Some images could not be processed and data was unavailable for some players whilst a few were further excluded from the final rank due to processing errors.ġ0. Data was collected and amalgamated for 283 Premier League football players. These scores were then rounded up to two decimal points.ĩ. The percentage determines how close each individual athlete’s faces are to perfection – the closer to 100%, the more attractive the player is, therefore, ranking highly. After the facial features were processed, each player was given a percentage as final scores acquired according to the facial landmarks data. Based on the golden ratio, the perfect score should be calculated as close as possible to 1.61803398875.Ĩ. The line distance figures were processed through the golden ratio formula for the entire face.ħ. The golden ratio formula was determined using the line distance between the landmarking on specific facial features. A specialised in-house formula was designed to obtain an approximation of the golden ratio for each athlete’s facial features in accordance with facial landmarks from the image analysis recognition library.Ħ. To rank each player’s attractiveness, the mathematical formula of the golden ratio was utilised using Python library to detect different facial landmarks across the human face.ĥ. They will be classified as Premier League players if their parent club is a Premier League team at the time of the study, in line with the official data provided by the Premier League.Ĥ. Please also note that players are classified as ‘Premier League’ footballers for their club irrespective of how many Premier League appearances they have made for them. Please note that the club of each player is classified as their parent club, not their loan club.ģ. Players with no available photos from the official Premier League site were instead found through their team’s official website and images not available on the team’s site were excluded from the study. Only the front-facing headshots containing no face coverings or headgear were used to perform the golden ratio calculation in order to avoid any discrepancies. extracted official images of every Premier League footballer for the upcoming 2022/2023 season to establish through a mathematical equation which footballers are considered the most attractive. We’ll treat you to images of the 10 most aesthetically pleasing players before you can check out the rest of the list.īut remember, beauty is in the eye of the beholder…įor more information on the methodology of the scientific study, please scroll to the bottom of the article.ġ. So, without further ado, check out the ranking of every Premier League footballer based on how ‘sexy’ they are.
There are a few high-profile stars in the top 20 as Philippe Coutinho (11th), Kieran Tierney (14th), Kevin De Bruyne (16th) and Luis Diaz (18th) feature.
Two Manchester City youngsters in Oscar Bobb and Joshua Wilson-Esbrand also make the top 10. There aren’t too many big names in the top 10 – although Leeds’ Diego Llorente and Bournemouth’s Jefferson Lerma feature. Trossard scored eight goals in 34 Premier League matches for Brighton last season and his good looks mean he’s no doubt capable of scoring off the pitch as well… sorry! The 20-year-old is yet to appear in the Premier League for the Seagulls having spent last season on loan at Aberdeen.īrighton also have the third best-looking player in the league in the more well-known Leandro Trossard. Stacey’s 89.53% golden ratio beat Brighton’s Teddy Jenks, who came second. Last season, he appeared in 22 Championship matches as they earned promotion back to the Premier League. The defender, 26, has played 81 times in all competitions for the Cherries since signing from Luton in 2019. That award goes to Bournemouth’s Jack Stacey. So, who is the sexiest footballer in the Premier League? The study isn’t particularly kind to heartthrob Jack Grealish either as he’s down in 167th with a golden ratio of 60.14%.Īrsenal’s Ben White, who is also considered one of the best-looking players in the league, is in 111th with 66.09%.
Well, as mentioned, Ronaldo ranked pretty lowly in 212th with a ratio of 52.81%.
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