Best Defensive players by Season Rating in Liga Profesional Argentina

The best defensive players in Liga Profesional Argentina, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

A. Luna of Instituto Cordoba is the standout for raw talent across players in Liga Profesional Argentina, with a Field Insider Rating of 60.8, and C. Paz has been the form player this season, grading 76.9, and M. Merentiel leads the scoring with 13 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: C. Paz has improved his Season rating most, up +54.4 on last season, while K. Castaño's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +14.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, K. Lomónaco of Independiente is the most valuable name in this group at 24.2.

River Plate · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

C. Paz+54.4SsN

Deportivo Riestra · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	C. Paz Centre-back	Deportivo Riestra	31	76.9	77241.8%	3111.9%
2	A. Sandez Full-back	Rosario Central	25	67.8	6868.7%	532.2%
3	L. Lozano Full-back	Argentinos JRS	27	67	67	49
4	E. Báez Full-back	San Lorenzo	21	67	67141.9%	5817%
5	C. Ibáñez Full-back	Huracan	27	64.9	6514.7%	4320.4%
6	L. Blanco Full-back	Boca Juniors	27	63.8	6411%	4719.1%
7	K. Lomónaco Centre-back	Independiente	24	61.9	6211.8%	543.5%
8	E. Coronel Full-back	Rosario Central	29	61.9	62304.6%	3615.4%
9	T. Guidara Full-back	Huracan	30	61.7	62350.4%	304.1%
10	F. Miño Full-back	Deportivo Riestra	26	61.6	62	47
11	J. Romaña Full-back	San Lorenzo	27	60.8	6138.8%	4512.8%
12	S. Marcich Full-back	Lanus	28	60.4	6022.7%	4316.8%
13	L. Morales Centre-back	Gimnasia L.P.	35	58.1	588.2%	2012.9%
14	F. Pereyra Centre-back	Huracan	36	58	5829.5%	209.9%
15	F. Álvarez Centre-back	Argentinos JRS	26	57.1	576.1%	505.8%
16	J. Portillo Centre-back	Talleres Cordoba	26	56.9	5739.8%	4620.4%
17	É. Godoy Centre-back	Argentinos JRS	32	55.8	56933.3%	2836.8%
18	P. Silva Full-back	Gimnasia L.P.	29	54.5	55220.6%	3723.5%
19	O. Salomón Centre-back	Platense	27	53.6	54335.8%	469%
20	S. Studer Full-back	Independ. Rivadavia	23	53.2	5345.4%	521.1%
21	S. Prieto Full-back	Argentinos JRS	33	53.1	5397.4%	2110.4%
22	E. Herrera Full-back	San Lorenzo	23	52.6	5352500%	5317.6%
23	J. Komar Centre-back	Rosario Central	29	51.8	5274.4%	348.6%
24	S. Valdez Centre-back	Independiente	30	51.4	5159.1%	3123.5%
25	G. Hernández Centre-back	San Lorenzo	28	51.2	51234.6%	373.1%
26	J. Laso Centre-back	Tigre	36	50.9	5128.6%	2011.7%
27	C. Izquierdoz Centre-back	Lanus	37	50.8	5112.1%	1416.8%
28	N. Colombo Centre-back	Racing Club	27	50.7	516.5%	4417.1%
29	A. Costa Centre-back	Boca Juniors	27	50.4	50150.7%	443.1%
30	L. Di Lollo Centre-back	Boca Juniors	22	49.9	5090.5%	5712.3%
31	C. Quintana Full-back	Rosario Central	38	49.6	5062.6%	1233%
32	Marco Pellegrino Centre-back	Huracan	24	49.2	49230.2%	506.2%
33	F. Vera Full-back	Independiente	28	49.1	4926.7%	3826.3%
34	J. Saborido Full-back	Platense	28	49	4921.2%	4016.9%
35	S. Núñez Centre-back	Estudiantes L.P.	26	48.9	49858.8%	473.1%
36	F. Alarcón Centre-back	Instituto Cordoba	32	48.3	4828.8%	2721.2%
37	L. Martínez Centre-back	River Plate	30	47.6	48720.7%	3036.6%
38	M. Mendoza Centre-back	Godoy Cruz	21	47.6	48160.1%	569%
39	F. Pardo Centre-back	Union Santa Fe	29	47	4725%	3724.7%
40	D. Fernández Centre-back	Defensa Y Justicia	25	46.8	4715.4%	515.2%
41	M. Rojo Centre-back	Boca Juniors	36	45.5	4647.7%	1813.6%
42	Lisandro López Centre-back	Belgrano Cordoba	36	45.3	45200%	1628.5%
43	A. Schott Full-back	Talleres Cordoba	26	45	45102.7%	485.1%
44	Elías Gómez Full-back	Velez Sarsfield	32	44.1	4442.7%	2531%
45	M. Acuña Full-back	River Plate	34	44	44182.1%	178.2%
46	L. Rivero Centre-back	Central Cordoba de Santiago	22	43.5	44613.1%	5520.5%
47	J. Franco Full-back	Instituto Cordoba	34	43.4	4326.5%	1827.8%
48	A. Soto Central midfielder	Defensa Y Justicia	32	43.4	431.4%	2525.1%
49	I. Vázquez Centre-back	Platense	29	43.3	4340.8%	3624.2%
50	M. Di Cesare Centre-back	Racing Club	24	42	4214.3%	512.3%