Best Bundesliga full-backs of the 2025/26 season so far

Every six months, Kicker publishes a ranking of the best players in the Bundesliga, as well as the best German players abroad, divided into a number of categories.

The German football magazine has now released its winter rankings, reflecting performances from the first half of the 2025/26 season.

Below are the full-back rankings.

World Class

None.

International class

1. Konrad Laimer, FC Bayern

2. David Raum, RB Leipzig

3. Vladimir Coufal, Hoffenheim

National class

4. Maximilian Mittelstädt, Stuttgart

5. Ridle Baku, RB Leipzig

6. Nathaniel Brown, Eintracht Frankfurt

7. Josip Stanisic, FC Bayern

8. Tom Bischof, FC Bayern

9. Yan Couto, Borussia Dortmund

10. Rasmus Kristensen, Eintracht Frankfurt

11. Lorenz Assignon, Stuttgart

12. Sael Kumbedi, Wolfsburg