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Centre-backs with the Best Potential in La Liga

The highest-potential centre-backs in La Liga, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Pau Cubarsí Paredes of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in La Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 92.5, and F. Lejeune has been the form player this season, grading 54.4, and Catena leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Z. Romero has improved his Season rating most, up +31.6 on last season, while M. Moreno's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +28.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Renato Veiga of Villarreal is the most valuable name in this group at 94.8.

Best talent
Pau Cubarsí Paredes92.5RTG
Barcelona
In form
F. Lejeune54.4SsN
Rayo Vallecano
Rising potential
M. Moreno+28.7RTG
Levante · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Z. Romero+31.6SsN
Getafe · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Catena3goals
Osasuna
Most valuable
Renato Veiga94.8val
Villarreal
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PlayerTeam
1Pau Cubarsí ParedesCentre-backBarcelona195134.3%93±0%
2D. HuijsenCentre-backReal Madrid214621.8%903.2%
3Renato VeigaCentre-backVillarreal232878.1%8613.8%
4Vitor NunesCentre-backGirona203417.9%8621.4%
5Pau NavarroCentre-backVillarreal2135236.9%859.9%
6Jon MartínCentre-backReal Sociedad202166.9%8410.8%
7NatanCentre-backReal Betis253770.4%833%
8Gerard MartínCentre-backBarcelona2442126.1%832.2%
9César TárregaCentre-backValencia243510.8%833.8%
10N. MendyCentre-backRayo Vallecano21334542.9%8217%
11Raúl AsencioCentre-backReal Madrid23307.5%812.2%
12M. MorenoCentre-backLevante22368.5%8154.6%
13D. AffengruberCentre-backElche254929.6%8013.6%
14Rafa MarínCentre-backVillarreal2425519.5%8015.9%
15V. GómezCentre-backReal Betis233260.7%8030.4%
16F. BoyomoCentre-backOsasuna243060.3%8010%
17Kike SalasCentre-backSevilla24353.1%783.2%
18Víctor ParadaCentre-backAlaves241530.5%7823.1%
19Marc PubillCentre-backAtletico Madrid233129.9%787.9%
20Z. RomeroCentre-backGetafe2653148.4%7548.4%
21CopeteCentre-backValencia263875.7%751.8%
22Yoel LagoCentre-backCelta Vigo2217193%750.9%
23C. RiedelCentre-backEspanyol231916.3%7411.6%
24Hugo RincónCentre-backGirona231762.8%742.3%
25Andrés CastrínCentre-backSevilla2317290.9%7336.3%
26A. MatturroCentre-backLevante211520.5%731.1%
27Jon PachecoCentre-backAlaves252048.5%722.6%
28Alejandro FrancésCentre-backGirona241525.6%703.2%
29T. NianzouCentre-backSevilla2497.4%703.6%
30Jorge HerrandoCentre-backOsasuna25188.5%697.4%
31Aitor ParedesCentre-backAthletic Club261747.1%6915.1%
32Manu FernándezCentre-backCelta Vigo25968
33Carlos DomínguezCentre-backCelta Vigo251128.5%688.6%
34DelaCentre-backLevante273842.7%674.7%
35David LópezCentre-backMallorca23854.9%679.8%
36A. AbqarCentre-backGetafe273823.3%6613.6%
37PepeluCentre-backValencia27311.9%659.6%
38F. GarcésCentre-backAlaves261475.6%652.3%
39R. AraújoCentre-backBarcelona272699.2%6514%
40D. HanckoCentre-backAtletico Madrid284724.1%645.1%
41David CarmoCentre-backOviedo27323.9%6158.2%
42J. FoythCentre-backVillarreal282755.2%5813.8%
43E. CömertCentre-backValencia282334.9%5612.2%
44ZubeldiaCentre-backReal Sociedad292052.7%5416.5%
45Robin Le NormandCentre-backAtletico Madrid293632.5%5321.5%
46D. Ćaleta-CarCentre-backReal Sociedad291735.2%5212.6%
47N. TenagliaCentre-backAlaves303531.7%5116.6%
48M. ValjentCentre-backMallorca302510.2%5117.7%
49Domingos DuarteCentre-backGetafe314392%474.1%
50Fernando CaleroCentre-backEspanyol3035152.1%473.7%