Centre-backs with the Best Potential in Liga I 25/26

The highest-potential centre-backs in Liga I in 25/26, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

P. Ouaneh of Uta Arad is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in Liga I, with a Field Insider Rating of 47, and M. Tudose has been the form player this season, grading 49.6, and D. Pospelov leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Sinyan has improved his Season rating most, up +17 on last season, while P. Ouaneh's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +1.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Tudose of Arges Pitesti is the most valuable name in this group at 6.7.

Uta Arad · 24/25→25/26

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CFR 1907 Cluj · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	P. Ouaneh Centre-back	Uta Arad	28	23138.9%	472.8%
2	Adam Zaian Centre-back	Petrolul Ploiesti	22	13	47
3	N. Stoioanov Centre-back	Dinamo Bucuresti	21	35	38
4	M. Tudose Centre-back	Arges Pitesti	21	50	37
5	I. Gelashvili Centre-back	CFR 1907 Cluj	25	15137.7%	3635.1%
6	N. Ilaș Centre-back	FC Botosani	19	17	34
7	R. Bădescu Centre-back	Uta Arad	21	5	32
8	A. Camara Centre-back	Metaloglobus	25	14	32
9	I. Cercel Centre-back	Farul Constanta	19	8	32
10	D. Sîrbu Centre-back	Farul Constanta	23	13	31
11	O. Adefunyibomi Centre-back	Arges Pitesti	26	858.9%	3120.6%
12	Gustavo Marins Centre-back	Farul Constanta	24	8	31
13	Né Lopes Centre-back	Oţelul	26	20104%	2842%
14	A. Pașcanu Centre-back	Rapid	28	2622.4%	2855.5%
15	L. Kramer Centre-back	Rapid	27	286.4%	2737.2%
16	L. Pellegrini Centre-back	Farul Constanta	26	10226.7%	2718.9%
17	N. Stevanović Centre-back	Universitatea Craiova	28	19295.9%	2629%
18	F. Poulolo Centre-back	Universitatea Cluj	29	31	25
19	M. Bettini Centre-back	Csikszereda	30	7	23
20	Omar Pašagić Centre-back	Metaloglobus	29	8	23
21	D. Ciobotariu Centre-back	Rapid	28	17	23
22	J. Hegedűs Centre-back	Csikszereda	30	20	22
23	André Duarte Centre-back	FCSB	29	1149.1%	2254.8%
24	S. Sinyan Centre-back	CFR 1907 Cluj	30	31125.9%	2214.9%
25	J. Cissé Centre-back	Universitatea Cluj	29	23	21
26	R. Palmeş Centre-back	Csikszereda	30	20	21
27	A. Rus Centre-back	Universitatea Craiova	30	3496.5%	2053.1%
28	A. Karo Centre-back	AFC Hermannstadt	30	91.1%	2036.2%
29	S. Ngezana Centre-back	FCSB	29	16	20
30	P. Iacob Centre-back	Oţelul	30	26	20
31	V. Selimović Centre-back	AFC Hermannstadt	29	734%	1946.9%
32	A. Miron Centre-back	FC Botosani	32	32	19
33	J. Dawa Centre-back	FCSB	30	15	17
34	D. Diaw Centre-back	FC Botosani	31	1959.6%	1765.2%
35	A. Csürös Centre-back	Csikszereda	31	16	16
36	D. Graovac Centre-back	Rapid	33	1512.4%	1452.7%
37	B. Chorbadzhiyski Centre-back	AFC Hermannstadt	31	71.4%	1448.7%
38	D. Živulić Centre-back	Oţelul	34	38	13
39	D. Pospelov Centre-back	Uta Arad	35	27161.2%	1332.1%
40	P. Papp Centre-back	Petrolul Ploiesti	36	14	13
41	Guilherme Garutti Centre-back	Arges Pitesti	32	24	12
42	I. Larie Centre-back	Farul Constanta	39	20	10
43	M. Popescu Centre-back	FCSB	33	16	10
44	A. Țigănașu Centre-back	FC Botosani	36	21	9
45	I. Stoica Centre-back	AFC Hermannstadt	38	18	7
46	A. Benga Centre-back	Uta Arad	37	12	6