The Top Ranked Soccer Players by Rookie
Year-2004
Notes: This is a list of the
greatest soccer players to start their pro career during the year listed.
Ranking Explanation
Rnk |
Athlete |
POS |
Overall Rank |
1 |
Karim Benzema |
FW |
41 |
2 |
Manuel Neuer |
GK |
92 |
3 |
Fernando Muslera |
GK |
220 |
4 |
Clint Dempsey |
FW |
308 |
5 |
Keisuke Honda |
MF |
309 |
6 |
Gerard Pique |
DF |
364 |
7 |
Mario Mandzukic |
FW |
381 |
8 |
Sami Khedira |
MF |
426 |
9 |
Gelson Fernandes |
MF |
680 |
10 |
Steve Mandanda |
GK |
681 |
11 |
Chung-Yong Lee |
MF |
924 |
12 |
Aleksandar Kolarov |
DF |
1007 |
13 |
Blaise Matuidi |
MF |
1008 |
14 |
Kevin-Prince Boateng |
MF |
1009 |
15 |
Lukasz Fabianski |
GK |
1010 |
16 |
Marcell Jansen |
DF |
1011 |
17 |
Mathieu Valbuena |
MF |
1012 |
18 |
Michael Bradley |
MF |
1013 |
19 |
Johan Djourou |
DF |
1211 |
20 |
Andreas Granqvist |
DF |
1534 |
21 |
Jackson Martinez |
FW |
1535 |
22 |
Haminu Draman |
MF |
1722 |
23 |
Keun-Ho Lee |
FW |
1723 |
24 |
Pablo Armero |
DF |
1724 |
25 |
Silvestre Varela |
MF |
1725 |
26 |
Yun-Nam Ji |
DF |
1726 |
27 |
Alex Song |
MF |
2285 |
28 |
Benoit Assou-Ekotto |
DF |
2286 |
29 |
Boniek Garcia |
MF |
2287 |
30 |
Brad Guzan |
GK |
2288 |
31 |
Carlos Carmona |
MF |
2289 |
32 |
Cristhian Stuani |
FW |
2290 |
33 |
Cristian Zapata |
DF |
2291 |
34 |
Elderson Echiejile |
DF |
2292 |
35 |
Gary Cahill |
DF |
2293 |
36 |
Hassan Yebda |
MF |
2294 |
37 |
Jhonny Acosta |
DF |
2295 |
38 |
John Obi Mikel |
MF |
2296 |
39 |
Lucas Biglia |
MF |
2297 |
40 |
Mousa Dembele |
MF |
2298 |
41 |
Nam-Chol Pak |
MF |
2299 |
42 |
Osman Chavez |
DF |
2300 |
43 |
Paul Aguilar |
DF |
2301 |
44 |
Pejman Montazeri |
DF |
2302 |
45 |
Ryan Babel |
FW |
2303 |
46 |
Sol Bamba |
DF |
2304 |
47 |
Stephane Mbia |
MF |
2305 |
48 |
Vladimir Granat |
DF |
2306 |
49 |
William Kvist |
MF |
2307 |
50 |
Dimitri Payet |
FW |
3029 |
51 |
Abdallah El Said |
MF |
4169 |
52 |
Abdelkader Ghezzal |
FW |
4170 |
53 |
Abdullah Al-Mayouf |
GK |
4171 |
54 |
Abou Diaby |
MF |
4172 |
55 |
Adlene Guedioura |
MF |
4173 |
56 |
Adolfo Machado |
DF |
4174 |
57 |
Adrian Ramos |
FW |
4175 |
58 |
Ahmed Elmohamady |
DF |
4176 |
59 |
Aleksei Kozlov |
DF |
4177 |
60 |
Andre-Pierre Gignac |
FW |
4178 |
61 |
Antonio Candreva |
MF |
4179 |
62 |
Benjamin Angoua |
DF |
4180 |
63 |
Bernard Parker |
MF |
4181 |
64 |
Carl Valeri |
MF |
4182 |
65 |
Chang-Soo Kim |
DF |
4183 |
66 |
Chol-Jin Pak |
DF |
4184 |
67 |
Chris Wondolowski |
FW |
4185 |
68 |
Christian Benitez |
FW |
4186 |
69 |
Christian Noboa |
MF |
4187 |
70 |
Dae-Sung Ha |
MF |
4188 |
71 |
Daiki Iwamasa |
DF |
4189 |
72 |
Damian Lanza |
GK |
4190 |
73 |
Daniel Agger |
DF |
4191 |
74 |
Dennis Aogo |
DF |
4192 |
75 |
Eljero Elia |
MF |
4193 |
76 |
Ezequiel Garay |
DF |
4194 |
77 |
Fabian Johnson |
DF |
4195 |
78 |
Fernando Gago |
MF |
4196 |
79 |
Georgie Welcome |
FW |
4197 |
80 |
Giannis Maniatis |
DF |
4198 |
81 |
Habib Mohamed |
DF |
4199 |
82 |
Haris Medunjanin |
MF |
4200 |
83 |
Hashem Beikzadeh |
DF |
4201 |
84 |
Hedwiges Maduro |
MF |
4202 |
85 |
Hernanes Carvalho |
MF |
4203 |
86 |
Heurelho Gomes |
MF |
4204 |
87 |
Hulk Vieira |
FW |
4205 |
88 |
Ibrahim Afellay |
MF |
4206 |
89 |
In-Guk Mun |
MF |
4207 |
90 |
Itumeleng Khune |
GK |
4208 |
91 |
Joao Miranda |
DF |
4209 |
92 |
Jorge Claros |
MF |
4210 |
93 |
Jose Montiel |
MF |
4211 |
94 |
Jose Pedro Fuenzalida |
FW |
4212 |
95 |
Juan Carlos Paredes |
DF |
4213 |
96 |
Kagisho Dikgacoi |
MF |
4214 |
97 |
Karim El Ahmadi |
MF |
4215 |
98 |
Kevin Mirallas |
MF |
4216 |
99 |
Lance Davids |
MF |
4217 |
100 |
Laurent Ciman |
DF |
4218 |
101 |
Lazaros Christodoulopoulos |
MF |
4219 |
102 |
Lukasz Piszczek |
DF |
4220 |
103 |
Manuel da Costa |
DF |
4221 |
104 |
Manuel Fernandes |
MF |
4222 |
105 |
Marco Parolo |
MF |
4223 |
106 |
Mario Hipolito |
GK |
4224 |
107 |
Matias Fernandez |
MF |
4225 |
108 |
Matthew Spiranovic |
DF |
4226 |
109 |
Mauricio Victorino |
DF |
4227 |
110 |
Maximo Banguera |
GK |
4228 |
111 |
Mbark Boussoufa |
MF |
4229 |
112 |
Mehdi Mostefa |
MF |
4230 |
113 |
Michael Barrantes |
MF |
4231 |
114 |
Michael Krohn-Dehli |
MF |
4232 |
115 |
Michal Pazdan |
DF |
4233 |
116 |
Mikael Lustig |
DF |
4234 |
117 |
Mikkel Beckmann |
FW |
4235 |
118 |
Min-Soo Kang |
DF |
4236 |
119 |
Mohamed Zemmamouche |
GK |
4237 |
120 |
Mohammad Khouja |
GK |
4238 |
121 |
Moussa Sow |
FW |
4239 |
122 |
Nabil Dirar |
MF |
4240 |
123 |
Nestor Ortigoza |
MF |
4241 |
124 |
Nicolas Lombaerts |
DF |
4242 |
125 |
Oscar Granados |
MF |
4243 |
126 |
Panagiotis Glykos |
GK |
4244 |
127 |
Pedro Geromel |
DF |
4245 |
128 |
Peter Pekarik |
DF |
4246 |
129 |
Ragnar Sigurdsson |
DF |
4247 |
130 |
Ramon Nunez |
MF |
4248 |
131 |
Randall Brenes |
FW |
4249 |
132 |
Rolando Pires |
DF |
4250 |
133 |
Roman Torres |
DF |
4251 |
134 |
Ron Vlaar |
DF |
4252 |
135 |
Saad Al-Harthi |
FW |
4253 |
136 |
Sammir Cruz |
MF |
4254 |
137 |
Sani Kaita |
MF |
4255 |
138 |
Sebastian Fernandez |
FW |
4256 |
139 |
Sebastian Larsson |
MF |
4257 |
140 |
Stelios Malezas |
DF |
4258 |
141 |
Steven Defour |
MF |
4259 |
142 |
Takayuki Morimoto |
FW |
4260 |
143 |
Toshihiro Aoyama |
MF |
4261 |
144 |
Vieirinha |
DF |
4263 |
145 |
Viktor Fayzulin |
MF |
4264 |
146 |
Yassine Chikhaoui |
MF |
4265 |
147 |
Yohan Cabaye |
MF |
4266 |
148 |
Yo-Han Go |
DF |
4267 |
149 |
Yong-Jo Hong |
MF |
4268 |
150 |
Ze Kalanga Baptista |
MF |
4269 |
151 |
Zoran Tosic |
MF |
4270 |
152 |
Víctor Caceres |
MF |
7798 |
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