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The Top Ranked Soccer Players by Rookie Year-2001
Notes: This is a list of the greatest soccer players to start their pro career during the year listed.
| Rnk | Athlete | POS | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Andres Iniesta | MF | 51 |
| 2 | Kaka | MF | 91 |
| 3 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | MF | 105 |
| 4 | Philipp Lahm | DF | 109 |
| 5 | Yaya Toure | MF | 129 |
| 6 | Fernando Torres | FW | 147 |
| 7 | Robin van Persie | FW | 177 |
| 8 | Pepe | DF | 213 |
| 9 | Dani Alves | DF | 261 |
| 10 | Maicon Sisenando | DF | 262 |
| 11 | Eiji Kawashima | GK | 311 |
| 12 | Carlos Tevez | FW | 387 |
| 13 | Mile Jedinak | MF | 416 |
| 14 | Vladimir Stojkovic | GK | 437 |
| 15 | Eduardo Reis | GK | 599 |
| 16 | Daniele De Rossi | MF | 685 |
| 17 | Yuri Zhirkov | DF | 856 |
| 18 | Carlos Tenorio | FW | 927 |
| 19 | Aleksandr Kerzhakov | FW | 1025 |
| 20 | Chong-Gug Song | DF | 1026 |
| 21 | Jermaine Jenas | MF | 1027 |
| 22 | Koffi Romaric | MF | 1028 |
| 23 | Raul Meireles | MF | 1029 |
| 24 | Carlos Salcido | DF | 1220 |
| 25 | Christian Bolanos | MF | 1221 |
| 26 | Stephan Lichtsteiner | DF | 1222 |
| 27 | Emmanuel Adebayor | FW | 1354 |
| 28 | Brett Holman | MF | 1537 |
| 29 | Elano Blumer | MF | 1538 |
| 30 | Omar Bravo | FW | 1539 |
| 31 | Aleksandr Samedov | FW | 2353 |
| 32 | Aymen Mathlouthi | GK | 2354 |
| 33 | Donis Escober | GK | 2355 |
| 34 | Egidio Arevalo | MF | 2356 |
| 35 | Emmanuel Eboue | DF | 2357 |
| 36 | Hugo Viana | MF | 2358 |
| 37 | Jean Makoun | MF | 2359 |
| 38 | Jerry Palacios | FW | 2360 |
| 39 | John Heitinga | DF | 2361 |
| 40 | Khalid Boulahrouz | DF | 2362 |
| 41 | Luis Saritama | MF | 2363 |
| 42 | Mariano Andujar | GK | 2364 |
| 43 | Randall Azofeifa | MF | 2365 |
| 44 | Yasuyuki Konno | MF | 2366 |
| 45 | Yoshito Okubo | FW | 2367 |
| 46 | Achille Emana | MF | 4459 |
| 47 | Affo Erassa | MF | 4460 |
| 48 | Ahmed Fathy | DF | 4461 |
| 49 | Alassane N'Dour | MF | 4462 |
| 50 | Alexandros Tzorvas | GK | 4463 |
| 51 | Alvaro Saborio | FW | 4464 |
| 52 | Angelo Palombo | MF | 4465 |
| 53 | Anis Ayari | DF | 4466 |
| 54 | Arouna Kone | FW | 4467 |
| 55 | Artem Milevskyi | FW | 4468 |
| 56 | Asmir Avdukic | GK | 4469 |
| 57 | Aureliano Torres | DF | 4470 |
| 58 | Bartholomew Ogbeche | FW | 4471 |
| 59 | Bojan Isailovic | GK | 4472 |
| 60 | Brad Jones | GK | 4473 |
| 61 | Branko Ilic | DF | 4474 |
| 62 | Brian Ching | FW | 4475 |
| 63 | Carlos Hernandez (1982) | MF | 4476 |
| 64 | Cedric Carrasso | GK | 4477 |
| 65 | Chaouki Ben Saada | MF | 4478 |
| 66 | Chris Birchall | MF | 4479 |
| 67 | Daniel Fernandes | GK | 4480 |
| 68 | Danny Alves | MF | 4481 |
| 69 | David Odonkor | MF | 4482 |
| 70 | Demy de Zeeuw | MF | 4483 |
| 71 | Do-Heon Kim | MF | 4484 |
| 72 | Doni Marangon | GK | 4485 |
| 73 | Dragan Mrda | FW | 4486 |
| 74 | Dusan Kuciak | GK | 4487 |
| 75 | Eddie Johnson | FW | 4488 |
| 76 | Eduardo da Silva | FW | 4489 |
| 77 | Emmanuel Pappoe | DF | 4490 |
| 78 | Eric Djemba-Djemba | MF | 4491 |
| 79 | Felipe Melo | MF | 4492 |
| 80 | Felix Borja | FW | 4493 |
| 81 | Femi Opabunmi | MF | 4494 |
| 82 | Filip Holosko | FW | 4495 |
| 83 | Gabriel Badilla | DF | 4496 |
| 84 | Gilles Yapi Yapo | MF | 4497 |
| 85 | Glen Moss | GK | 4498 |
| 86 | Gordon Schildenfeld | DF | 4499 |
| 87 | Grafite Batista | FW | 4500 |
| 88 | Hamad Al-Montashari | DF | 4501 |
| 89 | Hendry Thomas | MF | 4502 |
| 90 | Issah Ahmed | DF | 4503 |
| 91 | Jakob Poulsen | MF | 4504 |
| 92 | Jan Durica | DF | 4505 |
| 93 | Jefferson de Oliveira | GK | 4506 |
| 94 | Jefferson Farfan | MF | 4507 |
| 95 | Jeremy Toulalan | MF | 4508 |
| 96 | Johnny Leoni | GK | 4509 |
| 97 | Jonas Gutierrez | MF | 4510 |
| 98 | Julio dos Santos | MF | 4511 |
| 99 | Kari Arnason | DF | 4512 |
| 100 | Karim Saidi | DF | 4513 |
| 101 | Karim Ziani | MF | 4514 |
| 102 | Luis Delgado | DF | 4515 |
| 103 | Luis Tejada | FW | 4516 |
| 104 | Mansour Al-Thagafi | MF | 4517 |
| 105 | Marco Amelia | GK | 4518 |
| 106 | Marcus Tulio Tanaka | DF | 4519 |
| 107 | Markus Rosenberg | FW | 4520 |
| 108 | Martin Skrtel | DF | 4521 |
| 109 | Mateus Galiano | MF | 4522 |
| 110 | Matt McKay | MF | 4523 |
| 111 | Melvin Brown | DF | 4524 |
| 112 | Michael Dawson | DF | 4525 |
| 113 | Michael Rodriguez | DF | 4526 |
| 114 | Michel Bastos | MF | 4527 |
| 115 | Mike Hanke | FW | 4528 |
| 116 | Milos Krasic | MF | 4529 |
| 117 | Mohammad Massad | MF | 4530 |
| 118 | Niko Kranjcar | MF | 4531 |
| 119 | Nikos Spyropoulos | DF | 4532 |
| 120 | Oleksandr Yatsenko | DF | 4533 |
| 121 | Ouro-Nimini Tchagnirou | GK | 4534 |
| 122 | Pawel Brozek | FW | 4535 |
| 123 | Philipp Degen | DF | 4536 |
| 124 | Selim Benachour | MF | 4537 |
| 125 | Serey Die | MF | 4538 |
| 126 | Simone Pepe | MF | 4539 |
| 127 | Siyabonga Sangweni | DF | 4540 |
| 128 | Song-Chol Nam | DF | 4541 |
| 129 | Souleymane Camara | FW | 4542 |
| 130 | Stewart Downing | MF | 4543 |
| 131 | Teko Modise | MF | 4544 |
| 132 | Thomas Hitzlsperger | MF | 4545 |
| 133 | Thomas Kahlenberg | MF | 4546 |
| 134 | Tim Brown | MF | 4547 |
| 135 | Tony Lochhead | DF | 4548 |
| 136 | Waldo Ponce | DF | 4549 |
| 137 | Walter Martinez | FW | 4550 |
| 138 | Willy Caballero | GK | 4551 |
| 139 | Yao Junior Senaya | MF | 4552 |
| 140 | Yong-Jun Kim | MF | 4553 |
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