Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in Liga I 25/26

The most valuable defenders in Liga I in 25/26, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

E. Annan of Rapid is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Liga I, with a Field Insider Rating of 58.1, and O. Romanchuk has been the form player this season, grading 50.2, and D. Pospelov leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: O. Romanchuk has improved his Season rating most, up +21.7 on last season, while P. Ouaneh's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +1.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, E. Annan of Rapid is the most valuable name in this group at 7.9.

Universitatea Craiova

Rising potential

P. Ouaneh+1.3RTG

Uta Arad · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

O. Romanchuk+21.7SsN

Universitatea Craiova · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	E. Annan Full-back	Rapid	24	7.9	203980%	5811.3%
2	O. Romanchuk Full-back	Universitatea Craiova	26	6.8	5076.1%	3317.2%
3	L. Sadriu Full-back	Arges Pitesti	25	6.8	48	33
4	M. Tudose Centre-back	Arges Pitesti	21	6.7	50	37
5	A. Țîrlea Full-back	CFR 1907 Cluj	26	6.5	6	2658.2%
6	N. Stoioanov Centre-back	Dinamo Bucuresti	21	6.4	35	38
7	C. Petro Defensive midfielder	FC Botosani	25	6.3	31	35
8	W. L. Ouedraogo Full-back	Rapid	18	5.9	2	65
9	L. Kramer Centre-back	Rapid	27	5.6	286.4%	2737.2%
10	Martín Pascual Full-back	Dinamo Bucuresti	27	5.4	583%	4430%
11	Adam Zaian Centre-back	Petrolul Ploiesti	22	5.4	13	47
12	A. Pașcanu Centre-back	Rapid	27	5.4	2622.4%	2855.5%
13	S. Bouzamoucha Centre-back	Farul Constanta	26	5.3	438.9%	4326%
14	F. Borţa Full-back	Arges Pitesti	27	5.3	35	26
15	A. Dorobanțu Full-back	Uta Arad	22	5.2	27	36
16	M. Țuțu Full-back	Petrolul Ploiesti	22	5	26	36
17	T. Luvambo Full-back	Arges Pitesti	27	4.9	361.2%	4024.1%
18	P. Ouaneh Centre-back	Uta Arad	28	4.3	23138.9%	472.8%
19	Né Lopes Centre-back	Oţelul	26	4.1	20104%	2842%
20	D. Maftei Full-back	Farul Constanta	22	4.1	8	35
21	L. Stancu Full-back	FCSB	21	4	10	36
22	C. Hüseynov Defensive midfielder	Petrolul Ploiesti	23	3.9	10	32
23	N. Loosli Full-back	Universitatea Cluj	29	3.9	29179.4%	411.9%
24	A. Camara Centre-back	Metaloglobus	25	3.9	14	32
25	R. Bădescu Centre-back	Uta Arad	21	3.9	5	32
26	F. Iacob Full-back	Uta Arad	25	3.9	16	32
27	A. Mărginean Central midfielder	Dinamo Bucuresti	25	3.8	16676.2%	3138.8%
28	C. Ignat Centre-back	Rapid	23	3.8	6	30
29	D. Sîrbu Centre-back	Farul Constanta	23	3.8	13	31
30	A. Dumitrescu Full-back	Petrolul Ploiesti	25	3.7	10	30
31	O. Adefunyibomi Centre-back	Arges Pitesti	26	3.7	858.9%	3120.6%
32	Gustavo Marins Centre-back	Farul Constanta	24	3.7	8	31
33	R. Creţ Full-back	FC Botosani	20	3.6	20	34
34	Bogdan Marian Centre-back	Petrolul Ploiesti	21	3.5	5	31
35	D. Neicu Centre-back	Oţelul	24	3.5	3	29
36	N. Aberdin Centre-back	Farul Constanta	24	3.4	633.3%	264.8%
37	Kazu Full-back	Oţelul	26	3.4	14343.8%	2745%
38	R. Sălceanu Full-back	Rapid	22	3.4	15	31
39	Vadik Murria Centre-back	Oţelul	25	3.4	7	29
40	M. Tsoungui Centre-back	Unirea Slobozia	24	3.4	1	28
41	L. Pellegrini Centre-back	Farul Constanta	26	3.3	10226.7%	2718.9%
42	C. Avram Centre-back	CFR 1907 Cluj	24	3.3	0	27
43	R. Trif Full-back	Csikszereda	28	3.3	16	22
44	È. DuÈu Centre-back	Farul Constanta	22	3.3	1	28
45	N. Ilaș Centre-back	FC Botosani	19	3.3	17	34
46	A. ChinteÈFull-back	Universitatea Cluj	20	3.3	7	31
47	Simão Rocha Centre-back	CFR 1907 Cluj	25	3.2	0100%	2650.6%
48	Fabinho Full-back	Farul Constanta	25	3.2	2	2629.8%
49	I. Cercel Centre-back	Farul Constanta	19	3.2	8	32
50	R. Iancu Centre-back	Unirea Slobozia	21	3.2	0	29