Best Defensive players by Season Rating in Challenger Pro League 26/27

The best defensive players in Challenger Pro League in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

L. Rousseau of Patro Eisden is the standout for raw talent across players in Challenger Pro League, with a Field Insider Rating of 49.7, and L. Verstraete has been the form player this season, grading 52.2.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Peeters has improved his Season rating most, up +31.2 on last season, while L. Lima's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +10 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, L. Rousseau of Patro Eisden is the most valuable name in this group at 17.3.

Francs Borains · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

S. Peeters+31.2SsN

Patro Eisden · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	M. Francotte Full-back	Francs Borains	28	42.5	4313.6%	3220.5%
2	R. Paeshuyse Centre-back	AS Eupen	24	39.9	4053.5%	454.5%
3	A. Dony Centre-back	Patro Eisden	22	38.2	38932.4%	467.5%
4	D. Dessoleil Full-back	Francs Borains	34	36	3630%	1729.5%
5	M. Bastian Full-back	Francs Borains	25	34.2	34202.7%	418.3%
6	B. Plat Centre-back	Beerschot VA	26	34	3430.8%	4223.6%
7	J. Bustin Centre-back	Liège	27	33.4	33165.1%	365.7%
8	J. Molle Centre-back	Francs Borains	21	32.9	33	45
9	B. Van den Eynden Centre-back	Beerschot VA	24	30	3065.7%	4416.7%
10	J. Renson Centre-back	Patro Eisden	30	28.3	285.4%	2826.3%
11	J. Mertens Full-back	K. Lierse S.K.	26	27.8	2887.8%	402.9%
12	Y. Van Genechten Full-back	AS Eupen	26	26.5	2713.2%	3920.6%
13	C. Dagba Full-back	Beerschot VA	27	24.7	2524.1%	3628%
14	P. Ngawa Full-back	Liège	34	24.4	241.2%	1531.6%
15	H. Camara Centre-back	Seraing United	24	24.4	2483.5%	412.6%
16	K. Borry Centre-back	Patro Eisden	32	24	2424.3%	2039.6%
17	E. Jordanov Full-back	Beerschot VA	33	23.3	235725%	1516.1%
18	S. Gomez van Hoogen Centre-back	Club Brugge II	20	22.9	23209.5%	448.8%
19	H. Mnoga Full-back	Patro Eisden	24	22.8	2317.7%	352.8%
20	M. Sambu Full-back	Dender	30	22.7	2364.9%	2629.9%
21	B. Goncalves Full-back	Dender	30	21.5	2217.3%	2634.1%
22	H. Masaki Centre-back	K. Lierse S.K.	22	21.5	22	439.7%
23	L. Dietz Centre-back	Patro Eisden	29	20.6	2115.6%	2824.5%
24	I. Plastun Centre-back	AS Eupen	36	20.4	20973.7%	1126.7%
25	N. Gavory Full-back	AS Eupen	31	20.1	2012.3%	2142.1%
26	D. Gyamfi Centre-back	Beerschot VA	24	19.9	2057.9%	4114%
27	V. De Vos Full-back	K. Lierse S.K.	22	18.6	19	41
28	J. D'Ostilio Full-back	Liège	32	18.2	1835.7%	1737.4%
29	A. Penin Centre-back	Patro Eisden	23	16.8	17	42
30	G. De Meyer Centre-back	KAA Gent II	19	16.4	16382.4%	457.6%
31	N. Engwanda Full-back	RSC Anderlecht II	18	16.3	1619%	434.3%
32	K. Cools Centre-back	Dender	29	16	1662%	2546.6%
33	D. Odoi Centre-back	Club Brugge II	38	15.8	1626.2%	1228%
34	M. Bokadi Centre-back	AS Eupen	30	15.5	16158.3%	2148.1%
35	Jordi Palacios Full-back	Lokeren-Temse	24	15.1	15	46
36	S. Kennedy Centre-back	AS Eupen	29	14.6	1512.6%	2525%
37	L. Lucker Centre-back	Liège	25	14.5	155.2%	398.2%
38	K. Barry Full-back	RSC Anderlecht II	20	14.2	1444.9%	432.7%
39	P. Perdichizzi Centre-back	K. Lierse S.K.	33	13.5	1456.6%	1344.9%
40	M. Lloci Full-back	Lokeren-Temse	25	12.8	13	39
41	Oriol Busquets Centre-back	AS Eupen	27	12.3	12272.7%	3139.2%
42	E. Sarfo Centre-back	KRC Genk II	19	12.2	12	41
43	Jayden Onia Seke Full-back	RSC Anderlecht II	17	12.1	12236.1%	426.4%
44	D. Doudaev Full-back	RWDM	22	11.8	1265.9%	4014.4%
45	Diego Cámara Centre-back	Lokeren-Temse	28	11.5	12	31
46	H. Vernemmen Full-back	KAA Gent II	21	11	11	41
47	L. Audoor Full-back	Club Brugge II	22	10.7	1167.8%	4016.2%
48	A. Spegelaere Full-back	Lokeren-Temse	23	10.3	1045.8%	402.3%
49	J. Willems Centre-back	K. Lierse S.K.	22	10	10117.4%	401.5%
50	B. Vroninks Full-back	RSC Anderlecht II	19	10	1020%	4013.6%