Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in Premier League

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

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At a glance

I. Krupskyi of Metalist 1925 Kharkiv is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 40.5, and H. Pasich has been the form player this season, grading 47.4, and E. Sarapiy leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: N. Muravskyi has improved his Season rating most, up +29.7 on last season, while V. Salyuk's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +8.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, O. Drambaev of LNZ Cherkasy is the most valuable name in this group at 10.

Best talent

I. Krupskyi40.5RTG

Metalist 1925 Kharkiv

Metalist 1925 Kharkiv · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

N. Muravskyi+29.7SsN

LNZ Cherkasy · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	O. Drambaev Full-back	LNZ Cherkasy	25	10	4161.9%	387.1%
2	N. Muravskyi Centre-back	LNZ Cherkasy	26	9.4	46181.1%	365.8%
3	E. Sarapiy Centre-back	Polessya	27	9	44182.1%	3411.7%
4	R. Didyk Centre-back	LNZ Cherkasy	23	8.7	336.8%	389.2%
5	Y. Pavlyuk Centre-back	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv	23	8.3	3298.7%	399.2%
6	V. Salyuk Centre-back	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv	24	7.9	30108.4%	3927.4%
7	V. Baboglo Centre-back	Karpaty	27	7.3	2828.9%	3026%
8	I. Krupskyi Full-back	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv	21	7.3	3181.1%	413.1%
9	I. Krasniqi Centre-back	Kolos Kovalivka	26	6.9	2610.6%	3312.9%
10	V. Bondar Centre-back	Shakhtar Donetsk	27	6.6	2528.4%	3028%
11	E. Kozik Centre-back	Kolos Kovalivka	23	6.3	2419%	383.8%
12	Pedrinho Full-back	Shakhtar Donetsk	24	6.1	1921.7%	386.8%
13	K. Vivcharenko Full-back	Dynamo Kyiv	24	5.9	820.6%	373.3%
14	Jan Jurčec Full-back	Kryvbas KR	25	5.8	18456.3%	379.5%
15	G. Maisuradze Full-back	Polessya	24	5.8	1576.7%	371.6%
16	I. Azarovi Full-back	Shakhtar Donetsk	24	5.8	1214.2%	371.9%
17	I. Ukhan Full-back	SK Poltava	23	5.7	115300%	3613.1%
18	Vinícius Tobias Full-back	Shakhtar Donetsk	22	5.6	761.6%	3712.7%
19	V. Roman Full-back	Ruh Lviv	23	5.6	774.8%	3516.4%
20	O. Martynyuk Full-back	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv	24	5.6	1665.3%	3520.9%
21	V. Vilivald Centre-back	Kryvbas KR	21	5.6	20104.1%	395.4%
22	T. Mykhavko Centre-back	Dynamo Kyiv	21	5.6	683.2%	4011.4%
23	A. Bekavac Full-back	Kryvbas KR	24	5.5	3	35
24	A. Thiare Centre-back	Dynamo Kyiv	22	5.5	489.6%	3716.5%
25	Jean Pedroso Centre-back	Karpaty	22	5.5	2121.7%	3710.8%
26	A. JanjiÄCentre-back	Zorya Luhansk	24	5.5	13	35
27	Y. Konoplya Full-back	Shakhtar Donetsk	26	5.5	167.7%	356.7%
28	A. Ghram Full-back	Shakhtar Donetsk	25	5.5	72.8%	351.1%
29	Z. Rukhadze Full-back	Kolos Kovalivka	23	5.4	7	34
30	A. Dajko Centre-back	LNZ Cherkasy	23	5.4	576.7%	3414.5%
31	R. Lyakh Full-back	Ruh Lviv	25	5.4	130.7%	343.4%
32	Jordan Centre-back	Zorya Luhansk	27	5.4	2028.3%	3028.1%
33	M. Smiyan Full-back	Veres Rivne	24	5.4	11356%	34±0%
34	V. Moroz Centre-back	Epitsentr Dunayivtsi	24	5.4	1461.4%	342.5%
35	O. Sych Full-back	Karpaty	25	5.3	1543%	3414.7%
36	V. Kholod Centre-back	Ruh Lviv	22	5.3	1360.2%	3617.4%
37	K. Stamoulis Full-back	Veres Rivne	25	5.3	15	34±0%
38	M. Kononov Full-back	SK Poltava	23	5.2	57.1%	3319.1%
39	A. Bol Centre-back	Oleksandria	23	5.2	72.9%	336%
40	V. Dubko Centre-back	Obolon'-Brovar	25	5.2	1641.8%	3316.4%
41	K. Cipot Centre-back	Veres Rivne	25	5.2	15	33
42	C. Rojas Centre-back	Kryvbas KR	22	5.1	4	34
43	João Vialle Centre-back	Polessya	23	5.1	099.4%	3319.4%
44	D. Kapinus Centre-back	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv	23	5.1	097.7%	32±0%
45	Artem Machelyuk Full-back	Kudrivka	26	5.1	1051%	3311.3%
46	K. Bilovar Centre-back	Dynamo Kyiv	25	5.1	474.4%	3214.8%
47	S. Grygorashchuk Centre-back	Epitsentr Dunayivtsi	25	5.1	1171%	327.2%
48	B. Slyubyk Centre-back	Ruh Lviv	22	5	759.9%	3313.7%
49	Oleksii Tovarnytskyi Centre-back	Ruh Lviv	22	5	4950%	33±0%
50	J. Jones Centre-back	Kryvbas KR	20	5	11	37