Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in Liga Profesional Argentina 2026

The most valuable defenders in Liga Profesional Argentina in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

A. Núñez of Argentinos JRS is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Liga Profesional Argentina, with a Field Insider Rating of 65.9, and L. Lozano has been the form player this season, grading 77.6, and G. Montiel leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Lisandro López has improved his Season rating most, up +59.8 on last season, while A. Steimbach's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +10.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Marco Pellegrino of Huracan is the most valuable name in this group at 24.6.

Gimnasia L.P. · 22/23→25/26

Most improved

Lisandro López+59.8SsN

Belgrano Cordoba · 24/25→25/26

Marco Pellegrino24.6val

Huracan

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	Player	Team
1	Marco Pellegrino Centre-back	Huracan	24	24.6	49±0%	512.2%
2	E. Herrera Full-back	San Lorenzo	23	24	6014.3%	542.7%
3	C. Ferreira Centre-back	Atletico Tucuman	23	22.9	55206.1%	5313.9%
4	G. Benedetti Full-back	Estudiantes L.P.	25	22.9	55346.7%	5520.8%
5	F. Álvarez Centre-back	Argentinos JRS	26	22.4	6921.5%	523.8%
6	E. Cannavo Full-back	Racing Club	24	22.3	5540.5%	524%
7	L. Di Lollo Centre-back	Boca Juniors	22	21.6	5714.2%	57±0%
8	L. Ferreira Centre-back	Defensa Y Justicia	26	21.5	42124.1%	462.9%
9	J. Meli Centre-back	Instituto Cordoba	26	21.4	5375.8%	521.8%
10	L. Blanco Full-back	Boca Juniors	27	21	5513.8%	470.9%
11	Daniel Herrera Centre-back	San Lorenzo	22	20.7	31311.8%	5013.8%
12	M. Weigandt Full-back	Boca Juniors	26	20.7	61364.1%	4322%
13	R. Giampaoli Centre-back	Boca Juniors	26	20.6	4722.4%	465.5%
14	F. Zabala Full-back	Independiente	27	20.4	44194%	4521.7%
15	P. Ramírez Full-back	Deportivo Riestra	26	20	4643.8%	428.8%
16	J. García Centre-back	Velez Sarsfield	25	20	47	5541.9%
17	C. Ibáñez Full-back	Huracan	27	20	5120.8%	442.8%
18	M. Mendoza Centre-back	Argentinos JRS	21	19.9	47154.1%	478%
19	L. Rivero Centre-back	River Plate	22	19.7	5423%	541.5%
20	T. Palacios Full-back	Estudiantes L.P.	23	19.5	71100%	556.6%
21	E. Meza Full-back	Estudiantes L.P.	27	18.8	45106.4%	4515.5%
22	I. Galván Full-back	Atletico Tucuman	24	18.7	39556.7%	5216.8%
23	Alcides Benítez Full-back	Belgrano Cordoba	24	18.6	43	48
24	S. Núñez Full-back	Estudiantes L.P.	26	18.1	502.5%	471.3%
25	M. de Ritis Full-back	San Lorenzo	23	18.1	49202.5%	5415.3%
26	F. Mansilla Centre-back	Central Cordoba de Santiago	27	18	49477.4%	4115.3%
27	D. Fernández Centre-back	Defensa Y Justicia	25	17.8	403.7%	49±0%
28	M. Valenti Full-back	Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto	24	17.6	34125.3%	5020.2%
29	N. Demartini Centre-back	Barracas Central	26	17.6	3513.9%	455.4%
30	A. Steimbach Full-back	Gimnasia L.P.	24	17.4	54	5648.8%
31	A. Schott Centre-back	Talleres Cordoba	26	17.1	419.8%	529.3%
32	T. Silva Full-back	Platense	23	17	4757.2%	514.5%
33	E. Mancuso Centre-back	Estudiantes L.P.	27	16.7	5064.9%	4225.2%
34	A. Costa Centre-back	Boca Juniors	27	16.3	4511.1%	441.1%
35	Joel Godoy Full-back	Sarmiento Junin	21	15.9	27	52
36	A. Núñez Full-back	Argentinos JRS	21	15.8	19	66
37	J. Ludueña Centre-back	Union Santa Fe	23	15.8	38160.5%	5517.1%
38	F. Martínez Full-back	Central Cordoba de Santiago	26	15.2	33102.5%	42±0%
39	G. Ávila Full-back	Rosario Central	24	15.1	3019.5%	5416.2%
40	K. Jappert Centre-back	Barracas Central	22	15	3413.8%	5010.4%
41	Ignacio Ovando Centre-back	Rosario Central	19	14.7	38905.3%	5824.1%
42	Luciano Vallejo Centre-back	Atletico Tucuman	22	14.3	27	5021.3%
43	B. Barros Schelotto Full-back	Gimnasia L.P.	26	13.9	9±0%	416.6%
44	M. Bracamonte Full-back	Deportivo Riestra	27	13.9	234.2%	361.7%
45	R. Orihuela Centre-back	Sarmiento Junin	25	13.9	2214.5%	471.5%
46	S. Studer Centre-back	Independ. Rivadavia	23	13.8	2749.8%	543.6%
47	L. Souto Centre-back	Defensa Y Justicia	27	13.6	32	4342.1%
48	N. Meriano Centre-back	Banfield	25	13.6	3862.8%	498.9%
49	V. Moreno Full-back	Tigre	23	13.6	28479.6%	4914.5%
50	V. Fascendini Centre-back	Talleres Cordoba	23	13.4	30±0%	4611.1%