Best Defensive defenders by Season Rating in Premier League 26/27

The best defensive defenders in Premier League in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

W. Saliba of Arsenal is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 87.8, and C. Kipré leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Keane has improved his Season rating most, up +20.7 on last season, while Devan Austin Tanton Pedraza's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +0.5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, W. Saliba of Arsenal is the most valuable name in this group at 145.4.

Devan Austin Tanton Pedraza+0.5RTG

Fulham · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

M. Keane+20.7SsN

Everton · 24/25→25/26

26 players · ranked by best defendersCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	W. Saliba Centre-back	Arsenal	25	61.7	6217.3%	885.7%
2	M. Keane Centre-back	Everton	33	39.4	39110.7%	336.1%
3	M. Cissé Full-back	Aston Villa	21	39.3	39	50
4	C. Kipré Full-back	Ipswich	29	34.8	355.8%	4524%
5	S. van den Berg Full-back	Brentford	24	33.1	3345.6%	870.9%
6	R. Aït-Nouri Full-back	Manchester City	25	26.2	2631.2%	7817.6%
7	D. Burn Full-back	Newcastle	34	24.4	2451%	2642.5%
8	Juanlu Sánchez Full-back	Bournemouth	23	22.3	2218.6%	803.7%
9	Kim Ji-Soo Centre-back	Brentford	21	19.2	19	6015.9%
10	B. Diakité Centre-back	Bournemouth	25	17	1761%	7512.2%
11	J. Araujo Centre-back	Bournemouth	25	15.3	15212.2%	4143.1%
12	C. Bradley Full-back	Liverpool	23	14.8	1520.3%	778.8%
13	M. de Ligt Centre-back	Manchester United	27	14.7	1552.6%	6221.3%
14	J. Hadjam Full-back	Brighton	23	14.4	14526.1%	4330.1%
15	L. Woolfenden Centre-back	Coventry	27	13.7	1455.7%	4928.1%
16	B. Fredrick Centre-back	Brentford	21	13.1	13	41
17	M. Aarons Full-back	Bournemouth	26	12.7	132016.7%	4035.4%
18	N. Savona Centre-back	Nottingham Forest	23	12.2	1266.1%	756.9%
19	K. Kesler-Hayden Full-back	Coventry	23	11.9	1268.5%	659.3%
20	Devan Austin Tanton Pedraza Full-back	Fulham	22	11.3	11135.4%	311.7%
21	W. Tamen Centre-back	Everton	19	10.3	10	29
22	Kyle James McAdam Full-back	Nottingham Forest	21	10	10	45
23	N. Clyne Full-back	Crystal Palace	35	9.8	106.5%	1514%
24	J. Gomez Full-back	Liverpool	29	9	919.6%	4719.5%
25	W. Tamen Centre-back	Everton	19	9	9900%	3021.6%
26	H. Ogunneye Full-back	Manchester United	20	8	8	29