Centre-backs with the Best Potential in Serie A 26/27
The highest-potential centre-backs in Serie A in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
Natan of Napoli is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 85.7, and A. Buongiorno has been the form player this season, grading 47.7, and T. Kristensen leads the scoring with 3 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Walukiewicz has improved his Season rating most, up +30.4 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, A. Buongiorno of Napoli is the most valuable name in this group at 56.8.
18 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →
| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NatanCentre-back |  Napoli | 25 | 351.4% | 863.6% |
| 2 | T. KristensenCentre-back | Atalanta | 24 | 3338.5% | 8512.6% |
| 3 | S. WalukiewiczCentre-back |  Sassuolo | 26 | 35741.5% | 7421.1% |
| 4 | M. VitíkCentre-back |  Bologna | 23 | 24 | 72 |
| 5 | A. BuongiornoCentre-back | Napoli | 27 | 4813.3% | 6811.6% |
| 6 | I. HienCentre-back |  Atalanta | 27 | 3821.5% | 6220.7% |
| 7 | S. BeukemaCentre-back | Napoli | 27 | 2863.4% | 6226.9% |
| 8 | Diogo LeiteCentre-back | Lazio | 27 | 314.3% | 602.1% |
| 9 | A. GomesCentre-back |  Venezia | 17 | 7 | 56 |
| 10 | J. GelliCentre-back |  Frosinone | 25 | 20±0% | 55±0% |
| 11 | M. FreseCentre-back |  Hellas Verona | 28 | 32337% | 552.7% |
| 12 | N. CasaleCentre-back | Bologna | 28 | 864.6% | 4726.6% |
| 13 | M. ŠverkoCentre-back | Venezia | 28 | 32185.7% | 4620.3% |
| 14 | Y. MinaCentre-back |  Cagliari | 31 | 2632.5% | 3826.1% |
| 15 | R. RodríguezCentre-back |  Torino | 34 | 1940.6% | 2527.1% |
| 16 | S. EspositoCentre-back |  Lecce | 21 | 47 | 21 |
| 17 | PatricCentre-back |  Lazio | 33 | 1144% | 1838.7% |
| 18 | R. IvanovCentre-back | Inter | 31 | 1342.1% | 1652.5% |