Mika Baur and Camilo Durán named among world’s top 50 as Celtic duo earn recognition

Camilo Durán has been named among the world’s 50 biggest risers in Football Ranked’s latest Elo table, but Celtic teammate Mika Baur has finished above him.

Over the 30-day period, no Scottish Premiership players outside Celtic made the top 50.

But Baur’s placement will impress Celtic fans the most.

Baur is 20th after gaining 64 Elo points, taking his rating to 1,317. Durán is 26th with an increase of 62 points. The Colombian still has the higher overall rating at 1,342.

The players who improved the most in the last 30 days, across all leagues (min Elo 1300) 1️⃣ Pierluigi Gollini (Roma) +102 Elo 2️⃣ Maarten Vandevoordt (Leipzig) +93 3️⃣ Johan Manzambi (Aston Villa) +92 4️⃣ Jérémy Jacquet (Liverpool) +88 4️⃣ Ibrahim Mbaye (Aston Villa) +88 6️⃣ Tjark Ernst (Feyenoord) +87 7️⃣ Victor Lindelöf (Aston Villa) +85 8️⃣ ☘️ Pierce Charles (QPR) +82 8️⃣ Márk Csinger (Groningen) +82 Isco (Real Betis) +78 Top 50 by club: 6️⃣ Aston Villa 4️⃣ Feyenoord 3️⃣ Liverpool, Werder Bremen 2️⃣ Como, Hajduk, Celtic, Bournemouth 1️⃣ 26 other clubs Top 50 by league: 1️⃣1️⃣ Premier League 6️⃣ Eredivisie 5️⃣ Bundesliga 4️⃣ Ligue 1 3️⃣ Serie A, Championship, La Liga 2️⃣ HNL, J1 League, Premiership 1️⃣ 9 other leagues Top 50 by nationality: 5️⃣ 4️⃣ 3️⃣ 2️⃣ 1️⃣ ☘️ For more stats, league sims and European competitions → https://t.co/gqmsS2MDV3

Roma goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini tops the list with a 102-point increase, while former England international Ross Barkley sits 24th.

Baur took the corners that led to Kieran Tierney and Benjamin Nygren scoring in Celtic’s 7-1 win over Hearts. He also forced Jamie McCart into an own goal after beating his man inside the penalty area.

The midfielder scored against Celta Vigo in the Europa League before coming close to another goal against Dundee United on Wednesday night, when Jack Walton saved his close-range effort.

Tony Watt was arguing that Baur deserved more credit even before these figures came out, with Durán’s goals and assists attracting much of the attention.

Durán was on the scoresheet again against Dundee United on Wednesday, taking his tally for the season to 11 in the 2-2 draw.

Kasper Høgh supplied the pass and Durán finished from close range in the 18th minute. He also scored against Motherwell, Hearts and Hibs, making it four Premiership appearances in a row with a goal.

Against United, he began out on the right. Høgh went off at half-time and Durán moved through the middle.

Durán has said he is happy playing alongside Høgh. Chris Sutton questioned Celtic’s decision to use him on the right after watching his winner against Hibs.

Football Ranked’s Elo model assesses players’ contributions during matches. This particular table measures rating changes over 30 days, with a minimum Elo rating of 1,300 and ten rated matches required to qualify.