Best Defensive defenders by Season Rating in Premier Soccer League 25/26

The best defensive defenders in Premier Soccer League in 25/26, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

N. Rapoo of Orlando Pirates is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Premier Soccer League, with a Field Insider Rating of 1.9, and L. Seema has been the form player this season, grading 55.9, and T. Khumalo leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Inácio Miguel has improved his Season rating most, up +22.3 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, L. Seema of Orlando Pirates is the most valuable name in this group at 2.6.

Inácio Miguel-46.4RTG

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	Player	Team
1	L. Seema Centre-back	Orlando Pirates	25	55.9	56	2
2	N. Sibisi Centre-back	Orlando Pirates	30	45.1	45	1
3	D. Hotto Full-back	Orlando Pirates	35	41	41	1
4	S. Mthethwa Full-back	Amazulu	29	37.7	38	1
5	L. Nkaki Centre-back	Polokwane City	32	36.2	36	1
6	S. Ncanana Centre-back	Durban City	26	36	36	2
7	B. Cross Full-back	Kaizer Chiefs	25	35.6	36	2
8	T. Nkwe Centre-back	Polokwane City	25	35.6	36	2
9	N. Rapoo Full-back	Orlando Pirates	20	35	35	2
10	T. Monyane Full-back	Kaizer Chiefs	26	34.2	34	2
11	V. Letlapa Full-back	Sekhukhune United	23	34	34	2
12	Inácio Miguel Centre-back	Kaizer Chiefs	30	33.5	34199.1%	197.9%
13	A. Modiba Full-back	Mamelodi Sundowns	31	32.5	33	1
14	T. Matuludi Full-back	Polokwane City	27	31.8	32	1
15	K. Allan Full-back	Amazulu	25	30.1	30	2
16	T. Mashego Full-back	Stellenbosch	28	29.8	30	1
17	P. Sanoka Centre-back	Siwelele	34	29.8	30	1
18	S. Mcineka Centre-back	Richards Bay	29	29.8	30	1
19	N. Radebe Central midfielder	Amazulu	25	29.6	30	2
20	K. Ndamane Centre-back	Mamelodi Sundowns	22	28.5	29	2
21	T. Fielies Centre-back	Amazulu	34	28.4	28	1
22	D. Cardoso Centre-back	Sekhukhune United	36	27.9	28	1
23	F. Gcaba Centre-back	Durban City	27	26.1	26	1
24	Malebogo Modise Full-back	Polokwane City	26	25.2	25	2
25	Z. Kwinika Centre-back	Kaizer Chiefs	32	24	24	1
26	K. Mudau Full-back	Mamelodi Sundowns	31	23.6	24	1
27	M. Mvundlela Centre-back	Polokwane City	40	23	23	2
28	R. Hanamub Central midfielder	Amazulu	31	22.6	23	1
29	S. Kammies Full-back	Chippa United	28	22.2	22	1
30	N. Ndaba Full-back	Orlando Pirates	24	21.9	22	2
31	Emmanuel Jalai Full-back	Durban City	27	21	21	1
32	K. Cupido Centre-back	Mamelodi Sundowns	28	20.7	21	1
33	N. Mobbie Centre-back	Sekhukhune United	31	19.8	20	1
34	A. Mobara Centre-back	Chippa United	32	19.3	19	1
35	G. Kekana Centre-back	Mamelodi Sundowns	33	18.3	18	1
36	P. Mako Full-back	Kaizer Chiefs	32	18.1	18	1
37	L. Motaung Centre-back	TS Galaxy	21	17.2	17	2
38	T. Moloisane Centre-back	Kaizer Chiefs	26	17.1	17	2
39	M. Lebusa Centre-back	Stellenbosch	33	16.6	17	1
40	H. Majadibodu Centre-back	Chippa United	31	16.5	17	1
41	S. Cele Full-back	Golden Arrows	24	16.3	16	2
42	T. Zuke Centre-back	Richards Bay	27	16	16	1
43	O. Mdaka Full-back	Amazulu	22	15.8	16	2
44	S. Msimango Centre-back	Stellenbosch	29	15.3	15	1
45	B. Nikani Centre-back	Polokwane City	33	15.3	15	1
46	J. Mokone Full-back	Durban City	27	15.2	15	1
47	H. Vilakazi Full-back	Orbit College	28	14.7	15	1
48	T. Morena Full-back	Mamelodi Sundowns	33	14.7	15	1
49	T. Lebitso Full-back	Stellenbosch	34	14.4	14	0
50	T. Sikhakhane Full-back	Richards Bay	33	14.1	14	1