Cristiano Ronaldo does not feature in the top ten sexiest Premier League footballers despite being in phenomenal shape aged 36.
Arsenal’s Martin Odegaard ranks eighth while West Ham’s Issa Diop claims top spot and is the only player from last season’s top six to feature.
Ronaldo bizarrely comes 123rd in the study undertaken by RantCasino, despite his model looks.
And there are no senior England players who make the grade.
A facial features formula was produced with each player scoring a ‘Golden Ratio’ percentage, with exactly how it works explained below.
SunSport runs through the top ten with some names certain to raise a few eyebrows, rather than turn any heads.
ISSA DIOP, WEST HAM – 1
The 6ft 4in Frenchman sits proudly at the top of the list, according to the study.
And that’s further proof that things really are looking good at the moment for David Moyes’ team.
Issa Diop has been found to be the Premier League’s most attractive footballer
TEDDY JENKS, BRIGHTON – 2
The 19-year-old is on the books at Brighton but is currently on loan at Aberdeen until the end of the season.
And although he has played just twice for the Seagulls’ first team, the midfielder may be more popular after making it to second on this list.
Brighton’s Teddy Jenks missed out on top spot by just one place
JURAJ KUCKA, WATFORD – 3
The Slovakian-born midfielder may be in the twilight years of his career at 34.
But perhaps he can consider a career in modelling after he retires.
DIEGO LLORENTE, LEEDS – 4
Like Odegaard, the 6ft 1in Spaniard has also played for Real Madrid.
He now plies his trade at Elland Road but is not the only Leeds star in the top ten.
Diego Llorente is the only Spaniard to make the top ten
JACOB SORENSEN, NORWICH – 5
Sorensen, 23, is one of three Scandinavians to make the top ten.
And the way his team Norwich are playing at the moment, this may be the Canaries’ biggest achievement this season.
Sorensen is another Scandinavian to feature with the look performing well on the Golden Ratio formula
Sorensen is another Scandinavian to feature with the look performing well on the Golden Ratio formula
JOACHIM ANDERSEN, CRYSTAL PALACE – 6
Andersen is a 6ft 4in Danish centre-back who terrorises strikers at the heart of the Crystal Palace defence.
But he is apparently not so scary to look at.
Joachim Andersen is 6ft 4in and his Scandinavian looks have got him in at number six
ANDY LONERGAN, EVERTON – 7
Lonergan, 38, is the oldest star on the list. The former Liverpool keeper is now breaking hearts on the other side of Stanley Park with Everton.
Andy Lonergan is the oldest player to feature on the list
MARTIN ODEGAARD, ARSENAL – 8
The Norwegian used to play for Real Madrid – the most glamorous team on the planet.
And he appears to have carried some of that over to Arsenal.
Martin Odegaard comes in at number eight in the list
MARC LEONARD, BRIGHTON – 9
The 5ft 11in midfielder is another one turning heads on the South Coast.
Now 19, the Scot came through the youth ranks at Rangers and Hearts.
Marc Leonard just makes the top ten
LEWIS BATE, LEEDS – 10
Bate, 19, is an England Under-20 international who moved from Chelsea to Leeds this summer.
And he’ll have to fight colleague Llorente for a spot in front of the mirror in the Elland Road changing rooms.
Leeds youngster Lewis Bate is considered one of the most appealing Premier League stars
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Leeds youngster Lewis Bate is considered one of the most appealing Premier
To rank each player’s attractiveness, the mathematical formula of the golden ratio was implemented utilising Python Library to detect different facial landmarks across the human face. Based on the golden ratio, the perfect score should be calculated as close as possible to 1.61803398875.
A specialised in-house formula was designed to obtain an approximation of the golden ratio for each of the 301 analysed athlete’s facial features in accordance with facial landmarks utilising Python Library.
The golden ratio formula was determined using the line distance between the landmarking on specific facial features. The line distance figures were processed through the golden ratio formula for the entire face.
After the facial features were processed, each player was given a percentage as final scores acquired according to the facial landmarks data. 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.
Data was collected on the 08/09/21.
Credit: UK Sun
