Centre-backs with the Best Potential in 1. Lig 26/27

The highest-potential centre-backs in 1. Lig in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Jadel Katongo of Kayserispor is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in 1. Lig, with a Field Insider Rating of 40.7, and A. Nukan has been the form player this season, grading 49.2, and A. Ajeti leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: A. Nukan has improved his Season rating most, up +38.7 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, T. Kalender of Bandırmaspor is the most valuable name in this group at 8.7.

Kayserispor · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

A. Nukan+38.7SsN

Bandırmaspor · 21/22→25/26

30 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	Jadel Katongo Centre-back	Kayserispor	21	538.3%	414.2%
2	E. Terzi Centre-back	Iğdır FK	22	21422.5%	3914.6%
3	Ali Fidan Centre-back	Adana Demirspor	20	142720%	381.6%
4	M. Çavuşoğlu Centre-back	Vanspor FK	24	21	37
5	Y. A. Buz Centre-back	Iğdır FK	18	5	36
6	Y. Demirkiran Centre-back	Adana Demirspor	19	8	36
7	E. Alıç Centre-back	Esenler Erokspor	27	12	36
8	A. Kocaman Centre-back	Kayserispor	22	526.2%	3519.4%
9	B. Çakır Centre-back	Ümraniyespor	25	12	35
10	Yigit Ali Buz Centre-back	Hatayspor	19	6	34
11	K. Paal Centre-back	Antalyaspor	29	3228.1%	3438.2%
12	Osman Kaynak Centre-back	Adana Demirspor	20	7	33
13	T. Kalender Centre-back	Bandırmaspor	25	178.9%	3325.3%
14	Yusuf Buğra Demirkıran Centre-back	Adana Demirspor	20	5	33
15	M. Şen Centre-back	Hatayspor	20	4	33
16	Ali Arda Yildiz Centre-back	Adana Demirspor	19	3600%	3216.7%
17	C. Demir Centre-back	Serik Spor	25	1024.7%	3218.4%
18	E. Dikmen Centre-back	Sarıyer	29	176.3%	2736.8%
19	S. Taşqın Centre-back	Serik Spor	28	11	23
20	A. Ajeti Centre-back	Bodrum FK	32	3521.7%	2030.6%
21	M. Yıldırım Centre-back	Sivasspor	30	42.7%	1950.8%
22	B. Yılmaz Centre-back	Hatayspor	30	662%	1842.2%
23	A. Nukan Centre-back	Bandırmaspor	33	49±0%	1714.7%
24	H. Çinemre Centre-back	Hatayspor	32	6	13
25	C. Hountondji Centre-back	Bandırmaspor	32	14139%	1259.1%
26	M. Bingöl Centre-back	Vanspor FK	33	13	10
27	S. Dursun Centre-back	Sakaryaspor	35	1220.6%	1038.4%
28	O. Berber Centre-back	Sarıyer	34	1816.2%	958.8%
29	D. Kolovetsios Centre-back	Sakaryaspor	34	758.4%	853.3%
30	P. Djilobodji Centre-back	Sarıyer	37	2435.6%	760.7%