Most In-Form defenders in Serie A 26/27

The most in-form defenders in Serie A in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Jacobo Ramón Naveros of Como is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 87, and S. Esposito leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Jacobo Ramón Naveros has improved his Season rating most, up +63.1 on last season, while O. Provstgaard's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +31.5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, A. Buongiorno of Napoli is the most valuable name in this group at 56.8.

Best talent

Jacobo Ramón Naveros87RTG

Como

In form

Jacobo Ramón Naveros68.3SsN

Como

Rising potential

O. Provstgaard+31.5RTG

Lazio · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Jacobo Ramón Naveros+63.1SsN

37 players · ranked by best this seasonCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	Jacobo Ramón Naveros Centre-back	Como	21	68±0%	87±0%
2	S. Pavlović Full-back	AC Milan	25	55±0%	84±0%
3	Danilo Veiga Full-back	Lecce	24	50±0%	801.7%
4	Mario Gila Centre-back	AC Milan	26	49±0%	8112.9%
5	A. Buongiorno Centre-back	Napoli	27	4813.3%	6811.6%
6	S. Esposito Centre-back	Lecce	21	47	21
7	E. Del Prato Centre-back	Parma	27	44±0%	72±0%
8	Bremer Centre-back	Juventus	29	43±0%	55±0%
9	A. Obert Centre-back	Cagliari	24	41±0%	801.7%
10	G. Di Lorenzo Full-back	Napoli	33	40±0%	30±0%
11	I. Hien Centre-back	Atalanta	27	3821.5%	6220.7%
12	M. Mitaj Full-back	Genoa	23	3790.1%	604.1%
13	Natan Centre-back	Napoli	25	351.4%	863.6%
14	S. Walukiewicz Centre-back	Sassuolo	26	35741.5%	7421.1%
15	Amir Rrahmani Full-back	Napoli	32	34±0%	33±0%
16	K. De Winter Centre-back	AC Milan	24	33±0%	76±0%
17	L. Østigård Centre-back	Genoa	26	331.2%	732%
18	M. Šverko Centre-back	Venezia	28	32185.7%	4620.3%
19	M. Troilo Centre-back	Parma	23	318.5%	731.2%
20	E. Valeri Full-back	Parma	27	28±0%	64±0%
21	O. Provstgaard Centre-back	Lazio	23	28±0%	74±0%
22	L. Pellegrini Full-back	Lazio	27	2771.5%	5818.3%
23	M. Vitík Centre-back	Bologna	23	24	72
24	S. Bocoum Full-back	AC Milan	20	20	60
25	R. Mohammed Full-back	Venezia	20	2021%	369.3%
26	J. Gelli Centre-back	Frosinone	25	20±0%	55±0%
27	F. Parisi Full-back	Fiorentina	26	179.8%	688.7%
28	E. Ebosse Full-back	Torino	27	16±0%	629.7%
29	Luca Marianucci Full-back	Napoli	22	1453.7%	753.6%
30	R. Ivanov Centre-back	Inter	32	1342.1%	1652.5%
31	Riyad Idrissi Full-back	Cagliari	23	116.9%	6920.1%
32	A. Dossena Full-back	Como	28	1146.8%	6214.3%
33	J. Rouhi Full-back	Juventus	22	910.1%	58±0%
34	R. Drăgușin Full-back	Fiorentina	24	82.5%	704%
35	A. Gomes Centre-back	Venezia	17	7	56
36	F. Bejan Centre-back	Inter	35	5	6
37	E. Kouadio Centre-back	Monza	20	110%	64±0%