Top-Scoring centre-backs in Serie A

The top-scoring centre-backs in Serie A, ranked on Field Insider.

Top-scoring defenders in Serie A Top-scoring midfielders in Serie A Top-scoring attackers in Serie A Best centre-backs in Serie A Most in-form centre-backs in Serie A Most valuable centre-backs in Serie A

At a glance

S. Ramos of Bahia is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 71.9, and Fabrício Bruno has been the form player this season, grading 60.5, and Marçal leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: L. Villalba has improved his Season rating most, up +39.2 on last season, while A. Giay's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +19.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, J. Freytes of Fluminense is the most valuable name in this group at 39.1.

Fabrício Bruno60.5SsN

Cruzeiro

Rising potential

A. Giay+19.8RTG

Palmeiras · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

L. Villalba+39.2SsN

Cruzeiro · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Marçal Centre-back	Botafogo	37	5	1729.4%	942.6%
2	Lucas Halter Centre-back	Vitoria	26	4	3952.1%	641.1%
3	Samuel Xavier Centre-back	Fluminense	36	4	422.5%	24±0%
4	Léo Pereira Centre-back	Flamengo	30	4	60153.2%	476.2%
5	Vitor Hugo Centre-back	Atletico-MG	35	3	2914200%	1958.5%
6	Gustavo Henrique Centre-back	Corinthians	33	3	3072.3%	2420.5%
7	Fabrício Bruno Centre-back	Cruzeiro	30	3	61137.3%	4513%
8	R. Arboleda Centre-back	Sao Paulo	34	3	314.9%	2228.7%
9	Victor Gabriel Centre-back	Internacional	22	2	134300%	6211.6%
10	G. Gómez Centre-back	Palmeiras	33	2	481.6%	2727.6%
11	Renê Centre-back	Fluminense	33	2	51126.8%	261.1%
12	Thiago Silva Centre-back	Fluminense	41	2	3585.2%	1652.4%
13	Cacá Centre-back	Corinthians	27	2	2031.4%	5125.7%
14	Gustavo Martins Centre-back	Gremio	23	2	140.7%	651.1%
15	Jemmes Centre-back	Mirassol	26	2	46	69
16	João Victor Centre-back	Mirassol	28	2	41	56
17	Marllon Centre-back	Ceara	34	2	2632.3%	2036.5%
18	Sabino Centre-back	Sao Paulo	29	2	40172.1%	456.8%
19	Bruno Fuchs Centre-back	Palmeiras	27	2	3840.8%	5513.2%
20	Lucas Ramon Centre-back	Mirassol	32	2	5	31
21	W. Ángel Centre-back	Juventude	33	1	1537.8%	1927.5%
22	C. Cuesta Centre-back	Vasco DA Gama	27	1	920.3%	460.9%
23	F. Balbuena Centre-back	Gremio	34	1	194.9%	1125.4%
24	Gustavo Marques Centre-back	RB Bragantino	24	1	1551.3%	597.7%
25	G. Mercado Centre-back	Internacional	39	1	1033.3%	92.1%
26	Luan Cândido Centre-back	Sport Recife	25	1	1150.5%	5611.8%
27	Rafael Thyere Centre-back	Sport Recife	33	1	1957.9%	2355%
28	Rodrigo Sam Centre-back	Juventude	31	1	1871.4%	2821.1%
29	Ramon Menezes Centre-back	Sport Recife	31	1	15198%	3034.7%
30	Zé Marcos Centre-back	Vitoria	28	1	3246.6%	4915.5%
31	Ewerthon Centre-back	Juventude	25	1	1210%	5510.7%
32	B. Kuscevic Centre-back	Fortaleza EC	30	1	2327%	3429.7%
33	Tinga Centre-back	Fortaleza EC	32	1	1067.7%	2146.6%
34	David Duarte Centre-back	Bahia	31	1	33870.6%	35±0%
35	Guilherme Arana Centre-back	Atletico-MG	29	1	2698.5%	4215.1%
36	J. Alonso Centre-back	Atletico-MG	33	1	38178.3%	27±0%
37	Jemerson Centre-back	Gremio	33	1	1064.4%	1727%
38	L. Villalba Centre-back	Cruzeiro	31	1	59195%	401.3%
39	Guzmán Rodríguez Centre-back	RB Bragantino	26	1	23	59
40	Ruan Tressoldi Centre-back	Atletico-MG	27	1	1953.3%	4915.6%
41	Igor Cariús Centre-back	Sport Recife	33	1	2031.1%	2143.7%
42	Benedetti Centre-back	Palmeiras	20	1	9	66
43	Murilo Centre-back	Palmeiras	29	1	2831.4%	4324.9%
44	João Basso Centre-back	Santos	29	1	860.7%	3527.8%
45	Zé Ivaldo Centre-back	Santos	29	1	2324.9%	4125.9%
46	Lucas Freitas Centre-back	Vasco DA Gama	25	1	1552.6%	591.3%
47	Serafim Centre-back	Botafogo	22	1	1	66