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Top-Scoring centre-backs in Premiership

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

Top-scoring defenders in PremiershipTop-scoring midfielders in PremiershipTop-scoring attackers in PremiershipBest centre-backs in PremiershipMost in-form centre-backs in PremiershipMost valuable centre-backs in Premiership

At a glance

E. Fernandez of Rangers is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in Premiership, with a Field Insider Rating of 50.3, and P. McGinn has been the form player this season, grading 52.1, and S. Findlay leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: P. McGinn has improved his Season rating most, up +47.6 on last season, while M. Freckleton's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +16.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, S. Welsh of Motherwell is the most valuable name in this group at 15.8.

Best talent
E. Fernandez50.3RTG
Rangers
In form
P. McGinn52.1SsN
Motherwell
Rising potential
M. Freckleton+16.8RTG
ST Mirren · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
P. McGinn+47.6SsN
Motherwell · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
S. Findlay5goals
Heart Of Midlothian
Most valuable
S. Welsh15.8val
Motherwell
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PlayerTeam
1S. FindlayCentre-backHeart Of Midlothian30547356.3%3310.9%
2E. FernandezCentre-backRangers24532156.1%506.8%
3M. FreckletonCentre-backST Mirren23439112.1%5050.8%
4C. HalkettCentre-backHeart Of Midlothian31447191.4%273.1%
5R. BushiriCentre-backHibernian2632416.3%4313%
6R. AstleyCentre-backDundee2432956.8%482.1%
7K. KeresztesCentre-backDundee Utd2633443
8R. KingCentre-backST Mirren2422143
9R. GrahamCentre-backDundee Utd2521610.6%436.4%
10Brooklyn KabongoloCentre-backLivingston232741
11R. DeasCentre-backKilmarnock262326.3%434.5%
12A. GogićCentre-backST Mirren3223017.5%2226.3%
13L. GrahamCentre-backDundee222311247.8%4930.7%
14G. StangerCentre-backKilmarnock252142150%41±0%
15J. AraujoCentre-backCeltic24112151%4341.3%
16S. WelshCentre-backMotherwell26143266.4%4313.5%
17R. StrainCentre-backDundee Utd2911162%2635.4%
18N. DevlinCentre-backAberdeen321216.1%2029.7%
19F. KentCentre-backHeart Of Midlothian301182.3%2328.6%
20M. FraserCentre-backST Mirren321301.7%2134.2%
21B. EsselinkCentre-backDundee Utd2611627.6%3914.9%
22L. HendersonCentre-backFalkirk2912934
23L. GordonCentre-backMotherwell3011611.9%2333%
24D. WilsonCentre-backLivingston3411255.6%1631%
25B. LyonsCentre-backKilmarnock2911833.8%2825.3%