Most Valuable centre-backs by Market Value in 2. Bundesliga 26/27

At a glance

K. Schmidt of Dynamo Dresden is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in 2. Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 58.4, and Héliton has been the form player this season, grading 55.1, and M. Mathisen leads the scoring with 1 goal.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Héliton has improved his Season rating most, up +28.5 on last season, while K. Schmidt's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +23.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, E. Bakatukanda of VfL Osnabrück is the most valuable name in this group at 25.7.

Best talent

K. Schmidt58.4RTG

Dynamo Dresden

In form

Héliton55.1SsN

Karlsruher SC

Rising potential

K. Schmidt+23.4RTG

Dynamo Dresden · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Héliton+28.5SsN

Karlsruher SC · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

M. Mathisen1goals

FC St. Pauli

Most valuable

E. Bakatukanda25.7val

VfL Osnabrück