Centre-backs with the Best Potential in Eerste Divisie 26/27

The highest-potential centre-backs in Eerste Divisie in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

F. Merién of Jong PSV U21 is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in Eerste Divisie, with a Field Insider Rating of 65, and T. Bijleveld has been the form player this season, grading 37.8, and É. Clancy leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Tol has improved his Season rating most, up +32.5 on last season, while D. Vianello's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +9.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, J. Jacobs of Almere City FC is the most valuable name in this group at 17.9.

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	Player	Team
1	F. Merién Centre-back	Jong PSV U21	18	1648.9%	659.1%
2	R. Besselink Centre-back	De Graafschap	22	1735.6%	581.8%
3	É. Clancy Centre-back	VVV Venlo	22	29	57
4	D. Vianello Centre-back	FC OSS	24	1365.8%	571.8%
5	V. Zumberi Centre-back	Vitesse	23	776.6%	55±0%
6	L. Greiml Centre-back	NAC Breda	25	1036.4%	55±0%
7	D. Vos Centre-back	Emmen	24	3047.8%	553.6%
8	G. Blancquart Centre-back	VVV Venlo	22	2313.4%	55±0%
9	T. Landheer Centre-back	Helmond Sport	18	6	54
10	K. Symons Centre-back	De Graafschap	21	1237.9%	54±0%
11	Gijs Bolk Centre-back	De Graafschap	21	849.4%	545.7%
12	L. Beerten Centre-back	Roda	23	3035.3%	53±0%
13	Sven Bouland Centre-back	MVV	20	16	53
14	N. Twisk Centre-back	Jong AZ	23	26166.7%	535.2%
15	J. Mukeh Centre-back	Emmen	23	1814.2%	521.1%
16	L. Miguel Centre-back	FC OSS	25	667.2%	52±0%
17	E. Butera Centre-back	Jong Ajax	20	2745.7%	51±0%
18	W. Coomans Centre-back	MVV	24	2915.2%	519%
19	S. Maas Centre-back	Den Bosch	25	842.5%	50±0%
20	R. Akmum Centre-back	Den Bosch	25	2663.9%	491.2%
21	L. van Gelderen Centre-back	Waalwijk	25	943%	48±0%
22	G. Verhulst Centre-back	Jong PSV U21	19	112750%	47±0%
23	K. Kasanwirjo Centre-back	Jong Ajax	17	20	46
24	Luca Blondeau Centre-back	FC Volendam	20	163060%	4516.4%
25	J. Jacobs Centre-back	Almere City FC	26	38281.8%	44±0%
26	Sinclair de Falco Centre-back	Jong Ajax	18	163100%	44124.1%
27	M. Tol Centre-back	Roda	28	3530.6%	43±0%
28	D. Mirani Centre-back	Heracles	30	205.3%	41±0%
29	Predrag Jevtić Centre-back	FC Eindhoven	25	18	40
30	C. Essers Centre-back	FC Eindhoven	29	868.6%	37±0%
31	T. Bijleveld Centre-back	Almere City FC	28	38223.1%	35±0%
32	B. Koglin Centre-back	Helmond Sport	29	1262.5%	34±0%
33	O. Renfrum Centre-back	FC Eindhoven	19	25	33
34	J. Lawrence Centre-back	Almere City FC	34	3678.7%	1815.1%
35	J. de Wijs Centre-back	Waalwijk	31	13975%	185.7%
36	J. Van den Bergh Centre-back	NAC Breda	32	15383.9%	14±0%
37	Jeffry Fortes Centre-back	Den Bosch	37	1535.3%	13±0%