Most Valuable centre-backs by Market Value in Premiership

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

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At a glance

E. Fernandez of Rangers is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in Premiership, with a Field Insider Rating of 50.3, and P. McGinn has been the form player this season, grading 52.1, and S. Findlay leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: P. McGinn has improved his Season rating most, up +47.6 on last season, while M. Freckleton's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +16.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, S. Welsh of Motherwell is the most valuable name in this group at 15.8.

M. Freckleton+16.8RTG

ST Mirren · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

P. McGinn+47.6SsN

Motherwell · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	S. Welsh Centre-back	Motherwell	26	15.8	43266.4%	4313.5%
2	M. Freckleton Centre-back	ST Mirren	23	14.4	39112.1%	5050.8%
3	J. Milne Centre-back	Aberdeen	23	13.5	36782.9%	4922.1%
4	K. Keresztes Centre-back	Dundee Utd	26	12.5	34	43
5	I. Iovu Centre-back	Dundee Utd	24	12.1	33	46
6	R. Deas Centre-back	Kilmarnock	26	11.9	326.3%	434.5%
7	E. Fernandez Centre-back	Rangers	24	11.7	32156.1%	506.8%
8	L. Graham Centre-back	Dundee	22	11	311247.8%	4930.7%
9	W. O'Hora Centre-back	Hibernian	27	10.7	2910%	3917.3%
10	R. Astley Centre-back	Dundee	24	10.7	2956.8%	482.1%
11	N. Djiga Centre-back	Rangers	23	10.7	299500%	4729.7%
12	D. Finlayson Centre-back	Livingston	25	10.1	23700%	457.9%
13	M. Knoester Centre-back	Aberdeen	27	10	27103%	379.5%
14	A. Forrester Centre-back	Heart Of Midlothian	21	9.9	12	49
15	R. King Centre-back	ST Mirren	24	9.6	21	43
16	A. Trusty Centre-back	Celtic	27	9.6	2642.6%	3916.5%
17	R. Bushiri Centre-back	Hibernian	26	9.6	2416.3%	4313%
18	L. Neilson Centre-back	Falkirk	23	9.6	1015.9%	432.1%
19	J. Araujo Centre-back	Celtic	24	9.5	12151%	4341.3%
20	R. Graham Centre-back	Dundee Utd	25	9.5	1610.6%	436.4%
21	G. Molloy Centre-back	Aberdeen	24	9.3	1610.3%	429.4%
22	Billy Dawson Koumetio Centre-back	Dundee	23	9.3	1114.3%	420.5%
23	Brooklyn Kabongolo Centre-back	Livingston	23	9.1	7	41
24	D. Murray Centre-back	Celtic	23	9.1	8	41
25	G. Stanger Centre-back	Kilmarnock	25	9.1	142150%	41±0%
26	K. Megwa Centre-back	Hibernian	22	8.9	98700%	425%
27	B. Esselink Centre-back	Dundee Utd	26	8.6	1627.6%	3914.9%
28	E. Brown Centre-back	Kilmarnock	21	8.6	15	43
29	L. Mayo Centre-back	Kilmarnock	26	8.5	2141.3%	3822%
30	E. Ingram Centre-back	Dundee	23	8.2	190.8%	3712%
31	A. Dorrington Centre-back	Aberdeen	21	8.1	449.3%	409.3%
32	A. Donnelly Centre-back	Dundee	23	8.1	098.8%	3616.7%
33	Benjamin Arthur Centre-back	Celtic	20	8	4	42
34	Z. Williams Centre-back	Kilmarnock	21	7.9	680.6%	397.7%
35	S. Harding Centre-back	Dundee Utd	20	7.9	5	42
36	K. Tobers Centre-back	Aberdeen	25	7.8	192.8%	3515.9%
37	A. Ralston Centre-back	Celtic	27	7.8	191.6%	3521.8%
38	Alexander Hutton Centre-back	Rangers	20	7.7	0	41
39	O. Stirton Centre-back	Dundee Utd	19	7.4	2	411%
40	Samuel Isiguzo Centre-back	Celtic	19	7.3	0	41
41	Joseph McGrath Centre-back	Hibernian	19	7.2	0	40
42	R. Ellis Centre-back	Kilmarnock	19	6.7	0	38
43	T. Mcintyre Centre-back	Aberdeen	27	6.6	460.2%	3045.9%
44	J. Mercer Centre-back	Aberdeen	18	6.6	0	39
45	E. Bowie Centre-back	Kilmarnock	18	6.4	0	38
46	S. Mackie Centre-back	Falkirk	27	6.4	0100%	2930.4%
47	E. Bwomono Centre-back	Aberdeen	27	6.2	0100%	2835.5%
48	T. Sobowale Centre-back	ST Mirren	27	6.2	197.8%	2810.3%
49	S. Blaney Centre-back	Livingston	27	6.2	279.5%	2828.6%
50	S. Findlay Centre-back	Heart Of Midlothian	30	6.1	47356.3%	3310.9%