Most Valuable centre-backs by Market Value

The most valuable centre-backs, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Pau Cubarsí Paredes of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs, with a Field Insider Rating of 92.5, and J. Bednarek has been the form player this season, grading 80.9, and A. Markanich leads the scoring with 10 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 A. Faye's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +53.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, W. Saliba of Arsenal is the most valuable name in this group at 123.4.

Best talent

Pau Cubarsí Paredes92.5RTG

Lorient · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Jacobo Ramón Naveros+63.1SsN

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	Player	Team
1	W. Saliba Centre-back	Arsenal	25	123.4	6217.3%	885.7%
2	M. Lacroix Centre-back	Crystal Palace	26	108.4	540.7%	7810.9%
3	P. Hincapié Centre-back	Arsenal	24	107.6	5424.2%	851.5%
4	T. Hume Centre-back	Sunderland	24	107	4622.1%	8912.5%
5	M. Thiaw Centre-back	Newcastle	24	106.6	3626.5%	8915.3%
6	M. van de Ven Centre-back	Tottenham	25	101.8	34275.6%	8514.1%
7	J. O'Brien Centre-back	Everton	25	101.6	4179.5%	856.3%
8	C. Richards Centre-back	Crystal Palace	26	101.2	5163.2%	763.7%
9	M. Kerkez Centre-back	Liverpool	22	100	2924.5%	8811.9%
10	F. Kadıoğlu Centre-back	Brighton	26	97.6	38474.2%	8112.9%
11	M. Estève Centre-back	Burnley	24	97.4	2671.9%	813.2%
12	A. Khusanov Centre-back	Manchester City	22	95	3750.4%	8316.5%
13	Murillo Centre-back	Nottingham Forest	24	94.3	3342.8%	7915.7%
14	P. Struijk Centre-back	Leeds	26	92.8	3242.4%	776.6%
15	Cristhian Mosquera Centre-back	Arsenal	22	92.5	3114.2%	819.9%
16	W. Fofana Centre-back	Chelsea	25	91.4	2863%	762.9%
17	Gerard Martín Centre-back	Barcelona	24	91.1	41120.1%	831.7%
18	C. Bassey Centre-back	Fulham	26	91	3868.6%	7612.8%
19	I. Konaté Centre-back	Liverpool	27	90.7	429.7%	7612.9%
20	L. Bogarde Centre-back	Aston Villa	22	90.5	14156.4%	794.1%
21	B. Diakité Centre-back	Bournemouth	25	89.6	1761%	7512.2%
22	J. Aramburu Centre-back	Real Sociedad	24	89.5	3633.1%	812.2%
23	N. Savona Centre-back	Nottingham Forest	23	89.5	1266.1%	756.9%
24	D. Ballard Centre-back	Sunderland	26	89.5	33136.4%	7517.7%
25	B. Humphreys Centre-back	Burnley	23	89.3	1468.4%	748.5%
26	Y. Mosquera Centre-back	Wolves	25	89.2	27190.4%	748.6%
27	L. Yoro Centre-back	Manchester United	20	88.6	2338.5%	8710.4%
28	Rafa Marín Centre-back	Villarreal	24	88.3	25504.9%	8015.4%
29	J. Tchatchoua Centre-back	Wolves	24	88.3	1253.7%	7411.9%
30	Raúl Asencio Centre-back	Real Madrid	23	88.2	273.6%	803.9%
31	J. Branthwaite Centre-back	Everton	24	86.4	1075.6%	7215.7%
32	V. Mykolenko Centre-back	Everton	27	86.4	4318.2%	7215.3%
33	A. Hickey Centre-back	Brentford	24	86	1187.5%	721.2%
34	L. Geertruida Centre-back	Sunderland	26	85.8	2914.6%	721.9%
35	T. Chalobah Centre-back	Chelsea	27	85.7	3288.3%	716.1%
36	Morato Centre-back	Nottingham Forest	25	85.4	219.9%	716.2%
37	S. Botman Centre-back	Newcastle	26	84.6	23116.8%	711.4%
38	L. Colwill Centre-back	Chelsea	23	83.8	588.3%	7027.2%
39	D. Cirkin Centre-back	Sunderland	24	83.5	588.7%	702.5%
40	Pau Navarro Centre-back	Villarreal	21	83.4	32210.7%	848.4%
41	Andrés García Centre-back	Aston Villa	23	83.3	194%	692.8%
42	J. Seelt Centre-back	Sunderland	23	83.2	21600%	6920.5%
43	M. de Ligt Centre-back	Manchester United	26	82.8	1552.6%	6912.7%
44	Max Alleyne Centre-back	Manchester City	21	81.8	5	76
45	Pau Cubarsí Paredes Centre-back	Barcelona	19	81.7	5134.3%	93±0%
46	J. Todibo Centre-back	West Ham	26	81.5	2118.1%	6812.4%
47	J. Hato Centre-back	Chelsea	20	81.1	2069.4%	803.4%
48	B. Badiashile Centre-back	Chelsea	25	80.8	63.3%	676.9%
49	R. Drăgușin Centre-back	Tottenham	24	80.2	827%	6710.2%
50	L. Krejčí Centre-back	Wolves	27	79.2	2121.1%	6612.5%