Centre-backs with the Best Potential in Jupiler Pro League 26/27

The highest-potential centre-backs in Jupiler Pro League in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

C. Keita of Charleroi is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in Jupiler Pro League, with a Field Insider Rating of 62.7, and C. Burgess has been the form player this season, grading 64.4, and R. Sykes leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Lee Han-Beom has improved his Season rating most, up +27.3 on last season, while J. Kiilerich's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +18.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, R. Sykes of Union St. Gilloise is the most valuable name in this group at 27.5.

Zulte Waregem · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Lee Han-Beom+27.3SsN

Club Brugge KV · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	C. Keita Centre-back	Charleroi	23	34±0%	633.8%
2	A. Fontanarosa Centre-back	OH Leuven	23	28198.9%	618.9%
3	M. Smets Centre-back	Genk	22	417.3%	610.8%
4	J. Ordoñez Centre-back	Club Brugge KV	22	3314.8%	590.5%
5	I. Hautekiet Centre-back	Standard Liege	24	46±0%	581.2%
6	G. Kondo Centre-back	Cercle Brugge	24	936.1%	572.7%
7	Y. Okou Centre-back	RAAL La Louvière	23	35±0%	564.4%
8	A. Ousou Centre-back	Charleroi	26	39±0%	563.5%
9	L. Hey Centre-back	Anderlecht	23	26153.5%	5632.4%
10	T. Hata Centre-back	St. Truiden	24	2818.9%	554.7%
11	José Marsà Centre-back	KV Mechelen	24	25±0%	542.3%
12	K. Sardella Centre-back	Anderlecht	24	2318.6%	531.3%
13	J. Kongolo Centre-back	Genk	20	14±0%	520.8%
14	J. Kiilerich Centre-back	Zulte Waregem	26	252.9%	523%
15	M. Sylla Centre-back	Union St. Gilloise	21	3±0%	49±0%
16	A. Lapage Centre-back	KVC Westerlo	21	20±0%	496.3%
17	R. Sykes Centre-back	Union St. Gilloise	27	5390.6%	487.7%
18	S. Kimura Centre-back	KVC Westerlo	25	24±0%	486.3%
19	T. St. Jago Centre-back	KV Mechelen	26	2729.5%	4730.6%
20	M. Diarra Centre-back	Anderlecht	25	1346.6%	4638.7%
21	J. Banguera Centre-back	Lommel United	22	19325%	4618.3%
22	B. Balogh Centre-back	KVC Westerlo	24	3023.8%	4539.2%
23	Lee Han-Beom Centre-back	Club Brugge KV	24	37±0%	450.9%
24	J. Homawoo Centre-back	Standard Liege	28	3433.6%	402.5%
25	L. Lemoine Centre-back	Zulte Waregem	28	21±0%	392.9%
26	T. Eyoma Centre-back	Lommel United	26	9±0%	36±0%
27	C. Janssens Centre-back	SK Beveren	28	47±0%	34±0%
28	D. Lavalée Centre-back	Standard Liege	29	25789.3%	3220%
29	V. Musliu Centre-back	St. Truiden	31	31±0%	282.8%
30	B. Mechele Centre-back	Club Brugge KV	33	46±0%	261.9%
31	L. Augustinsson Centre-back	Anderlecht	32	24±0%	241.7%
32	C. Burgess Centre-back	Gent	35	64±0%	221.8%
33	L. Jans Centre-back	SK Beveren	34	40±0%	15±0%
34	N. Dussenne Centre-back	OH Leuven	34	22±0%	155.1%
35	B. Godeau Centre-back	SK Beveren	34	34±0%	14±0%