Top-Scoring defenders

The top-scoring defenders, ranked on Field Insider.

Top-scoring midfielders Top-scoring attackers Best defenders Most in-form defenders Most valuable defenders Most improved defenders

At a glance

W. Saliba of Arsenal is the standout for raw talent across defenders, with a Field Insider Rating of 87.8, and J. Bednarek has been the form player this season, grading 80.9, and Luciano Juba leads the scoring with 10 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Kiwior has improved his Season rating most, up +53.1 on last season, while S. Dahl's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +31.3 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.

Benfica · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

J. Kiwior+53.1SsN

FC Porto · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Luciano Juba Centre-back	Bahia	27	10	3615.7%	663.6%
2	Š. Chaloupek Full-back	Slavia Praha	23	9	30	2
3	J. Tavernier Full-back	Maccabi Tel Aviv	35	8	3229.6%	1732.6%
4	A. Markanich Full-back	Minnesota United FC	26	8	329.7%	411.5%
5	K. Jørgensen Defensive midfielder	Lask Linz	27	7	46139.1%	460.9%
6	F. Brignani Centre-back	Castellón	28	7	3362.6%	4812.5%
7	G. Montiel Full-back	River Plate	29	7	364.8%	376.1%
8	Ahmed Shousha Centre-back	Ghazl El Mehalla	33	7	59	20
9	D. Pospelov Centre-back	Uta Arad	35	7	27161.2%	1332.1%
10	N. Saint-Ruf Centre-back	Nancy	34	6	1854.2%	226.1%
11	Lucas Maia Centre-back	Henan Jianye	33	6	22	14
12	G. Egawa Centre-back	Kagoshima United	26	6	23	26
13	H. Heggheim Full-back	Viking	25	6	4118.8%	474.5%
14	F. Salinas Full-back	Coquimbo Unido	26	6	58	27
15	D. Krčík Centre-back	Plzen	27	6	7	2
16	G. Ávila Full-back	Rosario Central	25	5	348.8%	5315.7%
17	M. Machado Centre-back	Racing Cordoba	25	5	9	39
18	R. Opruț Full-back	Kortrijk	28	5	51	2931.4%
19	Waleed Al Ahmad Centre-back	Al-Qadisiyah FC	27	5	1945.3%	502%
20	C. Mafla Central midfielder	Santa Fe	33	5	26339.7%	1156.7%
21	T. Letschert Centre-back	Chengdu Better City	33	5	4220.2%	1451.2%
22	S. Schön Attacking midfielder	Gyori ETO FC	26	5	2044%	3528.2%
23	R. Sykes Centre-back	Union St. Gilloise	27	5	5390.6%	487.7%
24	K. Mavropanos Centre-back	West Ham	28	5	2040.5%	60±0%
25	I. Larie Centre-back	Farul Constanta	39	5	20	10
26	S. Simović Centre-back	Radnicki 1923	37	5	39	11
27	J. Černín Centre-back	Zlin	27	5	16	1
28	Sebastián Valencia Isaza Full-back	Millonarios	30	4	17	19
29	Heriberto Tavares Attacking midfielder	Universitatea Craiova	29	4	23114.2%	2452%
30	Jiang Shenglong Centre-back	Shanghai Shenhua	25	4	27	34
31	Chan Shinichi Full-back	Shanghai Shenhua	24	4	28	37
32	Hossam Abdelmaguid Centre-back	Ludogorets	25	4	55	42
33	Neil Pierre Centre-back	Philadelphia Union	19	4	102450%	4317.3%
34	A. Ahmed Full-back	Norwich	26	4	2238.7%	6460.9%
35	M. Freckleton Centre-back	Lask Linz	24	4	38107.7%	5050.8%
36	Igor Formiga Full-back	Mirassol	27	4	3667.1%	559.7%
37	Lucas Halter Centre-back	Vitoria	26	4	414.8%	651.7%
38	C. Halkett Centre-back	Heart Of Midlothian	31	4	57253.7%	2912.3%
39	J. Taaje Centre-back	Stromsgodset	29	4	2142.3%	2828.9%
40	J. Mertens Full-back	K. Lierse S.K.	27	4	2887.8%	402.9%
41	Saeed Al Rubaie Centre-back	Al Okhdood	33	4	10	21
42	R. Bidounga Centre-back	Lokomotiv Sofia	29	4	15	20
43	R. Dugalić Centre-back	Sichuan Jiuniu	34	4	29	13
44	Iago Maidana Centre-back	Henan Jianye	30	4	1963.2%	2158.3%
45	Genís Montolio Centre-back	FC Thun	30	4	21	26
46	B. Bolla Defensive midfielder	Rapid Vienna	26	4	34	43
47	A. Pașcanu Centre-back	Rapid	28	4	2622.4%	2855.5%
48	F. Calvo Centre-back	Nacional	34	4	3955.2%	2318.2%
49	L. Sørensen Full-back	Huddersfield	27	4	2117.2%	443.9%
50	J. Bos Full-back	Feyenoord	24	4	39319.1%	7637.4%