Best Defensive defenders by Season Rating in Süper Lig 26/27

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

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At a glance

E. Bitshiabu of Galatasaray is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Süper Lig, with a Field Insider Rating of 71.6, and O. Ovacıklı has been the form player this season, grading 60.7, and Kévin Rodrigues leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: A. Gerxhaliu has improved his Season rating most, up +29.1 on last season, while J. Oosterwolde's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +6.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, E. Bitshiabu of Galatasaray is the most valuable name in this group at 15.9.

J. Oosterwolde+6.7RTG

Fenerbahçe · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

A. Gerxhaliu+29.1SsN

Erzurumspor FK · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

Kévin Rodrigues2goals

47 players · ranked by best defendersCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	O. Ovacıklı Full-back	Erzurumspor FK	37	60.7	61±0%	13±0%
2	D. Sánchez Centre-back	Galatasaray	30	42.9	43±0%	31±0%
3	A. Bardakcı Centre-back	Galatasaray	32	39.9	40±0%	2812.1%
4	F. Aliti Centre-back	Alanyaspor	33	37.7	38±0%	2418.4%
5	A. Oğuz Full-back	Konyaspor	33	37.5	3813.3%	1830.5%
6	J. Oosterwolde Centre-back	Fenerbahçe	25	35.3	35218%	5015.3%
7	A. Gerxhaliu Centre-back	Erzurumspor FK	24	34.8	35±0%	39±0%
8	U. Erdem Full-back	Rizespor	22	33.5	34	41
9	T. Altıkardeş Centre-back	Göztepe	23	32.1	32±0%	472%
10	Ö. Bayram Full-back	Kasımpaşa	35	31.1	31288.8%	1246.1%
11	M. Škriniar Centre-back	Fenerbahçe	31	31	31±0%	26±0%
12	Nuno Lima Centre-back	Alanyaspor	25	30.4	30±0%	49±0%
13	H. Smolčić Centre-back	Çorum FK	26	29.8	306.3%	3617%
14	M. Ilie Centre-back	Kasımpaşa	23	29.4	299.7%	362.6%
15	Cláudio Winck Full-back	Kasımpaşa	32	29.4	29±0%	23±0%
16	D. Goutas Full-back	Gençlerbirliği S.K.	32	29.2	29±0%	24±0%
17	Kévin Rodrigues Full-back	Gençlerbirliği S.K.	32	29.1	2912.3%	2413.9%
18	A. Batagov Full-back	Trabzonspor	24	29	291%	494%
19	L. Tómasson Centre-back	Samsunspor	26	28.8	293.2%	495.9%
20	M. Pala Full-back	Rizespor	26	27.3	27±0%	42±0%
21	M. Eskihellaç Full-back	Trabzonspor	29	26.6	27±0%	35±0%
22	A. Borza Full-back	Çorum FK	20	26.2	262.7%	385.9%
23	L. Dellova Full-back	Amed	27	25.5	263.7%	3115.8%
24	C. Nwaiwu Centre-back	Trabzonspor	23	24.2	24±0%	48±0%
25	G. Sazdağı Full-back	Beşiktaş	32	23.8	24±0%	2315.2%
26	Z. Jules Full-back	Eyüpspor	29	22.7	23±0%	303.1%
27	N. Sangaré Centre-back	Gaziantep FK	32	21.9	2288.8%	1726%
28	M. Sagnan Centre-back	Rizespor	27	21.4	21±0%	37±0%
29	G. Frimpong Centre-back	Kasımpaşa	27	20.6	2125.6%	3837.3%
30	A. Mocsi Centre-back	Rizespor	26	20.4	20±0%	41±0%
31	S. Savić Centre-back	Trabzonspor	35	19	19±0%	15±0%
32	D. Bates Centre-back	Amed	30	18.8	1910.5%	3217.1%
33	P. Frankowski Full-back	Galatasaray	31	18.2	1815.7%	4221%
34	M. Abena Centre-back	Gaziantep FK	31	17.7	18±0%	23±0%
35	N. Mujakić Centre-back	Erzurumspor FK	28	17.4	176.5%	3012.8%
36	H. Kaldırım Full-back	Amed	36	16.8	170.6%	1115.9%
37	O. Bulut Full-back	Başakşehir	32	16	16290.2%	1722.5%
38	J. Mendes Full-back	Samsunspor	23	14.3	14±0%	45±0%
39	Y. Demir Centre-back	Fenerbahçe	22	12.3	12	44
40	K. Demirtaş Centre-back	Amed	32	12	12215.8%	1343.2%
41	C. Sertel Full-back	Çorum FK	26	11.6	1276.7%	3033%
42	E. Bitshiabu Centre-back	Galatasaray	21	10.5	1162.5%	724.7%
43	O. Yılmaz Full-back	Trabzonspor	20	10.3	10	3613.7%
44	K. Çörekçi Centre-back	Kasımpaşa	34	9.9	1027.7%	948.1%
45	B. Özyurt Full-back	Eyüpspor	23	9.3	9±0%	41±0%
46	N. Aké Centre-back	Fenerbahçe	31	9.2	919.3%	1943%
47	C. Cuesta Full-back	Galatasaray	27	7.8	812.4%	3818.4%