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

At a glance

D. Karim of Lommel United is the standout for raw talent across players in Jupiler Pro League, with a Field Insider Rating of 75.6, and R. Sykes has been the form player this season, grading 53, and K. Rodríguez leads the scoring with 10 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: P. Gerkens has improved his Season rating most, up +34.5 on last season, while D. Karim's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +31 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, R. Sykes of Union St. Gilloise is the most valuable name in this group at 27.

Best talent

D. Karim75.6RTG

Lommel United

In form

R. Sykes53SsN

Union St. Gilloise

Rising potential

D. Karim+31RTG

Lommel United · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

P. Gerkens+34.5SsN

Gent · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

K. Rodríguez10goals

Union St. Gilloise

Most valuable

R. Sykes27val

Union St. Gilloise