Best Defensive defenders by Season Rating in Jupiler Pro League 26/27

At a glance

A. Fontanarosa of OH Leuven is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Jupiler Pro League, with a Field Insider Rating of 61.2, and R. Sykes has been the form player this season, grading 53, and R. Opruț leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: R. Sykes has improved his Season rating most, up +25.2 on last season, while L. Hey's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +13.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, R. Sykes of Union St. Gilloise is the most valuable name in this group at 28.

Best talent

A. Fontanarosa61.2RTG

OH Leuven

In form

R. Sykes53SsN

Union St. Gilloise

Rising potential

L. Hey+13.6RTG

Anderlecht · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

R. Sykes+25.2SsN

Union St. Gilloise · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

R. Opruț5goals

Kortrijk

Most valuable

R. Sykes28val

Union St. Gilloise