Top-Scoring defenders in Serie A 2026

The top-scoring defenders in Serie A in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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

At a glance

Arthur Chaves of Botafogo is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 74.2, and Nathan has been the form player this season, grading 62.3, and Luciano Juba leads the scoring with 9 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Nathan has improved his Season rating most, up +51.9 on last season, while Khellven's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +27.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Marco Moreno of Bahia is the most valuable name in this group at 44.9.

Palmeiras · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Nathan+51.9SsN

Vitoria · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Luciano Juba Centre-back	Bahia	27	9	3615.7%	663.6%
2	Igor Formiga Full-back	Mirassol	27	4	3667.1%	559.7%
3	Lucas Halter Centre-back	Vitoria	26	4	414.8%	651.7%
4	G. Gómez Centre-back	Palmeiras	33	4	5411.7%	3220.4%
5	Juninho Capixaba Full-back	RB Bragantino	29	3	4865.9%	5016.8%
6	Ignacio Full-back	Fluminense	29	3	1737.1%	439.2%
7	David Duarte Centre-back	Bahia	31	3	3917.3%	364.6%
8	Marcelo Hermes Full-back	Juventude	31	2	1834.2%	3234.4%
9	D. Tarzia Full-back	Vitoria	23	2	25425%	6639.6%
10	Kauã Moraes Full-back	Cruzeiro	20	2	5±0%	6912.5%
11	Cuiabano Full-back	Vasco DA Gama	23	2	4036.9%	666.7%
12	J. Rodríguez Full-back	Vasco DA Gama	29	2	928.5%	433.4%
13	B. Aguirre Full-back	Internacional	26	2	1261.1%	547.2%
14	João Victor Centre-back	Mirassol	29	2	1661.6%	534.3%
15	Ramon Full-back	Internacional	25	2	4862.4%	7013.5%
16	Raniele Centre-back	Corinthians	29	2	6181.8%	468.5%
17	Léo Pereira Centre-back	Flamengo	30	2	611%	461.7%
18	Gustavo Martins Full-back	Gremio	24	2	33134.5%	675.4%
19	Vitor Hugo Centre-back	Atletico-MG	35	2	29±0%	1711.8%
20	Murilo Centre-back	Palmeiras	29	2	5594%	5119.1%
21	Arthur Chaves Centre-back	Botafogo	25	2	1549.5%	74±0%
22	F. Torres Centre-back	Internacional	29	1	32226.3%	4221.2%
23	Cacá Centre-back	Vitoria	27	1	42109.5%	5814.2%
24	N. Ferraresi Centre-back	Botafogo	27	1	3021.6%	561.8%
25	Gabriel Paulista Centre-back	Corinthians	35	1	55423.8%	25134.3%
26	Lucas Oliveira Centre-back	Ceara	30	1	6±0%	3011.2%
27	Ramon Menezes Centre-back	Sport Recife	31	1	15198%	2350.1%
28	A. Barboza Full-back	Palmeiras	31	1	3324.7%	2626.4%
29	Iago Full-back	Sao Paulo	29	1	8±0%	3017.7%
30	Guilherme Arana Full-back	Fluminense	29	1	1351.2%	411.9%
31	Willian Machado Centre-back	Mirassol	29	1	2345.7%	448.5%
32	Ruan Tressoldi Centre-back	Atletico-MG	27	1	3797.9%	5920.8%
33	Roman Gomez Full-back	Bahia	22	1	28±0%	6634.6%
34	J. Hurtado Centre-back	RB Bragantino	24	1	279.2%	65±0%
35	Pedro Henrique Centre-back	RB Bragantino	30	1	27240%	3723.1%
36	W. Ángel Centre-back	Juventude	33	1	1537.8%	1927.5%
37	Igor Cariús Centre-back	Sport Recife	33	1	2735.4%	21±0%
38	Diego Caito Full-back	Gremio	22	1	6	60
39	F. Angileri Centre-back	Corinthians	32	1	22±0%	2214.8%
40	Léo Ortiz Centre-back	Flamengo	30	1	48±0%	434.6%
41	Gustavo Henrique Centre-back	Corinthians	33	1	5584.9%	2920%
42	G. Mercado Centre-back	Internacional	39	1	28191.7%	1451.1%
43	Sabino Centre-back	Sao Paulo	29	1	3316.5%	443.8%
44	Reinaldo Full-back	Mirassol	36	1	1168.4%	2512.6%
45	Luan Peres Centre-back	Santos	32	1	271.9%	305.7%
46	João Marcelo Centre-back	Cruzeiro	26	1	6±0%	558.3%
47	Marlon Full-back	Gremio	29	1	31±0%	4013.8%
48	Gustavo Marques Centre-back	RB Bragantino	24	1	46285.6%	7016.4%
49	Jemerson Centre-back	Gremio	34	1	1064.4%	1629.6%
50	Rodrigo Sam Centre-back	Juventude	31	1	1871.4%	2821.1%