Top 20 Defenders of All Time

Honorabale Mentions:

Javier Zanetti
Paul Breitner
Lilian Thuram
Matthias Sammer
Billy Wright

20. Gaetano Scirea

Country: Italy
Positions: Center back

Rating: 88

19. Laurent Blanc

Country: France
Positions: Center back, full back

Rating: 88

18. Nemanja Vidic

Country: Serbia
Positions: Center back

Rating: 89

17. John Terry

Country: England
Positions: Center back

Rating: 89

16. Carles Puyol

Country: Spain
Positions: Center back, full back

Rating: 89

15. Sergio Ramos

Country: Spain
Positions: Center back, full back

Rating: 89

14. Fernando Hierro

Country: Spain
Positions: Center back, defensive midfielder

Rating: 89

13. Djalma Santos

Country: Brazil
Positions: Full back

Rating: 89

12. Roberto Carlos

Country: Brazil
Positions: Full back

Rating: 89

11. Fabio Cannavaro

Country: Italy
Positions: Center back

Rating: 90

10. Giacinto Facchetti

Country: Italy
Positions: Full back
Rating: 90

9. Nilton Santos

Country: Brazil
Positions: Full back

Rating: 90

8. Cafu

Country: Brazil
Positions: Full back

Rating: 90

7. Carlos Alberto

Country: Brazil
Positions: Full back

Rating: 91

6. Daniel Passarella

Country: Argentina
Positions: Center back

Rating: 91

5. Franco Baresi

Country: Italy
Positions: Center back

Rating: 91

4. Ronald Koeman

Country: Netherlands
Positions: Center back, defensive midfielder

Rating: 91

3. Paolo Maldini

Country: Italy
Positions: Center back, full back

Rating: 92

2. Bobby Moore

Country: England
Positions: Center back

Rating: 92

1. Franz Beckenbauer

Country: Germany
Positions: Center back

Rating: 95

Top 20 Goalkeepers of All Time

Honorabale Mentions:

Julio Cesar
Ray Clemence
Jose Luis Chilavert
Hans Van Breukelen
Jean-Marie Pfaff

20. Gylmar

Country: Brazil
Positions: Goalkeeper

Rating: 87

19. David Seaman

Country: England
Positions: Goalkeeper

Rating: 87

18. Walter Zenga

Country: Italy
Positions: Goalkeeper

Rating: 87

17. Rinat Dasayev

Country: Russia
Positions: Goalkeeper

Rating: 87

16. Andoni Zubizarreta

Country: Spain
Positions: Goalkeeper

Rating: 87

15. Fabien Barthez

Country: France
Positions: Goalkeeper

Rating: 87

14. Edwin Van Der Sar

Country: Netherlands
Positions: Goalkeeper

Rating: 87

13. Neville Southall

Country: Wales
Positions: Goalkeeper

Rating: 87

12. Pat Jennings

Country: Northern Ireland
Positions: Goalkeeper

Rating: 87

11. Petr Cech

Country: Czech Republic
Positions: Goalkeeper

Rating: 88

10. Peter Shilton

Country: England
Positions: Goalkeeper
Rating: 88

9. Sepp Maier

Country: Germany
Positions: Defensive midfielder

Rating: 90

8. Manuel Neuer

Country: Germany
Positions: Goalkeeper

Rating: 90

7. Gianluigi Buffon

Country: Italy
Positions: Goalkeeper

Rating: 90

6. Oliver Kahn

Country: Germany
Positions: Goalkeeper

Rating: 91

5. Gordon Banks

Country: England
Positions: Goalkeeper

Rating: 91

4. Peter Schmeichel

Country: Denmark
Positions: Goalkeeper

Rating: 92

3. Iker Casillas

Country: Spain
Positions: Goalkeeper

Rating: 92

2. Dino Zoff

Country: Italy
Positions: Goalkeeper

Rating: 92

1. Lev Yashin

Country: Russia
Positions: Goalkeeper

Rating: 92

Top 20 Chelsea Footballers of All Time

Players are judged on their influence and reputation on the team, longevity, and most importantly, the quality showed during their playing times. Players need to have at least played for the club 3 years AND 100 matches to be eligible.

Honorabale Mentions:

Eiour Gudjohnsen
Damien Duff
Dennis Wise
Oscar
Branislav Ivanovic

20. Florent Malouda

Country: France
Positions: Winger, attacking midfielder

Rating: 84

19. Roy Bentley

Country: England
Positions: Center forward

Rating: 84

18. Ashley Cole

Country: England
Positions: Full back

Rating: 84

17. Bobby Tambling

Country: England
Positions: Center forward

Rating: 84

16. Peter Osgood

Country: England
Positions: Center forward

Rating: 85

15. Arjen Robben

Country: Netherlands
Positions: Winger, side midfielder

Rating: 86

14. Michael Ballack

Country: Germany
Positions: Attacking midfielder, center midfielder

Rating: 86

13. Juan Mata

Country: Spain
Positions: Attacking midfielder, winger

Rating: 86

12. Michael Essien

Country: Ghana
Positions: Defensive midfielder, center midfielder

Rating: 86

11. Joe Cole

Country: England
Positions: Winger, attacking midfielder

Rating: 86

10. Ricardo Carvalho

Country: Portugal
Positions: Center back
Rating: 86

9. Marcel Desailly

Country: France
Positions: Center back, defensive midfielder

Rating: 87

8. Claude Makelele

Country: France
Positions: Defensive midfielder

Rating: 87

7. Gianfranco Zola

Country: Italy
Positions: Attacking midfielder, second striker

Rating: 87

6. Eden Hazard

Country: Belgium
Positions: Winger, attacking midfielder

Rating: 88

5. Didier Drogba

Country: Ivory Coast
Positions: Center forward

Rating: 88

4. Petr Cech

Country: Czech Republic
Positions: Goalkeeper

Rating: 88

3. Jimmy Greaves

Country: England
Positions: Center forward

Rating: 89

2. John Terry

Country: England
Positions: Center back

Rating: 89

1. Frank Lampard

Country: England
Positions: Center midfielder, attacking midfielder

Rating: 90

All-Time Chelsea XI