Salah tops the Elo ranking for players outside the Big 5 leagues

Trabzonspor's Egyptian player Mohamed Salah has taken the top spot in the Elo ratings for players who play outside Europe's 5 major leagues. The 34-year-old star gained 10 points over the last 7 days to reach 1,797 points and moved up two places on the list.

Salah has scored 9 goals and provided 4 assists in 11 matches for Trabzonspor. With a direct contribution to 13 goals in total, the player carries his team's attacking load with a contribution of more than one goal per match.

The Elo system was adapted from the method used in chess. The strength of opponents is also taken into account when a player's rating is determined. Effective performances against strong teams earn more points. The ranking is updated with 7-day changes.

In second place on the list, with 1,784 points, is Inter Miami's star Lionel Messi. In third place with 1,782 points is Mexico's Julian Quinones, and in fourth place with 1,777 points is Porto goalkeeper Diogo Costa. Galatasaray's Victor Osimhen fell four places with 1,777 points to finish fifth. Salah has thus moved 20 points ahead of his closest pursuer in the Süper Lig. Beşiktaş's Leonard Trossard is sixth with 1,775 points.

There are 8 names from the Süper Lig among the top 50 players outside the Big 5 leagues. Besides Salah, Osimhen and Trossard, Fenerbahçe's Mason Greenwood and Nathan Ake, Beşiktaş's Orkun Kökçü, and Galatasaray's Rafael Leao and Davinson Sanchez made the list. Salah is the only Trabzonspor player on the list.