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Top-Scoring centre-backs in Premier League 26/27

The top-scoring centre-backs in Premier League in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

W. Saliba of Arsenal is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 87.8, and Sergei Kozlovskiy leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Egan has improved his Season rating most, up +37.6 on last season, while M. Thiaw's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +9.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, W. Saliba of Arsenal is the most valuable name in this group at 145.4.

18 players · ranked by top scorersCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1Sergei KozlovskiyCentre-backFree Agents183077
2N. SavonaCentre-backNottingham Forest2321266.1%756.9%
3L. HerringtonCentre-backHull City19136204.3%48163%
4N. MendyCentre-backHull City22130±0%80±0%
5J. AraujoCentre-backBournemouth25115212.2%4143.1%
6A. AnselminoCentre-backChelsea2112027.4%7438.1%
7J. van HeckeCentre-backTottenham26145±0%82±0%
8L. VuškovićCentre-backBrighton191304.2%873%
9M. de LigtCentre-backManchester United2711552.6%6221.3%
10W. SalibaCentre-backArsenal2516217.3%885.7%
11B. DaviesCentre-backTottenham3311±0%15±0%
12C. HughesCentre-backHull City23143145.5%7211.9%
13K. AjerCentre-backBrentford28126±0%58±0%
14S. AjayiCentre-backHull City33121±0%26±0%
15D. O'SheaCentre-backIpswich27147±0%63±0%
16L. DunkCentre-backBrighton34136±0%31±0%
17S. BotmanCentre-backNewcastle26123±0%71±0%
18S. MfuniCentre-backCoventry18168.9%611.5%