ForzaPitch Awards
Annual ranking of the best players by position, weighted by the quality of competitions played. Rolling 12 months · min. 5 rated matches.
Current rankings
May 2026
🧤
Goalkeepers
🥇
New England Revolution
8.11
Matt Turner
New England Revolution
🥈
Heracles
8.07
R. Pasveer
Heracles
🥉
Borussia Mönchengladbach
8.00
M. Nicolas
Borussia Mönchengladbach
🛡️
Defenders
🥇
Melbourne City
7.92
Nathaniel Atkinson
Melbourne City
🥈
VfB Stuttgart
7.90
Maximilian Mittelstädt
VfB Stuttgart
🥉
Bayern München
7.87
T. Bischof
Bayern München
⚙️
Midfielders
🥇
Orlando Pirates
8.70
R. Mofokeng
Orlando Pirates
🥈
Orlando Pirates
8.63
O. Appollis
Orlando Pirates
🥉
Viking
8.60
Z. Tripic
Viking
⚽
Forwards
🥇
GKS Katowice
8.90
Eman Marković
GKS Katowice
🥈
Inter Miami
8.56
Lionel Messi
Inter Miami
🥉
Real Betis
8.47
Abdessamad Ezzalzouli
Real Betis
Best XI
3-4-3 · rolling 12 months
Marković
8.90
Messi
8.56
Ezzalzouli
8.47
Mofokeng
8.70
Appollis
8.63
Tripic
8.60
Yamal
8.49
Atkinson
7.92
Mittelstädt
7.90
Bischof
7.87
Turner
8.11
3-4-3 formation based on average rating weighted by competition quality (elo_weight)