Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in Serie B 26/27

The most valuable defenders in Serie B in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

T. Barbieri of Cremonese is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Serie B, with a Field Insider Rating of 71.1, and G. Zaro has been the form player this season, grading 48.8, and A. Bozzolan leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: L. Ravanelli has improved his Season rating most, up +21.9 on last season, while G. Corbo's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +5.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, C. Faedo of Padova is the most valuable name in this group at 28.4.

Pescara · 24/25→25/26

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L. Ravanelli+21.9SsN

Sampdoria · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	C. Faedo Centre-back	Padova	27	28.4	37	51
2	N. Radaelli Full-back	Mantova	23	27.8	21173.3%	644.6%
3	A. Papetti Centre-back	Reggiana	24	25.1	38±0%	62±0%
4	A. Castellini Full-back	Mantova	23	24.2	40±0%	67±0%
5	A. Bozzolan Full-back	Palermo	22	23.8	23	59
6	T. Barbieri Full-back	Cremonese	24	23.6	2826.9%	712.4%
7	A. Giorgini Centre-back	Sudtirol	24	23.6	37±0%	67±0%
8	D. Tonoli Full-back	Modena	24	23.5	56±0%	701.8%
9	J. Oyono Full-back	Spezia	25	22.8	1018.1%	552.3%
10	S. Cella Full-back	Mantova	25	22.7	27±0%	64±0%
11	B. Nieling Centre-back	Modena	23	22.5	0100%	5116.4%
12	C. Pastina Centre-back	Padova	25	22.2	13±0%	54±0%
13	R. Stivanello Centre-back	Sudtirol	22	22.2	152400%	5910.1%
14	S. Nador Centre-back	Modena	24	22.1	20±0%	56±0%
15	D. Veroli Centre-back	Sudtirol	23	22	7±0%	57±0%
16	T. Del Lungo Full-back	Virtus Entella	22	21.7	5±0%	56±0%
17	B. Moruzzi Full-back	Avellino	22	21.7	19±0%	59±0%
18	Alessandro Dellavalle Centre-back	Padova	22	21.7	27±0%	59±0%
19	M. Ilić Centre-back	Cesena	23	21.4	1114%	480.8%
20	R. Capellini Centre-back	Pescara	26	21.3	2318.9%	545.4%
21	B. Meijer Full-back	Sampdoria	23	21.2	11±0%	511.7%
22	T. Macchioni Centre-back	Carrarese	19	21.1	0±0%	66±0%
23	S. Zanon Full-back	Pisa	25	21.1	589.4%	682.6%
24	B. Verrengia Centre-back	Catanzaro	23	21.1	6±0%	59±0%
25	S. Bonetti Centre-back	Reggiana	21	21.1	18	59
26	A. Milani Centre-back	Avellino	21	21	4	56
27	L. Moretti Centre-back	Virtus Entella	24	20.7	519%	508.4%
28	P. Enrici Centre-back	Avellino	25	20.7	25±0%	59±0%
29	G. Stabile Full-back	Sudtirol	21	20.5	4	53
30	S. Canestrelli Full-back	Pisa	26	20.3	24±0%	767.2%
31	M. Cocchi Full-back	Padova	19	20.2	0±0%	69±0%
32	P. Peda Centre-back	Palermo	24	20.2	39±0%	62±0%
33	N. Pierozzi Centre-back	Palermo	25	20.2	48±0%	712.6%
34	O. Correia Full-back	Pisa	26	20.2	40±0%	61±0%
35	R. Turicchia Centre-back	Virtus Entella	23	20.1	1500%	506.4%
36	F. Folino Centre-back	Modena	24	20	8±0%	65±0%
37	F. Davi Full-back	Sudtirol	24	20	15±0%	54±0%
38	B. Tomašević Centre-back	Mantova	20	20	11	59
39	Y. Rocchetti Centre-back	Cremonese	23	19.8	195.4%	5017.4%
40	Mateus Lusuardi Centre-back	Pisa	22	19.7	180.3%	6111.5%
41	B. Bjarkason Full-back	Sudtirol	26	19.7	11±0%	50±0%
42	F. Coppola Centre-back	Pisa	21	19.7	6±0%	65±0%
43	S. Kassama Centre-back	Bari	22	19.6	10	53
44	D. Mancini Centre-back	Sudtirol	21	19.5	0	50
45	M. Lovato Centre-back	Padova	26	19.3	29±0%	57±0%
46	M. Dorval Full-back	Catanzaro	25	19.3	26±0%	62±0%
47	M. Piacentini Centre-back	Cesena	27	19.2	9168.6%	4315%
48	T. Pittino Centre-back	Mantova	21	19.2	0	52
49	Tomás Esteves Full-back	Pisa	24	19.2	938.2%	541.3%
50	T. Cassandro Full-back	Palermo	26	19.2	38±0%	61±0%