Brasileirão players feature in study ranking world's best footballers | OneFootball

The Football Observatory (CIES) released a study this Wednesday featuring the best players from all national leagues over the last semester. Players from the Brazilian Championship made the list.

The research, conducted in collaboration with Impect, highlights the top 50 athletes in each area of the game. The highlighted attributes were: aerial defense, ground defense, defensive buildup, playmaking, one-on-one, chance creation, finishing, and aerial attack.

Aerial defense

Center-backs Gustavo Gómez of Palmeiras, Gustavo Henrique of Corinthians, Alexander Barboza of Botafogo, and Fabrício Bruno of Cruzeiro appear as the Brazilian Championship representatives in the aerial defense category.

The Palmeiras defender is the highest ranked (9th), followed by the Corinthians player (15th). The Botafogo center-back is 24th, while the Cruzeiro defender is 31st. Dutchman Van Dijk of Liverpool tops the list.

Ground defense

In defensive plays on the ground, full-back William of Cruzeiro ranks 15th. Lucas Sasha of Fortaleza (24th) and Renê of Fluminense (43rd) also appear in the ranking. First place goes to Ecuadorian Caicedo of Chelsea.

Defensive buildup

Flamengo’s center-back duo, Léo Pereira and Léo Ortiz, stand out in defensive buildup. The first ranks seventh, while the second is ninth. Thiago Silva and Freytes of Fluminense (19th and 29th), André Ramalho of Corinthians (20th), and Danilo of Flamengo (42nd) also make the list.

Portuguese defender Rúben Dias of Manchester City leads. Brazilian center-back Beraldo of PSG also appears, in 10th place.

Playmaking

Regarding playmaking, two players from Brazilian football are among the best: Jorginho of Flamengo and Marlon Freitas of Botafogo. The Flamengo midfielder ranks 18th, while the Botafogo player sits 41st. Pedri of Barcelona has the highest index.

One-on-one

The Brazilian who stands out most in this type of play is Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid, second on the list, behind only Olise of Bayern Munich. Forward Estêvão, formerly of Palmeiras and now at Chelsea, is in sixth place.

Samuel Lino of Flamengo (15th), Tomás Cuello of Atlético-MG (19th), Serna of Fluminense (26th), Erick Pulga and Ademir of Bahia (37th and 40th), Wanderson of Cruzeiro (42nd), and Ferreira of São Paulo (45th) represent the Brazilian league.

Chance creation

No player from the Brazilian Championship appears in this section. The only Brazilian player present is forward Malcom, formerly of Corinthians and now at Al-Hilal, who ranks 24th. Lamine Yamal of Barcelona tops the list.

Finishing

Forward Pedro and attacking midfielder Arrascaeta of Flamengo, and forward Kaio Jorge of Cruzeiro, appear in 12th, 14th and 15th, ahead of names like Cristiano Ronaldo and Lewandowski.

Vitor Roque of Palmeiras (41st) and Luiz Araújo of Flamengo (50th) also make the list. Mbappé of Real Madrid leads the ranking.

Aerial attack

Forward Flaco López of Palmeiras is one of the major highlights of the research. The Argentine ranks second in aerial attack, behind only Haaland of Manchester City. Everaldo of Fluminense also stands out, rounding out the top 10.

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