10 BEST Defenders In Football History 

As an Italian I was disappointed to see that Fabio Cannavaro wasn’t on this list. He won the ballon dor, World Cup, and many other tropphies

Maldini , Nesta and Cafu played together at the same time with AC Milan...what a defence 👏👏

How fast people easily forgot that marcelo is also one of the best left back of our generation

Puyol = Legend

beckenbauer is not only best defender he is one of the greatest player of all time

I'm happy to see Nesta on this list he is my favorite

In two decades, Harry Maguire will go down as one of the best defenders in football history.

Can’t argue with any of them but I’m surprised Javier Zanetti wasn’t on the list

Vidic, Thruam, and Ferdinand were also crazy good!

Great list! My personal favorite is Puyol, he may not be #1 but I absolutely loved watching him play!

John Terry! I'm upset that he didn't make this list. But JT was a defensive beast!

Elías figueroa was a legend, pele wanted to nationalize him as brazilian so he wouldn’t have to face him with brazil.

Love your vids keep on so underrated

This channel is really underrated!!

There’s still plenty more great defenders and honorable mentions to go. Who else would you include in the next video?

When I saw you mentioning Lahm I was so happy. It made my day

As a Milan fans, I am happy that many of our defender make it to this list

Fantastic🤘😝🤘🤘😝🤘... Not just this video but allllllll videos

Where the hell is Phil the goat Jones edit: I love your vids

Maldini🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Gaetano Scirea deserved at least a mention !!

What a shame, he didn't even mention Fabio Cannavaro

This is a top 10s list. A lot of players we’re going to feel he missed. Overall it’s a great list

1:18 is that Don Carlo

Someone:make a list about best defenders in the world Italy:Allow me to introduce myself

Koeman was a beast in his time❤

Good to see Passarella mentioned here, but what about Scirea & Gentile?

dude, u should make a part 2 of this video and include Oscar Rugeri. I don't know anything about his club carear, but I know he sided with Passarella and Maradona on the argentinian squad.

No John Terry. That's interesting🤔

"Carlos poh-yol"

He’s the best

Javier Zanetti what a defender

As a smaller less physical right wing defender myself Lahm was always my idol. His sliding tackles are/were the best and I always tried to copy them

Nesta amazing. Also Ferdinand kompany sol Campbell and van dijk in his prime.

Not including rio ferdenand, john terry, ashley cole, virgil van dijk, david luiz and Vincent kompany in the honourable mentions is criminal.

Top 10 Greatest Defenders of all Time.. 1. Franz Beckenbauer 2. Paolo Maldini 3. Franco Baresi 4. Nilton Santos 5. Bobby Morre 6. Djalma Santos 7. Giancinto Facchetti 8. Carlos Alberto Torres 9. Daniel Passarella 10. Cafu HMs: Alessandro Nesta, Fabio Cannavaro, Sergio Ramos, Puyol, Philip Lahm, Dani Alves, Roberto Carlos etc

Carlos Alberto, Djalma Santos, Nilton Santos were all left out. All three were definitely top 10 ahead of many you listed.

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Lilian Thuram and Fabio Cannavaro are the very best I have seen played.

Mine, 'Nemanija Vidic' CB wise. I'm a Liverpool supporter & I saw a comparably less skilled Man United won 2008/09 Premier League because they have Vidic at the back against a good Liverpool team consisting Torres & Gerrard. It's normal when strikers, wingers or midfielders become the difference when teams dominate a season but a CB🤔. 👌

Thiago silva should include atleast in honorable mention

HW4 best defender of all time!

Dani Alves shouldn’t have been an honorable mention in my opinion. Bro was one of the only defenders who could stop and tackle PRIME Ronaldo successfully (the same guy who destroyed many defenders at his time with his lightning pace, tall body, and great physique and is Messi’s strongest rival). I’m a Madrid fan, and I don’t respect him as a person because of the recent crime he’s been arrested for, but even I would say he’s the best RB football had (no offense to Cafu fans).

Amen 🙏

Italy realy knows how to defend Chiellini Cannavo also are Top 20 at least.

Where is Cannavaro??????🤔

yesss, the key to winning a world cup is having one of the best defenders of all time

Koeman was beast he won barcelona first ucl

This video should be done by position like top ten best CB because there is alot better defenders that's missing off this list cannavaro and stam and then have a LB & RB video with Zanetti, Cole, evra, Alberto, thuram some may even say Gary Neville.. I'm sure you'll do it justice and a great job.

bruv Cannavaro literally won the ballon d'or

my favourite is van dijk

My favourite defender is Aaron wan bissaka

06:54 Passarella 🇦🇷!!!

Not easy to do a top ten, but for defensive talent, Desailly, Cannavaro, Terry, Ferdinand would all come before Puyol, Ramos and Carlos IMO

what happened to Dani Alves being th ebest right-back ever?

Guys baresi and cannavaro are something else

I never knew Maldini was right footed

Nemanja vidic jaap stam why not in the list

No Rudd kroll from Holland??? Madness!!

All of those defenders retired 😭remos is only one who is playing ❤️payoL and remos is my favourite 👍

No Oscar Ruggeri? World Cup winner 1986 and the key element of the 1990 Argentina squad that reached the World Cup Final. Also a member of Copa America championship team 1991. He should be on the list. Maradona himself said that he's the best South American defender of all time. Otherwise... good list.

Ramos 🔥🔥🔥🔥

1. Maldini 2. RC 3. Cafu 4. Ramos 5. Marcelo

Well I'm pretty sure balon d'Or winner Fabio Cannavaro would be disapointed if he saw this list...

One that also deserves to be mentioned is Rafael Marquez! Him and Puyol in the center were a wall at Barcelona! Rafa is easily the best center back that México has ever produced! One of my favorite players too.

Where is Ronald Koeman? Can You do a video on 10 BEST StrikersIn Football History

Carlos.maldini.ramos.cafu. my best defender set tap 💪💪

Basically any defender that has played for Milan

This list is incomplete without Phil Jones & Harry Maguire

Carlos Alberto broooo

I love Sergio Ramos

What about Nemanja Vidic?

My fav kne probably ramos ps not a madrid fan

Ronald Koeman ??

Scirea and Cannavaro

What about fabio cannavaro..ballon de or winner

Sergio Ramos🙏

LILIAN THULAM , The Great French defender

Cannavaro and Bergomi should at least be mentioned

Something i dont understand is that defenders, especially fullbacks, arent even considered in top 10 football players of all time lists. Being a good fullback is much harder than being a striker and i feel like if the best defenders played and practiced playing attacking positions they would be considered top players

Where is cannavaro

Maldini Baresi Cannavaro Nesta Cafu Cole Puyol Beckenbauer Figueroa bobby Moore

Franz was not a defender, but center half!

The disrespect to Gerard pique is insane😬😬😬!!!

what about cannavaro, thuram, john terry, vidic etc?

You forgot Cannavaro the only defender to win a ballon d or

Please come back

Chiellini

Cannavaro and Marcelo have to be at least honourable mentions

I think that Beckenbauer was an exceptional player, he can play almost in every position, he was a good passer and dribbler. but, He wouldn't be that good in the modern era of football, but no doubt he was one of the greatest of all time. I consider Maldini as the goat of defenders bcz he had the technical ability with the ball and, the amount of tackles he used to do in a single match was just unimaginable!!!!!

Don't ask again Madini remains the best defender of all time.

guessing Marcelo played rugby and that Vidic and Cannavaro played with dolls since they’re not on the list 🤧

Koeman?

Passarella GOAT

NEMANJA VIDIĆ!!! 😊

You even said Italy is the home of defending and you didnt put our best defender on the list. Fabio Canavaro, he even won the Balon d'or Dude was a legit Gladiator on the pitch. The stadium was his Colosseum.

I think slab head (Harry Maguire) should of been on this list

Harry magire deserves no 1

Broo you forget Maguire he won 50 ballon do'or trophy 500 , Respect him

Koeman? Cannavaro? Vidic?