Most In-Form centre-backs in Super League 25/26

The most in-form centre-backs in Super League in 25/26, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Jiang Shenglong of Shanghai Shenhua is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in Super League, with a Field Insider Rating of 33.8, and F. Benković has been the form player this season, grading 48.3, and Lucas Maia leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: F. Benković has improved his Season rating most, up +38.8 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Gabriel Xavier of Sichuan Jiuniu is the most valuable name in this group at 6.1.

Best talent

Jiang Shenglong33.8RTG

Qingdao Jonoon · 23/24→25/26

Most improved

F. Benković+38.8SsN

Sichuan Jiuniu · 23/24→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	F. Benković Centre-back	Sichuan Jiuniu	29	48408.4%	2538.5%
2	T. Letschert Centre-back	Chengdu Better City	33	4220.2%	1451.2%
3	Li Yang Centre-back	Chengdu Better City	29	31	22
4	R. Dugalić Centre-back	Sichuan Jiuniu	33	29	13
5	Lucas Possignolo Centre-back	Hangzhou Greentown	32	2723.8%	1765.7%
6	Jiang Shenglong Centre-back	Shanghai Shenhua	25	27	34
7	M. Ngadeu Centre-back	Beijing Guoan	35	2630.2%	1164.1%
8	Zhu Chenjie Centre-back	Shanghai Shenhua	26	25	33
9	Wu Shaocong Centre-back	Beijing Guoan	26	252962.5%	2928.4%
10	Liu Haofan Centre-back	Hangzhou Greentown	22	23	34
11	Lucas Maia Centre-back	Henan Jianye	33	22	14
12	Song Yue Centre-back	Dalian Zhixing	34	22	9
13	Yang Yiming Centre-back	Sichuan Jiuniu	31	22	16
14	Aitor Córdoba Centre-back	Tianjin Teda	31	2151.8%	3233%
15	S. Sunzu Centre-back	Changchun Yatai	37	21	8
16	M. Traoré Centre-back	Dalian Zhixing	31	211.9%	1565.4%
17	Jin Yangyang Centre-back	Qingdao Jonoon	33	20	12
18	Liu Junshuai Centre-back	Qingdao Jonoon	31	20	15
19	Pedro Álvaro Centre-back	Shandong Luneng	26	2034.6%	3348.7%
20	Zhang Chengdong Centre-back	Qingdao Youth Island	37	20	7
21	Wei Zhen Centre-back	SHANGHAI SIPG	29	20	20
22	Iago Maidana Centre-back	Henan Jianye	30	1963.2%	2158.3%
23	Yusup Umidjan Centre-back	SHANGHAI SIPG	22	17	33
24	Yi Teng Centre-back	Yunnan Yukun	36	17	8
25	Bai Yang Centre-back	Beijing Guoan	28	17	22
26	Li Songyi Centre-back	Shanghai Shenhua	33	17	13
27	Liu Jiashen Centre-back	Qingdao Jonoon	34	14	8
28	Jiang Guangtai Centre-back	SHANGHAI SIPG	32	14	15
29	T. Pellenard Centre-back	Meizhou Kejia	32	1447.1%	2035.4%
30	He Guan Centre-back	Wuhan Three Towns	33	13	11
31	Yang Shuai Centre-back	Shanghai Shenhua	29	12	20
32	Hu Ruibao Centre-back	Yunnan Yukun	29	12	22
33	Zhang Linpeng Centre-back	SHANGHAI SIPG	37	10	4
34	N. Radmanovac Centre-back	Qingdao Jonoon	29	1047.9%	1931.7%
35	Gao Zhunyi Centre-back	Shandong Luneng	31	9	16
36	M. Yamkam Centre-back	Wuhan Three Towns	28	9	26
37	A. Burcă Centre-back	Yunnan Yukun	33	963.6%	875.4%
38	Yu Rui Centre-back	Sichuan Jiuniu	34	8	7
39	Wang Peng Centre-back	Qingdao Youth Island	33	8	11
40	Liu Yiming Centre-back	Wuhan Three Towns	31	8	12
41	Sun Jie Centre-back	Qingdao Youth Island	34	7	7
42	José Martínez Centre-back	Yunnan Yukun	33	78.5%	868%
43	Fan Shuangjie Centre-back	Beijing Guoan	21	6	30
44	Ren Hang Centre-back	Wuhan Three Towns	37	5	4
45	Sun Guoliang Centre-back	Changchun Yatai	35	5	8
46	Sha Yibo Centre-back	Qingdao Jonoon	36	4	6
47	O. Gerbig Centre-back	Henan Jianye	27	4	22