Best Defensive defenders by Season Rating in 1. Lig 26/27

The best defensive defenders in 1. Lig in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

B. Balcı of Antalyaspor is the standout for raw talent across defenders in 1. Lig, with a Field Insider Rating of 43.7, and P. Djilobodji has been the form player this season, grading 41.7, and E. Bilsel leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: E. Terzi has improved his Season rating most, up +27.8 on last season, while L. Skvortsov's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +6.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, T. Kalender of Bandırmaspor is the most valuable name in this group at 8.7.

Serik Spor · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

E. Terzi+27.8SsN

Iğdır FK · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	P. Djilobodji Centre-back	Sarıyer	37	41.7	4214.2%	760.7%
2	S. Güler Centre-back	Kayserispor	31	39.3	3959.8%	23±0%
3	J. Tabidze Full-back	Kayserispor	30	38.7	3920.9%	20±0%
4	C. Şen Centre-back	Kayserispor	26	38	381%	39±0%
5	M. Uçar Full-back	Kayserispor	35	37.3	375.3%	17±0%
6	O. Berber Centre-back	Sarıyer	34	35.8	36132.5%	958.8%
7	T. Kalender Centre-back	Bandırmaspor	25	34.7	3582.6%	3325.3%
8	E. Terzi Centre-back	Iğdır FK	22	31.8	32695%	3914.6%
9	K. Paal Centre-back	Antalyaspor	29	29.9	3020.1%	3438.2%
10	A. Martynov Centre-back	Serik Spor	22	29.7	30	39
11	C. Hountondji Centre-back	Bandırmaspor	32	28.2	28378%	1259.1%
12	E. Bilsel Full-back	Bodrum FK	22	28.1	28346%	35±0%
13	B. Yavuzay Full-back	Bodrum FK	24	27.9	2841.6%	35±0%
14	Wellington Nascimento Centre-back	Keçiörengücü	31	26.3	2665.4%	17±0%
15	Lucas Lima Full-back	Bandırmaspor	35	26.2	2631.7%	144.5%
16	S. Yavuz Full-back	Sakaryaspor	30	26.1	26	24
17	A. Aytemur Centre-back	Bodrum FK	30	26	2634.2%	24±0%
18	Y. Kocatürk Centre-back	Bandırmaspor	22	25.9	2675%	362.8%
19	H. Karabey Full-back	Iğdır FK	23	25.1	25	39
20	L. Skvortsov Full-back	Serik Spor	26	24.6	25284.4%	2928.3%
21	A. Öztürk Centre-back	Iğdır FK	33	23.6	2473.5%	13±0%
22	D. Duhaney Full-back	İstanbulspor	28	23.3	23158.9%	3029.8%
23	L. Kouagba Full-back	Iğdır FK	32	22.2	222.3%	181.1%
24	E. Kaplan Centre-back	Bodrum FK	25	22	2220.9%	386.4%
25	A. Çelik Centre-back	Keçiörengücü	29	21.5	2283.8%	2212.1%
26	A. Ülgen Full-back	Bandırmaspor	26	18.8	1991.8%	32±0%
27	B. Balcı Centre-back	Antalyaspor	26	18.7	1945.8%	44±0%
28	S. Gönül Full-back	Iğdır FK	29	18.3	18161.4%	2022.3%
29	B. Çakır Centre-back	Ümraniyespor	25	18.1	18	35
30	S. Karakoç Centre-back	Antalyaspor	24	18.1	18154.9%	42±0%
31	Luccas Claro Centre-back	Esenler Erokspor	35	17.5	1829.6%	12±0%
32	A. Çankaya Full-back	Manisa F.K.	28	16.3	1617.3%	2615.5%
33	O. Öztonga Full-back	Boluspor	26	16.2	1665.3%	29±0%
34	E. Dikbasan Full-back	Boluspor	25	15	15	32
35	B. Öztürk Centre-back	Esenler Erokspor	31	14.5	15339.4%	1920.3%
36	Ali Fidan Centre-back	Adana Demirspor	20	14.1	142720%	381.6%
37	T. Glumac Centre-back	Ümraniyespor	35	13.8	1453.2%	13±0%
38	H. Bilazer Full-back	Esenler Erokspor	31	13.4	1357.1%	21±0%
39	D. Biraschi Full-back	Fatih Karagümrük	32	13.1	1313.9%	16±0%
40	E. Mendy Centre-back	İstanbulspor	19	13.1	13204.7%	34±0%
41	C. Cavlan Full-back	Serik Spor	34	12.8	1347.3%	883.5%
42	M. Kartal Centre-back	Ümraniyespor	21	12.4	12	35
43	O. Yıldırım Full-back	Ümraniyespor	31	12.3	1216.9%	16±0%
44	Bugra Tivsiz Ensar Centre-back	Antalyaspor	19	12	12	39
45	S. Dursun Centre-back	Sakaryaspor	35	11.7	1220.6%	1038.4%
46	K. Yurdakul Full-back	Manisa F.K.	25	11.7	1218.8%	33±0%
47	Enes Demirtas Full-back	Adana Demirspor	19	11.6	12	36
48	H. Yeşil Full-back	Pendikspor	24	11.5	1245.5%	37±0%
49	J. Brenet Full-back	Kayserispor	32	11.3	1143.5%	1662.9%
50	S. Taşqın Centre-back	Serik Spor	29	10.7	11	23