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Best Defensive defenders by Season Rating in La Liga

The best defensive defenders in La Liga, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Pau Cubarsí Paredes of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across defenders in La Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 92.5, and Eric García has been the form player this season, grading 61.7, and Carlos Romero leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Eric García has improved his Season rating most, up +33.6 on last season, while M. Moreno's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +26.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Eric García of Barcelona is the most valuable name in this group at 113.5.

Best talent
Pau Cubarsí Paredes92.5RTG
Barcelona
In form
Eric García61.7SsN
Barcelona
Rising potential
M. Moreno+26.4RTG
Levante · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Eric García+33.6SsN
Barcelona · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Carlos Romero7goals
Espanyol
Most valuable
Eric García113.5val
Barcelona
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PlayerTeam
1Eric GarcíaFull-backBarcelona2561.762119.6%850.8%
2Juan IglesiasFull-backGetafe2857.55823.1%6610.6%
3F. LejeuneCentre-backRayo Vallecano3554.45424.5%3311.6%
4Pau Cubarsí ParedesCentre-backBarcelona1950.95134.3%93±0%
5Carlos RomeroFull-backEspanyol24505053.4%894.1%
6A. RațiuFull-backRayo Vallecano2849.34919.7%6615.4%
7J. KoundéFull-backBarcelona2747476.6%7117%
8D. AffengruberCentre-backElche2546.54732.5%7912%
9Álvaro FernándezFull-backReal Madrid2345.94625.6%8824.9%
10O. El HilaliFull-backEspanyol2244.7459%852.8%
11S. MouriñoFull-backVillarreal2444.44414.6%838.1%
12Pep ChavarríaFull-backRayo Vallecano2842.34217.8%6216%
13D. HanckoFull-backAtletico Madrid28424211.1%627.7%
14Domingos DuarteCentre-backGetafe3141.14182.7%466.3%
15Gerard MartínCentre-backBarcelona2440.541120.1%831.7%
16Marcos LlorenteFull-backAtletico Madrid3139.54014.9%4326.2%
17D. DakonamCentre-backGetafe3438.93952%2923%
18Manu SánchezFull-backLevante2538.73952.5%783.3%
19J. ToljanFull-backLevante3138.23816.6%473.1%
20L. CabreraCentre-backEspanyol3537.43713.7%332.7%
21J. AramburuCentre-backReal Sociedad2435.93633.1%812.2%
22NatanCentre-backReal Betis2535.83665.7%832.2%
23Marcos AlonsoCentre-backCelta Vigo3535.13533%307.7%
24DelaCentre-backLevante2735.13531.5%662.2%
25D. HuijsenFull-backReal Madrid2134.9357.2%857.8%
26Marc BartraCentre-backReal Betis3534.73533%2514.3%
27N. TenagliaCentre-backAlaves3034.53531.7%5116.6%
28Vitor NunesCentre-backGirona2034.33417.9%8519.8%
29Pablo MaffeoFull-backMallorca2934.1346.2%5220.5%
30G. SuazoCentre-backSevilla2833.73417.6%5620.8%
31Arnau MartínezFull-backGirona2333.33315.2%785.7%
32César TárregaCentre-backValencia2433334.8%825%
33Nacho VidalFull-backOviedo3132.93350.9%395.2%
34Kiko FemeníaCentre-backGetafe3532.8338.6%2517.7%
35José GayàFull-backValencia3132.43228.6%4213.5%
36Alejandro BaldeFull-backBarcelona2232.33221%848.6%
37D. BlindCentre-backGirona3632.1320.6%276.7%
38Pau NavarroCentre-backVillarreal213232210.7%848.4%
39Fernando CaleroCentre-backEspanyol3031.632125.7%457.2%
40Diego RicoCentre-backGetafe3331.53256.7%2642.5%
41Javi RodríguezCentre-backCelta Vigo2331.4311%845.5%
42Robin Le NormandCentre-backAtletico Madrid2931.33141.3%5124.3%
43Víctor ChustCentre-backElche2631.13126.8%692.2%
44Kike SalasCentre-backSevilla2431.13113.1%775.3%
45CatenaCentre-backOsasuna31313116.2%4424%
46M. MorenoCentre-backLevante2230.93120.6%7950.2%
47M. RuggeriFull-backAtletico Madrid2430.73114.5%821.1%
48N. MendyCentre-backRayo Vallecano2130304185.7%8115.4%
49Sergi CardonaFull-backVillarreal2729.83013.9%6821.9%
50Marc PubillFull-backAtletico Madrid2329.73023.2%777.2%