Centre-backs with the Best Potential in First League 26/27
The highest-potential centre-backs in First League in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
V. Aleksandrov of Nizhny Novgorod is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in First League, with a Field Insider Rating of 28.8, and S. Karič has been the form player this season, grading 30.1, and Marcelo Alves leads the scoring with 2 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Karič has improved his Season rating most, up +4.2 on last season, while I. Kalinin'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, E. Fariña of Nizhny Novgorod is the most valuable name in this group at 2.9.
11 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →
| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V. AleksandrovCentre-back |  Nizhny Novgorod | 24 | 1237.9% | 296.5% |
| 2 | E. FariñaCentre-back | Nizhny Novgorod | 24 | 1452.3% | 289.4% |
| 3 | V. LitvinovCentre-back |  FC Sochi | 25 | 1334.7% | 273.4% |
| 4 | S. KaričCentre-back | Nizhny Novgorod | 28 | 3016.2% | 2510% |
| 5 | R. EvgenjevCentre-back | Nizhny Novgorod | 27 | 1015.8% | 2515.7% |
| 6 | I. KalininCentre-back | FC Sochi | 30 | 1433.5% | 235.9% |
| 7 | Marcelo AlvesCentre-back | FC Sochi | 28 | 1156.9% | 223.7% |
| 8 | A. SoldatenkovCentre-back | FC Sochi | 29 | 2115.9% | 2219.8% |
| 9 | N. StojićCentre-back | FC Sochi | 28 | 6 | 19 |
| 10 | K. GotsukCentre-back |  Arsenal Tula | 34 | 1222.3% | 165.3% |
| 11 | K. ZaikaCentre-back | FC Sochi | 33 | 1054% | 1027.3% |