Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in Super League 1 26/27

The most valuable defenders in Super League 1 in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Z. Smajlović of Olympiakos Piraeus is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Super League 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 39.3, and D. Vida has been the form player this season, grading 27.4, and G. Granath leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: E. Palmer-Brown has improved his Season rating most, up +16.9 on last season, while Z. Smajlović's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +12.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Z. Smajlović of Olympiakos Piraeus is the most valuable name in this group at 9.2.

Olympiakos Piraeus · 24/25→25/26

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Panathinaikos · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Z. Smajlović Full-back	Olympiakos Piraeus	22	9.2	2046.6%	3914.4%
2	V. Kristiansen Centre-back	Panathinaikos	23	8.2	197.6%	5237.2%
3	G. Michailidis Centre-back	PAOK	26	6	361.1%	3517.3%
4	A. Apostolopoulos Full-back	Panetolikos	23	5.9	818.6%	371.6%
5	S. Pilios Full-back	AEK Athens FC	25	5.8	35±0%	40±0%
6	K. Pomonis Centre-back	Asteras Tripolis	24	5.7	76700%	323.6%
7	I. Gelashvili Centre-back	Panserraikos	25	5.6	15137.7%	3635.1%
8	Gustavo Mancha Centre-back	Olympiakos Piraeus	22	5.5	718.1%	3636.6%
9	L. Pirola Centre-back	Olympiakos Piraeus	24	5.5	52±0%	41±0%
10	N. Stajić Centre-back	Panetolikos	25	5.5	4±0%	323.2%
11	M. Tsaousis Full-back	Panserraikos	26	5.4	2071.6%	345%
12	A. Pantea Centre-back	Levadiakos	23	5.3	203.7%	34±0%
13	E. Olsson Full-back	Panetolikos	23	5.3	384.5%	3217.5%
14	T. Karamanis Full-back	Atromitos	22	5.3	11±0%	38±0%
15	K. Kostoulas Centre-back	OFI	21	5.3	131.5%	414.6%
16	G. Papadopoulos Full-back	Atromitos	23	5.3	3	32
17	A. Ouattara Full-back	Larisa	23	5.3	12	34
18	M. Todorski Full-back	AEK Athens FC	22	5.2	3	35
19	David Galiatsos Full-back	Panetolikos	20	5.2	41166.7%	341.2%
20	M. Filon Full-back	Levadiakos	21	5	6	35
21	Alex Méndez Centre-back	Asteras Tripolis	25	5	184.8%	301.9%
22	A. Prodromitis Centre-back	Panetolikos	22	5	1	33
23	G. Christopoulos Centre-back	OFI	26	4.9	531.6%	2913.5%
24	K. Krizmanić Centre-back	OFI	26	4.9	31±0%	38±0%
25	K. Thymianis Full-back	PAOK	25	4.9	0±0%	31±0%
26	M. Mountes Full-back	Atromitos	22	4.9	21±0%	39±0%
27	D. Agyakwa Centre-back	Volos NFC	24	4.8	0±0%	31±0%
28	E. Smpokos Centre-back	Kifisia	23	4.8	0	31
29	G. Papadopoulos Centre-back	Atromitos	23	4.8	0100%	314.6%
30	N. Fadiga Centre-back	Aris Thessalonikis	26	4.8	25±0%	34±0%
31	C. Sielis Centre-back	OFI	26	4.8	15±0%	34±0%
32	Filipe Relvas Centre-back	AEK Athens FC	27	4.8	576.9%	392.1%
33	Jon de Luis Centre-back	Kifisia	23	4.8	0	31
34	K. Chrisopoulos Centre-back	Asteras Tripolis	23	4.8	0	3530.9%
35	D. Kottas Centre-back	PAOK	21	4.8	0	34
36	L. Abanda Centre-back	Kifisia	26	4.7	1660.8%	330.6%
37	R. van Drongelen Centre-back	Panathinaikos	27	4.7	325.5%	441.9%
38	C. Kosidis Centre-back	AEK Athens FC	21	4.7	0	34
39	Christian Manrique Full-back	Panetolikos	27	4.7	16±0%	31±0%
40	Georgios Marios Katris Centre-back	Panathinaikos	20	4.7	0100%	356.7%
41	C. Georgiadis Centre-back	Panserraikos	21	4.7	7	33
42	M. Pedersen Full-back	Olympiakos Piraeus	26	4.6	28±0%	726.4%
43	G. Mitoglou Centre-back	Atromitos	26	4.6	7±0%	30±0%
44	M. Vichos Centre-back	Levadiakos	26	4.6	28±0%	40±0%
45	F. Chachoulis Centre-back	Kifisia	22	4.6	0	31
46	E. Ferigra Full-back	Larisa	27	4.5	1032.9%	2837.6%
47	Pepe Castaño Centre-back	Asteras Tripolis	27	4.5	292.7%	2541.5%
48	L. Lyratzis Full-back	Atromitos	26	4.5	22±0%	35±0%
49	B. Šutalo Centre-back	Aris Thessalonikis	26	4.5	4312.5%	356%
50	Tiago Manso Centre-back	Kifisia	26	4.5	2013.3%	49±0%