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

S. Bakayoko of Rizespor is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Süper Lig, with a Field Insider Rating of 63.2, and S. Akaydin has been the form player this season, grading 42.5.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Akaydin has improved his Season rating most, up +33.5 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, A. Batagov of Trabzonspor is the most valuable name in this group at 14.5.

J. Oosterwolde+6.7RTG

Fenerbahçe · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

S. Akaydin+33.5SsN

Trabzonspor · 24/25→25/26

27 players · ranked by best defendersCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	S. Akaydin Centre-back	Trabzonspor	32	42.5	43±0%	254.6%
2	J. Oosterwolde Centre-back	Fenerbahçe	25	35.3	35218%	5015.3%
3	U. Erdem Full-back	Rizespor	22	33.5	34	41
4	Kévin Rodrigues Full-back	Gençlerbirliği S.K.	32	29.1	2912.3%	2413.9%
5	A. Batagov Full-back	Trabzonspor	24	29	291%	494%
6	Thalisson Kelven Centre-back	Gençlerbirliği S.K.	28	28.7	29±0%	36±0%
7	G. Sazdağı Full-back	Beşiktaş	31	23.8	24±0%	23±0%
8	S. Bakayoko Centre-back	Rizespor	21	23.6	247.8%	631.4%
9	I. Drapiński Full-back	Samsunspor	22	22.7	23±0%	425.8%
10	O. Ba Centre-back	Başakşehir	30	21.1	21±0%	24±0%
11	T. Şahin Full-back	Rizespor	25	21	21±0%	45±0%
12	G. Frimpong Centre-back	Kasımpaşa	27	20.6	2125.6%	3837.3%
13	A. Bülbül Full-back	Amed	21	18.6	196.9%	395.4%
14	P. Frankowski Full-back	Galatasaray	31	18.2	1815.7%	4221%
15	H. Kaldırım Full-back	Amed	36	16.8	170.6%	1115.9%
16	O. Bulut Full-back	Başakşehir	32	16	16290.2%	1722.5%
17	N. Sonko-Sundberg Centre-back	Göztepe	30	14.3	1420.6%	2428.5%
18	Ç. Söyüncü Full-back	Fenerbahçe	30	13.5	1452.5%	2430.1%
19	F. Aksoy Centre-back	Alanyaspor	28	12.9	13±0%	29±0%
20	Y. Demir Centre-back	Fenerbahçe	22	12.3	12	44
21	K. Demirtaş Centre-back	Amed	32	12	12215.8%	1343.2%
22	C. Sertel Full-back	Çorum FK	26	11.6	1276.7%	3033%
23	Rodrigo Becão Full-back	Fenerbahçe	30	11.4	11±0%	2821.9%
24	O. Yılmaz Full-back	Trabzonspor	20	10.3	10	3613.7%
25	K. Çörekçi Centre-back	Kasımpaşa	34	9.9	1027.7%	948.1%
26	B. Özyurt Full-back	Eyüpspor	23	9.3	9±0%	41±0%
27	C. Cuesta Full-back	Galatasaray	27	7.8	812.4%	3818.4%