2012/13 Mid-Season Top 50 Left and Right-backs in the World

 Before I go ahead and post the 2012/13 Mid-Season overall top 300, I will be doing the following:

Top 100 Forwards 
Top 50 central defenders
Top 100+ Midfielders
Top 100 Attacking Midfielders/Wingers

And this is the Top 50 left and right-backs in the world. For some discussion on this top 50 go HERE.

Top 50 left and right-backs in the World

50: Daniel Carvajal - Spain - Leverkusen
49: César Azpilicueta - Spain - Chelsea
48: 30 Yuri Zhirkov - Russia - Anzhi
47: Davide Santon - Italy - Newcastle
46: João Pereira - Portugal - Valencia
45: Cicinho - Brazil - Sevilla
44: Christian Maggio - Italy - Napoli
43: 20 Micah Richards - England - Manchester City
42: Juanfran - Spain - Atletico Madrid
41: Ignazio Abate - Italy - Milan

40: Danilo - Brazil - FC Porto
39: Juan Guillermo Cuadrado - Colombia - Fiorentina
38: Martin Montoya - Spain - Barcelona
37: Andoni Iraola - Spain - Athletic Bilbao
36: Maxi Periera - Uruguay - Benfica
35: Aleksander Kolarov - Serbia - Manchester City
34: Glen Johnson - England - Liverpool
33: Benedikt Höwedes - Germany - Schalke 04
32: Jerome Boateng - Germany - Bayern München
31: 8 Eric Abidal - France – Barcelona

30: Mário Figueira Fernandes - Brazil - CSKA Moscow
29: Yuto Nagatomo - Japan - Inter
28: Nacho Monreal - Spain - Malaga
27: 16 Alvaro Arbeloa - Spain - Real Madrid
26: 29 Rafael - Brazil - Manchester United
25: Alex Sandro - Brazil - FC Porto
24: 24 Mathieu Debuchy - France - Lille/Newcastle
23: 21 Benoit Assou-Ekotto - Cameroon - Tottenham
22: 4 Maicon - Brazil - Manchester City
21: 15 Domenico Criscito - Italy – Zenit

20: 18 Patrice Evra - France - Manchester United
19: 25 Gael Clichy - France - Manchester City
18: 11 Branislav Ivanovic - Serbia - Chelsea
17: 27 Filipe Luís Kasmirski - Brazil - Atletico Madrid
16: 22 Stephan Lichtsteiner - Switzerland - Juventus
15: Leighton Baines - England - Everton
14: 6 Bacary Sagna - France – Arsenal
13:  26 Adriano - Brazil - Barcelona
12: 17 Ashley Cole - England – Chelsea
11: 7 Javier Zanetti - Argentina – Inter

10: 9 Fabio Coentrao - Portugal - Real Madrid
9:  2 Sergio Ramos - Spain - Real Madrid
8: 13 David Alaba - Austria - Bayern München
7: 12 Łukasz Piszczek - Poland – Dortmund
6: 14 Darijo Srna - Croatia - Shakthar Donetsk
5: 10 Jordi Alba - Spain - Barcelona
4: 19 Pablo Zabaleta - Argentina - Manchester City
3: 3 Marcelo - Brazil - Real Madrid
2: 5 Philipp Lahm - Germany - Bayern München
1: 1 Dani Alves - Brazil - Barcelona