Centre-backs with the Best Potential in A-League 25/26

The highest-potential centre-backs in A-League in 25/26, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

P. Ziereis of Melbourne Victory is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in A-League, with a Field Insider Rating of 23.8, and G. Ferreyra has been the form player this season, grading 43.3, and A. Popovic leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: G. Ferreyra has improved his Season rating most, up +35 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, A. Popovic of Sydney is the most valuable name in this group at 1.2.

Western Sydney Wanderers

Rising potential

G. Ferreyra-7.5RTG

Western Sydney Wanderers · 23/24→25/26

Most improved

G. Ferreyra+35SsN

Western Sydney Wanderers · 23/24→25/26

27 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	P. Ziereis Centre-back	Melbourne Victory	33	215.1%	2447%
2	P. Kikianis Centre-back	Adelaide United	21	23	22
3	D. Valkanis Centre-back	Brisbane Roar	20	25	20
4	I. Hughes Centre-back	Wellington Phoenix	22	15	20
5	A. Pantazopoulos Centre-back	Western Sydney Wanderers	23	24	20
6	A. Popovic Centre-back	Sydney	23	24458.1%	1956.7%
7	M. Cooper Centre-back	Newcastle Jets	18	6	19
8	J. King Centre-back	Brisbane Roar	25	29595.2%	1949.6%
9	L. Bonetig Centre-back	Melbourne City	21	15	18
10	N. Paull Centre-back	Macarthur	23	21	18
11	K. Grozos Centre-back	Macarthur	26	17	18
12	J. Courtney-Perkins Centre-back	Sydney	23	15	1848.5%
13	N. Pijnaker Centre-back	Auckland	27	13	15
14	L. Rose Centre-back	Macarthur	29	22	13
15	G. Ferreyra Centre-back	Western Sydney Wanderers	30	43421.7%	1336.6%
16	T. Lockyer Centre-back	Melbourne Victory	31	845.7%	1275.2%
17	B. Kaltak Centre-back	Perth Glory	32	23	10
18	A. Grant Centre-back	Newcastle Jets	32	34101.2%	966.1%
19	B. Tuiloma Centre-back	Wellington Phoenix	31	10220%	859.8%
20	L. Jackson Centre-back	Perth Glory	31	820.6%	870.1%
21	S. Wootton Centre-back	Perth Glory	34	16355.6%	867.6%
22	J. Davidson Centre-back	Melbourne Victory	35	2230.2%	849.3%
23	B. Vriends Centre-back	Adelaide United	35	1739.4%	776.6%
24	M. Tisserand Centre-back	Sydney	33	2244.2%	773.3%
25	J. Shaughnessy Centre-back	Newcastle Jets	34	14202.2%	753.8%
26	T. Uskok Centre-back	Macarthur	35	14	7
27	J. Brillante Centre-back	Western Sydney Wanderers	33	17	6