Most Valuable U21 defenders by Market Value in La Liga 26/27

The most valuable U21 defenders in La Liga in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Jon Martín of Real Sociedad is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in La Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 82.3, and Jorge Salinas has been the form player this season, grading 34.8, and Buba Sangaré leads the scoring with 1 goal.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Jon Martín has improved his Season rating most, up +6.2 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Jon Martín of Real Sociedad is the most valuable name in this group at 79.

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	Player	Team
1	Jon Martín Full-back	Real Sociedad	20	79	19±0%	82±0%
2	X. Espart Full-back	Barcelona	18	78.5	5±0%	76±0%
3	D. Huijsen Centre-back	Real Madrid	21	77.6	35±0%	85±0%
4	Pau Cubarsí Paredes Full-back	Barcelona	19	77.3	51±0%	953%
5	M. Sarr Centre-back	Real Sociedad	21	72.4	196.8%	6412.3%
6	Héctor Fort Full-back	Real Sociedad	20	71.8	6±0%	794.7%
7	Pau Navarro Centre-back	Villarreal	21	69.9	32±0%	84±0%
8	K. Kita Centre-back	Real Sociedad	21	68.3	29±0%	697.1%
9	Javier Gil Centre-back	Atletico Madrid	20	65.9	0	67
10	Iker Ropero Centre-back	Real Sociedad	20	65.6	0	70
11	Álvaro García Centre-back	Villarreal	21	65.4	0	66
12	J. Onstein Centre-back	Barcelona	19	63	9535.7%	428.9%
13	Diego Aguado Centre-back	Real Madrid	19	62.6	1	71
14	L. Fati Centre-back	Real Madrid	19	62.3	0	71
15	Jesús Fortea Centre-back	Real Madrid	19	62.3	0	71
16	J. Martinez Centre-back	Real Madrid	18	59	0	72
17	M. Llorente Centre-back	Atletico Madrid	17	55.6	0	71
18	J. Dominguez Centre-back	Atletico Madrid	16	51.8	1	72
19	Jorge Dominguez Centre-back	Atletico Madrid	16	51.8	1	72
20	Íñigo Arguibide Full-back	Osasuna	21	45.7	1±0%	65±0%
21	Roger Hinojo Centre-back	Espanyol	21	44.2	24±0%	65±0%
22	L. Noubi Centre-back	Deportivo La Coruna	21	43.5	25±0%	67±0%
23	Rafita Full-back	Malaga	20	43.1	27±0%	68±0%
24	Yusi Full-back	Alaves	21	42.8	8±0%	750.9%
25	Jorge Salinas Full-back	Racing Santander	19	42.6	35±0%	783.1%
26	Buba Sangaré Full-back	Elche	19	41.8	8±0%	70±0%
27	M. Serrano Centre-back	Deportivo La Coruna	21	41.5	0	70
28	J. Belocian Centre-back	Racing Santander	21	41.4	17±0%	8620.5%
29	Julio Díaz del Romo Full-back	Sevilla	21	41.4	6±0%	773.1%
30	Pablo Busto Centre-back	Real Betis	21	41	0	69
31	Iker Monreal Centre-back	Athletic Club	21	40.9	2	68
32	I. Munoz Centre-back	Sevilla	21	40.5	0	65
33	U. Santos Centre-back	Osasuna	20	40.4	0	65
34	Paco Sanz Centre-back	Alaves	21	40.3	0	63
35	B. Ede Centre-back	Deportivo La Coruna	19	39.5	8±0%	34±0%
36	Yassin Tallal Centre-back	Getafe	21	39.3	0	66
37	Jorge Montes Full-back	Getafe	21	39	1	68
38	Iker Córdoba Centre-back	Valencia	21	38.5	8±0%	649.3%
39	C. Sanchez Centre-back	Racing Santander	21	38.3	0	56
40	Aitor Crespo Centre-back	Racing Santander	21	38.3	0	56
41	J. Valou Centre-back	Getafe	20	37.8	0	64
42	A. Tape Full-back	Levante	19	37.4	4236.4%	69±0%
43	Marco de las Sías Centre-back	Rayo Vallecano	20	37.2	0	68
44	Ifeanyi Ndukwe Centre-back	Levante	18	36.8	10	7495.5%
45	Adam Aznou Ben Cheikh Full-back	Malaga	20	36.3	0100%	691.8%
46	Samu Fernández Centre-back	Deportivo La Coruna	19	36.2	0	57
47	P. Felipe Centre-back	Elche	20	36.1	0	65
48	Aaron Mayol Full-back	Valencia	18	36	10	72
49	J. A. Lopez Full-back	Espanyol	19	35.6	0	67
50	C. De Roa Centre-back	Real Betis	18	35.2	0	71