Best Defensive players by Season Rating in Primera Nacional 2026

The best defensive players in Primera Nacional in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

T. Lecanda of Agropecuario is the standout for raw talent across players in Primera Nacional, with a Field Insider Rating of 48.4, and F. Rago has been the form player this season, grading 57, and A. Bonansea leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: D. Sappa has improved his Season rating most, up +47.3 on last season, while F. Roncaglia's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +8.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Mendoza of Godoy Cruz is the most valuable name in this group at 12.1.

San Telmo · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

D. Sappa+47.3SsN

San Miguel · 21/22→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	M. Mendoza Centre-back	Godoy Cruz	21	46.5	47154.1%	478%
2	F. Miño Centre-back	Almirante Brown	26	46.1	4625.2%	3817.6%
3	F. Rasmussen Centre-back	Godoy Cruz	34	46	4616.2%	1642.9%
4	G. Paz Full-back	Nueva Chicago	33	42.4	42700%	1046.7%
5	Juan Moran Full-back	Godoy Cruz	20	39.2	39273.3%	437.1%
6	L. Diarte Centre-back	Deportivo Madryn	33	39.2	39	21
7	J. Endrizzi Centre-back	Gimnasia Jujuy	32	39.1	39	18
8	L. Arce Centre-back	Godoy Cruz	29	35.8	361.9%	2843.6%
9	F. Roncaglia Centre-back	San Telmo	39	35.6	3697.8%	15145.9%
10	Luciano Leonel Recalde Centre-back	San Martin S.J.	31	35.2	35238.5%	2326.5%
11	N. Zárate Centre-back	Deportivo Moron	33	34.6	35	15
12	A. Aguirre Centre-back	Temperley	27	34.4	34168.7%	2249.8%
13	N. Dematei Centre-back	Gimnasia Jujuy	38	34	3478%	924.1%
14	T. Bovone Centre-back	All Boys	26	33.4	33	35
15	T. Rojas Centre-back	Atlanta	24	31.2	31	39
16	H. Zuliani Centre-back	San Martin S.J.	22	30.7	31	42
17	G. Cosaro Centre-back	Gimnasia Jujuy	37	30.5	31	8
18	J. Cabrera Centre-back	Deportivo Moron	26	29.7	3014750%	3614.4%
19	N. Ortíz Centre-back	Deportivo Madryn	31	29.2	29	19
20	P. Martínez Centre-back	San Miguel	26	29.1	29	36
21	M. Silvera Centre-back	Chaco For Ever	27	29.1	29	31
22	H. Grana Centre-back	All Boys	41	28.9	29	8
23	J. Ostachuk Centre-back	Atlanta	26	28.9	293512.5%	3810.5%
24	T. Lecanda Full-back	Agropecuario	24	28.7	29226.1%	4812%
25	M. Guanini Centre-back	Gimnasia Y Tiro	30	28.7	29178.6%	2341.6%
26	G. Mottes Full-back	Chacarita Juniors	28	28.7	29	39
27	L. Monzón Centre-back	Alvarado	23	28.5	29	39
28	G. Díaz Centre-back	Patronato	23	28.4	28	41
29	G. Díaz Centre-back	Gimnasia Y Tiro	36	28	28	13
30	M. Tarón Centre-back	Ferro Carril Oeste	26	27.7	28	37
31	G. Errecalde Centre-back	Chacarita Juniors	26	27.6	2836%	365.9%
32	G. Rodríguez Centre-back	San Martin Tucuman	24	27.4	27	40
33	R. Ayala Centre-back	Ferro Carril Oeste	32	27.3	27	19
34	F. Nadalín Centre-back	San Martin S.J.	29	27	27440%	2539.4%
35	T. Ortega Full-back	Quilmes	25	26.4	26654.3%	45±0%
36	N. Caro Centre-back	CA Estudiantes	31	26.2	2649.2%	2242.8%
37	F. Quinteros Centre-back	CA Estudiantes	27	26	2625900%	3116%
38	G. Ferracutti Centre-back	Atlanta	35	25.9	26	11
39	L. Martínez Montagnoli Centre-back	Colegiales	39	25.7	26	8
40	M. Bíttolo Centre-back	Deportivo Moron	36	25.7	2627.9%	1140.5%
41	M. Coronel Centre-back	All Boys	37	25.3	2520.5%	761.3%
42	A. Kippes Centre-back	San Miguel	32	25.2	25	16
43	S. Monzón Centre-back	CA Estudiantes	23	25.1	25	39
44	F. Hanashiro Centre-back	Colegiales	25	25.1	25	38
45	P. Souto Full-back	Temperley	26	24.9	25	43
46	T. Pérez Serra Centre-back	Tristan Suarez	27	24.4	24	32
47	N. Fernández Colombo Centre-back	Los Andes	29	24.1	24	26
48	A. Rébola Centre-back	Chacarita Juniors	38	24.1	2415.7%	856.4%
49	F. Murillo Centre-back	San Martin Tucuman	29	24.1	24	25
50	M. Peinipil Centre-back	Colon Santa Fe	27	23.8	24	38