We give you continuous updates from Europe's big leagues and competitions as well as the World Cup and European Championships. The player ratings you will find here were published in the major newspapers and web pages such as Gazzetta dello Sport, Don Balón, France Football, L'Équipe, Kicker, El Mundo Deportivo, Guerin Sportivo, Marca, Corriere dello Sport, La Repubblica, The Guardian, The Times, and SportBild.
29 May, 2025
The top 100 players of the 21st century
12 November, 2024
Ligue 1 ratings 2008/09
6,18 André-Pierre Gignac (Toulouse)
6,04 Etienne Didot (Toulouse)
6,02 Stéphane Sessegnon (Paris-SG)
5,98 Karim Benzema (Lyon)
5,96 Steve Mandanda (Marseille)
5,90 Mickaël Landreau (Paris-SG)
5,87 Fabien Audard (Lorient)
5,86 Nicolas Douchez (Rennes)
5,84 Hugo Lloris (Lyon)
5,82 Jérémy Clément (Paris-SG) , Yoann Gourcuff (Bordeaux)
5,78 Mauro Cetto (Toulouse)
5,75 Vincent Planté (Caen)
5,70 Kevin Gameiro (Lorient)
5,63 Stéphane Ruffier (Monaco)
5,54 Jérôme Alonzo (Nantes)
16 March, 2024
Top 50 of the 2014 World Cup
1. Manuel Neuer (Germany)
2. James Rodríguez (Colombia)
3. Arjen Robben (Holland)
4. Javier Mascherano (Argentina)
5. Thomas Müller (Germany)
6. Neymar (Brazil)
7. Toni Kroos (Germany)
8. Karim Benzema (France)
9. Mats Hummels (Germany)
10. Lionel Messi (Argentina)
11. Keylor Navas (Costa Rica)
12. Juan Guillermo Cuadrado (Colombia)
13. Ángel Di María (Argentina)
14. Alexis Sánchez (Chile)
15. Mario Götze (Germany)
16. Thiago Silva (Brazil)
17. Bryan Ruiz (Costa Rica)
18. Ron Vlaar (Holland)
19. Sergio Romero (Argentina)
20. Robin van Persie (Holland)
21. Thibaut Courtois (Belgium)
22. Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland)
23. Ezequiel Garay (Argentina)
24. Kevin de Bruyne (Belgium)
25. Wesley Sneijder (Holland)
26. Guillermo Ochoa (Mexico)
27. Paul Pogba (France)
28. Eden Hazard (Belgium)
29. Sami Khedira (Germany)
30. Daley Blind (Holland)
31. Mario Yepes (Colombia)
32. Raïs M'Bolhi (Algeria)
33. Giancarlo González (Costa Rica)
34. Tim Howard (USA)
35. Gary Medel (Chile)
36. Marcos Rojo (Argentina)
37. David Luiz (Brazil)
38. Claudio Bravo (Chile)
39. Vincent Enyeama (Nigeria)
40. Jan Vertonghen (Belgium)
41. Philipp Lahm (Germany)
42. Arturo Vidal (Chile)
43. Joel Campbell (Costa Rica)
44. Sofiane Feghouli (Algeria)
45. Charles Aránguiz (Chile)
46. Gervinho (Ivory Coast)
47. Mesut Özil (Germany)
48. Rafael Márquez (Mexico)
49. Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany)
50. Andrés Iniesta (Spain)
Per nation:
9: Germany
6: Argentina
5: Holland, Chile
4: Belgium
3: Colombia, Brazil
2: France, Mexico, Algeria
1: Switzerland, USA, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Spain.
Per confederation:
22: Europe
17: South America
7: CONCACAF
4: Africa
02 March, 2024
18 May, 2023
Man City-Real Madrid average ratings (both matches)
7,55 Pep Guardiola
7,25 Kevin De Bruyne
7,00 Bernardo Silva
6,80 Thibaut Courtois
6,75 Rodri
6,70 İlkay Gündoğan
6,65 Ederson, Rúben Dias
6,62 average Man City
6,55 John Stones, Jack Grealish
6,50 Kyle Walker, Manuel Akanji
6,05 Vinícius Júnior
5,80 Antonio Rüdiger
5,75 Erling Haaland, Toni Kroos
5,70 David Alaba
5,69 average Real Madrid
5,65 Eduardo Camavinga
5,55 Luka Modrić
5,50 Dani Carvajal
5,40 Federico Valverde
5,30 Rodrygo
5,20 Carlo Ancelotti
5,15 Karim Benzema
Player ratings Manchester City 4-0 Real Madrid
1-0 23' Bernardo Silva (Kevin De Bruyne), 2-0 37' Bernardo Silva h., 3-0 76' Manuel Akanji h. (Kevin De Bruyne), 4-0 90'+1 Julián Álvarez r. (Phil Foden). Att: 52.313.
Man City: Ederson 6,60 - Kyle Walker 7,20, Rúben Dias 7,00, Manuel Akanji 7,00, John Stones 6,80, Jack Grealish 7,40, Rodri 7,10, Kevin De Bruyne 7,40 (84' Phil Foden), Bernardo Silva 8,30, İlkay Gündoğan 7,20 (79' Riyad Mahrez), Erling Haaland 6,30 (89' Julián Álvarez). - coach: Pep Guardiola 8,90. - coach: 7,12 [superb]
Real Madrid: Thibaut Courtois 7,00 - Dani Carvajal 4,70 (80' Aurélien Tchouaméni), Eder Militão 4,70, David Alaba 5,00, Eduardo Camavinga 4,70 (80' Lucas Vázquez), Toni Kroos 5,10 (70' Marco Asensio 5,20), Luka Modrić 4,80 (63' Antonio Rüdiger 5,30), Federico Valverde 4,70, Rodrygo 4,70 (81' Dani Ceballos), Karim Benzema 4,60, Vinícius Júnior 4,70. - coach: Carlo Ancelotti 4,20. = average: 5,02 [hopeless]
24 March, 2023
France average ratings in Euros and World Cups, 1998-2022
Ratings: Kicker. Minimum nine rated appearances.
7,53 Kylian Mbappé (16)
7,40 Zinédine Zidane (20)*
7,27 Antoine Griezmann (26)
7,21 Paul Pogba (21)
7,20 Emmanuel Petit (10)
7,15 Laurent Koscielny (10)
7,14 Hugo Lloris (35)
7,08 Fabien Barthez (28)
7,00 N'Golo Kanté (14)
6,98 Patrick Vieira (20)
6,97 Marcel Desailly (17)
6,95 Didier Deschamps (10)
6,93 Karim Benzema, Blaise Matuidi (15)
6,90 Raphael Varane (21)
6,89 Lilian Thuram (27)
6,83 Adrien Rabiot (9)
6,82 Thierry Henry (25)
6,76 Franck Ribéry (16)
6,67 Samuel Umtiti (9)
6,62 Olivier Giroud (20), Patrice Evra (16), Youri Djorkaeff (12)
6,61 Claude Makélélé (14)
6,62 Bixente Lizarazu (16)
6,50 William Gallas (17), Sylvain Wiltord (9)
6,41 Bacary Sagna (11)
6,36 David Trezeguet (14)
6,35 Willy Sagnol (10)
6,15 Éric Abidal (10)
6,10 Benjamin Pavard (10)
6,06 Ousmane Dembélé (9)
6,04 Florent Malouda (13)
*) Zidane's average was 7,53 until his last match, where he was sent off vs Italy.
23 March, 2023
Top 50 of the 2014 World Cup
According to Guerin Sportivo (Italy).
1. Manuel Neuer (Germany)
2. James Rodríguez (Colombia)
3. Arjen Robben (Holland)
4. Javier Mascherano (Argentina)
5. Thomas Müller (Germany)
6. Neymar (Brazil)
7. Toni Kroos (Germany)
8. Karim Benzema (France)
9. Mats Hummels (Germany)
10. Lionel Messi (Argentina)
11. Keylor Navas (Costa Rica)
12. Juan Guillermo Cuadrado (Colombia)
13. Ángel Di María (Argentina)
14. Alexis Sánchez (Chile)
15. Mario Götze (Germany)
16. Thiago Silva (Brazil)
17. Bryan Ruiz (Costa Rica)
18. Ron Vlaar (Holland)
19. Sergio Romero (Argentina)
20. Robin van Persie (Holland)
21. Thibaut Courtois (Belgium)
22. Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland)
23. Ezequiel Garay (Argentina)
24. Kevin de Bruyne (Belgium)
25. Wesley Sneijder (Holland)
26. Guillermo Ochoa (Mexico)
27. Paul Pogba (France)
28. Eden Hazard (Belgium)
29. Sami Khedira (Germany)
30. Daley Blind (Holland)
31. Mario Yepes (Colombia)
32. Raïs M'Bolhi (Algeria)
33. Giancarlo González (Costa Rica)
34. Tim Howard (USA)
35. Gary Medel (Chile)
36. Marcos Rojo (Argentina)
37. David Luiz (Brazil)
38. Claudio Bravo (Chile)
39. Vincent Enyeama (Nigeria)
40. Jan Vertonghen (Belgium)
41. Philipp Lahm (Germany)
42. Arturo Vidal (Chile)
43. Joel Campbell (Costa Rica)
44. Sofiane Feghouli (Algeria)
45. Charles Aránguiz (Chile)
46. Gervinho (Ivory Coast)
47. Mesut Özil (Germany)
48. Rafael Márquez (Mexico)
49. Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany)
50. Andrés Iniesta (Spain)
Per nation:
9: Germany
6: Argentina
5: Holland, Chile
4: Belgium
3: Colombia, Brazil
2: France, Mexico, Algeria
1: Switzerland, USA, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Spain.
Per confederation:
22: Europe
17: South America
7: CONCACAF
4: Africa
19 February, 2023
Average ratings Real Madrid 2022/23
All competitions.
6,52 Vinícius Júnior
6,44 Federico Valverde
6,33 Toni Kroos
6,32 Thibaut Courtois
6,26 Rodrygo
6,20 Karim Benzema
6,12 Eder Militão
6,09 Dani Ceballos
6,07 Luka Modrić
6,06 David Alaba
6,03 Nacho
6,00 Lucas Vázquez
5,97 Marco Asensio
5,93 Eduardo Camavinga
5,91 Andriy Lunin
5,90 Antonio Rüdiger
5,89 Aurélien Tchouaméni
5,79 Dani Carvajal
5,58 Ferland Mendy
11 February, 2023
Real Madrid ratings 2017/18
All competitions.
6,61 Luka Modrić
6,47 Cristiano Ronaldo
6,40 Keylor Navas
6,33 Toni Kroos
6,32 Isco
6,26 Marco Asensio, Raphaël Varane
6,21 Marcelo
6,19 Dani Ceballos
6,13 Casemiro
6,10 Borja Mayoral
6,02 Nacho
6,07 Dani Carvajal
6,04 Lucas Vázquez
5,97 Sergio Ramos
5,95 Gareth Bale
5,81 Karim Benzema
5,78 Mateo Kovačić
5,47 Kiko Casilla
27 April, 2022
Player ratings Man City 4-3 Real Madrid
1-0 2' Kevin De Bruyne h. (Riyad Mahrez), 2-0 11' Gabriel Jesus (Kevin De Bruyne), 2-1 33' Karim Benzema (Ferland Mendy), 3-1 53' Phil Foden h. (Fernandinho), 3-2 55' Vinícius Júnior (Ferland Mendy), 4-2 74' Bernardo Silva, 4-3 82' Karim Benzema PK. Att: 55.097.
Man City: Ederson 5,70 - Aymeric Laporte 5,00, Rúben Dias 5,80, Oleksandr Zinchenko 6,30, John Stones 5,70 (36' Fernandinho 6,00), Rodri 6,60, Bernardo Silva 7,20, Kevin De Bruyne 7,50, Phil Foden 7,30, Riyad Mahrez 6,80, Gabriel Jesus 7,10 (83' Raheem Sterling). - coach: Pep Guardiola 7,40. = average: 6,42 [very good]
Real Madrid: Thibaut Courtois 5,60 - Eder Militão 5,00, Dani Carvajal 5,40, David Alaba 4,60 (46' Nacho 5,60), Ferland Mendy 5,80, Federico Valverde 5,80, Toni Kroos 5,60, Luka Modrić 6,20 (79' Dani Ceballos), Karim Benzema 7,60, Vinícius Júnior 7,00 (88' Marco Asensio), Rodrygo 5,40 (70' Eduardo Camavinga 5,70). - coach: Carlo Ancelotti 6,30. = average: 5,79 [mediocre]
07 April, 2022
Player ratings Chelsea 1-3 Real Madrid
0-1 21' Karim Benzema h. (Vinícius Júnior), 0-2 24' Karim Benzema h. (Luka Modrić), 1-2 40' Kai Havertz h. (Jorginho), 1-3 46' Karim Benzema r. Att: 38.689.
Chelsea: Edouard Mendy 4,40 - Reece James 6,00, Andreas Christensen 4,80 (46' Hakim Ziyech 5,60), Thiago Silva 5,30, Antonio Rüdiger 4,60, Azpilicueta 5,90, N'Golo Kanté 5,60 (46' Mateo Kovačić 5,70), Jorginho 5,90 (64' Ruben Loftus-Cheek 5,90), Mason Mount 5,70, Kai Havertz 6,70, Christian Pulišić 5,20 (64' Romelu Lukaku 5,20). - coach: Thomas Tuchel 5,40. = average: 5,50 [lame]
Real Madrid: Thibaut Courtois 6,80 - Dani Carvajal 6,20, Eder Militão 5,90 (64' Nacho 5,90), David Alaba 6,50, Ferland Mendy 6,40, Casemiro 6,80, Toni Kroos 6,50 (74' Eduardo Camavinga 5,80), Luka Modrić 6,80, Federico Valverde 6,60 (86' Dani Ceballos), Karim Benzema 8,20 (86' Gareth Bale), Vinícius Júnior 7,00. - coach: Carlo Ancelotti 7,40. = average: 6,62 [first-class]
10 March, 2022
Player ratings Real Madrid 3-1 Paris-SG
0-1 39' Kylian Mbappé r. (Neymar), 1-1 61' Karim Benzema r. (Vinícius Júnior), 2-1 76' Benzema r. (Luka Modrić), 3-1 78' Benzema r. Att: 59.895.
Real Madrid: Thibaut Courtois 6,00 - Dani Carvajal 5,60 (66' Lucas Vázquez 6,40), Eder Militão 6,10, David Alaba 6,30, Nacho 5,90, Toni Kroos 6,00 (57' Eduardo Camavinga 6,60), Luka Modrić 7,80, Federico Valverde 6,60, Karim Benzema 8,50, Marco Asensio 5,20 (57' Rodrygo 6,30), Vinícius Júnior 7,20. - coach: Carlo Ancelotti 7,20. = average: 6,46 [very good]
PSG: Gianluigi Donnarumma 4,20 - Achraf Hakimi 5,40 (88' Julian Draxler), Marquinhos 4,90, Presnel Kimpembe 5,00, Nuno Mendes 5,60, Marco Verratti 6,70, Leandro Paredes 6,20 (71' Idrissa Gueye 5,50), Danilo Pereira 5,90 (81' Ángel Di María), Lionel Messi 5,60, Kylian Mbappé 7,40, Neymar 6,40. - coach: Mauricio Pochettino 5,10. = average: 5,73 [disappointing]
11 October, 2021
Player ratings Spain 1-2 France [NL]
1-0 64' Mikel Oyarzabal l. (Busquets), 1-1 66' Karim Benzema r. (Kylian Mbappé), 1-2 80' Kylian Mbappé l. (Theo Hernández). Att: 31.511 (Milan).
Spain: Unai Simón 5,90 - Azpilicueta 5,90, Eric García 5,40, Aymeric Laporte 6,10, Marcos Alonso 6,20, Busquets 7,10, Rodri 6,00 (84' Pablo Fornals), Gavi 6,30 (75' Koke 5,80), Pablo Sarabia 5,30 (61' Yeremy Pino 6,30), Ferrán Torres 5,70 (84' Mikel Merino), Mikel Oyarzabal 6,80. - coach: Luis Enrique 6,20. = average: 6,06 [satisfactory]
France: Hugo Lloris 6,90 - Jules Koundé 5,90, Raphaël Varane 5,90 (43' Dayot Upamecano 5,00), Presnel Kimpembe 6,30, Benjamin Pavard 5,70 (79' Léo Dubois), Paul Pogba 7,00, Aurélien Tchouaméni 6,30, Theo Hernández 6,80, Antoine Griezmann 5,60 (90' Jordan Veretout), Karim Benzema 7,10, Kylian Mbappé 6,70. - coach: Didier Deschamps 6,80. = average: 6,27 [good]
31 July, 2021
Rankings La Liga, 2016-2021
24 June, 2021
Player ratings Portugal 2-2 France
1-0 31' Cristiano Ronaldo PK, 1-1 45' Karim Benzema PK, 1-2 47' Karim Benzema r. (Paul Pogba), 2-2 60' Cristiano Ronaldo PK. Att: 54.886 (Budapest).
Portugal: Rui Patrício 6,80 - Nélson Semedo 5,70 (79' Diogo Dalot), Pepe 6,10, Rúben Dias 5,60, Raphaël Guerreiro 5,90, João Moutinho 6,10 (72' Bruno Fernandes 5,90), Danilo 6,30 (46' João Palhinha 6,20), Renato Sanches 6,60 (88' Sérgio Oliveira), Bernardo Silva 6,00 (72' Rúben Neves 6,00), Cristiano Ronaldo 7,30, Diogo Jota 5,60. - coach: Fernando Santos 6,40. = average: 6,15 [solid]
France: Hugo Lloris 5,30 - Jules Koundé 5,30, Raphaël Varane 6,10, Presnel Kimpembe 6,00, Lucas Hernández 5,30 (46' Lucas Digne - 52' Adrien Rabiot 6,10), Corentin Tolisso 5,30 (66' Kingsley Coman 6,10), N'Golo Kanté 6,00, Paul Pogba 6,90, Antoine Griezmann 6,20 (87' Moussa Sissoko), Karim Benzema 7,20, Kylian Mbappé 5,90. - coach: Didier Deschamps 6,20. = average: 5,98 [acceptable]
28 April, 2021
Player ratings Real Madrid 1-1 Chelsea
0-1 14' Christian Pulišić (Antonio Rüdiger), 1-1 29' Karim Benzema (Eder Militão). Att: 0.
Madrid: Thibaut Courtois 6,70 - Nacho 5,70, Raphaël Varane 6,10, Eder Militão 6,70, Dani Carvajal 5,60, Toni Kroos 5,70, Casemiro 5,80, Luka Modrić 5,50, Marcelo 5,20 (77' Marco Asensio 5,80), Karim Benzema 7,30 (90' Rodrygo), Vinicius Júnior 5,40 (66' Eden Hazard 5,90). - coach: Zinédine Zidane 5,50. = average: 5,95 [vulnerable]
Chelsea: Edouard Mendy 5,90 - Thiago Silva 6,20, Andreas Christensen 6,30, Antonio Rüdiger 6,60, Azpilicueta 5,70 (66' Reece James 5,80), Jorginho 6,40, N'Golo Kanté 7,20, Ben Chilwell 6,20, Mason Mount 6,50, Timo Werner 5,10 (66' Kai Havertz 5,80), Christian Pulišić 7,30 (66' Hakim Ziyech 5,80). - coach: Thomas Tuchel 6,20. = average: 6,20 [solid]
11 April, 2021
Player ratings Real Madrid 2-1 Barcelona
1-0 13' Karim Benzema heel (Lucas Vázquez), 2-0 28' Toni Kroos freekick, 2-1 60' Óscar Mingueza r. (Jordi Alba). Sent off: 89' Casemiro. Att: 0.
Real Madrid: Thibaut Courtois 6,70 - Lucas Vázquez 6,70 (43' Odriozola 5,80), Eder Militão 6,60, Nacho 6,50, Ferland Mendy 6,20, Toni Kroos 6,60 (72' Isco 5,50), Luka Modrić 6,40, Casemiro 6,00, Federico Valverde 6,50 (61' Marco Asensio 5,60), Karim Benzema 7,40 (72' Mariano 5,60), Vinicius Júnior 6,60 (72' Marcelo 5,80). - coach: Zinédine Zidane. = average: 6,28 [good]
Barcelona: Marc-André ter Stegen 5,80 - Óscar Mingueza 6,60, Ronald Araújo 5,40 (72' Ilaix 6,50), Clément Lenglet 5,70, Sergiño Dest 5,10 (46' Antoine Griezmann 5,40), Jordi Alba 6,40, Busquets 5,60 (64' Sergi Roberto 5,90), Pedri 5,60, Frenkie de Jong 6,00, Lionel Messi 6,10, Ousmane Dembélé 5,80 (81' Martin Braithwaite). - coach: Ronald Koeman. = average: 5,85 [vulnerable]
31 October, 2020
Los 50 mejores jugadores del Mundial del 2014
1. Manuel Neuer (Alemania)
2. James Rodríguez (Colombia)
3. Arjen Robben (Holanda)
4. Javier Mascherano (Argentina)
5. Thomas Müller (Alemania)
6. Neymar (Brasil)
7. Toni Kroos (Alemania)
8. Karim Benzema (Francia)
9. Mats Hummels (Alemania)
10. Lionel Messi (Argentina)
11. Keylor Navas (Costa Rica)
12. Juan Guillermo Cuadrado (Colombia)
13. Ángel Di María (Argentina)
14. Alexis Sánchez (Chile)
15. Mario Götze (Alemania)
16. Thiago Silva (Brasil)
17. Bryan Ruiz (Costa Rica)
18. Ron Vlaar (Holanda)
19. Sergio Romero (Argentina)
20. Robin van Persie (Holanda)
21. Thibaut Courtois (Bélgica)
22. Xherdan Shaqiri (Suiza)
23. Ezequiel Garay (Argentina)
24. Kevin de Bruyne (Bélgica)
25. Wesley Sneijder (Holanda)
26. Guillermo Ochoa (México)
27. Paul Pogba (Francia)
28. Eden Hazard (Bélgica)
29. Sami Khedira (Alemania)
30. Daley Blind (Holanda)
31. Mario Yepes (Colombia)
32. Raïs M'Bolhi (Argelia)
33. Giancarlo González (Costa Rica)
34. Tim Howard (Estados Unidos)
35. Gary Medel (Chile)
36. Marcos Rojo (Argentina)
37. David Luiz (Brasil)
38. Claudio Bravo (Chile)
39. Vincent Enyeama (Nigeria)
40. Jan Vertonghen (Bélgica)
41. Philipp Lahm (Alemania)
42. Arturo Vidal (Chile)
43. Joel Campbell (Costa Rica)
44. Sofiane Feghouli (Algeria)
45. Charles Aránguiz (Chile)
46. Gervinho (Costa de Marfil)
47. Mesut Özil (Alemania)
48. Rafael Márquez (México)
49. Bastian Schweinsteiger (Alemania)
50. Andrés Iniesta (España)
26 August, 2020
Average ratings Real Madrid 2019/20
All competitions.
6,63 Karim Benzema
6,61 Federico Valverde
6,45 Casemiro
6,32 Vinicius Júnior
6,31 Isco
6,27 Luka Modrić, Toni Kroos
6,22 Thibaut Courtois
6,14 Dani Carvajal
6,10 Raphaël Varane
6,09 Rodrygo
6,07 Lucas Vázquez
6,02 Sergio Ramos, Marcelo
6,00 Ferland Mendy
5,93 Eden Hazard
5,89 James Rodríguez
5,83 Gareth Bale
5,78 Eder Militão
5,53 Luka Jović










