ESPN gives their ranking for best defenders in 2019, including centre-backs, right-backs and left-backs.
Top 10 centre-backs
10. Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan/Slovakia)
9. Jose Gimenez (Atletico Madrid/Uruguay)
8. Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain/Brazil)
7. Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus/Italy)
6. Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus/Italy)
5. Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid/Spain)
4. Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City/France)
3. Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus/Netherlands)
2. Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli/Senegal)
1. Virgil Van Dijk (Liverpool/Netherlands)
Top-10 left-backs
10. Nicolas Tagliafico (Ajax/Argentina)
9. Alexander Kolarov (Roma/Serbia)
8. Alex Grimaldo (Benfica/Portugal)
7. Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid/France)
6. Lucas Digne (Everton/France)
5. Lucas Hernandez (Bayern Munich/France)
4. Alex Sandro (Juventus/Brazil)
3. Jordi Alba (Barcelona/Spain)
2. David Alaba (Bayern Munich/Austria)
1. Andrew Robertson (Liverpool/Scotland)
Top-10 right-backs
10. Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United/England)
9. Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea/Spain)
8. Kieran Trippier (Atletico Madrid/England)
7. Joao Cancelo (Manchester City/Portugal)
6. Dani Alves (Sao Paulo/Brazil)
5. Kyle Walker (Manchester City/England)
4. Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid/Spain)
3. Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City/Portugal)
2. Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich/Germany)
1. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool/England)