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Players displayed are those who entered a list, entered a team, or upgraded overall rating when already in OR entering a list/team. The website was first created in late 2022.

The overall rating of a player is different to the current rating (which are instead on the Present Day Rankings page). Rating updates are only shown from the year before a player entered their first list or team (including if they were already in one when the site was created), providing they had already played the equivalent of 3 full seasons.

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Updates for new list entries or team entries can also include moving from honourable mentions to a main list, or from any bench/reserves to a starting XI. I decided to highlight changes to All-Time teams/lists in BLUE to reflect their importance. Any updates that are in red mean they have since been replaced in the list/team.​


​2026

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Rating Updates
​Lamine Yamal - Silver I > Gold V

List Updates
Lamine Yamal
  • ​​​Enters Top 100 Wingers of All-Time
  • Enters Top 75 European Wingers of All-Time
  • Enters Top 30 Wingers of 21st Century​​

Team Updates
David Raya
  • Enters Arsenal 21st Cnt Team (Bench)
Mile Svilar
  • Enters Roma 21st Cnt Team (Bench)
Nuno Mendes
  • Enters Ligue 1 21st Cnt Squad (Bench)
Alejandro Grimaldo
  • Enters B.Leverkusen 21st Cnt Team (XI)
Vitinha
  • Enters Ligue 1 21st Cnt Squad (Bench)
Ousmane Dembele​​
  • Enters PSG All-Time Team (Bench)
  • Enters PSG 21st Cnt Team (Starting XI)
  • Enters Ligue 1 21st Cnt Squad (Starting XI)
Lamine Yamal​​
  • Enters Spain 21st Cnt Squad (Reserves)
  • Enters Barcelona 21st Cnt Team (Bench)
Harry Kane
  • Enters Bayern Munich All-Time Team (Bench)
  • Enters Bayern Munich 21st Cnt Team (Bench)
Erling Haaland
  • Enters Premier Lg 21st Cnt Squad (Reserves)

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​2025

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Rating Updates
​G.Donnarumma - Silver I > Gold V
A.Bastoni - Silver II > Silver I
D.Upamecano - Silver III > Silver II
N.Schlotterbeck - Silver III > Silver II
​Achraf Hakimi - Silver II > Silver I
Jules Kounde - Silver III > Silver II​​
Denzel Dumfries - Silver IV > Silver III
​Nuno Mendes - Silver III > Silver II
​Pedri - Silver I > Gold V
Vitinha - Silver II > Silver I
Declan Rice - Silver II > Silver I
Bruno Fernandes - Silver I > Gold V
Ousmane Dembele - Silver II > Gold V

List Updates
Gabriel Maghalaes
  • Enters Top 50 Centre-Backs of 21st Century​​
Achraf Hakimi
  • Enters Top 50 Right-Backs of All-Time
  • Enters Top 30 Players of All-Time Outside Europe/South America
Nuno Mendes
  • Enters Top 30 Full-Backs of 21st Century
Pedri
  • Enters Top 100 Central Midfielders of All-Time
  • ​Enters Top 80 European Central-Midfielders of All-Time​
Vitinha
  • Enters Top 30 Central-Midfielders of 21st Century
Bruno Fernandes
  • ​​​Enters Top 100 Attacking-Midfielders of All-Time
Ousmane Dembele
  • ​​​Enters Top 100 Wingers of All-Time
  • Enters Top 75 European Wingers of All-Time
  • Enters Top 30 Wingers of 21st Century

Team Updates​
Thibaut Courtois
  • Belgium All-Time Squad - Bench > XI​
Gianluigi Donnarumma
  • Enters PSG All-Time Team (Bench)
  • PSG 21st Cnt Team - Bench > XI
  • ​Enters Ligue 1 21st Cnt Squad (Reserves)
Virgil Van Dijk
  • Netherlands All-Time Squad - Bench > XI
  • ​Enters English Lg All-Time Squad (XI)
William Saliba
  • Enters Arsenal 21st Cnt Team (Bench)
Gabriel Maghalaes
  • Enters Arsenal 21st Cnt Team (Starting XI)
Dayot Upamecano
  • Enters Bundesliga Foreign 21st Cnt Sqd (Res)​​
Nico Schlotterbeck
  • Enters Dortmund 21st Cnt Team (Bench)
Cristian Romero
  • Enters Tottenham 21st Cnt Team (Bench)
​Achraf Hakimi
  • ​Enters Ligue 1 21st Cnt Squad (XI)
​Denzel Dumfries
  • Netherlands 21st Cnt Squad - Reserves > XI
​Jules Kounde
  • Enters Barcelona 21st Cnt Team (Bench)
​​Nuno Mendes
  • Enters PSG All-Time Team (XI)
  • Enters Portugal 21st Cnt Squad (XI)
  • Enters PSG 21st Cnt Team (XI)
Pedri
  • Enters 2020's Greatest Team (Bench)​
Vitinha
  • Enters Portugal All-Time Squad (Reserves)
  • Enters PSG All-Time Team (Bench)
  • ​Enters PSG 21st Cnt Team (XI)
  • Enters Portugal 21st Cnt Squad (XI)​
​Ousmane Dembele
  • Enters France 21st Cnt Squad (Reserves)
Paulo Dybala
  • Enters Roma 21st Cnt Team (Bench)
Robert Lewandowski
  • Enters Barcelona 21st Cnt Team (Bench)
Erling Haaland
  • Enters Man City All-Time Team (XI)
  • Enters Man City 21st Cnt Team (XI)
Patrik Schick
  • Enters Bay Leverkusen 21st Cnt Team (Bench)

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​2024

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Rating Updates
G.Donnarumma - Silver II > Silver I
Emi Martinez - Silver II > Silver I
Yann Sommer - Silver III > Silver II​​
J.Pickford - Silver IV > Silver III
​G.Mamardashvili  - Silver V > Silver III
​Antonio Rudiger  - Silver II > Silver I
Aymeric Laporte - Silver II > Silver I
​William Saliba - Silver III > Silver II
Jonathan Tah - Silver IV > Silver III
Fede Dimarco - Silver III > Silver II
Rodri - Gold V > Gold IV
A.Mac Allister - Silver III > Silver II
Florian Wirtz - Silver II > Silver I
Lautaro Martinez - Silver II > Silver I

List Updates
Gianluigi Donnarumma
  • Enters Top 100 GK's of All-Time​​
Emi Martinez
  • Enters Top 100 GK's of All-Time
  • Enters Top 30 Sth American GK's of All-Time
Yann Sommer
  • Enters Top 40 GK's of 21st Century
Alessandro Bastoni
  • Enters Top 50 CB's of 21st Century
William Saliba
  • Enters Top 50 CB's of 21st Century
Theo Hernandez
  • Enters Top 30 FB's of 21st Century
Federico Valverde
  • Enters Top 100 CM's of All-Time
Nicolo Barella
  • Enters Top 30 CM's of 21st Century​
Jamal Musiala
  • ​Enters Top 75 European AM's of All-Time
Phil Foden
  • Enters Top 40 AM's of 21st Century
Florian Wirtz
  • Enters Top 40 AM's of 21st Century
Bukayo Saka
  • Enters Top 30 WNG's of 21st Century
Lautaro Martinez
  • Enters Top 50 Sth American STR's of All-Time
  • ​Enters Top 50 STR's of 21st Century

Team Updates
Gianluigi Donnarumma
  • Enters Italy 21st Cnt Squad (Reserves)
  • Enters PSG 21st Cnt Team (Bench)
Gregor Kobel
  • Enters Dortmund 21st Cnt Team (XI)
  • ​Enters Bundesliga 21st Cnt Sqd (Reserves)
  • ​Enters Bundesliga w/o Bay 21st Cnt Sqd (XI)
  • Enters Bundesliga Foreign 21st Cnt Sqd (XI)
Rui Patricio
  • Enters Roma 21st Cnt Team (Bench)
Giorgi Mamardashvili
  • Enters Valencia 21st Cnt Team (Bench)
​Raphael Varane
  • ​Enters Man United 21st Cnt Team (Bench)
Antonio Rudiger
  • Enters 2020's Greatest Team (Bench)
Dani Carvajal
  • 2020's Greatest Team - Bench > XI
Achraf Hakimi
  • Enters PSG All-Time Team (XI)
  • Enters PSG 21st Cnt Team (XI)
Theo Hernandez
  • Enters Serie A 21st Cnt Squad (Reserves)
Federico Dimarco​
  • Enters Italy 21st Cnt Squad (Reserves)
  • Enters Inter Milan 21st Cnt Team (XI)
Nathan Ake
  • Enters Man City 21st Cnt Team (Bench)
Rodri
  • 2020's Greatest Team - Bench > Starting XI
Hakan Calhanoglu
  • Enters Inter Milan 21st Cnt Team (Bench)
Nicolo Barella
  • Inter Milan 21st Cnt Team - Bench > XI
Declan Rice
  • Enters England 21st Cnt Squad (Reserves)
Alexis Mac Allister
  • Enters Argentina 21st Cnt Sqd (Reserves)
Jamal Musiala
  • Enters Germany 21st Cnt Squad (Reserves)​
Florian Wirtz
  • Bay Leverkusen 21st Cnt Team - Bench > XI
  • Enters Bundesliga w/o Bay 21st Cnt Sqd (XI)
Jadon Sancho
  • Enters Bundesliga Foreign 21st Cnt Sqd (Res)

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​2023

​
Rating Updates
Emi Martinez - Silver III > Silver II
Mike Maignan - Silver III > Silver II​​
John Stones - Silver III > Silver I
​Kim Min-Jae - Silver V > Silver III
​G. Di Lorenzo - Silver III > Silver II
Jeremie Frimpong - Silver V > Silver III
Rodri - Silver I > Gold V​​
Ilkay Gundogan - Silver I > Gold V
Jude Bellingham - Silver II > Gold V
Frenkie De Jong - Silver II > Silver I
Jamal Musiala - Silver II > Silver I
Martin Odegaard - Silver II > Silver I
Vinicius Junior - Gold V > Gold IV

List Updates
Emi Martinez
  • Enters Top 40 GK's of 21st Century
Mike Maignan
  • Enters Top 40 GK's of 21st Century
Ruben Dias
  • Enters Top 100 European CB's of All-Time
John Stones
  • Enters Top 50 CB's of 21st Century
Eder Militao
  • Enters Top 50 CB's of 21st Century
Rodri
  • Enters Top 50 DM's of All-Time
  • Enters Top 40 European DM's of All-Time
Pedri
  • Enters Top 30 CM's of 21st Century
Jude Bellingham
  • Enters Top 100 CM's of All-Time
  • ​Enters Top 80 European CM's of All-Time
  • Enters Top 30 CM's of 21st Century​
Federico Valverde
  • Enters Top 30 CM's of 21st Century
Jamal Musiala
  • Enters Top 40 AM's of 21st Century
Martin Odegaard
  • Enters Top 40 AM's of 21st Century

Team Updates
Ruben Dias
  • ​Enters Portugal All-Time Sqd (Reserves)
  • Enters Man City All-Time Team (XI)
  • Enters Man City 21st Cnt Team (XI)
John Stones
  • Enters Man City All-Time Team (Bench)​
  • Enters England 21st Cnt Sqd (Reserves)
  • Enters Man City 21st Cnt Team (Bench)
Kim Min-Jae
  • Enters Rest of World All-Time XI
Giovanni Di Lorenzo
  • Enters Napoli All-Time Team (XI)
Jeremie Frimpong
  • Enters Netherlands 21st Cnt Squad (XI)​
  • Enters B.Leverkusen 21st Cnt Team (Bench)
Rodri
  • Enters Man City All Time Team (XI)
  • Enters Spain 21st Cnt Squad (Reserves)
  • Man City 21st Cnt Team - Bench > XI
Jude Bellingham
  • Enters England 21st Cnt Squad (Reserves)
  • Enters Bor Dortmund 21st Cnt Team (Bench)
Frenkie De Jong
  • Enters Netherlands 21st Cnt Sqd (Reserves)
Florian Wirtz
  • Enters Bay Leverkusen 21st Cnt Team (Bench)
Rafael Leao
  • Enters Portugal 21st Cnt Squad (Reserves)
Radamel Falcao
  • Enters La Liga w/o Bar/Rma 21st Cnt Sqd (Res)
Victor Osimhen
  • Enters Africa 21st Cnt Squad (Reserves)
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