Best centre-backs in 1. Lig

The highest-potential centre-backs in 1. Lig, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

Yiğit Fidan of Pendikspor is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in 1. Lig, with a Field Insider Rating of 52.5, and Héliton has been the form player this season, grading 55.1, and I. Tarim leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Mert has improved his Season rating most, up +42.2 on last season, while Emirhan Başyiğit's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +9.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Y. Kırtay of Erzurumspor FK is the most valuable name in this group at 33.4.

Emirhan Başyiğit+9.4RTG

Sivasspor · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

M. Mert+42.2SsN

Sarıyer · 23/24→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	Yiğit Fidan Centre-back	Pendikspor	21	53	53
2	Y. Kırtay Centre-back	Erzurumspor FK	23	52	52
3	O. Çalışkan Centre-back	Keçiörengücü	23	29	52
4	J. Oosterwolde Centre-back	Fenerbahçe	25	37233.3%	5117.2%
5	F. Nzaba Centre-back	Esenler Erokspor	23	2914550%	5124.1%
6	Emirhan Başyiğit Centre-back	Sivasspor	21	25583.3%	5122.8%
7	A. Martynov Centre-back	Serik Spor	22	29	49
8	L. Tómasson Centre-back	Samsunspor	25	296.8%	490.6%
9	Ada Ibik Centre-back	Manisa F.K.	17	22	49
10	A. Gerxhaliu Centre-back	Erzurumspor FK	24	37552.6%	4920%
11	Ali Fidan Centre-back	Adana Demirspor	19	152920%	4824.2%
12	D. Sahin Centre-back	İstanbulspor	20	17	48
13	E. Topçu Centre-back	Beşiktaş	25	4019.3%	480.6%
14	I. Tarim Centre-back	Bodrum FK	21	10	47
15	A. Arous Centre-back	Kasımpaşa	21	24	47
16	N. Oularé Centre-back	Vanspor FK	23	25	47
17	W. Singo Centre-back	Galatasaray	25	2151.9%	4741.1%
18	B. Balogh Centre-back	Kocaelispor	24	3125%	4737.8%
19	H. Smolčić Centre-back	Kocaelispor	25	32478.2%	4633.9%
20	M. Çavuşoğlu Centre-back	Vanspor FK	24	23	46
21	E. Uzunhan Centre-back	İstanbulspor	25	24887.5%	4510.8%
22	Y. Demir Centre-back	Fenerbahçe	21	12	45
23	Y. Demirkiran Centre-back	Adana Demirspor	19	9	45
24	Y. Kocatürk Centre-back	Ümraniyespor	21	16	44
25	J. Opoku Centre-back	Başakşehir	27	4854.2%	4410.6%
26	Y. A. Buz Centre-back	Hatayspor	18	5	44
27	Y. Çift Centre-back	Samsunspor	22	1529.5%	446.7%
28	F. Apaydin Centre-back	Bodrum FK	23	10	43
29	Tiago Djaló Centre-back	Beşiktaş	26	26108.7%	4320%
30	R. van Drongelen Centre-back	Samsunspor	27	3427.9%	4315.2%
31	T. Kalender Centre-back	Bandırmaspor	24	192.6%	433.8%
32	A. Çınar Centre-back	Fatih Karagümrük	23	136300%	437.1%
33	B. Özyurt Centre-back	Eyüpspor	23	13	43
34	K. Arslan Centre-back	Boluspor	25	21	427.4%
35	M. Keskin Centre-back	Keçiörengücü	24	13	42
36	M. Mert Centre-back	Sarıyer	27	451455.2%	429.5%
37	F. Tultak Centre-back	İstanbulspor	25	9	41
38	E. Ortakaya Centre-back	Eyüpspor	22	11606.7%	4112.5%
39	A. Mocsi Centre-back	Rizespor	26	2022.9%	4115.9%
40	A. Nagalo Centre-back	Konyaspor	23	5269.2%	4130.5%
41	A. Montes Centre-back	Serik Spor	25	17	41
42	M. Şen Centre-back	Hatayspor	20	4	41
43	I. Dayakli Centre-back	İstanbulspor	24	10	41
44	M. Ologo Centre-back	İstanbulspor	23	8114.3%	413.1%
45	M. Yeşil Centre-back	Amed	28	45118.6%	418.4%
46	A. Şengül Centre-back	Çorum FK	27	31	41
47	O. Syrota Centre-back	Amed	26	15247.6%	4118.1%
48	Ali Arda Yildiz Centre-back	Adana Demirspor	19	3650%	414.1%
49	A. Kocaman Centre-back	Sakaryaspor	22	526.2%	406.7%
50	C. Demir Centre-back	Serik Spor	25	1033.8%	401.8%