Centre-backs with the Best Potential in Serie A 2026

The highest-potential centre-backs in Serie A in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

A. Giay of Palmeiras is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 70.7, and Raniele has been the form player this season, grading 60.9, and Luciano Juba leads the scoring with 10 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Gustavo Henrique has improved his Season rating most, up +37.8 on last season, while A. Giay's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +19.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Cacá of Vitoria is the most valuable name in this group at 37.6.

Palmeiras · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Gustavo Henrique+37.8SsN

Corinthians · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	A. Giay Centre-back	Palmeiras	22	374.6%	71±0%
2	Jonathan Centre-back	Cruzeiro	22	39125%	706.1%
3	Arthur Centre-back	Palmeiras	21	30	70
4	Gustavo Marques Centre-back	RB Bragantino	25	46285.6%	7020%
5	Luciano Juba Centre-back	Bahia	27	3615.7%	663.6%
6	Maykon Centre-back	Vitoria	20	12	66
7	Victor Gabriel Centre-back	Internacional	22	33147.7%	666.3%
8	Lucas Halter Centre-back	Vitoria	26	414.8%	651.7%
9	J. Hurtado Centre-back	RB Bragantino	24	279.2%	65±0%
10	J. Freytes Centre-back	Fluminense	26	2353.6%	644.2%
11	Alix Centre-back	RB Bragantino	26	46308.8%	6218.2%
12	Marcos Paulo Centre-back	Juventude	23	131575%	601.2%
13	Ruan Tressoldi Centre-back	Atletico-MG	27	3797.9%	5920.8%
14	Cacá Centre-back	Vitoria	27	42109.5%	5814.2%
15	A. Franco Centre-back	Atletico-MG	28	3627.2%	5811.9%
16	N. Ferraresi Centre-back	Botafogo	27	3021.6%	561.8%
17	Ewerthon Centre-back	Juventude	25	1210%	5510.7%
18	João Marcelo Centre-back	Cruzeiro	26	6±0%	558.3%
19	João Victor Centre-back	Mirassol	29	1661.6%	534.3%
20	Murilo Centre-back	Palmeiras	29	5594%	5119.1%
21	Bruno Fuchs Centre-back	Palmeiras	27	38±0%	499.5%
22	Wagner Leonardo Centre-back	Gremio	27	25±0%	4715.2%
23	Kaio Henrique Centre-back	Fortaleza EC	20	14197.8%	473.7%
24	Léo Pereira Centre-back	Flamengo	30	611%	461.7%
25	Raniele Centre-back	Corinthians	29	6181.8%	468.5%
26	Fabrício Bruno Centre-back	Cruzeiro	30	2460.8%	441.8%
27	Willian Machado Centre-back	Mirassol	29	2345.7%	448.5%
28	Sabino Centre-back	Sao Paulo	30	3316.5%	443.8%
29	Léo Ortiz Centre-back	Flamengo	30	48±0%	434.6%
30	F. Torres Centre-back	Internacional	29	32226.3%	4221.2%
31	J. Millán Centre-back	Fluminense	28	6	41
32	Pedro Henrique Centre-back	RB Bragantino	31	27240%	3723.1%
33	Lyanco Centre-back	Atletico-MG	29	28±0%	376.1%
34	David Duarte Centre-back	Bahia	31	3917.3%	364.6%
35	G. Rojas Centre-back	Cruzeiro	29	26±0%	352.5%
36	Lucas Veríssimo Centre-back	Santos	31	2550%	3225.8%
37	G. Gómez Centre-back	Palmeiras	33	5411.7%	3220.4%
38	Kaio Pantaleão Centre-back	Botafogo	31	3213.8%	3240.6%
39	Luan Peres Centre-back	Santos	32	271.9%	305.7%
40	Gustavo Henrique Centre-back	Corinthians	33	5584.9%	2920%
41	Rodrigo Sam Centre-back	Juventude	31	1871.4%	2821.1%
42	Rafael Ramos Centre-back	Ceara	31	1714.4%	2649.9%
43	T. Cardona Centre-back	Fortaleza EC	31	2219.4%	2546.3%
44	Gabriel Paulista Centre-back	Corinthians	35	55423.8%	25134.3%
45	Alan Empereur Centre-back	Mirassol	32	2535.2%	2351.1%
46	Ramon Menezes Centre-back	Sport Recife	31	15198%	2350.1%
47	Camutanga Centre-back	Vitoria	33	16±0%	2323.9%
48	F. Angileri Centre-back	Corinthians	32	22±0%	2214.8%
49	Igor Cariús Centre-back	Sport Recife	33	2735.4%	21±0%
50	G. Maripán Centre-back	Internacional	32	43±0%	2138.3%