Best Defensive players by Season Rating in Superliga 26/27

The best defensive players in Superliga in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Lukas Larsen of Brondby is the standout for raw talent across players in Superliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 60.1, and M. Elyounoussi has been the form player this season, grading 58.5, and M. Duelund leads the scoring with 8 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: A. Hansen has improved his Season rating most, up +46 on last season, while Justin Janssen's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +12.5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, F. Etim of FC Midtjylland is the most valuable name in this group at 15.3.

M. Elyounoussi58.5SsN

FC Copenhagen

Rising potential

Justin Janssen+12.5RTG

FC Nordsjaelland · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

A. Hansen+46SsN

FC Nordsjaelland · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	O. Olsen Full-back	Randers FC	26	54.1	5476.8%	4313.9%
2	F. Beijmo Centre-back	FC Copenhagen	28	53.2	5330.4%	357.7%
3	O. Bundgaard Full-back	Viborg	25	39.1	39831%	4536.4%
4	R. Lauritsen Full-back	Brondby	30	36.7	37165.9%	275.7%
5	P. Ankersen Full-back	FC Nordsjaelland	36	36.2	369.4%	1319.8%
6	Ž. Zaletel Full-back	Viborg	27	34.8	35840.5%	4155.3%
7	D. Høegh Centre-back	Randers FC	35	32.6	3316.8%	1417.2%
8	O. Villadsen Full-back	Brondby	24	32	323.2%	422.9%
9	L. Nielsen Centre-back	Vejle	38	31.8	3267.4%	139%
10	M. Soulas Full-back	Sonderjyske	27	30.6	3120.1%	353.1%
11	J. Vanlerberghe Centre-back	Brondby	30	30.3	30103.4%	2424.2%
12	Noah Markmann Centre-back	FC Nordsjaelland	19	28.5	293.1%	432.7%
13	M. Jensen Centre-back	FC Midtjylland	29	28.1	2821.5%	278.4%
14	M. López Full-back	FC Copenhagen	26	27.6	280.7%	402.9%
15	A. Madsen Centre-back	Silkeborg	21	27.4	27783.9%	4315.5%
16	L. Kirkegaard Centre-back	Viborg	21	27.2	2760.9%	4612.1%
17	R. Huescas Full-back	FC Copenhagen	23	26.5	271.1%	518.6%
18	Lukas Larsen Full-back	Brondby	20	25.7	26	60
19	R. Kristensen Full-back	FC Midtjylland	29	25.6	266.7%	2841.1%
20	A. Sørensen Centre-back	FC Copenhagen	30	23	2327.9%	2314.4%
21	J. Gomez Centre-back	Odense	24	22.8	23273.8%	418%
22	L. Binks Full-back	Brondby	25	22.6	2345.4%	455%
23	A. Munksgaard Full-back	Sonderjyske	28	19.8	20120%	319.1%
24	F. Rieper Centre-back	FC Fredericia	27	19.5	20375.6%	3815.4%
25	R. Østrøm Centre-back	Silkeborg	24	19.5	2026.6%	417.9%
26	J. Berthel Askou Centre-back	Odense	20	19.1	1920.1%	436.4%
27	M. McCoy Full-back	Odense	21	17.7	180.6%	442.5%
28	T. Gundelund Full-back	Vejle	24	17.7	1814.9%	455.4%
29	C. Rösler Full-back	Aarhus	26	17	1745%	3010.6%
30	M. Sjølstad Full-back	Randers FC	26	13.6	1483.8%	3724.4%
31	C. Sørensen Full-back	Vejle	34	13.4	13436%	153.3%
32	E. Kahl Centre-back	Aarhus	25	12.9	1363.6%	3916.8%
33	W. Moller Centre-back	Silkeborg	18	12.7	13	45
34	U. Yttergård Jenssen Centre-back	Odense	30	12.4	1248.8%	2116.2%
35	J. Kudsk Centre-back	FC Fredericia	23	11.5	12784.6%	409.6%
36	Adam Nygaard Andersen Centre-back	FC Fredericia	21	10.9	11	43
37	N. Dyhr Centre-back	Randers FC	25	10.8	1167.4%	3912.5%
38	S. Crone Centre-back	FC Fredericia	31	10.6	1154.1%	249.6%
39	J. Gammelby Centre-back	Silkeborg	31	8.7	913%	2119.1%
40	D. Grétarsson Centre-back	Sonderjyske	31	2.8	393.1%	1625.3%