Most Valuable centre-backs by Market Value in Serie A 2026

The most valuable centre-backs in Serie A in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

A. Giay of Palmeiras is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 70.7, and Raniele has been the form player this season, grading 60.9, and Luciano Juba leads the scoring with 10 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Gustavo Henrique has improved his Season rating most, up +37.8 on last season, while A. Giay's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +19.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Cacá of Vitoria is the most valuable name in this group at 37.6.

Palmeiras · 24/25→25/26

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Gustavo Henrique+37.8SsN

Corinthians · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Cacá Centre-back	Vitoria	27	37.6	42109.5%	5814.2%
2	A. Giay Centre-back	Palmeiras	22	35.2	374.6%	71±0%
3	Alix Centre-back	RB Bragantino	27	34.8	46308.8%	6218.2%
4	Ruan Tressoldi Centre-back	Atletico-MG	27	32.9	3797.9%	5920.8%
5	Lucas Halter Centre-back	Vitoria	26	32.7	414.8%	651.7%
6	Gustavo Marques Centre-back	RB Bragantino	25	32.4	46285.6%	7020%
7	Gabriel Pereira Centre-back	Vasco DA Gama	26	31.8	2430.7%	366.9%
8	Jonathan Centre-back	Cruzeiro	22	31.5	39125%	706.1%
9	J. Hurtado Centre-back	RB Bragantino	24	29.7	279.2%	65±0%
10	Arthur Centre-back	Palmeiras	21	29.7	30	70
11	Luciano Juba Centre-back	Bahia	27	29	3615.7%	663.6%
12	J. Freytes Centre-back	Fluminense	26	28.7	2353.6%	644.2%
13	Luis Fellipe Centre-back	Santos	23	28.4	4	57
14	Marcos Paulo Centre-back	Juventude	23	28.4	131575%	601.2%
15	Victor Gabriel Centre-back	Internacional	22	28.1	33147.7%	666.3%
16	L. Monzón Centre-back	Botafogo	25	27.5	2±0%	53137.5%
17	Vitão Centre-back	Flamengo	26	27.5	21±0%	569%
18	Maykon Centre-back	Vitoria	20	27.3	12	66
19	Patryck Centre-back	Juventude	23	27.2	366.7%	578%
20	Gabriel Centre-back	Mirassol	23	27.1	3±0%	564.8%
21	N. Ferraresi Centre-back	Botafogo	27	27	3021.6%	561.8%
22	Marcos Victor Centre-back	Bahia	24	27	16±0%	557.6%
23	Julio César Centre-back	Atletico-MG	22	27	0	59
24	João Marcelo Centre-back	Cruzeiro	26	26.9	6±0%	558.3%
25	Marcelo Ajul Centre-back	Sport Recife	24	26.8	3	57
26	P. Milans Centre-back	Corinthians	24	26.3	14	58
27	Ewerthon Centre-back	Juventude	26	26.3	1210%	5510.7%
28	Maik Centre-back	Sao Paulo	21	25.7	12±0%	609.4%
29	Dorival Centre-back	Cruzeiro	22	25.6	0	57
30	Léo Mana Centre-back	Corinthians	22	25.6	428.8%	583.8%
31	Vanderlan Centre-back	RB Bragantino	24	25.5	15±0%	5411.6%
32	Caio Roque Centre-back	Botafogo	24	25.3	1±0%	5442.9%
33	Lucas Freitas Centre-back	Vasco DA Gama	25	25.1	15±0%	4917.8%
34	Marco Moreno Centre-back	Bahia	25	24.9	5838.8%	688%
35	Kauan Martins Centre-back	RB Bragantino	22	24.8	0	55
36	Cipriano Centre-back	Juventude	24	24.8	180%	5210.6%
37	Ythallo Centre-back	Botafogo	22	24.8	0	55
38	Arthur Chaves Centre-back	Botafogo	25	24.7	15±0%	7410.1%
39	Riquelme Centre-back	Vasco DA Gama	24	24.6	0	52
40	Newton Centre-back	Sao Paulo	26	24.4	18±0%	4620.5%
41	S. Palacios Centre-back	RB Bragantino	21	24.4	050%	584%
42	M. Gamarra Centre-back	Cruzeiro	26	24.2	578.6%	559.7%
43	Kevyson Centre-back	Sport Recife	22	24.2	381.5%	5412.3%
44	Benedetti Centre-back	Palmeiras	20	24.2	9±0%	609.2%
45	Luiz Gustavo Centre-back	Bahia	20	24.1	4	60
46	Da Silva Centre-back	Botafogo	25	24	4	51
47	Wagner Leonardo Centre-back	Gremio	27	23.9	25±0%	4715.2%
48	Lucyo Centre-back	Botafogo	20	23.9	3	59
49	Guzmán Rodríguez Centre-back	RB Bragantino	26	23.9	3347.8%	59±0%
50	Neto Centre-back	Sport Recife	21	23.9	1	56