Centre-backs with the Best Potential in Serie A

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

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At a glance

Jacobo Ramón Naveros of Como is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 89.2, and L. Østigård leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Jacobo Ramón Naveros has improved his Season rating most, up +71.2 on last season, while O. Provstgaard's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +31.5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Jacobo Ramón Naveros of Como is the most valuable name in this group at 71.

Best talent

Jacobo Ramón Naveros89.2RTG

Como

In form

Jacobo Ramón Naveros76.4SsN

Como

Rising potential

O. Provstgaard+31.5RTG

Lazio · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Jacobo Ramón Naveros+71.2SsN

Jacobo Ramón Naveros71val

Como

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	Player	Team
1	Jacobo Ramón Naveros Centre-back	Como	21	761369.2%	8914.7%
2	Tiago Gabriel Centre-back	Lecce	21	44205.6%	8450.8%
3	T. Muharemović Centre-back	Sassuolo	23	4213.9%	8323.4%
4	Mario Gila Centre-back	Lazio	25	6079.3%	812.2%
5	S. Britschgi Centre-back	Parma	19	31	80
6	Z. Athekame Centre-back	AC Milan	21	16	80
7	E. Ndicka Centre-back	AS Roma	26	6917.4%	799.8%
8	J. Rodríguez Centre-back	Cagliari	21	30	77
9	M. Gabbia Centre-back	AC Milan	26	5059.2%	77±0%
10	N. Bertola Centre-back	Udinese	23	3415.1%	7613.7%
11	P. Comuzzo Centre-back	Fiorentina	21	2635.8%	7510.2%
12	J. Idzes Centre-back	Sassuolo	26	3114.2%	744%
13	M. Vitík Centre-back	Bologna	23	28	74
14	O. Provstgaard Centre-back	Lazio	23	2895.8%	7474.1%
15	M. Troilo Centre-back	Parma	23	302.9%	7336.4%
16	D. Ghilardi Centre-back	AS Roma	23	318.7%	735.1%
17	L. Østigård Centre-back	Genoa	26	3781.4%	739.1%
18	A. Edmundsson Centre-back	Hellas Verona	25	34	73
19	A. Bella-Kotchap Centre-back	Hellas Verona	24	25850%	706.2%
20	J. Siebert Centre-back	Lecce	24	247.4%	7013.3%
21	R. Bozhinov Centre-back	Pisa	21	12379.2%	6950.9%
22	O. Kossounou Centre-back	Atalanta	25	210.5%	696.7%
23	S. Otoa Centre-back	Genoa	22	1232.2%	6968.3%
24	V. Nelsson Centre-back	Hellas Verona	27	41994.6%	6666.7%
25	F. Folino Centre-back	Cremonese	24	857.9%	661.7%
26	I. Hien Centre-back	Atalanta	27	456.9%	6417.6%
27	T. Heggem Centre-back	Bologna	27	3326%	649.3%
28	L. Ranieri Centre-back	Fiorentina	27	3136%	6322.5%
29	Bremer Centre-back	Juventus	29	60261.7%	6112.2%
30	M. Pongračić Centre-back	Fiorentina	28	4145.2%	616.5%
31	J. Lucumí Centre-back	Bologna	28	422.5%	6017%
32	Kialonda Gaspar Centre-back	Lecce	28	345.8%	5811.7%
33	A. Dossena Centre-back	Cagliari	27	188.5%	5721.3%
34	A. Ismajli Centre-back	Torino	29	5491.8%	5511.1%
35	F. Baschirotto Centre-back	Cremonese	29	4331.2%	5519.6%
36	F. Gatti Centre-back	Juventus	28	2348.6%	5325.4%
37	Zé Pedro Centre-back	Cagliari	29	2628.7%	491.2%
38	N. Casale Centre-back	Bologna	28	1150.2%	4923.6%
39	Unai Núñez Centre-back	Hellas Verona	29	28148.6%	4812.2%
40	M. Akanji Centre-back	Inter	31	68132.9%	4616.4%
41	A. Romagnoli Centre-back	Lazio	31	5673.5%	4516.9%
42	M. Kempf Centre-back	Como	31	52103.5%	4318.8%
43	Y. Mina Centre-back	Cagliari	31	3215.5%	4118.8%
44	Amir Rrahmani Centre-back	Napoli	32	5128.2%	4028.6%
45	G. Maripán Centre-back	Torino	32	4426.4%	3424.7%
46	B. Djimsiti Centre-back	Atalanta	33	564.1%	3226.3%
47	A. Caracciolo Centre-back	Pisa	36	3524%	3017.5%
48	Diego Carlos Centre-back	Como	33	50530%	2814.4%
49	M. Bianchetti Centre-back	Cremonese	33	3641.4%	2815.6%
50	C. Kabasele Centre-back	Udinese	35	32130.4%	2621.3%