Kicker ranks best Bundesliga centre-backs and goalkeepers for summer 2026
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 22, 2026, 8:38 AM
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
Kicker has released its summer rankings for the best Bundesliga centre-backs and goalkeepers, evaluating performances from the second half of the 2025/26 season. Dayot Upamecano from FC Bayern tops the centre-back rankings, followed by Matthias Ginter from Freiburg and Jonathan Tah, also from FC Bayern. No players were listed in the World Class category. In the goalkeeper rankings, Borussia Dortmund's Gregor Kobel is recognized as the leading goalkeeper. The rankings highlight the continued assessment of player performances ahead of the new season.
- •Dayot Upamecano ranked first among centre-backs by Kicker.
- •Gregor Kobel named top goalkeeper in Kicker's rankings.
- •Matthias Ginter and Jonathan Tah follow Upamecano in centre-back rankings.
- •Rankings assess performances from the second half of the 2025/26 season.
- •No players were ranked as World Class in either position category.
- 8:56 AMYahoo Sports — Best Bundesliga wingers of 2026 so far
- 8:38 AMYahoo Sports — Best Bundesliga centre-backs of 2026 so far
- 8:32 AMYahoo Sports — Best Bundesliga goalkeepers of 2026 so far
"Every six months, German football publication Kicker publishes its ranking of the best players in the Bundesliga, as well as the top German players competing abroad, with the selections divided by pos...
"Every six months, German football publication Kicker publishes its ranking of the best players in the Bundesliga, as well as the top German players competing abroad, with the selections divided by pos...
"Every six months, German football publication Kicker publishes its ranking of the best players in the Bundesliga, as well as the top German players competing abroad, with the selections divided by pos...
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External links- Yahoo SportsJul 24, 2026, 8:56 AMBest Bundesliga wingers of 2026 so far
Every six months, German football publication Kicker publishes its ranking of the best players in the Bundesliga, as well as the top German players competing abroad, with the selections divided by pos...
- Yahoo SportsJul 22, 2026, 8:38 AMBest Bundesliga centre-backs of 2026 so far
Every six months, German football publication Kicker publishes its ranking of the best players in the Bundesliga, as well as the top German players competing abroad, with the selections divided by pos...
- Yahoo SportsJul 22, 2026, 8:32 AMBest Bundesliga goalkeepers of 2026 so far
Every six months, German football publication Kicker publishes its ranking of the best players in the Bundesliga, as well as the top German players competing abroad, with the selections divided by pos...
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