Best Defensive players by Season Rating in Süper Lig

The best defensive players in Süper Lig, ranked on Field Insider.

Best defensive goalkeepers in Süper Lig Best defensive defenders in Süper Lig Best defensive midfielders in Süper Lig Best defensive attackers in Süper Lig Best players in Süper Lig Most in-form players in Süper Lig

At a glance

Wagner Pina of Trabzonspor is the standout for raw talent across players in Süper Lig, with a Field Insider Rating of 55.3, and V. Osimhen has been the form player this season, grading 78.3, and P. Onuachu leads the scoring with 22 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: A. Benedyczak has improved his Season rating most, up +61.4 on last season, while K. Karataş's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +21.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, O. Kökçü of Beşiktaş is the most valuable name in this group at 19.4.

Başakşehir · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

A. Benedyczak+61.4SsN

Kasımpaşa · 24/25→25/26

50 players · ranked by best defendersCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	Héliton Centre-back	Göztepe	30	55.1	55107.1%	3314.8%
2	M. Bokele Full-back	Göztepe	26	54.5	55132.9%	482.7%
3	F. Hadërgjonaj Central midfielder	Alanyaspor	32	50.9	5168%	2424.4%
4	J. Opoku Centre-back	Başakşehir	27	47.8	4854.2%	4410.6%
5	Léo Duarte Centre-back	Başakşehir	30	46.6	4760.1%	3116.7%
6	Allan Godói Full-back	Göztepe	33	46	46	18
7	S. Akaydin Centre-back	Rizespor	32	45.6	46406.7%	2511.2%
8	D. Sánchez Centre-back	Galatasaray	30	45.6	4617.2%	3119.7%
9	A. Oğuz Full-back	Kocaelispor	33	44	4432.9%	2024.3%
10	A. Bardakcı Centre-back	Galatasaray	31	42.4	4218%	2919.9%
11	E. Agbadou Centre-back	Beşiktaş	29	40.5	41135.5%	3345%
12	E. Topçu Centre-back	Beşiktaş	25	40.1	4019.3%	480.6%
13	Nélson Semedo Full-back	Fenerbahçe	32	39.4	3918%	2553.3%
14	K. Karataş Full-back	Başakşehir	23	39	39180.6%	5272.1%
15	F. Aliti Centre-back	Alanyaspor	32	38.9	3912.4%	2518.8%
16	Ü. Akdağ Full-back	Alanyaspor	22	38.6	39216.4%	5223.6%
17	R. Sallai Full-back	Galatasaray	29	38.5	3911.9%	368.1%
18	T. Bingöl Central midfielder	Kocaelispor	33	37.7	384.1%	1920.9%
19	A. Batagov Full-back	Trabzonspor	24	37.7	3828.7%	5311.6%
20	Wagner Pina Full-back	Trabzonspor	23	37.5	3811.6%	5519.3%
21	J. Oosterwolde Centre-back	Fenerbahçe	25	37	37233.3%	5117.2%
22	B. Balcı Full-back	Antalyaspor	26	35.6	36109.4%	445.3%
23	C. Operi Full-back	Başakşehir	29	35.3	35246.1%	3437.8%
24	A. Dijksteel Centre-back	Kocaelispor	29	35.2	358.6%	3437%
25	M. Škriniar Centre-back	Fenerbahçe	31	35.1	35102.9%	2712.7%
26	R. van Drongelen Centre-back	Samsunspor	27	34.3	3427.9%	4315.2%
27	Ž. Žužek Centre-back	Gençlerbirliği S.K.	29	34.1	34306%	3423.6%
28	S. van de Streek Centre-forward	Antalyaspor	33	34.1	3438.6%	1913.8%
29	Kévin Rodrigues Full-back	Gaziantep FK	32	33	330.6%	2413.9%
30	A. Demirbağ Centre-back	Konyaspor	28	32.8	334.5%	3817.5%
31	U. Yazğılı Centre-back	Konyaspor	27	32.4	3219.6%	4010.8%
32	Cláudio Winck Full-back	Kasımpaşa	32	32.3	3250.2%	2422.6%
33	T. Altıkardeş Full-back	Göztepe	22	32.1	3241.4%	474.3%
34	K. Paal Full-back	Antalyaspor	29	31.9	3228.1%	3438%
35	H. Smolčić Centre-back	Kocaelispor	25	31.8	32478.2%	4633.9%
36	R. Yılmaz Full-back	Beşiktaş	25	31.4	3184.7%	485.2%
37	Thalisson Kelven Centre-back	Gençlerbirliği S.K.	28	31.3	315.4%	3713.8%
38	M. Eskihellaç Full-back	Trabzonspor	29	31.2	3119.5%	378.4%
39	J. Ceesay Full-back	Antalyaspor	24	30.9	3188.4%	4639.6%
40	B. Balogh Centre-back	Kocaelispor	24	30.5	3125%	4737.8%
41	Nuno Lima Full-back	Alanyaspor	25	30.4	308.6%	501.8%
42	V. Sarı Centre-back	Antalyaspor	38	30.2	304.5%	1232.8%
43	C. Højer Full-back	Rizespor	31	29.8	30122.4%	2812.1%
44	A. Brown Full-back	Fenerbahçe	24	29.5	3014.5%	523.3%
45	Pedro Pereira Full-back	Gençlerbirliği S.K.	28	29.3	2975.4%	3744.2%
46	D. Goutas Centre-back	Gençlerbirliği S.K.	32	29.2	2920.7%	2532.6%
47	L. Tómasson Centre-back	Samsunspor	25	28.8	296.8%	490.6%
48	G. Sazdağı Full-back	Beşiktaş	31	28.8	29	249.4%
49	Ľ. Šatka Centre-back	Samsunspor	30	28.4	2829.5%	3020.8%
50	N. Opoku Centre-back	Kasımpaşa	28	28.3	2827.5%	3614.9%