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Best midfielders in the world (2026)

According to GolVote fans, Jude Bellingham is number one with a rating of 1564, ahead of Pedri and Rodri. The order is decided by head-to-head fan votes and changes live with every vote.

Best midfielders in the world: a live ranking decided by football fans' head-to-head votes. Updated with every vote. Updated: 9 October 2026.

Who is better?

Jude Bellingham🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Midfielder

VS

Pedri🇪🇸 Spain · Midfielder

Jude Bellingham: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pedri: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0

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1. 1Jude Bellingham🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Midfielder1564
2. 2Pedri🇪🇸 Spain · Midfielder1546
3. 3Rodri🇪🇸 Spain · Midfielder1534
4. 4Cole Palmer🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Midfielder1528
5. 5Kevin De Bruyne🇧🇪 Belgium · Midfielder1528
6. 6Luka Modrić🇭🇷 Croatia · Midfielder1528
7. 7Jamal Musiala🇩🇪 Germany · Midfielder1522
8. 8Florian Wirtz🇩🇪 Germany · Midfielder1522
9. 9Federico Valverde🇺🇾 Uruguay · Midfielder1510
10. 10Vitinha🇵🇹 Portugal · Midfielder1504
11. 11Bruno Fernandes🇵🇹 Portugal · Midfielder1504
12. 12Declan Rice🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Midfielder1498
13. 13Martin Ødegaard🇳🇴 Norway · Midfielder1492
14. 14Thomas Müller🇩🇪 Germany · Midfielder1477
15. 15Sergio Busquets🇪🇸 Spain · Midfielder1474
16. 16Casemiro🇧🇷 Brazil · Midfielder1471
17. 17Jordan Henderson🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Midfielder1468
18. 18Marco Reus🇩🇪 Germany · Midfielder1468
19. 19N'Golo Kanté🇫🇷 France · Midfielder1468
20. 20Takumi Minamino🇯🇵 Japan · Midfielder1465
21. 21Roberto Firmino🇧🇷 Brazil · Midfielder1465
22. 22Kai Havertz🇩🇪 Germany · Midfielder1462
23. 23Isco🇪🇸 Spain · Midfielder1462
24. 24Αrda Güler🇹🇷 Turkey · Midfielder1462
25. 25Mateo Kovačić🇭🇷 Croatia · Midfielder1459
26. 26Bernardo Silva🇵🇹 Portugal · Midfielder1459
27. 27Granit Xhaka🇨🇭 Switzerland · Midfielder1459
28. 28Axel Witsel🇧🇪 Belgium · Midfielder1459
29. 29Dani Olmo🇪🇸 Spain · Midfielder1459
30. 30John Stones🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Midfielder1459
31. 31Adrien Rabiot🇫🇷 France · Midfielder1459
32. 32Emre Can🇩🇪 Germany · Midfielder1459
33. 33Frenkie de Jong🇳🇱 Netherlands · Midfielder1459
34. 34Hakan Çalhanoğlu🇹🇷 Turkey · Midfielder1456
35. 35Christian Pulisic🇺🇸 United States · Midfielder1456
36. 36Jack Grealish🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Midfielder1456
37. 37Eduardo Camavinga🇫🇷 France · Midfielder1456
38. 38Enzo Fernández🇦🇷 Argentina · Midfielder1456
39. 39Takefusa Kubo🇯🇵 Japan · Midfielder1456
40. 40Leon Goretzka🇩🇪 Germany · Midfielder1456
41. 41Mikel Merino🇪🇸 Spain · Midfielder1456
42. 42Alexis Mac Allister🇦🇷 Argentina · Midfielder1456
43. 43Mason Mount🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Midfielder1456
44. 44Youri Tielemans🇧🇪 Belgium · Midfielder1456
45. 45Nemanja Matić🇷🇸 Serbia · Midfielder1456
46. 46Ross Barkley🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Midfielder1456
47. 47Fabián Ruiz🇪🇸 Spain · Midfielder1456
48. 48Dominik Szoboszlai🇭🇺 Hungary · Midfielder1456
49. 49Daichi Kamada🇯🇵 Japan · Midfielder1453
50. 50Nicolò Barella🇮🇹 Italy · Midfielder1453
51. 51Denis Zakaria🇨🇭 Switzerland · Midfielder1453
52. 52Manuel Locatelli🇮🇹 Italy · Midfielder1453
53. 53Franck Kessié🇨🇮 Ivory Coast · Midfielder1453
54. 54Ao Tanaka🇯🇵 Japan · Midfielder1453
55. 55Scott McTominay🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland · Midfielder1453
56. 56Mario Pašalić🇭🇷 Croatia · Midfielder1450
57. 57Alex Iwobi🇳🇬 Nigeria · Midfielder1450
58. 58Dani Ceballos🇪🇸 Spain · Midfielder1450
59. 59Thorgan Hazard🇧🇪 Belgium · Midfielder1450
60. 60Piotr Zieliński🇵🇱 Poland · Midfielder1450
61. 61Thomas Lemar🇫🇷 France · Midfielder1450
62. 62Corentin Tolisso🇫🇷 France · Midfielder1450
63. 63Ryan Gravenberch🇳🇱 Netherlands · Midfielder1450
64. 64Aleksandr Golovin🇷🇺 Russia · Midfielder1450
65. 65Denís Suárez🇪🇸 Spain · Midfielder1450
66. 66Hidemasa Morita🇯🇵 Japan · Midfielder1450
67. 67Adama Traoré🇪🇸 Spain · Midfielder1450
68. 68Christopher Nkunku🇫🇷 France · Midfielder1450
69. 69Bruno Guimarães🇧🇷 Brazil · Midfielder1450
70. 70Xavi Simons🇳🇱 Netherlands · Midfielder1450
71. 71Charles De Ketelaere🇧🇪 Belgium · Midfielder1450
72. 72Exequiel Palacios🇦🇷 Argentina · Midfielder1447
73. 73Nikola Vlašić🇭🇷 Croatia · Midfielder1447
74. 74João Neves🇵🇹 Portugal · Midfielder1447
75. 75Martín Zubimendi🇪🇸 Spain · Midfielder1447
76. 76Moisés Caicedo🇪🇨 Ecuador · Midfielder1447
77. 77Florian Thauvin🇫🇷 France · Midfielder1447
78. 78Malo Gusto🇫🇷 France · Midfielder1447
79. 79Giovani Lo Celso🇦🇷 Argentina · Midfielder1447
80. 80Carlos Soler🇪🇸 Spain · Midfielder1447
81. 81Sergio Canales Madrazo🇳🇬 Nigeria · Midfielder1447
82. 82Pierre-Emile Højbjerg🇩🇰 Denmark · Midfielder1447
83. 83Nico Paz🇦🇷 Argentina · Midfielder1447
84. 84Kenan Yıldız🇹🇷 Turkey · Midfielder1447
85. 85Younès Belhanda🇲🇦 Morocco · Midfielder1444
86. 86John McGinn🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland · Midfielder1444
87. 87Aleksei Miranchuk🇷🇺 Russia · Midfielder1444
88. 88André-Frank Zambo Anguissa🇨🇲 Cameroon · Midfielder1444
89. 89Matías Vecino🇺🇾 Uruguay · Midfielder1444
90. 90Teun Koopmeiners🇳🇱 Netherlands · Midfielder1444
91. 91Conor Gallagher🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Midfielder1444
92. 92Ismael Saibari🇲🇦 Morocco · Midfielder1444
93. 93Lorenzo Pellegrini🇮🇹 Italy · Midfielder1444
94. 94Matteo Pessina🇮🇹 Italy · Midfielder1444
95. 95Eljif Elmas🇲🇰 North Macedonia · Midfielder1444
96. 96James Maddison🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Midfielder1444
97. 97Ruben Loftus-Cheek🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Midfielder1444
98. 98Sandro Tonali🇮🇹 Italy · Midfielder1444
99. 99Kaoru Mitoma🇯🇵 Japan · Midfielder1444
100. 100Morgan Rogers🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England · Midfielder1444