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
Jacobo Ramón Naveros of Como is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 87, and S. Esposito leads the scoring with 2 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Jacobo Ramón Naveros has improved his Season rating most, up +63.1 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, A. Buongiorno of Napoli is the most valuable name in this group at 56.8.
12 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →
| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NatanCentre-back |  Napoli | 25 | 351.4% | 863.6% |
| 2 | S. WalukiewiczCentre-back |  Sassuolo | 26 | 35741.5% | 7421.1% |
| 3 | L. ØstigårdCentre-back |  Genoa | 26 | 331.2% | 732% |
| 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 | A. GomesCentre-back |  Venezia | 17 | 7 | 56 |
| 8 | J. GelliCentre-back |  Frosinone | 25 | 20±0% | 55±0% |
| 9 | M. ŠverkoCentre-back | Venezia | 28 | 32185.7% | 4620.3% |
| 10 | S. EspositoCentre-back |  Lecce | 21 | 47 | 21 |
| 11 | R. IvanovCentre-back | Inter | 32 | 1342.1% | 1652.5% |
| 12 | F. BejanCentre-back |  Inter | 35 | 5 | 6 |