Centre-backs with the Best Potential in 2. Bundesliga 26/27
The highest-potential centre-backs in 2. Bundesliga in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
K. Schmidt of Dynamo Dresden is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in 2. Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 58.4, and P. Strompf has been the form player this season, grading 26.3, and M. Mathisen leads the scoring with 1 goal.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: C. Johansson has improved his Season rating most, up +10.3 on last season, while K. Schmidt's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +23.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, E. Bakatukanda of VfL Osnabrück is the most valuable name in this group at 25.7.
9 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →
| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. SchmidtCentre-back |  Dynamo Dresden | 24 | 12228.6% | 5866.9% |
| 2 | L. SchneiderCentre-back |  Arminia Bielefeld | 26 | 1435.3% | 4918.4% |
| 3 | P. StrompfCentre-back |  VfL Bochum | 28 | 2631.9% | 4614.6% |
| 4 | E. BakatukandaCentre-back |  VfL Osnabrück | 22 | 263628.6% | 3927% |
| 5 | N. Awortwie-GrantCentre-back |  Energie Cottbus | 26 | 20 | 38 |
| 6 | L. BünningCentre-back | Dynamo Dresden | 28 | 946% | 384.1% |
| 7 | C. JohanssonCentre-back |  Holstein Kiel | 32 | 15245.2% | 2034.4% |
| 8 | F. HollandCentre-back |  SV Darmstadt 98 | 36 | 1335.3% | 1250.4% |
| 9 | K. VogtCentre-back | VfL Bochum | 35 | 944.4% | 1259.2% |