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Centre-backs with the Best Potential in La Liga 26/27

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

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At a glance

Pau Cubarsí Paredes of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in La Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 95.3, and C. Romero leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Diego Murillo has improved his Season rating most, up +32.8 on last season, while A. Faye's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +53.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Raúl Asencio of Real Madrid is the most valuable name in this group at 97.5.

Best talent
Pau Cubarsí Paredes95.3RTG
Barcelona
In form
Pau Cubarsí Paredes50.9SsN
Barcelona
Rising potential
A. Faye+53.3RTG
Celta Vigo · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Diego Murillo+32.8SsN
Malaga · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
C. Romero4goals
Atletico Madrid
Most valuable
Raúl Asencio97.5val
Real Madrid
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PlayerTeam
1Pau Cubarsí ParedesCentre-backBarcelona195134.3%953.3%
2Pau NavarroCentre-backVillarreal2132210.7%848.4%
3A. FayeCentre-backCelta Vigo212122.9%84176.5%
4Raúl AsencioCentre-backReal Madrid23273.6%803.9%
5Jon PachecoCentre-backReal Sociedad251936.8%7912.9%
6K. KitaCentre-backReal Sociedad2029±0%696.3%
7CopeteCentre-backValencia262411.2%687.8%
8Manu FernándezCentre-backCelta Vigo25968
9Diego MurilloCentre-backMalaga2544290.3%6719.6%
10Matia Barzic GutiérrezCentre-backElche222026.6%669.8%
11John NwankwoCentre-backElche25942.3%666.6%
12Dani VivianCentre-backAthletic Club272649.4%6622.4%
13Dani BarciaCentre-backDeportivo La Coruna232392.6%647.2%
14Iker CórdobaCentre-backValencia208646.5%
15F. GarcésCentre-backAlaves26712.8%6010.1%
16C. RomeroCentre-backAtletico Madrid2834130.4%599.5%
17Arnau ComasCentre-backDeportivo La Coruna261865.1%550.5%
18Fernando CaleroCentre-backMalaga3032125.7%503.5%
19MarcãoCentre-backSevilla30818.4%3719.4%
20C. StarfeltCentre-backCelta Vigo311930.7%3632.3%
21Juan BerrocalCentre-backGetafe277±0%3625.7%
22L. CabreraCentre-backEspanyol353713.7%332.7%
23Diego RicoCentre-backOsasuna333256.7%3132.9%
24A. RüdigerCentre-backReal Madrid332143.5%2541.1%
25L. SosaCentre-backBarcelona321020
26J. BáezCentre-backBarcelona362719.4%1249.6%