Defenders with the Most Assists in 2. Bundesliga

The most creative defenders in 2. Bundesliga, ranked on Field Insider.

Most creative midfielders in 2. Bundesliga Most creative attackers in 2. Bundesliga Best defenders in 2. Bundesliga Most in-form defenders in 2. Bundesliga Top-scoring defenders in 2. Bundesliga Most valuable defenders in 2. Bundesliga

At a glance

D. Herold of Karlsruher SC is the standout for raw talent across defenders in 2. Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 68.1, and H. Kuruçay has been the form player this season, grading 52.4, and M. Maglica leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: N. Katić has improved his Season rating most, up +38.9 on last season, while F. Gruber's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +24.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, L. Gechter of Hertha BSC is the most valuable name in this group at 27.4.

1. FC Nürnberg · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

N. Katić+38.9SsN

FC Schalke 04 · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	D. Herold Full-back	Karlsruher SC	23	7	262.7%	686.9%
2	A. Rossipal Full-back	Dynamo Dresden	30	7	2619.8%	4016.2%
3	L. Günther Full-back	SV Elversberg	23	7	2258.3%	658.7%
4	T. Handwerker Full-back	Arminia Bielefeld	28	7	2124.6%	454.9%
5	M. Momuluh Full-back	Arminia Bielefeld	24	6	1855.6%	6310.1%
6	Sergio López Full-back	SV Darmstadt 98	27	5	2788%	5513.3%
7	J. Sterner Full-back	Dynamo Dresden	24	3	1513.6%	5830.7%
8	M. Nawrocki Full-back	Hannover 96	25	3	25260%	6139.3%
9	M. Aydın Full-back	Eintracht Braunschweig	24	3	3423.9%	6410.7%
10	J. ter Horst Full-back	Preußen Münster	24	3	3217.4%	61±0%
11	L. Sirch Full-back	1. FC Kaiserslautern	27	3	3733%	5515.6%
12	J. Gyamerah Full-back	SV Elversberg	31	3	3550.9%	338.5%
13	A. Sicker Full-back	Arminia Bielefeld	29	2	12440.9%	3412.4%
14	K. Ehlers Full-back	Eintracht Braunschweig	25	2	3346%	598.4%
15	L. Bolay Full-back	Preußen Münster	24	2	8295.2%	5232.6%
16	P. Jaeckel Full-back	Preußen Münster	28	2	2129.6%	4411.3%
17	C. Kobald Full-back	Karlsruher SC	28	2	2684.8%	4513.7%
18	S. Jung Full-back	Karlsruher SC	36	2	1252.9%	2016.5%
19	F. Flick Full-back	Eintracht Braunschweig	26	2	2251%	516.2%
20	F. Keidel Full-back	SV Elversberg	23	2	196.1%	6245.3%
21	N. Mickelson Full-back	SV Elversberg	27	2	113.4%	479.6%
22	M. Rohr Full-back	SV Elversberg	31	2	4234.6%	3514.7%
23	N. Loosli Full-back	VfL Bochum	29	2	29179.4%	411.9%
24	F. Nürnberger Full-back	SV Darmstadt 98	27	2	1741.9%	5013.4%
25	C. Lannert Full-back	Arminia Bielefeld	28	2	1637.2%	427.1%
26	F. Götze Full-back	SC Paderborn 07	28	2	344.8%	4919.1%
27	C. Brackelmann Full-back	SC Paderborn 07	26	2	3433.2%	569.2%
28	W. Kokolo Full-back	Hannover 96	26	1	489.1%	4819.5%
29	Leon Parduzi Full-back	Holstein Kiel	19	1	0	55
30	Julian Andreas Pauli Centre-back	Dynamo Dresden	21	1	2421.2%	612.1%
31	P. Nkoa Full-back	Eintracht Braunschweig	27	1	1540.2%	4422.6%
32	M. Kirkeskov Full-back	Preußen Münster	34	1	974.9%	1355.6%
33	E. Džogović Full-back	1. FC Magdeburg	23	1	2	512.4%
34	L. Breunig Full-back	Eintracht Braunschweig	22	1	586.6%	5314.3%
35	L. Bell Bell Full-back	Eintracht Braunschweig	29	1	1235.4%	3520.6%
36	F. Di Michele Sanchez Full-back	Eintracht Braunschweig	23	1	1719.1%	581.9%
37	S. Köhler Full-back	Eintracht Braunschweig	29	1	1756.9%	3531.9%
38	J. Hugonet Centre-back	1. FC Magdeburg	26	1	2353.8%	5221.7%
39	M. Mathisen Centre-back	1. FC Magdeburg	30	1	4012.4%	3826.2%
40	P. Scholl Full-back	Karlsruher SC	19	1	8	58
41	Rafael Pinto Pedrosa Full-back	Karlsruher SC	18	1	12148%	613.8%
42	C. Makridis Full-back	Preußen Münster	30	1	1145.2%	2833.2%
43	Mika Haas Full-back	1. FC Kaiserslautern	20	1	272610%	6624.6%
44	F. Kleinhansl Full-back	1. FC Kaiserslautern	25	1	957.4%	5313.7%
45	J. Elvedi Centre-back	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	29	1	2335%	3731.5%
46	S. Risch Full-back	Dynamo Dresden	26	1	468.9%	4718.9%
47	V. Ghiță Centre-back	Hannover 96	28	1	3329.5%	4731.9%
48	L. Boeder Centre-back	Dynamo Dresden	29	1	1221.1%	368.7%
49	K. Faber Full-back	Dynamo Dresden	28	1	1248.3%	4112.3%
50	P. Ziereis Centre-back	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	33	1	2841.3%	2447%