Player Rankings across Europe

The CIES Football Observatory, which is based in Switzerland, take OPTA stats and uses their own algorithm to give each Premier League player a rating. They do the same for the other four major leagues across Europe, Italy, Germany, Spain and France. Each player topping the ratings receives a 100 score.
Jan Vertonghn is rated our best centre-back and Toby Alderweireld does not make the top 15 in the country. There will be many a fan who disagrees with that so it will be interesting to see the rankings at the end of the season.

Top 15 Premier League Players
Centre-backs

  1. N. Otamendi (Man. City) 100.0
  2. L. Koscielny (Arsenal) 88.2
  3. V. Kompany (Man. City) 68.7
  4. V. van Dijk (Southampton) 65.4
  5. P. Mertesacker (Arsenal) 54.9
  6. E. Mangala (Man. City) 49.5  
  7. A. Williams (Swansea) 47.7 
  8. J. Evans (WBA) 47.0 
  9. P. Jagielka (Everton) 45.0 
  10. C. Smalling (Man. United) 44.8 
  11. S. Distin (Bournemouth) 43.9
  12. J. Vertonghen (Tottenham) 43.9 
  13. M. Yoshida (Southampton) 42.5 
  14. J. Fonte (Southampton) 37.7 
  15. F. Fernández (Swansea) 34.7

The Top 5 from France
  1. T. Silva (PSG) 100.0
  2. W. Lautoa (Lorient) 91.1
  3. S. Umtiti (Lyon) 85.0
  4. V. Hilton (Montpellier) 73.2
  5. F. Diagne (Rennes) 60.9
The Top 5 from Spain
  1. G. Cabral (Celta Vigo) 100.0
  2. J. Mascherano (Barcelona) 87.6
  3. I. Martínez (Real Sociedad) 86.2
  4. D. Reyes (Real Sociedad) 83.0
  5. J. Babin (Granada) 82.7
The Top 5 from Germany
  1. J. Boateng (Bayern Munich) 100.0
  2. D. Alaba (Bayern Munich) 88.2
  3. M. Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) 79.2
  4. J.H. Hong (Augsburg) 62.3
  5. Naldo (Wolfsburg) 59.0
The Top 5 from Italy
  1. D. Astori (Fiorentina) 100.0
  2. F. Roncaglia (Fiorentina) 85.7
  3. G. Chiellini (Juventus) 79.3
  4. K. Koulibaly (Napoli) 78.8
  5. A. Barzagli (Juventus) 78.8