Further Accolade For Liverpool Legend Mohamed Salah As Lionel Messi Behind
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Brett Davis/Getty Images Liverpool legend Mohamed Salah is now ahead of Lionel Messi in an ELO ranking of the top 50 players competing outside Europe’s top five leagues. A former midfielder recently admitted his surprise at seeing the Liverpool legend turn out for Trabzonspor while continuing to deliver impressive performances. 📊 Top 50 players by Elo outside the top 5 leagues — weekly update Mohamed Salah moves from fourth to first.
Messi climbs to second place. 🥇 🇪🇬 Mohamed Salah (Trabzonspor) — Elo 1797 🥈 🇦🇷 Lionel Messi (Inter Miami) — 1784 🥉 🇲🇽 Julián Quiñones (Al-Qadisiyah) — 1782 4️⃣ 🇵🇹 Diogo Costa (Porto) — 1777 4️⃣ 🇳🇬 Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray) — 1777 6️⃣ 🇧🇪 Leandro Trossard (Beşiktaş) — 1775 7️⃣ 🏴 Ollie Watkins (Al-Hilal) — 1774 8️⃣ 🇳🇱 Tijjani Reijnders (Al-Qadisiyah) — 1746 9️⃣ 🇳🇴 Patrick Berg (Bodø/Glimt) — 1738 🔟 🇵🇹 Rúben Neves (Al-Hilal) — 1736 … 5️⃣0️⃣ 🇳🇴 Jostein Gundersen (Bodø/Glimt) — 1646 🆕 In top 50 🇨🇭 Yann Sommer (Club Brugge) 🇩🇿 Anis Hadj-Moussa (Feyenoord) 🇳🇴 Jostein Gundersen (Bodø/Glimt) 📉 Out of top 50 🇧🇷 Lucas Paquetá (Flamengo) 🇶🇦 Akram Afif (Al Sadd) 🇦🇷 Leandro Paredes (Boca Juniors) ⭐ At their peak Elo 🇨🇴 Luis Suárez (Sporting) — 1731 🇳🇴 Fredrik Sjøvold (Bodø/Glimt) — 1724 🇭🇷 Dion Beljo (Dinamo Zagreb) — 1701 🇺🇾 Maximiliano Araújo (Sporting) — 1686 🇵🇹 Tomás Araújo (Benfica) — 1672 By club: 6️⃣ 🇳🇴 Bodø/Glimt 5️⃣ 🇸🇦 Al-Hilal 4️⃣ 🇵🇹 Benfica 3️⃣ 🇵🇹 Porto, 🇵🇹 Sporting, 🇧🇪 Club Brugge, 🇹🇷 Galatasaray 2️⃣ 🇸🇦 Al-Qadisiyah, 🇹🇷 Beşiktaş, 🇺🇸 Inter Miami, 🏴 West Ham, 🇹🇷 Fenerbahçe, 🇳🇱 PSV 1️⃣ 🇹🇷 Trabzonspor, 🇸🇦 Al-Nassr, 🇬🇷 Panathinaikos, 🇭🇷 Dinamo Zagreb, 🇸🇦 Al-Ahli, 🇺🇸 Orlando City, 🇳🇱 Ajax, 🏴 Watford, 🏴 Wolves, 🇬🇷 AEK Athens, 🇳🇱 Feyenoord By league: 1️⃣0️⃣ 🇵🇹 Primeira Liga 9️⃣ 🇸🇦 Pro League 8️⃣ 🇹🇷 Süper Lig 6️⃣ 🇳🇴 Eliteserien 4️⃣ 🏴 Championship, 🇳🇱 Eredivisie 3️⃣ 🇺🇸 Major League Soccer, 🇧🇪 Jupiler Pro League 2️⃣ 🇬🇷 Super League 1 1️⃣ 🇭🇷 HNL By confederation: 🌍 3️⃣5️⃣ UEFA 🌎 7️⃣ CONMEBOL 🌍 5️⃣ CAF 🌎 3️⃣ CONCACAF By nationality: 7️⃣ 🇵🇹 🇳🇴 4️⃣ 🏴 3️⃣ 🇧🇷 🇧🇪 🇳🇱 2️⃣ 🇲🇽 🇨🇴 🇬🇷 🇵🇱 🇫🇷 1️⃣ 🇪🇬 🇦🇷 🇳🇬 🇲🇦 🇭🇷 🇹🇷 🇺🇾 🇩🇪 🇸🇳 🇺🇸 🇨🇭 🇭🇺 🇩🇿 📊 For more stats, league sims and European competitions → https://t.co/gqmsS2MDV3 — Football Ranked (@footballrankedx) October 20, 2026 To further improve his attacking output, manager Thomas Reis is suggested to be developing ‘special tactical plans’ for the Egyptian. Club played for Al-Mokawloon Basel Chelsea Fiorentina Roma Liverpool Trabzonspor Clubs Mohamed Salah has played for In a top 50 players ranking by ELO outside the top five league by X account Football Ranked, Salah has topped the charts.
The former Liverpool star has overtaken legendary Messi by 13 ELO points. Salah’s Trabzonspor are currently fourth in the Turkish Super Lig and have won their last three games.