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.

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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 G. Mancini has been the form player this season, grading 72.5, and D. Doekhi leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: F. Terracciano has improved his Season rating most, up +42.6 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, E. Ndicka of AS Roma is the most valuable name in this group at 70.9.

O. Provstgaard+31.5RTG

Lazio · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

F. Terracciano+42.6SsN

AC Milan · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Natan Centre-back	Napoli	25	351.4%	863.6%
2	T. Kristensen Centre-back	Atalanta	24	3338.5%	8512.6%
3	F. Terracciano Centre-back	AC Milan	23	51532.5%	8014.7%
4	M. Moreno Centre-back	Venezia	22	2828.3%	7950.2%
5	K. Koulierakis Centre-back	AS Roma	22	201%	780.6%
6	H. Ahanor Centre-back	Atalanta	18	27568.3%	7814.4%
7	E. Ndicka Centre-back	AS Roma	27	60±0%	759.3%
8	N. Bertola Centre-back	Udinese	23	3026.2%	7511%
9	O. Provstgaard Centre-back	Lazio	23	28±0%	74±0%
10	S. Walukiewicz Centre-back	Sassuolo	26	35741.5%	7421.1%
11	J. Idzes Centre-back	Sassuolo	26	3113.9%	744.6%
12	D. Ghilardi Centre-back	AS Roma	23	318.7%	735.1%
13	M. Vitík Centre-back	Bologna	23	24	72
14	R. Alhassane Centre-back	Bologna	24	2614%	719.6%
15	A. Buongiorno Centre-back	Napoli	27	4813.3%	6811.6%
16	R. Kofler Centre-back	Cagliari	21	3474.5%	644%
17	D. Doekhi Centre-back	Lazio	28	351.2%	64±0%
18	Carlos Augusto Centre-back	Inter	27	4023.6%	6320.8%
19	Viery Centre-back	Fiorentina	21	284550%	6310.6%
20	T. Heggem Centre-back	Bologna	27	29±0%	63±0%
21	L. Ranieri Centre-back	Fiorentina	27	29±0%	63±0%
22	N. Calabrese Centre-back	Hellas Verona	21	31	62
23	I. Hien Centre-back	Atalanta	27	3821.5%	6220.7%
24	L. Valenti Centre-back	Parma	27	45241.2%	627.8%
25	S. Beukema Centre-back	Napoli	27	2863.4%	6226.9%
26	N. Obaretin Centre-back	Napoli	23	2434.8%	611.3%
27	M. Pongračić Centre-back	Fiorentina	28	3937.5%	598.2%
28	J. Lucumí Centre-back	Juventus	28	378.4%	5819.5%
29	Leonardo Buta Centre-back	Udinese	24	20343.5%	577.6%
30	A. Gomes Centre-back	Venezia	17	7	56
31	J. Gelli Centre-back	Frosinone	25	20±0%	55±0%
32	M. Frese Centre-back	Hellas Verona	28	32337%	552.7%
33	G. Mancini Centre-back	AS Roma	30	73±0%	54±0%
34	F. Gatti Centre-back	Juventus	28	2055.2%	5227%
35	N. Casale Centre-back	Bologna	28	864.6%	4726.6%
36	M. Šverko Centre-back	Venezia	28	32185.7%	4620.3%
37	B. Balogh Centre-back	Parma	24	3023.8%	4539.2%
38	M. Kempf Centre-back	Como	31	52103.5%	4318.8%
39	A. Romagnoli Centre-back	Lazio	31	4950.6%	4221.9%
40	Y. Mina Centre-back	Cagliari	31	2632.5%	3826.1%
41	C. Kabasele Centre-back	Udinese	35	31123.9%	2619.4%
42	S. Esposito Centre-back	Lecce	21	47	21
43	S. Sabelli Centre-back	Genoa	33	1071.7%	1949.2%
44	Patric Centre-back	Lazio	33	1144%	1838.7%