[Football] The 100 Best Male Footballers 2023

[Bakero]

Just one Brighton player on the list this year, as there was in 2022. No prizes for guessing who maade it this time around.

Last year's Brighton entry, Ally Mac has dropped from 47 to 59. Moises, unsurprisingly, nowhere to be seen. Former USG goal getter Victor Boniface pops up at 64.

Top 10 still to be announced.

The 100 best male footballers in the world 2023

Erling Haaland has been voted the best player in the world for 2023 by our 218-strong panel, with Jude Bellingham finishing second

www.theguardian.com

 

[Gwylan]

Just one Brighton player on the list this year, as there was in 2022. No prizes for guessing who maade it this time around.

Well, I wouldn't have won a prize as I guessed wrong. You make it sound like it's an obvious choice

 

[Mancgull]

Where’s Lewis Dunk?

 

[Farehamseagull]

Without looking I assume it’s Mitoma?

 

[Mustafa II]

Where’s Lewis Dunk?

Forever underrated.

I would go so far to say, when considering their abilities in relation to their positions, Dunk is a better player than Mitoma.

He even has a far better passing range than Mitoma.

Mitoma is quality, probably even world class, but Dunk is one of the best central defenders in the world right now.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Just one Brighton player on the list this year, as there was in 2022. No prizes for guessing who maade it this time around.

Last year's Brighton entry, Ally Mac has dropped from 47 to 59. Moises, unsurprisingly, nowhere to be seen. Former USG goal getter Victor Boniface pops up at 64.

Top 10 still to be announced.

The 100 best male footballers in the world 2023

Erling Haaland has been voted the best player in the world for 2023 by our 218-strong panel, with Jude Bellingham finishing second

www.theguardian.com

'Top 10 still to be announced'

Groß
Dunk
Veltman
Hinshelwood
March
Steele
Estupinan
Van Hecke
Lallana
Enciso

 

[Bakero]

Well, I wouldn't have won a prize as I guessed wrong. You make it sound like it's an obvious choice

Ask most random fans about Brighton's standout player and you'd get 1 of 2 answers. The more in the know might go for Dunk but the rest would pick Mitoma. The very ITK might go Pervis, I suppose.


The Guardian award is voted for by journalists from around the world as well as a few players and coaches, with each picking their top 40 (points are awarded based on order).

No surprise that Kaoru is the one that gets in. A lot of them will be basing it on highlights.

How the Guardian ranked the 100 best male footballers in the world 2023

Philipp Lahm, Walter Casagrande and Karen Carney are part of the panel selecting the best players on the planet in 2023

www.theguardian.com

 

[GingerBeerMan]

Gross and Dunk are probably are most important players right now but, as Caicedo has shown, sometimes a good player in one team wont be as effective in another team. I think Gross (and to a lesser extent Dunk) would also suffer from this, while I imagine Mitoma would largely remains as effective for another team as he does for us. This is largely down to the fact Mitomas strengths mostly lie in his individual abilities while Dunk and Gross help improve the players around them.

 

[zefarelly]

As an all rounder at the highest level, I'm suprised Gross didn't make the lower ranks

 

[Greg Bobkin]

As an all rounder at the highest level, I'm suprised Gross didn't make the lower ranks

I refer you to post #6 – saving the best until last!

 

[Mellotron]

Forever underrated.

I would go so far to say, when considering their abilities in relation to their positions, Dunk is a better player than Mitoma.

He even has a far better passing range than Mitoma.

Mitoma is quality, probably even world class, but Dunk is one of the best central defenders in the world right now.

Dunk is our best player IMO. Most consistently at a very high standard, week in, week out, against some top opposition.