Rodri has been ranked the No. 1 player in the world in the 2024 edition of The Guardian Top 100 soccer player list ahead of Vinicius Junior, Erling Haaland, Lamine Yamal and Jude Bellingham in the top-5. Rodri won the Ballon d\'Or and the struggles of Manchester City since he tore his ACL have accentuated his value.
The Guardian Top 100, 2024
1. Rodri, Manchester City
2. Vinicius Junior, Real Madrid
3. Erling Haaland, Manchester City
4. Lamine Yamal, Barcelona
5. Jude Bellingham, Real Madrid
6. Harry Kane, Bayern Munich
7. Lautaro Martinez, Inter Milan
8. Florian Wirtz, Bayer Leverkusen
9. Dani Carvajal, Real Madrid
10. Kylian Mbappe, Real Madrid
11. Mohamed Salah, Liverpool
12. Cole Palmer, Chelsea
13. Bukayo Saka, Arsenal
14. Nico Williams, Athletic Bilbao
15. Phil Foden, Manchester City
16. Toni Kroos, Real Madrid
17. Dani Olmo, Barcelona
18. Martin Odegaard, Arsenal
19. Jamal Musiala, Bayern Munich
20. Fede Valverde, Real Madrid
21. Robert Lewandowski, Barcelona
22. Ademola Lookman, Atalanta
23. Emiliano Martinez, Aston Villa
24. Antonio Rudiger, Real Madrid
25. Raphinha, Barcelona
26. Granit Xhaka, Barcelona
27. Lionel Messi, Inter Miami
28. William Saliba, Arsenal
29. Viktor Gyokeres, Sporting
30. Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool
31. Rodrygo, Real Madrid
32. Hakan Calhanoglu, Inter Milan
33. Alex Grimaldo, Bayer Leverkusen
34. Declan Rice, Arsenal
35. Ruben Dias, Manchester City
36. Kevin de Bruyne, Manchester City
37. Luis Dias, Liverpool
38. Alexis Mac Allister, Liverpool
39. Pedri, Barcelona
40. Bernardo Silva, Manchester City
41. Antoine Griezmann, Atletico Madrid
42. Cristiano Ronaldo, Al-Nassr
43. Serhou Guirassy, Borussia Dortmund
44. Fabian Ruiz, Paris Saint-Germain
45. Josko Gvardiol, Manchester City
46. Nicolo Barella, Inter Milan
47. Vitinha, Paris Saint-Germain
48. Artem Dovbyk, Roma
49. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Napoli
50. Ederson, Manchester City
51. Thibaut Courtois, Real Madrid
52. Alessandro Bastoni, Inter Milan
53. Federico Dimarco, Inter Milan
54. Ollie Watkins, Aston Villa
55. Julian Alvarez, Atletico Madrid
56. Achraf Hakimi, Paris Saint-Germain
57. Gabriel Magalhaes, Arsenal
58. Luka Modric, Real Madrid
59. Omar Marmoush, Eintracht Frankfurt
60. Son Heung-min, Tottenham
61. Rafael Leao, AC Milan
62. Victor Boniface, Bayer Leverkusen
63. Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United
64. Jeremie Frimpong, Bayer Leverkusen
65. Mats Hummels, Roma
66. Trent Alexander-Arnold, Liverpool
67. Marcus Thurman, Inter Milan
68. Kyle Walker, Manchester City
69. Xavi Simons, RB Leipzig
70. Alvaro Morata, AC Milan
71. Angel Di Maria, Benfica
72. Marc Cucurella, Chelsea
73. Jonathan David, Lille
74. Victor Osimhen, Galatasaray
75. Jonathan Tah, Bayer Leverkusen
76. Joshua Kimmich, Bayern Munich
77. James Rodriguez, Rayo Vallecano
78. Kai Havertz, Arsenal
79. Alisson, Liverpool
80. Giorgi Mamardashvili, Valencia
81. Pau Cubarsi, Barcelona
82. Andriy Lenin, Real Madrid
83. Cristian Romero, Tottenham
84. Cody Gakpo, Liverpool
85. Michael Olise, Bayern Munich
86. David Raya, Arsenal
87. Jules Kounde, Barcelona
88. Bradley Barcola, Paris Saint-Germain
89. Eduardo Camavinga, Real Madrid
90. Alexander Isak, Newcastle
91. Unai Simon, Athletic Bilbao
92. Gregor Kobel, Borussia Dortmund
93. Dusan Vlahovic, Juventus
94. Savinho, Manchester City
95. Christian Pulisic, AC Milan
96. Mike Maignan, AC Milan
97. Riccardo Calafiori, Arsenal
98. Alexsandar Mitrovic, Al-Hilal
99. Julian Brandt, Borussia Dortmund
100. Marcel Sabitzer, Borussia Dortmund
