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