Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in Serie A 2026

The most valuable defenders in Serie A in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Arthur Chaves of Botafogo is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 74.2, and Nathan has been the form player this season, grading 62.3, and Luciano Juba leads the scoring with 9 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Nathan has improved his Season rating most, up +51.9 on last season, while Khellven's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +27.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Marco Moreno of Bahia is the most valuable name in this group at 44.9.

Palmeiras · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Nathan+51.9SsN

Vitoria · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Marco Moreno Centre-back	Bahia	25	44.9	58143.3%	6816.5%
2	Nathan Full-back	Vitoria	24	39.8	62386.7%	645%
3	Cacá Centre-back	Vitoria	27	37.5	42109.5%	5814.2%
4	Alix Centre-back	RB Bragantino	26	37.2	46308.8%	6218.2%
5	Cuiabano Full-back	Vasco DA Gama	23	36.7	4036.9%	666.7%
6	Arthur Chaves Centre-back	Botafogo	25	35.8	15±0%	7410.1%
7	S. Ramos Centre-back	Bahia	24	35	422.6%	731.1%
8	Gustavo Marques Centre-back	RB Bragantino	24	34.9	46285.6%	7016.4%
9	Gustavo Martins Full-back	Gremio	24	33.8	33134.5%	675.4%
10	A. Giay Centre-back	Palmeiras	22	33.5	374.6%	71±0%
11	Roman Gomez Full-back	Bahia	22	33.4	28±0%	6634.6%
12	Lucas Halter Centre-back	Vitoria	26	32.7	414.8%	651.7%
13	Jonathan Centre-back	Cruzeiro	22	32.7	39125%	706.1%
14	D. Tarzia Full-back	Vitoria	23	32.6	25425%	6639.6%
15	Ramon Full-back	Internacional	25	32.4	4862.4%	7013.5%
16	Luan Cândido Full-back	Vitoria	25	32.2	37250.5%	6517.2%
17	Bruno Gomes Full-back	Internacional	25	32	40170.5%	6818.7%
18	Natanael Full-back	Atletico-MG	24	31.6	1751.3%	643.9%
19	A. Saldivia Centre-back	Vasco DA Gama	24	31.3	1914%	59152.1%
20	J. Hurtado Centre-back	RB Bragantino	24	31.2	279.2%	65±0%
21	Guilherme Lopes Full-back	RB Bragantino	24	31.2	936.8%	623.2%
22	Victor Gabriel Centre-back	Internacional	22	31	33147.7%	666.3%
23	Luciano Juba Centre-back	Bahia	27	30.5	3615.7%	663.6%
24	Khellven Full-back	Palmeiras	25	30.2	33112.9%	631.1%
25	J. Freytes Centre-back	Fluminense	26	30.1	2353.6%	644.2%
26	Arthur Centre-back	Palmeiras	21	29.9	30	70
27	Igor Formiga Full-back	Mirassol	27	29.8	3667.1%	559.7%
28	Jefté Full-back	Palmeiras	22	29.8	11±0%	652.4%
29	M. Ponte Full-back	Botafogo	23	29.6	1024.2%	62±0%
30	Matheus Bahia Full-back	Internacional	27	29.5	2522%	533.1%
31	Jemmes Full-back	Fluminense	26	29.3	2840.4%	628.9%
32	Kauã Moraes Full-back	Cruzeiro	20	29.2	5±0%	6912.5%
33	Luan Full-back	Fortaleza EC	25	29.1	12	61
34	Ruan Tressoldi Centre-back	Atletico-MG	27	29.1	3797.9%	5920.8%
35	Marcos Paulo Centre-back	Juventude	23	28.4	131575%	601.2%
36	Vitão Centre-back	Flamengo	26	28.2	21±0%	569%
37	Luis Fellipe Centre-back	Santos	23	28.1	4	57
38	L. Monzón Centre-back	Botafogo	24	27.8	2±0%	53137.5%
39	Maykon Centre-back	Vitoria	20	27.7	12	66
40	Lucas Piton Full-back	Vasco DA Gama	25	27.5	954.1%	5716.2%
41	Abner Full-back	Juventude	22	27.4	15	61
42	Julio César Centre-back	Atletico-MG	22	27.3	0	59
43	Patryck Centre-back	Juventude	23	27.2	366.7%	578%
44	Marcos Victor Centre-back	Bahia	24	27.2	16±0%	557.6%
45	N. Ferraresi Centre-back	Botafogo	27	27	3021.6%	561.8%
46	Diego Caito Full-back	Gremio	22	27	6	60
47	P. Milans Centre-back	Corinthians	24	26.8	14	58
48	Marcelo Ajul Centre-back	Sport Recife	24	26.8	3	57
49	M. Arana Centre-back	Vitoria	24	26.7	10	56
50	João Marcelo Centre-back	Cruzeiro	26	26.5	6±0%	558.3%