Centre-backs with the Best Potential in Super League

The highest-potential centre-backs in Super League, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Jiang Shenglong of Shanghai Shenhua is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in Super League, with a Field Insider Rating of 33.8, and T. Letschert has been the form player this season, grading 42.2, and Lucas Maia leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Riccieli has improved his Season rating most, up +21.3 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Riccieli of Qingdao Youth Island is the most valuable name in this group at 4.6.

Best talent

Jiang Shenglong33.8RTG

Qingdao Jonoon · 23/24→25/26

Most improved

Riccieli+21.3SsN

Qingdao Youth Island · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Jiang Shenglong Centre-back	Shanghai Shenhua	25	27	34
2	Liu Haofan Centre-back	Hangzhou Greentown	22	23	34
3	Zhu Chenjie Centre-back	Shanghai Shenhua	25	25	33
4	Yusup Umidjan Centre-back	SHANGHAI SIPG	22	17	33
5	Wang Shiqin Centre-back	Hangzhou Greentown	23	16	31
6	Fan Shuangjie Centre-back	Beijing Guoan	20	6	30
7	Wu Shaocong Centre-back	Beijing Guoan	26	252962.5%	2928.4%
8	Riccieli Centre-back	Qingdao Youth Island	27	29276.6%	2845.8%
9	Lucas Gazal Centre-back	Shandong Luneng	27	818.3%	2755.1%
10	Song Bowei Centre-back	Qingdao Youth Island	24	6	26
11	Li Yang Centre-back	Chengdu Better City	29	31	22
12	Bai Yang Centre-back	Beijing Guoan	28	17	22
13	O. Gerbig Centre-back	Henan Jianye	27	4	22
14	N. Radmanovac Centre-back	Qingdao Jonoon	29	219.5%	2223.1%
15	Juan Antonio Centre-back	Tianjin Teda	30	31200%	2147.9%
16	Iago Maidana Centre-back	Henan Jianye	30	1963.2%	2158.3%
17	Wei Zhen Centre-back	SHANGHAI SIPG	29	20	20
18	Hu Ruibao Centre-back	Sichuan Jiuniu	29	12	19
19	Yuan Mincheng Centre-back	Chengdu Better City	30	25	19
20	Yang Shuai Centre-back	Chengdu Better City	29	12	18
21	Lluís López Centre-back	Shandong Luneng	29	575%	1765.1%
22	Lucas Possignolo Centre-back	Hangzhou Greentown	32	2723.8%	1765.7%
23	Gao Zhunyi Centre-back	Shandong Luneng	30	9	16
24	Yang Yiming Centre-back	Sichuan Jiuniu	31	22	16
25	D. Morris Centre-back	Meizhou Kejia	31	19	16
26	Liu Junshuai Centre-back	Qingdao Jonoon	31	20	15
27	M. Traoré Centre-back	Dalian Zhixing	31	211.9%	1565.4%
28	Park Ji-Soo Centre-back	Wuhan Three Towns	32	2123.1%	1558.2%
29	Jiang Guangtai Centre-back	SHANGHAI SIPG	32	14	15
30	Liao Junjian Centre-back	Meizhou Kejia	32	14	15
31	Lucas Maia Centre-back	Henan Jianye	33	22	14
32	T. Letschert Centre-back	Chengdu Better City	33	4220.2%	1451.2%
33	R. Dugalić Centre-back	Sichuan Jiuniu	33	29	13
34	Jin Yangyang Centre-back	Qingdao Jonoon	33	20	12
35	L. Rosić Centre-back	Changchun Yatai	33	205.6%	1273.2%
36	Liu Yiming Centre-back	Wuhan Three Towns	31	8	12
37	Li Songyi Centre-back	Yunnan Yukun	33	17	11
38	He Guan Centre-back	Wuhan Three Towns	33	13	11
39	Wang Peng Centre-back	Qingdao Youth Island	33	8	11
40	M. Ngadeu Centre-back	Beijing Guoan	35	2630.2%	1164.1%
41	Song Yue Centre-back	Dalian Zhixing	34	22	9
42	Jin Pengxiang Centre-back	Dalian Zhixing	36	16	9
43	Yu Rui Centre-back	Sichuan Jiuniu	33	8	8
44	A. Burcă Centre-back	Yunnan Yukun	33	963.6%	875.4%
45	Yi Teng Centre-back	Yunnan Yukun	36	17	8
46	José Martínez Centre-back	Yunnan Yukun	33	78.5%	868%
47	Sun Guoliang Centre-back	Changchun Yatai	35	5	8
48	S. Sunzu Centre-back	Changchun Yatai	37	21	8
49	Liu Jiashen Centre-back	Qingdao Jonoon	34	14	8
50	Zhang Chengdong Centre-back	Qingdao Youth Island	37	20	7