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Top-Scoring defenders in La Liga

The top-scoring defenders in La Liga, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Pau Cubarsí Paredes of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across defenders in La Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 92.5, and Eric García has been the form player this season, grading 63.4, and Carlos Romero leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Eric García has improved his Season rating most, up +35.3 on last season, while M. Moreno's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +28.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Eric García of Barcelona is the most valuable name in this group at 116.7.

Best talent
Pau Cubarsí Paredes92.5RTG
Barcelona
In form
Eric García63.4SsN
Barcelona
Rising potential
M. Moreno+28.7RTG
Levante · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Eric García+35.3SsN
Barcelona · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Carlos Romero7goals
Espanyol
Most valuable
Eric García116.7val
Barcelona
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PlayerTeam
1Carlos RomeroFull-backEspanyol2475053.4%894.1%
2CatenaCentre-backOsasuna3133116.2%4620.9%
3R. AraújoCentre-backBarcelona2732699.2%6514%
4L. CabreraCentre-backEspanyol3533713.7%332.7%
5DelaCentre-backLevante2733842.7%674.7%
6João CanceloCentre-backBarcelona3222633.6%321.5%
7E. CömertCentre-backValencia2822334.9%5612.2%
8N. MendyCentre-backRayo Vallecano212334542.9%8217%
9Héctor FortCentral midfielderElche20226187%791.3%
10Raúl AsencioCentre-backReal Madrid232307.5%812.2%
11Álvaro FernándezFull-backReal Madrid2325314.3%9128.5%
12D. HuijsenCentre-backReal Madrid2124621.8%903.2%
13Éder MilitãoFull-backReal Madrid28248145.4%642.6%
14A. EspinoAttacking midfielderRayo Vallecano3421136.3%2220.8%
15F. LejeuneCentre-backRayo Vallecano3525424.5%3310%
16N. MolinaCentral midfielderAtletico Madrid2823018.8%5918.6%
17Héctor BellerínFull-backReal Betis31225323.3%440.7%
18Javi RuedaCentral midfielderCelta Vigo2423834.9%8224.3%
19Sergio CarreiraCentral midfielderCelta Vigo2523389.6%81±0%
20Kike SalasCentre-backSevilla242353.1%783.2%
21N. TenagliaCentre-backAlaves3023531.7%5116.6%
22Arnau MartínezFull-backGirona2323418.3%795.1%
23Jon MartínCentre-backReal Sociedad2022166.9%8410.8%
24OsoCentral midfielderSevilla2322879
25Aitor ParedesCentre-backAthletic Club2621747.1%6915.1%
26V. GómezCentre-backReal Betis2313260.7%8030.4%
27Angel PérezFull-backAlaves2311584
28D. AffengruberCentre-backElche2514929.6%8013.6%
29D. Ćaleta-CarCentre-backReal Sociedad2911735.2%5212.6%
30Z. RomeroCentre-backGetafe26153148.4%7548.4%
31A. MatturroCentre-backLevante2111520.5%731.1%
32OdriozolaCentre-backReal Sociedad30122000%3420.7%
33Pablo MaffeoFull-backMallorca2913922.1%5516.5%
34Kiko FemeníaFull-backGetafe3513929.1%278.7%
35David CarmoCentre-backOviedo271323.9%6158.2%
36Diego LlorenteCentre-backReal Betis321319.4%3234.2%
37A. WitselDefensive midfielderGirona37135218.9%2029.9%
38David CostasCentre-backOviedo3113521%414.7%
39Domingos DuarteCentre-backGetafe3114392%474.1%
40A. RüdigerCentre-backReal Madrid3313214.1%3128.3%
41E. BaillyCentre-backOviedo32122261.3%2820.7%
42S. MouriñoFull-backVillarreal241531.3%8612.2%
43Rafa MarínCentre-backVillarreal24125519.5%8015.9%
44Sergi CardonaFull-backVillarreal2713013.9%6821.9%
45PedrazaFull-backVillarreal30125544.7%469.1%
46J. AramburuFull-backReal Sociedad2413829.4%821%
47M. DiakhabyCentre-backValencia2911117.9%4618.5%
48F. BoyomoCentre-backOsasuna2413060.3%8010%
49Fran GarcíaFull-backReal Madrid2611862.2%6620.3%
50J. KoundéFull-backBarcelona2715422.7%7414%