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Top-Scoring centre-backs in Premier League

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

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At a glance

M. Thiaw of Newcastle is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 88.8, and Gabriel Magalhães has been the form player this season, grading 76.4, and V. van Dijk leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Senesi has improved his Season rating most, up +39.5 on last season, while D. Ballard's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +14.7 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 126.8.

Best talent
M. Thiaw88.8RTG
Newcastle
In form
Gabriel Magalhães76.4SsN
Arsenal
Rising potential
D. Ballard+14.7RTG
Sunderland · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
M. Senesi+39.5SsN
Bournemouth · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
V. van Dijk6goals
Liverpool
Most valuable
W. Saliba126.8val
Arsenal
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PlayerTeam
1V. van DijkCentre-backLiverpool3563440.9%377.7%
2M. van de VenCentre-backTottenham25434277.8%8514.9%
3C. RomeroCentre-backTottenham28454264.9%672.5%
4M. ThiawCentre-backNewcastle2443626.5%8915.3%
5M. GuéhiCentre-backCrystal Palace2635616.2%808.5%
6N. MukieleCentre-backSunderland28352216.5%6910.9%
7M. KeaneCentre-backEverton33342122.5%343.2%
8Gabriel MagalhãesCentre-backArsenal2837699.5%748.8%
9T. ChalobahCentre-backChelsea27335104.7%733.8%
10S. BuenoCentre-backWolves273235.7%6512.1%
11K. MavropanosCentre-backWest Ham2833738.7%6113%
12J. van HeckeCentre-backBrighton2634539.8%827.2%
13J. JustinCentre-backLeeds282307.2%5822.1%
14L. KrejčíCentre-backWolves2722121.1%6612.5%
15N. SavonaCentre-backNottingham Forest2321946.1%791.6%
16J. TarkowskiCentre-backEverton3325111.8%3818.4%
17Rúben DiasCentre-backManchester City2925037.4%6014.4%
18D. BallardCentre-backSunderland26241189.3%7823.2%
19P. HincapiéCentre-backArsenal2415424.2%851.5%
20A. TuanzebeCentre-backBurnley2811015.4%5318.9%
21O. AldereteCentre-backSunderland2914418.2%6111.8%
22J. BranthwaiteCentre-backEverton2412051.5%7710%
23J. BijolCentre-backLeeds2712239.8%6517%
24W. SalibaCentre-backArsenal2516320.5%885.2%
25H. MaguireCentre-backManchester United3312416.9%3312.2%
26M. de LigtCentre-backManchester United261295.2%781.8%
27M. LacroixCentre-backCrystal Palace261540.7%7810.2%
28B. DaviesCentre-backTottenham331378%1651.8%
29N. CollinsCentre-backBrentford2514311.6%867.2%
30MurilloCentre-backNottingham Forest2414032%8112.8%
31MoratoCentre-backNottingham Forest251219.9%716.2%
32C. BasseyCentre-backFulham2614394.2%799.6%
33I. DiopCentre-backFulham291826.6%4624.8%
34K. TeteCentre-backFulham3014048.7%4716.8%
35L. DunkCentre-backBrighton34139101.5%338.6%
36S. BotmanCentre-backNewcastle26129174.8%743.4%
37I. KonatéCentre-backLiverpool271429.7%7612.2%