After the presentation of the most prestigious awards, from the Ballon d’Or to the Golden Boy, The Guardian compiles its special ranking of the best player of the year.”
As we approach the end of 2023, and after the many awards given to football stars, from the Ballon d’Or to the Golden Boy, The Guardian has decided to compile its special ranking of the best players of this calendar year. The prestigious English newspaper asked 218 judges to assess the performances of each player in the last year, and this is the special ranking that has emerged.
The top 100 football players of 2023
100. Marcus Thuram (Inter) 🇮🇹
99. Warren Zaire–Emery (Psg)
98. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa)
97. Denzel Dumfries (Inter) 🇮🇹
96. Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich)
95. Theo Henrandez (Milan) 🇮🇹
94. Marcelo Brozovic (Al Nassr)
93. Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen)
92. Riyad Mahrez (Al Ahli)
91. Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid)
90. Lois Openda (Leipzig)
89. Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid)
88. Cristian Romero (Tottenham)
87. Aleksander Isak (Newcastle)
86. Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid)
85. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal)
83. Angel Di Maria (Benfica)
82. Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea)
81. David Alaba (Real Madrid)
Top 100 2023: from 80 to 61.
80. Romelu Lukaku (Roma) 🇮🇹
79. Alessandro Bastoni (Inter) 🇮🇹
78. Darwin Nunez (Liverpool)
77. James Maddison (Tottenham)
76. Randal Kolo Muani (Psg)
75. Santiago Gimenez (Feyenoord)
74. Alex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen)
73. Alvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid)
72. Serhou Guirassy (Stuttgart)
71. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton)
70. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid)
69. Frenkie de Jong (Barcellona)
68. Luis Diaz (Liverpool)
67. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United)
66. Xavi Simons (Leipzig)
65. German Cano (Fluminense)
64. Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen)
63. Kieran Trippier (Newcastle)
62. André Onana (Manchester United)
61. Federico Dimarco (Inter) 🇮🇹
Top 100 2023: from 60 to 41
60. Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle)
59. Alex Mac Allister (Liverpool)
58. Yassine Bounou (Al Hilal)
57. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)
56. Ronald Araujo (Barcellona)
55. Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter) 🇮🇹
54. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City)
53. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal)
52. Dominik Soboszlai (Liverpool)
51. Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)
50. Olivier Giroud (Milan) 🇮🇹
49. Jack Grealish (Manchester City)
48. Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)
47. Achraf Hakimi (Psg)
46. Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa)
45. Kyle Walker (Manchester City)
44. Virgil Van Dijk (Liverpool)
43. Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid)
42. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United)
41. Phil Foden (Manchester City)
Top 100 2023: from 40 to 21
40. William Saliba (Arsnela)
39. Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid)
38. Leroy Sané (Bayern Munich)
37. Kim Min Jae (Bayern Munich)
36. Karim Benzema (Al Ittihad)
35. Alisson (Liverpool)
34. Marc-André Ter Stegen (Barcellona)
33. Rodrygo (Real Madrid)
32. Pedri (Barcellona)
31. Fede Valverde (Real Madrid)
30. Rafael Leao (Milan) 🇮🇹
29. Micolò Barella (inter) 🇮🇹
28. Gavi (Barcellona)
27. Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr)
26. John Stones (Manchester City)
25. Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
24. Son Heung Min (Tottenham)
23. Ederson (Manchester City)
22. Declan Rice (Arsenal)
21. Ruben Dias (Manchester City)
Top 100 2023: from 20 to 1
20. Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich)
19. Julian Alvarez (Manchester City)
18. Martin Odegaard (Arsenal)
17. Robert Lewandowski (Barcellona)
16. Ilkay Gundogan (Barcellona)
15. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid)
14. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)
13. Lautaro Martinez (Inter) 🇮🇹
12. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) 🇮🇹
11. Bernanrdo Silva (Manchester City)
10. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami)
9. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) 🇮🇹
8. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
7. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
6. Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid)
5. Rodri (Manchester City)
4. Harry Kane (Bayern Monaco)
3. Kylian Mbappé (Psg)
2. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)
1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
