Centre-backs with the Best Potential in Süper Lig

The highest-potential centre-backs in Süper Lig, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

J. Oosterwolde of Fenerbahçe is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in Süper Lig, with a Field Insider Rating of 51.2, and Héliton has been the form player this season, grading 55.1, and D. Goutas leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Akaydin has improved his Season rating most, up +36.6 on last season, while J. Oosterwolde's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +7.5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, J. Opoku of Başakşehir is the most valuable name in this group at 16.9.

Best talent

J. Oosterwolde51.2RTG

J. Oosterwolde+7.5RTG

Fenerbahçe · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

S. Akaydin+36.6SsN

Rizespor · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	J. Oosterwolde Centre-back	Fenerbahçe	25	37233.3%	5117.2%
2	L. Tómasson Centre-back	Samsunspor	25	296.8%	490.6%
3	E. Topçu Centre-back	Beşiktaş	25	4019.3%	480.6%
4	B. Balogh Centre-back	Kocaelispor	24	3125%	4737.8%
5	W. Singo Centre-back	Galatasaray	25	2151.9%	4741.1%
6	H. Smolčić Centre-back	Kocaelispor	25	32478.2%	4633.9%
7	A. Arous Centre-back	Kasımpaşa	22	24	46
8	Y. Demir Centre-back	Fenerbahçe	22	12	45
9	A. Çınar Centre-back	Fatih Karagümrük	23	136300%	4513.4%
10	J. Opoku Centre-back	Başakşehir	27	4854.2%	4410.6%
11	Y. Çift Centre-back	Samsunspor	22	1529.5%	446.7%
12	Tiago Djaló Centre-back	Beşiktaş	26	26108.7%	4320%
13	R. van Drongelen Centre-back	Samsunspor	27	3427.9%	4315.2%
14	B. Özyurt Centre-back	Eyüpspor	23	13	43
15	A. Mocsi Centre-back	Rizespor	26	2022.9%	4115.9%
16	E. Ortakaya Centre-back	Eyüpspor	22	11606.7%	4112.5%
17	A. Nagalo Centre-back	Konyaspor	23	5269.2%	4130.5%
18	U. Yazğılı Centre-back	Konyaspor	27	3219.6%	4010.8%
19	A. Demirbağ Centre-back	Konyaspor	28	334.5%	3817.5%
20	Thalisson Kelven Centre-back	Gençlerbirliği S.K.	28	315.4%	3713.8%
21	A. Kızıldağ Centre-back	Gaziantep FK	27	2010.1%	3714.2%
22	M. Sagnan Centre-back	Rizespor	27	222.3%	3745.6%
23	N. Opoku Centre-back	Kasımpaşa	28	2827.5%	3614.9%
24	A. Dijksteel Centre-back	Kocaelispor	29	358.6%	3437%
25	Ž. Žužek Centre-back	Gençlerbirliği S.K.	29	34306%	3423.6%
26	E. Agbadou Centre-back	Beşiktaş	29	41135.5%	3345%
27	Héliton Centre-back	Göztepe	30	55107.1%	3314.8%
28	F. Uduokhai Centre-back	Beşiktaş	28	2215.3%	3226.5%
29	H. Türkmen Centre-back	Antalyaspor	28	23438.1%	3110.3%
30	D. Sánchez Centre-back	Galatasaray	30	4617.2%	3119.7%
31	Léo Duarte Centre-back	Başakşehir	30	4760.1%	3116.7%
32	Ľ. Šatka Centre-back	Samsunspor	30	2829.5%	3020.8%
33	A. Bardakcı Centre-back	Galatasaray	31	4218%	2919.9%
34	M. Škriniar Centre-back	Fenerbahçe	31	35102.9%	2712.7%
35	J. Balkovec Centre-back	Fatih Karagümrük	31	195.6%	2512.8%
36	F. Aliti Centre-back	Alanyaspor	32	3912.4%	2518.8%
37	S. Akaydin Centre-back	Rizespor	32	46406.7%	2511.2%
38	D. Goutas Centre-back	Gençlerbirliği S.K.	32	2920.7%	2532.6%
39	O. Ba Centre-back	Başakşehir	30	236.1%	2427.4%
40	S. Güler Centre-back	Kayserispor	31	2727.4%	2430.3%
41	M. Abena Centre-back	Gaziantep FK	31	20154.4%	2442.6%
42	Ç. Söyüncü Centre-back	Fenerbahçe	30	1740.1%	2428.9%
43	Rodrigo Becão Centre-back	Kasımpaşa	30	13101.6%	2323.7%
44	L. Gianetti Centre-back	Antalyaspor	32	2474.8%	2044.3%
45	S. Denswil Centre-back	Kayserispor	33	2414.8%	205.9%
46	S. Savić Centre-back	Trabzonspor	35	2654.5%	1845.5%
47	Guilherme Centre-back	Konyaspor	36	2514.2%	1811.6%
48	D. Biraschi Centre-back	Fatih Karagümrük	32	1210.3%	1840.7%
49	Luccas Claro Centre-back	Eyüpspor	34	2050.2%	1540.1%
50	V. Sarı Centre-back	Antalyaspor	38	304.5%	1232.8%