pastore - Argentina - PSG
46 29 12 Nani - Portugal - Manchester United
45 55 75 Theo Walcott - England – Arsenal
44 Coutinho – Brazil - Liverpool
43 Bernard - Brazil - Atletico Mineiro/Shakhtar Donetsk
42 33 56 Keisuke Honda - Japan - CSKA Moscow/Milan
41 44 39 Miralem Pjanic - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Roma
40 39 34 Pedro - Spain - Barcelona
39 36 Francesco Totti - Italy - Roma
38 Ander Herrera - Spain - Athletic Bilbao
37 Julian Draxler - Germany - Schalke 04
36 43 37 Jesus Navas - Spain - Sevilla/Manchester City
35 59 59 Mathieu Valbuena - France - Marseille
34 31 41 Lucas Moura - Brazil - PSG
33 24 27 Diego - Brazil – Wolfsburg/Atletico Madrid
32 20 08 Wesley Sneijder - Netherlands – Galatasaray
31 58 Kevin De Bruyne - Belgium - Werder Bremen/Chelsea
30 35 45 Arda Turan - Turkey - Atletico Madrid
29 32 Henrikh Mkhitaryan - Armenia - Shakhtar Donetsk/Dortmund
28 17 17 Shinji Kagawa - Japan - Manchester United
27 13 43 Willian - Brazil - Anzhi/Chelsea
26 27 35 Joao Moutinho - Portugal - FC Porto/Monaco
25 23 26 Hernanes - Brazil – Lazio/Inter
24 85 Koke - Spain - Atletico Madrid
23 50 57 Christian Eriksen - Denmark – Ajax/Tottenham
22 25 79 Isco - Spain - Malaga/Real Madrid
21 21 55 James Rodriguez - Colombia - FC Porto/Monaco
20 18 20 Thomas Müller - Germany - Bayern München
19 11 10 Santi Cazorla - Spain -Arsenal
18 16 22 Marek Hamsik - Slovakia - Napoli
17 19 73 Oscar - Brazil - Chelsea
16 15 11 Angel Di Maria - Argentina - Real Madrid
15 07 13 Juan Manuel Mata - Spain - Chelsea/Manchester United
14 28 19 Alexis Sanchez - Chile - Barcelona
13 06 15 Mario Götze - Germany - Dortmund/Bayern München
12 26 09 Arjen Robben - Netherlands - Bayern München
11 10 07 Yaya Toure - Côte d'Ivoire - Manchester City
10 14 16 Marco Reus - Germany -Dortmund
09 08 18 Toni Kroos - Germany - Bayern München
08 09 05 Eden Hazard - Belgium - Chelsea
07 12 14 Gareth Bale - Wales – Tottenham/Real Madrid
06 03 03 David Silva - Spain - Manchester City
05 05 04 Mesut Özil - Germany - Real Madrid/Arsenal
04 02 02 Cesc Fabregas - Spain - Barcelona
03 Neymar - Brazil - Barcelona
02 04 06 Franck Ribery - France - Bayern München
01 01 01 Andrés Iniesta - Spain - Barcelona
I'm doing position by position rankings before I get to the overall 300 best players in the world:
Top 70 Left and Right-backs
The top 70 central defenders
Top 100 Forwards
And now it's time for the Top 150 Attacking midfielders/wingers.
A rundown of this list (edit: that's now finally been completed) containing various comments can be followed starting HERE
The End of 2012/13 - Mid-2013/14 Top 150 Attacking midfielders/Wingers in the World
150 Salamon Kalou - Côte d'Ivoire - Lille
149 Max Meyer - Germany - Schalke 04
148 99 62 Yoann Gourcuff - France - Lyon
147 Adam Maher - Netherlands AZ Alkmaar/PSV
146 Georginio Wijnaldum - Netherlands - PSV
145 NR 94 Markel Susaeta - Spain - Athletic Bilbao
144 Xabi Prieto Spain - Real Sociedad
143 Everton Ribeiro - Brazil - Cruzeiro
142 Valentin Stocker - Switzerland - FC Basel
141 Ricardo Alvarez - Argentina - Inter
140 Giovani Dos Santos - Mexico - Mallorca/Villarreal
139 Gerard Deulofeu - Spain - Barcelona/Everton
138 90 Adel Taarabt - Morocco - QPR/Fulham
137 Sidney Sam - Germany - Bayer Leverkusen
136 Kevin Volland - Germany - Hoffenheim
135 NR 88 Dirk Kuyt - Netherlands - Fenerbahce
134 Josip Ilicic - Slovenia - Palermo/Fiorentina
133 Pablo Hernández - Spain -Swansea
132 Gervinho - Cote d'ivoire - Arsenal/Roma
131 Alessio Cerci - Italy - Torino
130 Roberto Firmino - Brazil - Hoffenheim
129 NR 69 Riquelme - Argentina - Boca Juniors
128 92 70 Gastón Ramírez - Uruguay – Southampton
127 Alain Traoré - Burkino Faso - Lorient
126 Diego Tardelli - Brazil- Atletico Mineiro
125 Ignacio Martín Scocco - Argentina - Newell's/Internacional/Sunderland
124 Mohamed Salah -Egypt - FC Basel/Chelsea
123 NR 103 Oxlade Chamberlain - England - Arsenal
122 86 Steven Pienaar - South Africa - Everton
121 Jay Rodriguez - England - Southampton
120 76 Christian Tello - Spain - Barcelona
119 79 Pizzi - Portugal - Deportovo La Coruna/Benfica/Espanyol
118 87 Siem de Jong - Netherlands - Ajax
117 80 60 Andre Ayew - Ghana - Marseille
116 96 Alex Teixeira - Brazil - Shakhtar Donetsk
115 Florian Thauvin - France - Bastia/Lille/Marseille
114 Walter Montillo - Argentina - Cruzeiro/Santos
113 NR 63 Ryan Giggs - Wales - Manchester United
112 Andros Townsend - England - QPR/Tottenham
111 73 72 Clint Dempsey - USA - Tottenham/Seattle
110 63 50 Jadson - Brazil - Sao Paulo
109 Ronaldinho - Brazil - Atletico Mineiro
108 Piti - Spain - Rayo/Granada
107 60 51 Robinho - Brazil - Milan
106 62 Giuliano - Brazil - Dnipro
105 83 58 Landon Donovan - USA - LA Galaxy
104 72 Rodrigo - Spain - Benfica
103 Lorenzo Insigne - Italy - Napoli
102 Jermain Lens - Netherlands - PSV/Dynamo Kiev
101 89 Aaron Hunt - Germany - Werder Bremen
100 NR 91 Dries Mertens - Belgium - PSV/Napoli
99 65 Alan Dzagoev - Russia - CSKA Moscow
98 77 Jonas - Brazil – Valencia
97 38 46 Joaquin - Spain – Malaga/Fiorentina
96 34 40 Jeremy Menez - France – PSG
95 Dimitri Payet - France - Lille/Marseille
94 NR 97 Thomas Rosicky - Czech Republic - Arsenal
93 Nicolai Müller - Germany - Mainz
92 Adnan Januzaj - Belgium - Manchester United
91 49 53 Jefferson Farfan - Peru - Schalke 04
90 Alexandre Lacazette - France - Lyon
89 78 Lewis Holtby - Germany - Tottenham/Fulham
88 74 Kevin Mirallas - Belgium - Everton
87 66 100 Andriy Yarmolenko - Ukraine - Dynamo Kiev
86 56 99 Eduardo Salvio - Argentina - Benfica
85 Josue - Portugal - Porto
84 Adem Ljajic - Serbia - Fiorentina/Roma
83 98 49 Kevin Prince Boateng - Ghana - Milan/Schalke 04
82 Heung Min Son - South Korea - HSV/Bayer Leverkusen
81 88 67 Rodrigo Palacio - Argentina - Inter
80 57 96 Hatem Ben Arfa - France - Newcastle
79 69 52 Sebastian Giovinco - Italy – Juventus
78 70 Lukas Podolski - Germany -Arsenal
77 46 30 Ever Banega - Argentina - Valencia/Newell's Old Boys
76 40 25 Rafael Van der Vaart - Netherlands - Hamburger SV
75 Adam Lallana - England - Southampton
74 67 93 Jakub Blaszczykowski - Poland – Dortmund
73 75 Jose Callejon - Spain - Real Madrid/Napoli
72 Lazar Markovic - Serbia - Partizan Beograd/Benfica
71 Raul Garcia - Spain - Atletico Madrid
70 Rémy Cabella - France - Montpellier
69 Raheem Sterling - England - Liverpool
68 42 24 Iker Muniain - Spain - Athletic Bilbao
67 53 65 Borja Valero - Spain – Fiorentin
66 68 54 Younès Belhanda - Morocco - Montpellier/Dynamo Kiev
65 64 44 Danny - Portugal - Zenit
64 52 31 Nicolas Gaitan - Argentina - Benfica
63 41 21 Antonio Valencia - Ecuador - Manchester United
62 54 32 Kaka - Brazil - Real Madrid/Milan
61 Clement Grenier - France - Lyon
60 Juan Guillermo Cuadrado - Colombia - Fiorentina
59 84 Yevhen Konoplianka - Ukraine - Dnipro
58 22 Erik Lamela - Argentina - Roma/Tottenham
57 Ross Barkley - England - Everton
56 48 29 Samir Nasri - France - Manchester City
55 47 Ezequiel Lavezzi - Argentina - PSG
54 61 82 Ivan Rakitić - Croatia - Sevilla
53 Antoine Griezmann - France - Real Soceidad
52 Max Kruse - Germany - Freiburg/Mönchengladbach
51 Carlos Vela - Mexico - Real Sociedad
50 51 77 Michu - Spain – Swansea
49 30 36 Xherdan Shaqiri - Switzerland - Bayern München
48 45 42 Andre Schürrle - Germany - Bayer Leverkusen/Chelsea
47 37 23 Javier Pastore - Argentina - PSG
46 29 12 Nani - Portugal - Manchester United
45 55 75 Theo Walcott - England – Arsenal
44 Coutinho – Brazil - Liverpool
43 Bernard - Brazil - Atletico Mineiro/Shakhtar Donetsk
42 33 56 Keisuke Honda - Japan - CSKA Moscow/Milan
41 44 39 Miralem Pjanic - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Roma
40 39 34 Pedro - Spain - Barcelona
39 36 Francesco Totti - Italy - Roma
38 Ander Herrera - Spain - Athletic Bilbao
37 Julian Draxler - Germany - Schalke 04
36 43 37 Jesus Navas - Spain - Sevilla/Manchester City
35 59 59 Mathieu Valbuena - France - Marseille
34 31 41 Lucas Moura - Brazil - PSG
33 24 27 Diego - Brazil – Wolfsburg/Atletico Madrid
32 20 08 Wesley Sneijder - Netherlands – Galatasaray
31 58 Kevin De Bruyne - Belgium - Werder Bremen/Chelsea
30 35 45 Arda Turan - Turkey - Atletico Madrid
29 32 Henrikh Mkhitaryan - Armenia - Shakhtar Donetsk/Dortmund
28 17 17 Shinji Kagawa - Japan - Manchester United
27 13 43 Willian - Brazil - Anzhi/Chelsea
26 27 35 Joao Moutinho - Portugal - FC Porto/Monaco
25 23 26 Hernanes - Brazil – Lazio/Inter
24 85 Koke - Spain - Atletico Madrid
23 50 57 Christian Eriksen - Denmark – Ajax/Tottenham
22 25 79 Isco - Spain - Malaga/Real Madrid
21 21 55 James Rodriguez - Colombia - FC Porto/Monaco
20 18 20 Thomas Müller - Germany - Bayern München
19 11 10 Santi Cazorla - Spain -Arsenal
18 16 22 Marek Hamsik - Slovakia - Napoli
17 19 73 Oscar - Brazil - Chelsea
16 15 11 Angel Di Maria - Argentina - Real Madrid
15 07 13 Juan Manuel Mata - Spain - Chelsea/Manchester United
14 28 19 Alexis Sanchez - Chile - Barcelona
13 06 15 Mario Götze - Germany - Dortmund/Bayern München
12 26 09 Arjen Robben - Netherlands - Bayern München
11 10 07 Yaya Toure - Côte d'Ivoire - Manchester City
10 14 16 Marco Reus - Germany -Dortmund
09 08 18 Toni Kroos - Germany - Bayern München
08 09 05 Eden Hazard - Belgium - Chelsea
07 12 14 Gareth Bale - Wales – Tottenham/Real Madrid
06 03 03 David Silva - Spain - Manchester City
05 05 04 Mesut Özil - Germany - Real Madrid/Arsenal
04 02 02 Cesc Fabregas - Spain - Barcelona
03 Neymar - Brazil - Barcelona
02 04 06 Franck Ribery - France - Bayern München
01 01 01 Andrés Iniesta - Spain - Barcelona
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