Best Defensive defenders by Season Rating in Segunda División 26/27

The best defensive defenders in Segunda División in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Álex of Burgos is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Segunda División, with a Field Insider Rating of 72.8, and F. Brignani leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Diego González has improved his Season rating most, up +23.6 on last season, while David López's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Álex of Burgos is the most valuable name in this group at 48.4.

Mallorca · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Diego González+23.6SsN

Zaragoza · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Álex Full-back	Burgos	23	61.7	62	73
2	Gael Alonso Centre-back	FC Andorra	24	39.2	39	66
3	Iza Carcelén Full-back	Cadiz	33	35.1	358.7%	2328.8%
4	Diego González Centre-back	Zaragoza	27	34.9	35208.8%	546.6%
5	Alberto Moreno Full-back	Mallorca	34	28	2880.6%	2036.3%
6	N. Opoku Centre-back	Las Palmas	29	27.5	2823.9%	3420.8%
7	Rodri Suárez Centre-back	Cultural Leonesa	23	27.3	27	62
8	F. Brignani Centre-back	Castellón	28	25.5	2625.6%	4812.5%
9	Luken Beitia Centre-back	Real Sociedad II	22	24.9	25±0%	63±0%
10	Enric Franquesa Full-back	Leganes	29	24.7	25160%	3730.3%
11	Álvaro Carrillo Full-back	Huesca	24	24.4	2436.3%	646.3%
12	V. García Full-back	Cultural Leonesa	32	23.7	24717.2%	278.3%
13	Pablo Insua Centre-back	Zaragoza	33	22.1	2239.9%	2712.1%
14	Nélson Monte Centre-back	Cordoba	31	21	2156.8%	3224.8%
15	Peru Rodríguez Centre-back	Cultural Leonesa	24	19.9	20637%	598.9%
16	Javi Montero Centre-back	Leganes	27	19.5	202.6%	4918.5%
17	Toni Abad Centre-back	AD Ceuta FC	29	18.4	18±0%	37±0%
18	Guille Bueno Full-back	Valladolid	23	17.8	1864.8%	583.4%
19	Pau Casadesús Full-back	Granada CF	22	17.6	18282.6%	591.2%
20	Jorge Sáenz Centre-back	Sporting Gijon	29	17.5	1837.3%	3442.1%
21	Juan Gutiérrez Centre-back	Mirandes	26	17.4	17±0%	58±0%
22	Imanol García de Albéniz Full-back	Eibar	26	17.3	1735.2%	5227.6%
23	Aritz Arambarri Full-back	Mirandes	28	16.5	1744.4%	4030.6%
24	Martín Aguirregabiria Full-back	Mirandes	30	15.6	1629.7%	3225.8%
25	Carlos Pomares Centre-back	Zaragoza	33	13.4	1339.9%	1643.5%
26	A. Radovanović Centre-back	Zaragoza	32	12.8	139.4%	2227%
27	Salva Ruiz Centre-back	Huesca	31	12.6	1355.6%	2621.7%
28	F. Fomeyem Centre-back	Cordoba	26	12.5	13	51
29	S. Figueredo Centre-back	Leganes	25	11.4	11	53
30	Jordi Martín Full-back	Huesca	25	9.8	10±0%	51±0%
31	John Nwankwo Centre-back	Mallorca	25	9.4	942.3%	666.6%
32	Sergio Escudero Full-back	Zaragoza	37	8.9	921.9%	1419.8%
33	R. Pereira Full-back	Zaragoza	20	8.8	9	56
34	Tachi Centre-back	Zaragoza	29	8.7	958%	3830.1%
35	S. Kóša Full-back	Zaragoza	23	8.7	9521.4%	3141.7%
36	David López Centre-back	Mallorca	23	8.2	854.9%	679.8%
37	Jon García Centre-back	Albacete	35	8	870.1%	1147.7%
38	Trilli Full-back	Valladolid	23	7.6	8	61
39	A. Appiah Full-back	Almeria	25	7.4	7	541.6%
40	Tomás Ribeiro Centre-back	Cultural Leonesa	27	7.2	748.2%	4118.5%
41	Homam Ahmed Centre-back	Valladolid	27	4.4	4	45
42	Unax Larrañaga Centre-back	Real Sociedad II	0	3.8	4	31
43	Quique Fornos Centre-back	Cultural Leonesa	29	3.7	4	31
44	Postigo Centre-back	Mirandes	37	2.5	380%	656%