Top-Scoring defenders in Challenger Pro League

The top-scoring defenders in Challenger Pro League, ranked on Field Insider.

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

At a glance

S. de Grand of Lommel United is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Challenger Pro League, with a Field Insider Rating of 49.6, and C. Janssens has been the form player this season, grading 47.1, and J. Mertens leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Bastian has improved his Season rating most, up +22.9 on last season, while J. Banguera's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +7.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, R. Paeshuyse of AS Eupen is the most valuable name in this group at 13.4.

Lommel United · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

M. Bastian+22.9SsN

Francs Borains · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	J. Mertens Full-back	K. Lierse S.K.	26	4	2887.8%	402.9%
2	L. Audoor Full-back	Club Brugge II	22	3	1167.8%	4016.2%
3	D. Wouters Centre-back	Lommel United	29	3	1943.2%	3118.9%
4	B. Plat Centre-back	Beerschot VA	26	3	3430.8%	4223.6%
5	L. Ferrara Centre-back	Olympic Charleroi	24	3	9	40
6	J. Muanza Centre-back	Patro Eisden	25	3	8	41
7	F. Mabani Full-back	Seraing United	24	2	910.5%	412.5%
8	Y. Hadjem Full-back	Francs Borains	25	2	565.8%	3636.2%
9	M. Bastian Full-back	Francs Borains	25	2	34202.7%	418.3%
10	M. Francotte Full-back	Francs Borains	28	2	4313.6%	3220.5%
11	D. Dessoleil Full-back	Francs Borains	34	2	3630%	1729.5%
12	P. Ngawa Full-back	Liège	34	2	241.2%	1531.6%
13	P. Perdichizzi Centre-back	K. Lierse S.K.	33	2	1456.6%	1344.9%
14	J. Banguera Centre-back	Lommel United	22	2	19325%	4618.3%
15	N. Dodeigne Full-back	RWDM	23	2	578.4%	3817.8%
16	Jordi Palacios Full-back	Lokeren-Temse	24	2	15	46
17	B. Van den Eynden Centre-back	Beerschot VA	24	2	3065.7%	4416.7%
18	H. Jahić Centre-back	Olympic Charleroi	25	2	5	37
19	Yoram\t Zague Full-back	AS Eupen	20	1	7236.4%	4337.1%
20	M. Angely Centre-back	RSC Anderlecht II	19	1	5261.5%	4022.8%
21	N. De Medina Centre-back	Olympic Charleroi	28	1	45%	2651.9%
22	Victor Vandenbroucke Centre-back	KAA Gent II	0	1	2	40
23	S. Wylin Centre-back	Club Brugge II	23	1	1430.5%	4015.3%
24	M. Bokadi Centre-back	AS Eupen	30	1	16158.3%	2148.1%
25	T. Eyoma Centre-back	Lommel United	26	1	932.4%	3613.4%
26	L. Malungu Centre-back	Francs Borains	24	1	951.9%	3811.4%
27	D. Prychynenko Centre-back	Patro Eisden	34	1	1171.2%	959.7%
28	J. D'Ostilio Full-back	Liège	32	1	1835.7%	1737.4%
29	L. Lucker Centre-back	Liège	25	1	155.2%	398.2%
30	R. Paeshuyse Centre-back	AS Eupen	24	1	4053.5%	454.5%
31	N. Gavory Full-back	AS Eupen	31	1	2012.3%	2142.1%
32	Y. Van Genechten Full-back	AS Eupen	25	1	2713.2%	4214.2%
33	B. Godeau Centre-back	SK Beveren	34	1	3445.8%	1449.4%
34	S. Kennedy Centre-back	AS Eupen	29	1	1512.6%	2525%
35	V. Boone Full-back	SK Beveren	28	1	2720.2%	3222.7%
36	S. de Grand Full-back	Lommel United	21	1	21100.9%	5013.2%
37	M. Lemmens Centre-back	RWDM	24	1	2049.1%	409.8%
38	T. Persyn Full-back	RWDM	24	1	1560.2%	3927.5%
39	J. Renson Centre-back	Patro Eisden	30	1	285.4%	2826.3%
40	K. Borry Centre-back	Patro Eisden	31	1	2424.3%	2231%
41	J. Ndjeungoue Centre-back	Kortrijk	23	1	21121.3%	4411.4%
42	Jayden Onia Seke Full-back	RSC Anderlecht II	17	1	12236.1%	426.4%
43	Mohamed Soumah Centre-back	KAA Gent II	23	1	17441.9%	419.1%
44	V. Corneillie Centre-back	Liège	28	1	91.2%	2823.9%
45	K. Kis Centre-back	Olympic Charleroi	35	1	1080.8%	1048.4%
46	N. Bouchentouf Full-back	Seraing United	23	1	448.6%	384.3%
47	N. Solheid Centre-back	Seraing United	23	1	308.2%	446.6%
48	E. Sarfo Centre-back	KRC Genk II	19	1	12	41
49	M. Verhaeghe Centre-back	RWDM	18	1	9	44
50	Diego Cámara Centre-back	Lokeren-Temse	28	1	12	31