Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in Premier League 26/27

The most valuable defenders in Premier League in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

W. Saliba of Arsenal is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 87.8, and Sergei Kozlovskiy leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Egan has improved his Season rating most, up +37.6 on last season, while M. Thiaw's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +9.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, W. Saliba of Arsenal is the most valuable name in this group at 145.4.

Newcastle · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

J. Egan+37.6SsN

Hull City · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

Sergei Kozlovskiy3goals

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	Player	Team
1	W. Saliba Centre-back	Arsenal	25	145.4	6217.3%	885.7%
2	C. Hughes Centre-back	Hull City	23	107.2	43145.5%	7211.9%
3	R. Aït-Nouri Full-back	Manchester City	25	104.8	2631.2%	7817.6%
4	J. Gvardiol Full-back	Manchester City	24	101.8	26±0%	86±0%
5	R. Calafiori Full-back	Arsenal	24	100.6	39±0%	83±0%
6	C. Bradley Full-back	Liverpool	23	100	1520.3%	778.8%
7	N. Savona Centre-back	Nottingham Forest	23	97.6	1266.1%	756.9%
8	B. Diakité Centre-back	Bournemouth	25	95.9	17±0%	75±0%
9	T. Muharemović Full-back	Leeds	23	95.8	403.4%	832%
10	M. Kerkez Centre-back	Liverpool	23	95.8	29±0%	88±0%
11	K. Lewis-Potter Full-back	Brentford	25	94.7	33±0%	84±0%
12	K. Kesler-Hayden Full-back	Coventry	24	94.1	12±0%	65±0%
13	L. Hall Full-back	Newcastle	22	94.1	30±0%	851.8%
14	L. Colwill Centre-back	Chelsea	23	92.4	5±0%	70±0%
15	J. Branthwaite Centre-back	Everton	24	91.7	10±0%	72±0%
16	M. Kayode Full-back	Brentford	22	91.7	45±0%	93±0%
17	N. Mendy Centre-back	Hull City	22	90.2	30±0%	80±0%
18	A. Dedić Full-back	Newcastle	24	89.5	38±0%	65±0%
19	António Silva Centre-back	Bournemouth	23	88.9	4714%	686.4%
20	J. Jacquet Centre-back	Liverpool	21	88.2	275%	837.6%
21	Murillo Full-back	Nottingham Forest	24	88	33±0%	79±0%
22	M. Röhl Full-back	Everton	24	87.4	1522.1%	730.8%
23	A. Khusanov Centre-back	Manchester City	22	87.4	37±0%	83±0%
24	A. Ouattara Full-back	Ipswich	21	86.9	22±0%	77±0%
25	M. Thiaw Centre-back	Newcastle	25	86.4	36±0%	87±0%
26	J. Hadjam Full-back	Brighton	23	86.3	14±0%	43±0%
27	Cristhian Mosquera Centre-back	Arsenal	22	86.2	31±0%	81±0%
28	J. Hill Centre-back	Bournemouth	24	85.6	37±0%	87±0%
29	A. Hickey Full-back	Brentford	24	85.4	11±0%	72±0%
30	A. Truffert Full-back	Bournemouth	24	85.4	57±0%	96±0%
31	L. Vušković Centre-back	Brighton	19	85.2	304.2%	873%
32	W. Fofana Centre-back	Chelsea	25	84.8	28±0%	76±0%
33	L. Davis Full-back	Ipswich	26	84.7	37±0%	67±0%
34	M. Lacroix Full-back	Chelsea	26	84.5	54±0%	802.3%
35	A. Amenda Centre-back	Coventry	23	84.4	185.3%	74±0%
36	I. Maatsen Full-back	Aston Villa	24	84.4	21±0%	81±0%
37	J. Timber Centre-back	Arsenal	25	83.6	67±0%	93±0%
38	R. Giles Full-back	Hull City	26	83.5	24±0%	63±0%
39	Jannik Schuster Full-back	Brentford	20	82.9	2027.5%	46±0%
40	J. Frimpong Full-back	Liverpool	25	82.9	10±0%	74±0%
41	A. Anselmino Centre-back	Chelsea	21	82.7	2027.4%	7438.1%
42	N. Collins Centre-back	Brentford	25	82.4	43±0%	86±0%
43	M. Ruggeri Centre-back	Aston Villa	24	82.3	31±0%	82±0%
44	B. Thomas Centre-back	Coventry	25	82.3	39±0%	71±0%
45	P. Hincapié Centre-back	Arsenal	24	82.2	545.7%	851%
46	Pedro Teixeira Centre-back	Free Agents	23	82.2	0	69
47	S. Botman Centre-back	Newcastle	26	81.8	23±0%	71±0%
48	Brodi Hughes Centre-back	Chelsea	22	81.4	1	71
49	Joshua Kofi Acheampong Full-back	Chelsea	20	81.3	9±0%	79±0%
50	S. van den Berg Centre-back	Brentford	24	81	33±0%	87±0%