Best Defensive defenders by Season Rating in Serie B

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

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At a glance

C. Favasuli of Catanzaro is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Serie B, with a Field Insider Rating of 72.6, and P. Ceccaroni has been the form player this season, grading 59.6, and A. Tiritiello leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Schingtienne has improved his Season rating most, up +38.8 on last season, while S. Korač's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +23.5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, D. Tonoli of Modena is the most valuable name in this group at 36.6.

Venezia · 23/24→25/26

Most improved

J. Schingtienne+38.8SsN

Venezia · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	P. Ceccaroni Centre-back	Palermo	30	59.6	60121.6%	418.1%
2	M. Bani Centre-back	Palermo	32	57.5	58166.2%	3024.3%
3	D. Tonoli Centre-back	Modena	23	55.5	56	70
4	M. Svoboda Full-back	Venezia	27	52.3	52248.7%	5514.9%
5	J. Schingtienne Centre-back	Venezia	23	51.7	52300.8%	701.9%
6	G. Calvani Centre-back	Frosinone	22	50.2	50277.4%	7024.3%
7	G. Zaro Centre-back	Cesena	32	48.8	4962.1%	3215%
8	A. Carboni Full-back	Monza	25	47.2	47110.7%	6313%
9	A. Oyono Full-back	Frosinone	25	46.9	47120.2%	6815.4%
10	L. Ravanelli Full-back	Monza	29	46.1	4690.5%	4316.8%
11	G. Bracaglia Centre-back	Frosinone	23	44.6	45225.5%	6815.9%
12	C. Favasuli Full-back	Catanzaro	22	43.5	44109.1%	7316.7%
13	Matias Antonini Centre-back	Catanzaro	28	40.4	4098%	511.4%
14	A. Castellini Centre-back	Mantova	23	40	407900%	6722.7%
15	F. Delli Carri Centre-back	Monza	27	39.2	391860%	5315.8%
16	L. Šimić Centre-back	Avellino	30	39.1	39110.2%	392%
17	P. Peda Centre-back	Palermo	24	38.6	3946.8%	622%
18	T. Cassandro Full-back	Catanzaro	26	38.3	3846.7%	611.7%
19	A. Papetti Centre-back	Reggiana	24	38	38113.5%	6210.2%
20	M. Perrotta Centre-back	Padova	32	37.4	37	29
21	C. Faedo Centre-back	Padova	27	37.4	37	51
22	I. Monterisi Full-back	Frosinone	24	37.3	3748%	661.4%
23	A. Giorgini Centre-back	Juve Stabia	24	37.1	3750.8%	676%
24	J. Illanes Centre-back	Carrarese	29	36.1	364.7%	4218.8%
25	D. Adorni Centre-back	Modena	33	35	352.5%	2334.7%
26	F. Oliana Centre-back	Carrarese	27	34.1	3496%	489.4%
27	G. Cittadini Centre-back	Frosinone	24	33.9	342981.8%	5817.1%
28	M. Šverko Centre-back	Venezia	28	32	32185.7%	4620.3%
29	R. Kofler Centre-back	Sudtirol	21	31.2	3159.2%	644%
30	N. Brighenti Centre-back	Catanzaro	37	29.5	3026.4%	1524.6%
31	M. Lovato Centre-back	Empoli	26	28.9	2931.4%	574.9%
32	A. Ciofi Centre-back	Cesena	27	28.6	2912.5%	5413.9%
33	A. Fontanarosa Centre-back	Avellino	23	28.4	28198.9%	618.9%
34	L. Lucchesi Centre-back	Monza	23	28.4	2835.9%	62±0%
35	N. Calabrese Centre-back	Carrarese	21	28.4	28	62
36	S. Cella Centre-back	Mantova	25	27.3	2769.6%	6411.8%
37	M. Imperiale Centre-back	Carrarese	27	26.9	2737%	4825.1%
38	Alessandro Dellavalle Centre-back	Modena	22	26.7	2751.7%	591.8%
39	L. Libutti Centre-back	Reggiana	28	26.7	2750%	4418.4%
40	A. Izzo Full-back	Monza	34	26.7	2711.2%	2041.1%
41	F. Missori Full-back	Avellino	22	26.5	27579.5%	6514%
42	G. Guarino Full-back	Empoli	22	26.3	26110.4%	646.8%
43	M. Dorval Full-back	Bari	25	26.1	2626.3%	628.4%
44	S. Diakité Centre-back	Juve Stabia	26	25.7	2614.2%	5211.6%
45	F. Sgarbi Centre-back	Padova	28	25.4	25156.6%	483%
46	I. Marconi Centre-back	Virtus Entella	36	25.2	25103.2%	2349%
47	P. Enrici Centre-back	Avellino	25	24.6	25	59
48	M. Bellich Centre-back	Juve Stabia	27	24.4	245.4%	5215.2%
49	A. Tiritiello Centre-back	Virtus Entella	31	24.3	2442.1%	3233.6%
50	F. Veseli Centre-back	Sudtirol	33	23.9	2495.9%	2212.4%