Best Defensive defenders by Season Rating in Pro League

The best defensive defenders in Pro League, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Mohammed Abu Al Shamat of Al-Qadisiyah FC is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Pro League, with a Field Insider Rating of 62.6, and Hassan Tambakti has been the form player this season, grading 65.3, and T. Hernández leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Hassan Tambakti has improved his Season rating most, up +44.8 on last season, while Ziyad Al Jari's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +6.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Simakan of Al-Nassr is the most valuable name in this group at 26.9.

Best talent

Mohammed Abu Al Shamat62.6RTG

Al-Qadisiyah FC

In form

Hassan Tambakti65.3SsN

Al-Hilal Saudi FC

Rising potential

Ziyad Al Jari+6.2RTG

Al-Fateh · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Hassan Tambakti+44.8SsN

Al-Hilal Saudi FC · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Hassan Tambakti Centre-back	Al-Hilal Saudi FC	27	65.3	65218.5%	474.8%
2	Ali Majrashi Full-back	Al-Ahli Jeddah	26	60.5	613.2%	526.5%
3	Íñigo Martínez Centre-back	Al-Nassr	35	59.2	5978.3%	2234.5%
4	M. Simakan Centre-back	Al-Nassr	26	57	5788.7%	551.3%
5	Nawaf Boushal Full-back	Al-Nassr	26	55	5527.3%	5210.4%
6	T. Hernández Full-back	Al-Hilal Saudi FC	28	54.5	5544.6%	4638.3%
7	Ibañez Full-back	Al-Ahli Jeddah	27	51.6	5217.2%	4719.2%
8	Abdulelah Al Amri Full-back	Al-Nassr	29	46.9	4725.1%	3617%
9	Moteb Al Harbi Full-back	Al-Hilal Saudi FC	26	46.4	4632.2%	497.2%
10	Mohammed Abu Al Shamat Full-back	Al-Qadisiyah FC	23	42.3	4211.1%	634.3%
11	Sultan Al Ghannam Full-back	Al-Nassr	32	41.6	4244.4%	2427.3%
12	Zakaria Al Hawsawi Full-back	Al-Ahli Jeddah	25	41.6	4231.2%	522.2%
13	Saad Yaslam Full-back	Al Shabab	26	39.9	4017.7%	533.1%
14	Abdullah Al Fahad Centre-back	Al Khaleej Saihat	32	39.4	3992.2%	2035%
15	F. Calvo Centre-back	Al-Ettifaq	34	38.5	3955.2%	228.6%
16	G. Álvarez Centre-back	Al-Qadisiyah FC	26	38.4	3823.8%	5110.5%
17	K. Koulibaly Full-back	Al-Hilal Saudi FC	35	38.4	3816.5%	1729.8%
18	Mohammed Mater Mohsin Mahzari Full-back	Al Taawon	24	37.1	37100.5%	5812%
19	M. Demiral Centre-back	Al-Ahli Jeddah	28	36.1	3624%	4023.6%
20	Ahmed Bamasud Full-back	Al-Fayha	30	35.5	361083.3%	3518.2%
21	Saeed Baattia Full-back	Al-Fateh	25	34.7	3554.9%	535.6%
22	Ayman Yahya Full-back	Al-Nassr	25	33.4	3344.6%	542.7%
23	Nacho Centre-back	Al-Qadisiyah FC	36	33.2	3328.8%	237.4%
24	Hassan Kadesh Centre-back	Al-Ittihad FC	33	31.8	321.3%	2127.9%
25	M. Mitaj Full-back	Al-Ittihad FC	23	31.6	3264.6%	546.4%
26	M. Saâdane Centre-back	Al-Fateh	34	31.2	3132.8%	1924.8%
27	Abdullah Khateeb Centre-back	Al-Ettifaq	31	30.8	3135.7%	2917.7%
28	Danilo Pereira Centre-back	Al-Ittihad FC	34	30.2	3023.3%	2214.9%
29	F. Abdi Full-back	NEOM	27	29.7	3040.4%	4613%
30	W. Hoedt Centre-back	Al Shabab	32	29.3	2926.7%	2723.7%
31	J. Hendry Centre-back	Al-Ettifaq	31	29	29137.7%	304.4%
32	M. Villanueva Centre-back	Al-Fayha	33	27.4	2710.5%	2220.4%
33	Muhannad Al Shanqiti Full-back	Al-Ittihad FC	27	26.9	272.3%	5012.1%
34	Jorge Fernandes Centre-back	Al-Fateh	29	26	26134.2%	377.5%
35	Saeed Al Hamsal Centre-back	Al Khaleej Saihat	30	25.3	2519.7%	3122.6%
36	C. Smalling Centre-back	Al-Fayha	36	24.8	2535.2%	2210.6%
37	Y. Barbet Centre-back	Al Riyadh	33	24.5	2516.4%	2322.7%
38	N. Gyömbér Centre-back	Al Kholood	34	24.4	248.9%	1933.9%
39	S. Pinas Full-back	Al Kholood	28	23.8	2460.5%	417.7%
40	J. Harkass Centre-back	Damac	30	23.6	24	32
41	Dhari Al Anazi Full-back	Damac	26	23.4	2329.3%	497.4%
42	Hamad Turki Al Tuhayfan Full-back	Al-Hilal Saudi FC	27	23.3	236.9%	4119.9%
43	A. Bedrane Centre-back	Damac	34	23.1	2331%	1929.2%
44	Sanousi Al Hawsawi Centre-back	Damac	27	22.8	23156.2%	425%
45	Mohammed Yousef Full-back	Al-Ahli Jeddah	23	21.9	223.5%	507.4%
46	Muteb Al Mufarrij Centre-back	Al Taawon	29	21.8	2224.6%	3510.7%
47	Radhi Al Otaibi Full-back	Al-Ettifaq	26	21.5	2210%	488.8%
48	Khalifah Al Dawsari Centre-back	NEOM	27	21.2	21133%	444%
49	Pedro Rebocho Full-back	Al Khaleej Saihat	31	20.7	2122.2%	3221.2%
50	Mohammed Bakor Centre-back	Al-Ahli Jeddah	22	20.6	2117.7%	515%