Best Defensive defenders by Season Rating in Serie B 26/27

The best defensive defenders in Serie B in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

D. Tonoli of Modena is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Serie B, with a Field Insider Rating of 69.6, and A. Bozzolan leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: A. Papetti has improved his Season rating most, up +20.2 on last season, while S. Cella's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +6.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, C. Faedo of Padova is the most valuable name in this group at 28.4.

Mantova · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

A. Papetti+20.2SsN

Reggiana · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	D. Tonoli Full-back	Modena	24	55.5	56±0%	701.8%
2	G. Zaro Centre-back	Cesena	32	48.8	4962.1%	3215%
3	L. Ravanelli Full-back	Sampdoria	29	46.1	46±0%	43±0%
4	A. Castellini Full-back	Mantova	23	40	40±0%	67±0%
5	A. Papetti Centre-back	Reggiana	24	38	38±0%	62±0%
6	C. Faedo Centre-back	Padova	27	37.4	37	51
7	D. Adorni Centre-back	Modena	34	35	352.5%	2042.7%
8	F. Oliana Centre-back	Carrarese	27	34.1	34±0%	48±0%
9	T. Augello Full-back	Palermo	32	32.4	32±0%	3811.5%
10	S. Cella Full-back	Mantova	25	27.3	27±0%	64±0%
11	Alessandro Dellavalle Centre-back	Padova	22	26.7	27±0%	59±0%
12	L. Libutti Centre-back	Reggiana	29	26.7	2750%	4418.4%
13	M. Natta Centre-back	Cesena	23	25	25	21
14	R. Capellini Centre-back	Pescara	26	22.6	2318.9%	545.4%
15	A. Bozzolan Full-back	Palermo	22	22.5	23	59
16	L. Parodi Full-back	Virtus Entella	31	21.1	21±0%	34±0%
17	N. Radaelli Full-back	Mantova	23	20.5	21173.3%	644.6%
18	R. Pucino Centre-back	Bari	35	20.3	2033.7%	1625.8%
19	S. Bonetti Centre-back	Reggiana	22	18.3	18	59
20	P. Hristov Centre-back	Spezia	27	18.2	1867.3%	4630.8%
21	G. Letizia Full-back	Pescara	36	16.3	1630.4%	206.5%
22	V. Mogoș Full-back	Bari	33	15.9	16169.5%	976.2%
23	R. Brosco Centre-back	Pescara	35	13.8	1436.7%	1751.6%
24	David Vujević Centre-back	Carrarese	20	13.8	14	41
25	V. Mantovani Centre-back	Bari	30	13.3	1361.1%	3132%
26	F. Vicari Centre-back	Bari	32	13	1339.8%	2145.5%
27	A. Gravillon Full-back	Pescara	28	11.8	12372%	3911.8%
28	M. Varnier Full-back	Sudtirol	28	11.5	1253.6%	3926.4%
29	B. Meijer Full-back	Sampdoria	23	11	11±0%	511.7%
30	M. Alborghetti Centre-back	Virtus Entella	27	10.8	11±0%	43±0%
31	D. Quaranta Full-back	Reggiana	29	10.7	11214.7%	3319.3%
32	P. Rozzio Centre-back	Reggiana	34	10.1	1018.5%	1340.4%
33	M. Piacentini Centre-back	Cesena	27	9.4	9±0%	43±0%
34	P. Ghiglione Full-back	Padova	29	9.2	927%	3424.6%
35	A. Tripaldelli Centre-back	Reggiana	27	8.9	9	40
36	G. Corbo Centre-back	Pescara	26	8.8	941.7%	4614.4%
37	A. Milani Centre-back	Avellino	21	3.5	4	56
38	C. Cauz Full-back	Empoli	30	3.4	3±0%	26±0%
39	B. Nieling Centre-back	Modena	23	0	0100%	5116.4%