Best Defensive defenders by Season Rating in Serie B 26/27

The best defensive defenders in Serie B in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

D. Tonoli of Modena is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Serie B, with a Field Insider Rating of 69.6, and A. Bozzolan leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: A. Papetti has improved his Season rating most, up +20.2 on last season, while S. Cella's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +6.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, C. Faedo of Padova is the most valuable name in this group at 28.4.

Mantova · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

A. Papetti+20.2SsN

Reggiana · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	D. Tonoli Full-back	Modena	24	55.5	56±0%	701.8%
2	G. Zaro Centre-back	Cesena	32	48.8	4962.1%	3215%
3	A. Castellini Full-back	Mantova	23	40	40±0%	67±0%
4	A. Papetti Centre-back	Reggiana	24	38	38±0%	62±0%
5	C. Faedo Centre-back	Padova	27	37.4	37	51
6	A. Giorgini Centre-back	Sudtirol	24	37.1	37±0%	67±0%
7	D. Adorni Centre-back	Modena	34	35	352.5%	2042.7%
8	F. Oliana Centre-back	Carrarese	27	34.1	34±0%	48±0%
9	T. Augello Full-back	Palermo	32	32.4	32±0%	3811.5%
10	S. Molina Full-back	Sudtirol	34	31.3	31±0%	23±0%
11	A. Ciofi Centre-back	Cesena	27	28.6	29±0%	54±0%
12	S. Cella Full-back	Mantova	25	27.3	27±0%	64±0%
13	A. Izzo Centre-back	Avellino	34	26.7	27±0%	20±0%
14	Alessandro Dellavalle Centre-back	Padova	22	26.7	27±0%	59±0%
15	L. Libutti Centre-back	Reggiana	29	26.7	2750%	4418.4%
16	M. Cicconi Centre-back	Sampdoria	29	25.7	26±0%	41±0%
17	M. Natta Centre-back	Cesena	23	25	25	21
18	M. Bellich Full-back	Juve Stabia	27	24.4	24±0%	52±0%
19	R. Stivanello Centre-back	Sudtirol	22	23.8	243866.7%	608.5%
20	R. Capellini Centre-back	Pescara	26	22.6	2318.9%	545.4%
21	A. Bozzolan Full-back	Palermo	22	22.5	23	59
22	L. Parodi Full-back	Virtus Entella	31	21.1	21±0%	34±0%
23	N. Radaelli Full-back	Mantova	23	20.5	21173.3%	644.6%
24	R. Pucino Centre-back	Bari	35	20.3	2033.7%	1625.8%
25	A. Di Pardo Centre-back	Sampdoria	27	19.3	191.5%	462%
26	S. Bonetti Centre-back	Reggiana	22	18.3	18	59
27	P. Hristov Centre-back	Spezia	27	18.2	1867.3%	4630.8%
28	G. Letizia Full-back	Pescara	36	16.3	1630.4%	206.5%
29	V. Mogoș Full-back	Bari	34	15.9	16169.5%	976.2%
30	R. Brosco Centre-back	Pescara	35	13.8	1436.7%	1751.6%
31	David Vujević Centre-back	Carrarese	20	13.8	14	41
32	V. Mantovani Centre-back	Bari	30	13.3	1361.1%	3132%
33	F. Vicari Centre-back	Bari	32	13	1339.8%	2145.5%
34	A. Gravillon Full-back	Pescara	28	11.8	12372%	3911.8%
35	M. Varnier Full-back	Sudtirol	28	11.5	1253.6%	3926.4%
36	B. Meijer Full-back	Sampdoria	23	11	11±0%	511.7%
37	M. Alborghetti Centre-back	Virtus Entella	27	10.8	11±0%	43±0%
38	D. Quaranta Full-back	Reggiana	29	10.7	11214.7%	3319.3%
39	M. Ilić Centre-back	Cesena	23	10.6	1114%	480.8%
40	P. Rozzio Centre-back	Reggiana	34	10.1	1018.5%	1340.4%
41	P. Ghiglione Full-back	Padova	29	9.2	927%	3424.6%
42	A. Tripaldelli Centre-back	Reggiana	27	8.9	9	40
43	G. Corbo Centre-back	Pescara	26	8.8	941.7%	4614.4%
44	A. Milani Centre-back	Avellino	21	3.5	4	56
45	C. Cauz Full-back	Empoli	30	3.4	3±0%	26±0%
46	B. Nieling Centre-back	Modena	24	0	0100%	5116.4%