Best Defensive defenders by Season Rating in Bundesliga 25/26

The best defensive defenders in Bundesliga in 25/26, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

N. Veratschnig of Red Bull Salzburg is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 69.1, and F. Wilfinger has been the form player this season, grading 48.1, and K. Jørgensen leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Bogarde has improved his Season rating most, up +34.8 on last season, while M. Freckleton's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +16.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, P. Koller of Sturm Graz is the most valuable name in this group at 15.4.

Best talent

N. Veratschnig69.1RTG

M. Freckleton+16.8RTG

Lask Linz · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

M. Bogarde+34.8SsN

Lask Linz · 22/23→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	F. Wilfinger Centre-back	TSV Hartberg	23	48.1	48	48
2	P. Wiesinger Full-back	Austria Vienna	32	47.3	47	22
3	K. Jørgensen Defensive midfielder	Lask Linz	26	45.9	46139.1%	460.9%
4	M. Bogarde Defensive midfielder	Lask Linz	24	44.4	44362.5%	485%
5	A. Andrade Full-back	Lask Linz	27	39.9	4088.2%	4029.7%
6	Lee Tae-Seok Full-back	Austria Vienna	24	39.3	39391.2%	499.4%
7	B. Zech Centre-back	SCR Altach	35	38	3887.2%	1745.8%
8	M. Freckleton Centre-back	Lask Linz	24	37.8	38107.7%	5050.8%
9	N. Wimmer Full-back	Wolfsberger AC	31	37.6	38	25
10	L. Jäger Full-back	SCR Altach	32	37.5	38	20
11	S. Raux-Yao Centre-back	Rapid Vienna	27	35.9	3612.5%	3942.2%
12	P. Petrović Centre-back	Sturm Graz	21	35.9	36	45
13	D. Schmid Full-back	Red Bull Salzburg	28	35.7	36	38
14	R. Behounek Centre-back	Wolfsberger AC	29	35.5	3645.5%	3927.9%
15	N. Cvetković Centre-back	Rapid Vienna	30	35.5	36	28
16	L. Spendlhofer Centre-back	TSV Hartberg	33	34.3	34246.5%	1856.5%
17	D. Vincze Centre-back	Rapid Vienna	22	34.2	34	45
18	B. Bolla Defensive midfielder	Rapid Vienna	26	33.8	34	43
19	A. Dragović Centre-back	Austria Vienna	35	32.8	33150.4%	1859.8%
20	M. Maranda Centre-back	FC BW Linz	29	31	31	30
21	M. Sollbauer Centre-back	Ried	36	28.8	2929.4%	1750.1%
22	M. Boras Full-back	WSG Wattens	24	27.6	28	46
23	Alemão Centre-back	Lask Linz	23	27.6	28590%	4510%
24	B. Owusu Full-back	Grazer AK	22	25.9	26133.3%	4528%
25	G. Bello Full-back	Lask Linz	24	25.3	25475%	4810.5%
26	D. Pines Centre-back	Grazer AK	28	24.7	2594.5%	3310%
27	O. Steurer Full-back	Ried	31	24.4	24258.8%	268.6%
28	L. Pazourek Full-back	TSV Hartberg	21	24.2	24	43
29	L. Morgalla Centre-back	Red Bull Salzburg	22	23.8	243300%	6573.7%
30	A. Vallci Full-back	Sturm Graz	31	23.1	23	21
31	Cheikh Mamadou Diabaté Full-back	Wolfsberger AC	22	22.8	23	40
32	S. Piesinger Centre-back	Wolfsberger AC	34	21	2142.1%	1355.2%
33	Habib Coulibaly Centre-back	TSV Hartberg	22	20.2	20	41
34	S. Lainer Full-back	Red Bull Salzburg	34	19.9	2039.2%	1840.3%
35	P. Koller Full-back	Sturm Graz	24	19.5	20	41
36	F. Wohlmuth Defensive midfielder	Wolfsberger AC	24	18.8	19	40
37	K. Ahoussou Full-back	Rapid Vienna	22	17.7	1814.1%	4426.8%
38	D. Kubatta Full-back	WSG Wattens	22	17.2	17164.6%	438.5%
39	J. Schöller Full-back	Rapid Vienna	20	17.2	17	44
40	A. Malic Defensive midfielder	Sturm Graz	21	16.8	17	44
41	K. Boma Centre-back	Red Bull Salzburg	23	16.7	1750.6%	5910.6%
42	F. Strauß Full-back	FC BW Linz	32	16	16	15
43	E. Aiwu Centre-back	Sturm Graz	25	15	1534.8%	4035.2%
44	Daniel Elfadli Centre-back	Lask Linz	29	14.4	1472.3%	4321.9%
45	D. Gugganig Full-back	WSG Wattens	29	14.3	14	25
46	J. Rasmussen Centre-back	Red Bull Salzburg	29	13.9	1410.3%	3427.8%
47	E. Soglo Full-back	Sturm Graz	21	13.4	132580%	4538.1%
48	D. Radonjic Centre-back	Ried	20	13.3	13	42
49	L. Vraa-Jensen Full-back	Grazer AK	21	13.2	13	42
50	J. Handl Full-back	Austria Vienna	28	11.1	11	27