Best Defensive defenders by Season Rating in Ekstraklasa

The best defensive defenders in Ekstraklasa, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

M. Gurgul of Lech Poznan is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Ekstraklasa, with a Field Insider Rating of 44.7, and O. Wójcik has been the form player this season, grading 55.1, and J. Grzesik leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Perković has improved his Season rating most, up +37.2 on last season, while D. Keramitsis's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +4.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, O. Wójcik of Cracovia Krakow is the most valuable name in this group at 9.7.

Pogon Szczecin · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

M. Perković+37.2SsN

Cracovia Krakow · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	O. Wójcik Full-back	Cracovia Krakow	23	55.1	55	4127.4%
2	M. Nalepa Centre-back	Zaglebie Lubin	33	44.7	45175.9%	161.2%
3	G. Henriksson Centre-back	Cracovia Krakow	28	43.6	4473%	305.4%
4	N. Wojtuszek Full-back	Jagiellonia	24	42.6	4375.3%	404.2%
5	D. Gallapeni Central midfielder	Wisla Plock	21	42.5	43	41
6	M. Perković Full-back	Cracovia Krakow	23	40.8	411033.3%	4010.3%
7	Josema Sánchez Centre-back	Gornik Zabrze	30	38.8	3925.6%	255.3%
8	B. Šutalo Full-back	Cracovia Krakow	26	38.3	3811.1%	3435.1%
9	F. Luberecki Full-back	Motor Lublin	21	36.1	3692%	414.1%
10	K. Piątkowski Full-back	Legia Warszawa	26	35	35169.2%	3613.3%
11	R. Janicki Centre-back	Gornik Zabrze	34	34.4	3436%	162.5%
12	S. Svarnas Full-back	Raków Częstochowa	28	33.5	3438.1%	3018.6%
13	E. Janža Full-back	Gornik Zabrze	33	32.5	3338.3%	1814.2%
14	A. Jędrych Centre-back	GKS Katowice	34	30.4	3026.7%	161.8%
15	K. Sotiriou Centre-back	Korona Kielce	30	28.9	29236%	24±0%
16	J. Ćorluka Full-back	Zaglebie Lubin	31	28.1	28165.1%	196.6%
17	L. Klemenz Full-back	GKS Katowice	30	27.7	2845%	2413.5%
18	B. Racovițan Centre-back	Raków Częstochowa	26	27.2	27724.2%	3612.7%
19	M. Marcjanik Centre-back	Arka Gdynia	31	27.2	27	21
20	M. Gurgul Full-back	Lech Poznan	20	26.9	2729.4%	454.4%
21	S. Kapuadi Centre-back	Legia Warszawa	28	26.8	2786.1%	2913.6%
22	B. Wdowik Full-back	Jagiellonia	25	26.7	2715.6%	4031.3%
23	R. Yakuba Centre-back	Zaglebie Lubin	25	26.6	272.6%	357.1%
24	H. Matthys Centre-back	Motor Lublin	30	26.6	27141.8%	2240.7%
25	M. Čupić Full-back	Legia Warszawa	27	26.4	26	30
26	Bernardo Vital Centre-back	Jagiellonia	25	26.3	2610.5%	3938%
27	D. Michalski Centre-back	Zaglebie Lubin	28	24.6	25278.5%	2739.8%
28	J. Lewicki Full-back	Piast Gliwice	20	24.5	25	3814.7%
29	Juande Rivas Centre-back	Piast Gliwice	27	24.5	25169.2%	3237.4%
30	Pau Resta Centre-back	Korona Kielce	25	24.4	2420.2%	367.5%
31	M. Haglind-Sangré Full-back	Wisla Plock	31	23.8	2455.6%	235.1%
32	M. Pięczek Full-back	Korona Kielce	25	23.7	2466.9%	381.3%
33	P. Wszołek Full-back	Legia Warszawa	34	23.3	2323.4%	1236%
34	L. Lučić Full-back	Zaglebie Lubin	31	23.1	23	18
35	M. Krajewski Full-back	Widzew Łódź	21	23.1	2390.9%	386.4%
36	Adrián Diéguez Centre-back	Radomiak Radom	30	23	2336.1%	2310.8%
37	A. Milić Centre-back	Lech Poznan	32	22.9	2337.9%	1727.5%
38	I. Drapiński Centre-back	Piast Gliwice	22	22.7	2313%	391.3%
39	M. Żyro Centre-back	Widzew Łódź	27	22.6	23±0%	2919.3%
40	A. Czerwiński Full-back	GKS Katowice	33	22.6	2312.7%	1625.4%
41	J. Grzesik Full-back	Radomiak Radom	31	21.6	2239.4%	2410%
42	Z. Ouattara Full-back	Radomiak Radom	26	21.4	2117.6%	351.1%
43	Marc Navarro Full-back	Arka Gdynia	31	21.2	21473%	1967.9%
44	D. Piła Central midfielder	Cracovia Krakow	25	21.2	2132.5%	368.9%
45	W. Mońka Centre-back	Lech Poznan	19	21.2	21165%	406.9%
46	Visus Centre-back	Widzew Łódź	25	21	2124.2%	3445.8%
47	P. Stolarski Full-back	Motor Lublin	30	20.9	2165.9%	2114.7%
48	P. Olkowski Full-back	Gornik Zabrze	36	20.8	21150.6%	1136.7%
49	A. Ławniczak Centre-back	Zaglebie Lubin	27	20.4	2011.7%	2919%
50	A. Kasperkiewicz Centre-back	Nieciecza	31	20.2	2029.4%	1937.5%