Main highlight of Flamengo’s season, Giorgian De Arrascaeta was ranked among the best players in the world by the British newspaper The Guardian. The periodical publishes each year a ranking of the biggest names of the season and the Rubro-Nègre half appears in 87th position.
Arrascaeta appears ahead of names like Griezzmann, Rafael Leão, Gvardiol and famous goalkeeper Neuer. “The majestic playmaker returns to the list after a two-year absence, having led a historic Campeonato Brasileiro and Libertadores double for Brazilian giants Flamengo,” the newspaper wrote of the Uruguayan.
So far, Arrascaeta has 25 goals and 20 assists in 63 games for Flamengo this season. The number could further increase if the Uruguayan midfielder participates in the goals in the intercontinental final, against PSG, this Wednesday (12/17).
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Arrascaeta scored two goals against Cruz Azul
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Flamengo were champions of the Libertadores and Brasileirão in 2025
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Arrascaeta was Flamengo’s big name this season
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The midfielder was the highlight of the Rubro-Negra team during the season, which ended with the historic victory of the fourth Libertadores championship, in addition to the Brasileirão, Supercopa do Brasil and Carioca championship titles. At the Intercontinental, Flamengo also won the Derbi das América and the Challenger Cup, and participated in the last cup of the year against PSG.
The list
The Guardian has only revealed names that currently appear between 71st and 100th position. Arrascaeta was the first and only Brasileirão athlete mentioned so far.
Among the Brazilians on the list, Chelsea’s João Pedro and Real Betis’ Antony are the country’s athletes mentioned among the bottom 30 names on the list. The former São Paulo player is in 97th place, while the striker revealed by Fluminense is in 76th.
During the vote, professionals linked to football are selected and the newspaper asks them to name the 40 best names of the year. First place gets 40 points, second 39, and so on.
See the Guardian list:
71 – Arda Güler (Real Madrid) 72 – Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) 73 – Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli) 74 – Rodri (Manchester City) 75 – Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) 76 – João Pedro (Chelsea) 77 – Bryan Mbeymo (Manchester United) 78 – Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) 79 – Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City) 80 – Jules Koundé (Barcelona) 81 – Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) 82 – Nik Woltemade (Newcastle) 83 – André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) 84 – Rúben Dias (Manchester City) 85 – Álex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen) 86 – Nico Paz (Como) 87 – Giorgian De Arrascaeta (Flamengo) 88 – Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) 89 – Kenan Yildiz (Juventus) 90 – Mikel Merino (Arsenal) 91 – Rafael Leão (Milan) 92 – Dean Huijsen (Real Madrid) 93 – Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) 94 – Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich) 95 – Mason Greenwood (Olympique de Marseille) 96 – Micky van de Ven (Tottenham) 97 – Antony (Real Betis) 98 – Trent Alexander-Arnold (Real Madrid) 99 – Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) 100 – Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid)
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