Top 100 Soccer Players in the World Currently

This is the list of the best 100 soccer players in the world, as of January 2014

100. Shinji Kagawa

Country: Japan

Club: Manchester United

Positions: attacking midfielder, winger, second striker

Year of birth: 1989

Rating: 82

99. Daniel Agger

Country: Denmark

Club: Liverpool

Positions: center back, full back

Year of birth: 1984

Rating: 82

98. Arda Turan

Country: Turkey

Club: Atletico Madrid

Positions: winger, side midfielder, attacking midfielder

Year of birth: 1987

Rating: 82

97. Fernando Llorente

Country: Spain

Club: Juventus

Positions: center forward

Year of birth: 1985

Rating: 83

96. Igor Akingeev

Country: Russia

Club: CSKA Moscow

Positions: goalkeeper

Year of birth: 1986

Rating: 82

95. Mario Mandzukic

Country: Croatia

Club: Bayern Munich

Positions: center forward

Year of birth: 1986

Rating: 82

94. Lucas Moura

Country: Brazil

Club: Paris Saint-Germain

Positions: attacking midfielder, side midfielder, winger, second striker

Year of birth: 1992

Rating: 82

93. Edin Dzeko

Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Club: Manchester City

Positions: center forward

Year of birth: 1986

Rating: 82

92. Giorgio Chiellini

Country: Italy

Club: Juventus

Positions: center back, full back

Year of birth: 1984

Rating: 82

91. Javi Martinez

Country: Spain

Club: Bayern Munich

Positions: defensive midfielder, center back, center midfielder

Year of birth: 1988

Rating: 82

90. Claudio Marchisio

Country: Italy

Club: Juventus

Positions: center midfielder, attacking midfielder

Year of birth: 1986

Rating: 82

89. Jan Vertonghen

Country: Belgium

Club: Tottenham Hotspur

Positions: center back, full back, defensive midfielder

Year of birth: 1987

Rating: 82

88. Kevin-Prince Boateng

Country: Ghana

Club: Schalke 04

Positions: attacking midfielder, center midfielder, side midfielder

Year of birth: 1987

Rating: 82

87. Marcelo

Country: Brazil

Club: Real Madrid

Positions: full back, wing back, side midfielder

Year of birth: 1988

Rating: 83

86. "Chicharito" Hernandez

Country: Mexico

Club: Manchester United

Positions: center forward, second striker

Year of birth: 1989

Rating: 83

85. Victor Valdes

Country: Spain

Club: Barcelona

Positions: goalkeeper

Year of birth: 1982

Rating: 83

84. Jose Reina

Country: Spain

Club: Liverpool

Positions: goalkeeper

Year of birth: 1982

Rating: 83

83. Miroslav Klose

Country: Germany

Club: Lazio

Positions: center forward

Year of birth: 1978

Rating: 83

82. Ashley Cole

Country: England

Club: Chelsea

Positions: full back, wing back

Year of birth: 1980

Rating: 83

81. Hugo Lloris

Country: France

Club: Tottenham Hotspur

Positions: goalkeeper

Year of birth: 1986

Rating: 83

80. Sami Khedira

Country: Germany

Club: Real Madrid

Positions: defensive midfielder, center midfielder

Year of birth: 1987

Rating: 83

79. Diego Costa

Country: Spain

Club: Atletico Madrid

Positions: center forward

Year of birth: 1988

Rating: 82

78. Isco

Country: Spain

Club: Real Madrid

Positions: attacking midfielder, side midfielder, center midfielder, second striker

Year of birth: 1992

Rating: 83

77. Roberto Soldado

Country: Spain

Club: Tottenham Hotspur

Positions: center forward

Year of birth: 1985

Rating: 83

76. Fernando Torres

Country: Spain

Club: Chelsea

Positions: center forward

Year of birth: 1984

Rating: 83

75. Samuel Eto'o

Country: Cameroon

Club: Chelsea

Positions: center forward

Year of birth: 1981

Rating: 83

74. Pepe

Country: Portugal

Club: Real Madrid

Positions: center back, defensive midfielder

Year of birth: 1983

Rating: 83

73. Rafael Van der Vaart

Country: Netherlands

Club: Hamburg

Positions: attacking midfielder, center midfielder, second striker

Year of birth: 1984

Rating: 83

72. Alvaro Negredo

Country: Spain

Club: Manchester City

Positions: center forward

Year of birth: 1985

Rating: 82

71. Ezequiel Lavezzi

Country: Argentina

Club: Paris Saint-Germain

Positions: second striker, winger, center forward

Year of birth: 1985

Rating: 83

70. Jack Wilshere

Country: England

Club: Arsenal

Positions: center midfielder, attacking midfielder

Year of birth: 1992

Rating: 83

69. Alexis Sanchez

Country: Chile

Club: Barcelona

Positions: second striker, winger, center forward

Year of birth: 1988

Rating: 83

68. Mario Balotelli

Country: Italy

Club: AC Milan

Positions: center forward

Year of birth: 1990

Rating: 83

67. Jordi Alba

Country: Spain

Club: Barcelona

Positions: full back, wing back, side midfielder

Year of birth: 1989

Rating: 83

66. Daniele De Rossi

Country: Italy

Club: Roma

Positions: center midfielder, defensive midfielder, center back

Year of birth: 

Rating: 83

65. Christian Eriksen

Country: Denmark

Club: Tottenham Hotspur

Positions: attacking midfielder, center midfielder

Year of birth: 1992

Rating: 83

64. Marek Hamsik

Country: Slovakia

Club: Napoli

Positions: attacking midfielder, center midfielder, second striker

Year of birth: 1987

Rating: 83

63. John Terry

Country: England

Club: Chelsea

Positions: center back

Year of birth: 1980

Rating: 84

62. Joe Hart

Country: England

Club: Manchester City

Positions: goalkeeper

Year of birth: 1987

Rating: 84

61. Klass-Jan Huntelaar

Country: Netherlands

Club: Schalke 04

Positions: center forward

Year of birth: 1983

Rating: 84

60. Dani Alves

Country: Brazil

Club: Barcelona

Positions: full back, wing back, side midfielder

Year of birth: 1983

Rating: 84

59. Didier Drogba

Country: Cote D'Ivoire

Club: Galatasaray

Positions: center forward, second striker

Year of birth: 1978

Rating: 84

58. Petr Cech

Country: Czech Republic

Club: Chelsea

Positions: goalkeeper

Year of birth: 1984

Rating: 84

57. Frank Lampard

Country: England

Club: Chelsea

Positions: center midfielder, attacking midfielder, defensive midfielder, side midfielder

Year of birth: 1978

Rating: 84

56. Carles Puyol

Country: Spain

Club: Barcelona

Positions: center back, full back

Year of birth: 1978

Rating: 84

55. Luka Modric

Country: Croatia

Club: Real Madrid

Positions: center midfielder, attacking midfielder, side midfielder

Year of birth: 1985

Rating: 84

54. Kaka

Country: Brazil

Club: Real Madrid

Positions: attacking midfielder, center midfielder, second striker, side midfielder

Year of birth: 1982

Rating: 84

53. Hulk

Country: Brazil

Club: Zenit Saint Petersburg

Positions: second striker, winger, center forward

Year of birth: 1986

Rating: 84

52. Samir Nasri

Country: France

Club: Manchester City

Positions: attacking midfielder, center midfielder, side midfielder, winger

Year of birth: 

Rating: 84

51. Arturo Vidal

Country: Chile

Club: Juventus

Positions: defensive midfielder, center midfielder, attacking midfielder

Year of birth: 

Rating: 84

50. Jesus Navas

Country: Spain

Club: Manchester City

Positions: winger, side midfielder

Year of birth: 1985

Rating: 84

49. Karim Benzema

Country: Real Madrid

Club: France

Positions: center forward, second striker

Year of birth: 1987

Rating: 85

48. Mario Gomez

Country: Germany

Club: Fiorentina

Positions: center forward

Year of birth: 1985

Rating: 85

47. Carlos Tevez

Country: Argentina

Club: Juventus

Positions: center forward, second striker

Year of birth: 1984

Rating: 84

46. Gianluigi Buffon

Country: Italy

Club: Juventus

Positions: goalkeeper

Year of birth: 1978

Rating: 85

45. Santi Cazorla

Country: Spain

Club: Arsenal

Positions: side midfielder, attacking midfielder, winger

Year of birth: 1984

Rating: 85

44. Sergio Busquets

Country: Spain

Club: Barcelona

Positions: defensive midfielder, center back, center midfielder

Year of birth: 1988

Rating: 85

43. Steven Gerrard

Country: England

Club: Liverpool

Positions: center midfielder, attacking midfielder, side midfielder, second striker, winger, defensive midfielder

Year of birth: 19

Rating: 85

42. Mats Hummels

Country: Germany

Club: Borussia Dortmund

Positions: center back

Year of birth: 1988

Rating: 85

41. David Villa

Country: Spain

Club: Atletico Madrid

Positions: second striker, center forward, winger

Year of birth: 1981

Rating: 85

40. Marco Reus

Country: Germany

Club: Borussia Dortmund

Positions: winger, second striker, side midfielder, center forward

Year of birth: 1989

Rating: 85

39. Mario Gotze

Country: Germany

Club: Bayern Munich

Positions: center midfielder, attacking midfielder

Year of birth: 1992

Rating: 84

38. Thomas Muller

Country: Germany

Club: Bayern Munich

Positions: second striker, winger, attacking midfielder, side midfielder, center forward

Year of birth: 1989

Rating: 84

37. Gonzalo Higuain

Country: Argentina

Club: Napoli

Positions: center forward, second striker

Year of birth: 1987

Rating: 86

36. Wesley Sneijder

Country: Netherlands

Club: Galatasaray

Positions: attacking midfielder, center midfielder, side midfielder

Year of birth: 1984

Rating: 86

35. Andrea Pirlo

Country: Italy

Club: Juventus

Positions: center midfielder, defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder

Year of birth: 1979

Rating: 86

34. Xabi Alonso

Country: Spain

Club: Real Madrid

Positions: defensive midfielder, center midfielder

Year of birth: 1981

Rating: 86

33. Angel Di Maria

Country: Argentina

Club: Real Madrid

Positions: winger, side midfielder

Year of birth: 1988

Rating: 86

32. Vincent Kompany

Country: Belgium

Club: Manchester City

Positions: center back, defensive midfielder

Year of birth: 1986

Rating: 86

31. Juan Mata

Country: Spain

Club: Chelsea

Positions: winger, attacking midfielder, side midfielder, second striker

Year of birth: 1988

Rating: 86

30. Pedro

Country: Spain

Club: Barcelona

Positions: winger, second striker

Year of birth: 1987

Rating: 86

29. Nemanja Vidic

Country: Serbia

Club: Manchester United

Positions: center back

Year of birth: 1981

Rating: 86

28. Robert Lewandowski

Country: Poland

Club: Borussia Dortmund

Positions: center forward

Year of birth: 1988

Rating: 86

27. Eden Hazard

Country: Belgium

Club: Chelsea

Positions: attacking midfielder, winger, side midfielder, second striker

Year of birth: 1991

Rating: 86

26. Neymar

Country: Brazil

Club: Barcelona

Positions: second striker, center forward, winger

Year of birth: 1992

Rating: 86

25. Gerard Pique

Country: Spain

Club: Barcelona

Positions: center back, full back

Year of birth: 1987

Rating: 87

24. Philipp Lahm

Country: Germany

Club: Bayern Munich

Positions: full back, wing back

Year of birth: 1983

Rating: 87

23. Manuel Neuer

Country: Germany

Club: Bayern Munich

Positions: goalkeeper

Year of birth: 1986

Rating: 87

22. Iker Casillas

Country: Spain

Club: Real Madrid

Positions: goalkeeper

Year of birth: 1981

Rating: 87

21. Thiago Silva

Country: Brazil

Club: Paris Saint-Germain

Positions: center back, defensive midfielder

Year of birth: 1984

Rating: 87

20. Wayne Rooney

Country: England

Club: Manchester United

Positions: center forward, second striker

Year of birth: 1985

Rating: 87

19. Robin Van Persie

Country: Netherlands

Club: Manchester United

Positions: center forward, second striker, winger

Year of birth: 1983

Rating: 87

18. Edinson Cavani

Country: Uruguay

Club: Paris Saint-Germain

Positions: center forward, winger, second striker

Year of birth: 1987

Rating: 87

17. Yaya Toure

Country: Cote D'Ivoire

Club: Manchester City

Positions: defensive midfielder, center midfielder, attacking midfielder, center back

Year of birth: 1983

Rating: 87

16. Arjen Robben

Country: Netherlands

Club: Bayern Munich

Positions: winger, side midfielder, second striker

Year of birth: 19

Rating: 87

15. Sergio Aguero

Country: Argentina

Club: Manchester City

Positions: center forward, winger, second striker

Year of birth: 1988

Rating: 87

14. Mesut Ozil

Country: Germany

Club: Arsenal

Positions: attacking midfield, side midfield, center midfield

Year of birth: 1988

Rating: 87

13. David Silva

Country: Spain

Club: Manchester City

Positions: attacking midfielder, winger, side midfielder, second striker

Year of birth: 1986

Rating: 87

12. Bastian Schweinsteiger

Country: Germany

Club: Bayern Munich

Positions: center midfielder, defensive midfielder, side midfielder attacking midfielder

Year of birth: 1984

Rating: 87

11. Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Country: Sweden

Club: Paris Saint-Germain

Positions: center forward

Year of birth: 1981

Rating: 88

10. Cesc Fabregas

Country: Spain

Club: Barcelona

Positions: center midfielder, attacking midfielder, side midfielder, second striker

Year of birth: 1987

Rating: 88

9. Sergio Ramos

Country: Spain

Club: Real Madrid

Positions: full back, center back, wing back

Year of birth: 1986

Rating: 88

8. Franck Ribery

Country: France

Club: Bayern Munich

Positions: winger, side midfielder

Year of birth: 1983

Rating: 88

7. Gareth Bale

Country: Wales

Club: Real Madrid

Positions: side midfielder, winger, full back, wing back, attacking midfielder

Year of birth: 1989

Rating: 88

6. Luis Suarez

Country: Uruguay

Club: Liverpool

Positions: center forward, second striker, winger

Year of birth: 1987

Rating: 89

5. Radamel Falcao

Country: Colombia

Club: AS Monaco

Positions: center forward

Year of birth: 1986

Rating: 90

4. Xavi

Country: Spain

Club: Barcelona

Positions: center midfielder, attacking midfielder, defensive midfielder

Year of birth: 1980

Rating: 90

3. Andres Iniesta

Country: Spain

Club: Barcelona

Positions: side midfielder, attacking midfielder, center midfielder, winger, second striker

Year of birth: 19

Rating: 91

2. Cristiano Ronaldo

Country: Portugal

Club: Real Madrid

Positions: winger, second striker, center forward, side midfielder

Year of birth: 1985

Rating: 94

1. Lionel Messi

Country: Argentina

Club: second striker, winger, center forward, attacking midfielder, side midfielder

Positions: 

Year of birth: 19

Rating: 95

Honorable Mentions:
Branislav Ivanovic
Thomas Vermaelen
Ashley Young
Nani
Lukas Podolski
Neven Subotic
Dimitar Berbatov
Mehdi Benatia
Daniel Sturridge
Oscar

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