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Centre-backs with the Best Potential in Premier League

The highest-potential centre-backs in Premier League, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

S. Varatynov of Baltika is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 36.6, and K. Andrade has been the form player this season, grading 68.6, and N. Marichal leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: K. Andrade has improved his Season rating most, up +23.5 on last season, while S. Varatynov's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +8.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, S. Varatynov of Baltika is the most valuable name in this group at 6.6.

Best talent
S. Varatynov36.6RTG
Baltika
In form
K. Andrade68.6SsN
Baltika
Rising potential
S. Varatynov+8.3RTG
Baltika · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
K. Andrade+23.5SsN
Baltika · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
N. Marichal5goals
Dynamo
Most valuable
S. Varatynov6.6val
Baltika
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PlayerTeam
1S. VaratynovCentre-backBaltika235168%3729.3%
2E. TeslenkoCentre-backRubin255276.4%344.7%
3C. WoohCentre-backSpartak Moscow242225.9%3452.5%
4N. MarichalCentre-backDynamo25281.8%342.7%
5M. LukinCentre-backCSKA Moscow222380%342.1%
6D. KhotulevCentre-backFC Orenburg2317115.2%3313.7%
7I. DiveevCentre-backCSKA Moscow263821.3%3310.2%
8M. BokoevCentre-backAkron252549.1%3310.5%
9E. MorozovCentre-backLokomotiv2518134.7%336.9%
10M. ZeaCentre-backCSKA Moscow181132
11I. LepskiyCentre-backKrylia Sovetov211444.4%3129.8%
12Diego CostaCentre-backFC Krasnodar275110.3%3113.4%
13K. AndradeCentre-backBaltika276952.1%306.4%
14O. NdongCentre-backAkhmat2623406.5%2935%
15E. FariñaCentre-backNizhny Novgorod241840.4%296.5%
16V. AleksandrovCentre-backNizhny Novgorod241237.9%296.5%
17I. KirschCentre-backNizhny Novgorod219423.5%293.3%
18N. AlipCentre-backZenit261735.2%2811%
19I. ShumakhovCentre-backDinamo Makhachkala27338.7%2716%
20K. CakeCentre-backAkhmat272127
21R. FernándezCentre-backDynamo26864.8%2619.6%
22M. NenakhovCentre-backLokomotiv271354.6%2620.3%
23N. KakkoevCentre-backNizhny Novgorod261450.9%2519.4%
24C. MontesCentre-backLokomotiv292667.7%252.4%
25NinoCentre-backZenit295119%2519.8%
26João VictorCentre-backCSKA Moscow28189.9%2360%
27Marcelo AlvesCentre-backFC Sochi281262.5%234.7%
28A. TataevCentre-backFC Orenburg27838.5%223%
29R. EvgenjevCentre-backKrylia Sovetov271012.3%2223.9%
30A. TchitchinadzeCentre-backFC Orenburg28161.9%226.8%
31Vítor TormenaCentre-backFC Krasnodar30467%2118%
32J. TabidzeCentre-backDinamo Makhachkala303445.7%216.3%
33M. AlibekovCentre-backDinamo Makhachkala292074.8%219.7%
34N. StojićCentre-backFC Sochi28720
35I. NedelcearuCentre-backAkron301637.7%205.3%
36G. NyamsiCentre-backLokomotiv291635.9%2031.6%
37O. SakoCentre-backFC Rostov302537.2%1921.7%
38I. VujačićCentre-backRubin314773%1920.9%
39A. FilinCentre-backBaltika304589.5%1929.1%
40João EscovalCentre-backAkron291264%1834.9%
41S. BozhinCentre-backKrylia Sovetov31272.5%1811.8%
42N. ChernovCentre-backKrylia Sovetov301484.4%1711.2%
43A. DjikuCentre-backSpartak Moscow31258.3%1743%
44D. ChistyakovCentre-backFC Rostov3233243.2%161.3%
45N. GhandriCentre-backAkhmat311528.6%1524.4%
46M. OsipenkoCentre-backDynamo32243.7%1532.4%
47A. GritsaenkoCentre-backRubin31264.9%1438.6%
48K. SavichevCentre-backAkron32586.6%1049.7%