Best Defensive players by Season Rating in 2. Bundesliga 26/27
The best defensive players in 2. Bundesliga in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
M. Luković of 1. FC Kaiserslautern is the standout for raw talent across players in 2. Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 64.2, and T. Zimmerschied has been the form player this season, grading 42, and I. Prtajin leads the scoring with 11 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: R. Heußer has improved his Season rating most, up +20.4 on last season, while K. Schmidt's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +23.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, E. Bakatukanda of VfL Osnabrück is the most valuable name in this group at 25.7.
Best talent
M. Luković64.2RTG
1. FC Kaiserslautern
In form
T. Zimmerschied42SsN
SV Elversberg
Rising potential
K. Schmidt+23.4RTG
Dynamo Dresden · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
R. Heußer+20.4SsN
Eintracht Braunschweig · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
I. Prtajin11goals
1. FC Kaiserslautern
Most valuable
E. Bakatukanda25.7val
VfL Osnabrück
14 players · ranked by best defendersCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. StrompfCentre-back |  VfL Bochum | 28 | 26.3 | 2631.9% | 4614.6% |
| 2 | E. BakatukandaCentre-back |  VfL Osnabrück | 22 | 26.1 | 263628.6% | 3927% |
| 3 | D. KovacevicDefensive midfielder |  Eintracht Braunschweig | 22 | 20.5 | 21 | 44 |
| 4 | N. Awortwie-GrantCentre-back |  Energie Cottbus | 26 | 20 | 20 | 38 |
| 5 | F. NürnbergerFull-back |  SV Darmstadt 98 | 27 | 17.2 | 1741.9% | 5013.4% |
| 6 | P. NkoaFull-back | Eintracht Braunschweig | 27 | 15 | 15±0% | 44±0% |
| 7 | C. JohanssonCentre-back |  Holstein Kiel | 32 | 14.5 | 15245.2% | 2034.4% |
| 8 | L. SchneiderCentre-back |  Arminia Bielefeld | 26 | 13.9 | 1435.3% | 4918.4% |
| 9 | F. HollandCentre-back | SV Darmstadt 98 | 36 | 13.2 | 1335.3% | 1250.4% |
| 10 | K. SchmidtCentre-back |  Dynamo Dresden | 24 | 11.5 | 12228.6% | 5866.9% |
| 11 | R. JanssonFull-back |  FC St. Pauli | 22 | 11 | 11150% | 3740.5% |
| 12 | L. BünningCentre-back | Dynamo Dresden | 28 | 9.4 | 946% | 384.1% |
| 13 | F. RonstadtFull-back |  1. FC Kaiserslautern | 29 | 9.4 | 914.6% | 2446% |
| 14 | K. VogtCentre-back | VfL Bochum | 35 | 8.9 | 944.4% | 1259.2% |