Defenders with the Most Assists in Liga Profesional Argentina 2026

The most creative defenders in Liga Profesional Argentina in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

Most creative midfielders in Liga Profesional Argentina Most creative attackers in Liga Profesional Argentina Best defenders in Liga Profesional Argentina Most in-form defenders in Liga Profesional Argentina Top-scoring defenders in Liga Profesional Argentina Most valuable defenders in Liga Profesional Argentina

At a glance

A. Núñez of Argentinos JRS is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Liga Profesional Argentina, with a Field Insider Rating of 65.9, and L. Lozano has been the form player this season, grading 77.6, and G. Montiel leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Lisandro López has improved his Season rating most, up +59.8 on last season, while A. Steimbach's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +10.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Marco Pellegrino of Huracan is the most valuable name in this group at 24.6.

Gimnasia L.P. · 22/23→25/26

Most improved

Lisandro López+59.8SsN

Belgrano Cordoba · 24/25→25/26

Marco Pellegrino24.6val

Huracan

50 players · ranked by top assistsCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	A. Steimbach Full-back	Gimnasia L.P.	24	5	54	5648.8%
2	Elías Gómez Full-back	Velez Sarsfield	32	4	5320.6%	2811.9%
3	M. Catalán Full-back	Talleres Cordoba	34	3	2946.7%	1852.5%
4	P. Silva Full-back	Gimnasia L.P.	29	3	509%	397.1%
5	L. Blanco Full-back	Boca Juniors	27	3	5513.8%	470.9%
6	C. Ibáñez Full-back	Huracan	27	3	5120.8%	442.8%
7	J. Elordi Full-back	Independ. Rivadavia	32	2	33321.8%	2882.4%
8	C. Quintana Full-back	Deportivo Riestra	38	2	3236.1%	835.3%
9	G. Compagnucci Full-back	Atletico Tucuman	35	2	38±0%	1040.2%
10	S. Arias Full-back	Independiente	34	2	4097.5%	171.8%
11	M. Ortega Full-back	Newells Old Boys	27	2	19±0%	356.2%
12	L. Lozano Full-back	Boca Juniors	27	2	7815.8%	3626.8%
13	A. Núñez Full-back	Argentinos JRS	21	2	19	66
14	G. Ávila Full-back	Rosario Central	24	2	3019.5%	5416.2%
15	L. Gómez Full-back	Argentinos JRS	30	2	1466.9%	278.1%
16	I. Andrada Full-back	Velez Sarsfield	23	2	5	47
17	G. Montiel Full-back	River Plate	29	2	4314.1%	389%
18	S. Prieto Full-back	Argentinos JRS	33	2	6522.8%	228.3%
19	S. Marcich Full-back	Lanus	28	2	5116.1%	422.8%
20	A. Barrionuevo Full-back	Tigre	29	2	47187.1%	3731.2%
21	E. Meza Full-back	Estudiantes L.P.	27	2	45106.4%	4515.5%
22	G. Benedetti Full-back	Estudiantes L.P.	25	2	55346.7%	5520.8%
23	M. de Ritis Full-back	San Lorenzo	23	2	49202.5%	5415.3%
24	T. Chamorro Full-back	Talleres Cordoba	20	2	6	50
25	L. Vargas Full-back	Union Santa Fe	21	2	3416.2%	571.1%
26	D. Gorosito Full-back	Boca Juniors	20	2	0±0%	45±0%
27	R. Malanca Full-back	Banfield	23	1	14±0%	23±0%
28	J. Galván Centre-back	Instituto Cordoba	34	1	394.9%	1711.6%
29	D. Martínez Centre-back	Defensa Y Justicia	28	1	42819.6%	3743.5%
30	B. Barros Schelotto Full-back	Gimnasia L.P.	26	1	9±0%	416.6%
31	M. Rojo Full-back	Racing Club	36	1	269.9%	1414.9%
32	L. Magallán Centre-back	Velez Sarsfield	32	1	49200.6%	2645.9%
33	L. Rodríguez Full-back	Aldosivi	32	1	2817.9%	193.5%
34	L. Godoy Full-back	Independiente	31	1	2120.9%	2310.2%
35	M. Villa Full-back	Atletico Tucuman	29	1	61901.6%	3433.3%
36	R. Lozano Full-back	Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto	29	1	8±0%	3327.1%
37	T. Guidara Centre-back	Lanus	30	1	5510.9%	313.3%
38	N. Zalazar Centre-back	Aldosivi	29	1	355.4%	3611.7%
39	F. Zabala Full-back	Independiente	27	1	44194%	4521.7%
40	J. Pintado Full-back	Union Santa Fe	29	1	35±0%	2435.1%
41	M. Valenti Full-back	Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto	24	1	34125.3%	5020.2%
42	C. Ferreira Centre-back	Atletico Tucuman	23	1	55206.1%	5313.9%
43	F. Román Full-back	Defensa Y Justicia	27	1	24123.6%	340.9%
44	C. Lema Centre-back	Boca Juniors	36	1	1567%	219.7%
45	J. Rodríguez Full-back	Atletico Tucuman	32	1	2534.9%	2330.6%
46	I. Pillud Full-back	Central Cordoba de Santiago	40	1	1436.4%	632.6%
47	L. Ferreira Centre-back	Defensa Y Justicia	26	1	42124.1%	462.9%
48	M. Acuña Full-back	River Plate	34	1	2836%	1511.5%
49	N. Sansotre Centre-back	Deportivo Riestra	33	1	4238.5%	249%
50	N. Demartini Centre-back	Barracas Central	26	1	3513.9%	455.4%