The FTBL score of Olympikos defender Olof Mellberg is a respectable 94.14 points, a considerable feat for a defender in a Category 2 league as the Greek league is in our system.

For comparison, Mellberg beats the highest rated defender in the Dutch league by an astounding 30 rating points, even though the Dutch league is Category 3 in our system. Mallberg is the second-best Swedish player, after Barcelona star Zlatan Ibrahimovic (212.53 points).

Mellberg’s high score is, for the most part, a result of his successful performance on international duty; his best game this year remains Sweden’s World Cup 2010 qualifier against Albania, in which he scored 2 goals, earning 27.71 points in the FTBL system.