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Most Valuable centre-backs by Market Value in League One

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

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At a glance

E. Pye of Stockport County is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in League One, with a Field Insider Rating of 53.5, and C. Goode has been the form player this season, grading 48.2, and K. Wootton leads the scoring with 19 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: T. Hamer has improved his Season rating most, up +33.6 on last season, while I. Ogundere's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +14.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, T. Hamer of Lincoln is the most valuable name in this group at 16.7.

Best talent
E. Pye53.5RTG
Stockport County
In form
C. Goode48.2SsN
Stevenage
Rising potential
I. Ogundere+14.6RTG
AFC Wimbledon · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
T. Hamer+33.6SsN
Lincoln · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
K. Wootton19goals
Stockport County
Most valuable
T. Hamer16.7val
Lincoln
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PlayerTeam
1T. HamerCentre-backLincoln2616.745297.3%4810.4%
2E. PyeCentre-backStockport County2316.34410.6%541.5%
3O. CaseyCentre-backBlackpool2515.64212.7%486.1%
4L. FreestoneCentre-backStevenage2612.73439.8%423%
5T. MengiCentre-backLuton2412.63486.8%5016.1%
6W. FishCentre-backCardiff2311.631179.5%4918.2%
7A. MitchellCentre-backPlymouth24113013.2%493.1%
8I. OgundereCentre-backAFC Wimbledon2310.92819.3%4942.4%
9M. RossCentre-backPlymouth2510.628113%4827.1%
10J. McGrathCentre-backDoncaster2310.11928.5%4526.3%
11B. HillsCentre-backStockport County2210.12431.5%482.8%
12C. HumphreysCentre-backPort Vale27102717%3819.8%
13M. SorinolaCentre-backPlymouth25102294.8%4522.7%
14C. TaylorCentre-backWycombe249.91940.4%447.3%
15S. EarleyCentre-backStevenage239.8256075%4418.5%
16J. PattendenCentre-backStevenage249.82297.3%441.6%
17M. DycheCentre-backNorthampton239.61982.7%430.9%
18C. JohnstonCentre-backPeterborough249.61811.8%4340.3%
19L. FioriniCentre-backStockport County249.5375%423.4%
20D. OkagbueCentre-backPeterborough229.51951.8%4513.6%
21D. LawlorCentre-backCardiff209.5292300%507.6%
22C. Forino-JosephCentre-backBolton269.425232%420.7%
23C. MakossoCentre-backLuton229.31818.3%440.7%
24Joshua FeeneyCentre-backHuddersfield219.2192.1%462.3%
25E. TurnsCentre-backExeter City239.21824.3%412.4%
26D. SkuraCentre-backWycombe249.1440%416.2%
27M. ForbesCentre-backNorthampton229.111500%4313.2%
28J. DebrahCentre-backPort Vale2591556.1%4014.8%
29Benn David WardCentre-backReading2291823.8%4337.5%
30J. OlowuCentre-backStockport County2691919.6%4017.4%
31E. ToalCentre-backBolton27924113.3%418.6%
32K. JohnCentre-backPort Vale2592220.9%4022.3%
33W. ForresterCentre-backLeyton Orient258.9145.4%4010%
34P. KiosoCentre-backPeterborough268.91938.2%4035.9%
35J. MoonCentre-backBurton Albion258.91166%4017.5%
36F. BackCentre-backWycombe238.871220%401.7%
37S. GrehanCentre-backDoncaster228.8111428.6%4210.9%
38K. CaseyCentre-backLeyton Orient218.7134337.4%
39J. YfekoCentre-backExeter City238.5658.8%389%
40D. LembikisaCentre-backLincoln228.5178.4%403.4%
41L. RobinsonCentre-backWigan248.5852.3%389.5%
42E. AdegboyegaCentre-backRotherham228.4683.5%4022.9%
43M. de GevigneyCentre-backBarnsley268.41547.5%3820.6%
44T. SibbickCentre-backBurton Albion278.4235.8%3613.5%
45J. LewisCentre-backAFC Wimbledon268.41469.5%389.6%
46J. RyanCentre-backReading228.4239
47Boyd BeacroftCentre-backReading238.3037
48O. GallagherCentre-backLincoln218.3241
49Neo EcclestonCentre-backHuddersfield228.20100%3924.2%
50R. TaylorCentre-backBolton258.2197.9%3725.4%