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Best Defensive defenders by Season Rating in Eerste Divisie 26/27

The best defensive defenders in Eerste Divisie in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Viggo Plantinga of Jong Utrecht is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Eerste Divisie, with a Field Insider Rating of 56.1, and F. Van Den Eynden has been the form player this season, grading 36.1, and M. Mariani leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: F. Van Den Eynden has improved his Season rating most, up +30.4 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, F. Van Den Eynden of Helmond Sport is the most valuable name in this group at 18.7.

Best talent
Viggo Plantinga56.1RTG
Jong Utrecht
In form
F. Van Den Eynden36.1SsN
Helmond Sport
Rising potential
F. Van Den Eynden+3.8RTG
Helmond Sport · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
F. Van Den Eynden+30.4SsN
Helmond Sport · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
M. Mariani2goals
FC OSS
Most valuable
F. Van Den Eynden18.7val
Helmond Sport
18 players · ranked by best defendersCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1F. Van Den EyndenCentre-backHelmond Sport2636.136533.3%478.7%
2J. ZwartFull-backJong AZ192525±0%53±0%
3D. VosCentre-backEmmen2424.52521.9%553.6%
4W. CoomansCentre-backMVV2423.72430.7%519%
5N. TwiskCentre-backJong AZ2322.823130.3%535.2%
6L. WoutersCentre-backVitesse2722.723118.3%4515.6%
7C. ØstergaardCentre-backEmmen2120.52154
8Viggo PlantingaCentre-backJong Utrecht1718.919±0%56±0%
9E. ButeraCentre-backJong Ajax2018.819±0%51±0%
10R. AkmumCentre-backDen Bosch2516.2162.5%491.2%
11L. SchoppemaFull-backDe Graafschap2215.41542.8%562.6%
12D. BeukersFull-backFC Volendam2213.914275.7%521.6%
13Djairo TehubyuluwFull-backMVV2111.111152.3%482.8%
14M. MarianiFull-backFC OSS2110.911517.8%
15K. KasanwirjoCentre-backJong Ajax1710.21046
16T. VianelloFull-backAlmere City FC217.5853
17M. EngelFull-backAlmere City FC236.9777.8%4813.6%
18M. KuipersFull-backMVV205.1548