topplayer

noun
UK /ˈtɒpˌpleɪə/
US /ˈtɑːpˌpleɪər/

A topplayer is the best person playing a game or sport.

Our team won because our topplayer scored the last goal.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The highest-ranked person on a list or chart.

She is the topplayer on the school's reading chart.

3. A person who is very good at doing something.

He is a topplayer when it comes to solving puzzles.

4. The main or most important member of a group.

The topplayer of the band sings all the songs.