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Centre-backs with the Best Potential in Bundesliga 25/26

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

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At a glance

J. Belocian of Bayer Leverkusen is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 86.3, and O. Wójcik has been the form player this season, grading 70.3, and L. Lochoshvili leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: W. Anton has improved his Season rating most, up +44.5 on last season, while F. Gruber's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +24.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, N. Schlotterbeck of Borussia Dortmund is the most valuable name in this group at 63.9.

Best talent
J. Belocian86.3RTG
Bayer Leverkusen
In form
O. Wójcik70.3SsN
Werder Bremen
Rising potential
F. Gruber+24.1RTG
FSV Mainz 05 · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
W. Anton+44.5SsN
Borussia Dortmund · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
L. Lochoshvili5goals
1. FC Köln
Most valuable
N. Schlotterbeck63.9val
Borussia Dortmund
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PlayerTeam
1J. BelocianCentre-backBayer Leverkusen211717100%8627.5%
2M. EstèveCentre-backRB Leipzig242573.1%846.1%
3J. QuansahCentre-backBayer Leverkusen2329147.8%825.7%
4L. QuerfeldCentre-backUnion Berlin223860.9%817.3%
5C. LukebaCentre-backRB Leipzig234114.6%804%
6Abdoul Karim CoulibalyCentre-backWerder Bremen192280
7Z. Van Den BoschCentre-backUnion Berlin234626.1%7934.8%
8Noahkai Kai Daniel BanksCentre-backFC Augsburg1921198.6%7815.8%
9N. SchlotterbeckCentre-backBorussia Dortmund2659121.9%774.1%
10Finn JeltschCentre-backVfB Stuttgart20268.8%7622.7%
11Arthur ChavesCentre-back1899 Hoffenheim251549.5%74±0%
12I. OgbusCentre-backSC Freiburg20152416.7%7410.5%
13L. GeertruidaCentre-backRB Leipzig26284.1%732%
14K. PotulskiCentre-backFSV Mainz 05181272
15A. ZehnterCentre-backVfL Wolfsburg21874.3%723.8%
16E. BitshiabuCentre-backRB Leipzig211162.5%724.7%
17R. HranáčCentre-back1899 Hoffenheim26231808.3%7121.2%
18O. KabakCentre-back1899 Hoffenheim262118.5%7111.8%
19A. TheateCentre-backEintracht Frankfurt262929.1%6916.8%
20F. ChiarodiaCentre-backBorussia Mönchengladbach2117122.1%684.1%
21L. BadéCentre-backBayer Leverkusen262529.1%6615.9%
22D. HashiokaCentre-backBorussia Mönchengladbach271621.9%6621.2%
23F. GruberCentre-backFSV Mainz 052332201.9%6558.5%
24A. KonéCentre-backRB Leipzig21543735.7%655.7%
25W. OmariCentre-backHamburger SV26196512.3%
26D. UpamecanoCentre-backBayern München273625.8%6316%
27Julian Andreas PauliCentre-back1. FC Köln212632.3%611.6%
28N. CozzaCentre-backVfL Wolfsburg27269.3%6013.6%
29J. ChabotCentre-backVfB Stuttgart284129.7%5819.4%
30M. FriedlCentre-backWerder Bremen283232.4%5717.7%
31F. AguCentre-backWerder Bremen261064.9%5626.4%
32M. JenzCentre-backVfL Wolfsburg271573.3%5621.8%
33K. DiksCentre-backBorussia Mönchengladbach294894.8%5343.2%
34W. AntonCentre-backBorussia Dortmund3070173.2%527.1%
35J. SchmiedCentre-back1. FC Köln27759%524%
36Kouakou Joane GadouCentre-backBorussia Dortmund192352
37L. LochoshviliCentre-back1. FC Köln2836542.9%517.5%
38R. KochCentre-backEintracht Frankfurt30371.4%5019.4%
39A. PieperCentre-backWerder Bremen282226.3%5022.9%
40K. SchlotterbeckCentre-backFC Augsburg292613.8%4913.6%
41Kim Min-JaeCentre-backBayern München293639.7%4926.8%
42J. TorunarighaCentre-backHamburger SV292728.2%482.6%
43J. TahCentre-backBayern München303912%4629.5%
44Daniel ElfadliCentre-backHamburger SV291472.3%4321.9%
45BernardoCentre-back1899 Hoffenheim313973.2%428.4%
46O. WójcikCentre-backWerder Bremen23704024.2%
47E. BakatukandaCentre-back1. FC Köln22263628.6%3927%
48P. LienhartCentre-backSC Freiburg301565.4%3937.6%
49D. VavroCentre-backVfL Wolfsburg30871%3636.8%
50W. OrbánCentre-backRB Leipzig33566.9%3616.2%