Best Defensive players by Season Rating in 3. Liga 26/27

The best defensive players in 3. Liga in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

Best defensive goalkeepers in 3. Liga Best defensive defenders in 3. Liga Best defensive midfielders in 3. Liga Best defensive attackers in 3. Liga Best players in 3. Liga Most in-form players in 3. Liga

At a glance

S. van der Sloot of Fortuna Düsseldorf is the standout for raw talent across players in 3. Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 63.5, and M. Schröers leads the scoring with 15 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Schröers has improved his Season rating most, up +42 on last season, while T. Schlieck's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +14.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, S. van der Sloot of Fortuna Düsseldorf is the most valuable name in this group at 17.4.

Best talent

S. van der Sloot63.5RTG

Fortuna Düsseldorf

In form

S. van der Sloot58.6SsN

Alemannia Aachen · 24/25→25/26

S. van der Sloot17.4val

Fortuna Düsseldorf

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	Player	Team
1	S. van der Sloot Centre-back	Fortuna Düsseldorf	24	58.6	5955.4%	641.8%
2	T. Oberdorf Centre-back	Fortuna Düsseldorf	30	35.2	3522.6%	3736.1%
3	J. Janitzek Centre-back	SV Wehen	22	27.3	27232.9%	438.9%
4	J. Gillekens Full-back	SV Wehen	26	26.2	2614.4%	3814%
5	F. Bohnert Full-back	Hansa Rostock	28	24.6	2527.4%	4416.9%
6	S. Voet Centre-back	FC Saarbrücken	26	23.3	2321.4%	3835.9%
7	T. Fleckstein Centre-back	MSV Duisburg	27	23	23100%	358.3%
8	J. Ríos Alonso Centre-back	Rot-Weiß Essen	26	20.6	2119.1%	405%
9	F. Carstens Centre-back	Hansa Rostock	27	20.4	2015.7%	3421.1%
10	S. Lorenz Centre-back	FC Ingolstadt 04	29	20	2081.8%	2913.6%
11	Leopold Wurm Full-back	SSV Jahn Regensburg	20	19.9	2021.7%	4328.5%
12	J. Bitter Full-back	MSV Duisburg	29	19.8	20153.8%	2820.6%
13	T. Zobel Centre-back	Erzgebirge Aue	22	19.3	19	41
14	M. Sponsel Centre-back	FC Viktoria Köln	24	18.4	18	4023.3%
15	E. Egouli Centre-back	Fortuna Düsseldorf	23	16.8	17	56
16	N. Kijewski Full-back	Verl	30	16.7	1789.8%	2514%
17	R. Bormuth Centre-back	FC Saarbrücken	30	16.6	17325.6%	2139.5%
18	A. Hahn Centre-back	MSV Duisburg	33	16.6	1739.5%	1440.9%
19	A. Gürleyen Centre-back	Hansa Rostock	27	15.4	1547.6%	3319.4%
20	F. Strauß Centre-back	SSV Jahn Regensburg	25	15.3	15	38
21	J. Scholz Centre-back	FC Ingolstadt 04	27	15	1540.5%	3339.1%
22	C. Coşkun Full-back	MSV Duisburg	28	14.9	15325.7%	329.9%
23	J. da Silva Kiala Full-back	Alemannia Aachen	22	14.8	15	42
24	N. May Full-back	SV Wehen	24	14.7	1540%	424.1%
25	J. Daland Centre-back	Fortuna Düsseldorf	26	13.9	1473.8%	4913.8%
26	P. Fallmann Full-back	FC Viktoria Köln	22	13.9	1454.4%	412.4%
27	V. Lässig Centre-back	Hoffenheim II	23	13	13	40
28	L. Bazzoli Full-back	Rot-Weiß Essen	25	12.9	1311.6%	3930.3%
29	L. Klünter Full-back	Waldhof Mannheim	30	12.8	1341.6%	2226.4%
30	M. Zimmermann Full-back	Fortuna Düsseldorf	34	12.5	1366.8%	1454.2%
31	S. Belkahia Centre-back	Havelse	27	12.5	13101.6%	3214.4%
32	R. Schifferl Centre-back	TSV 1860 München	27	12.5	1356.3%	3014.4%
33	L. Rosenlöcher Full-back	FC Ingolstadt 04	25	12.2	125.4%	406.8%
34	T. Kraulich Centre-back	Rot-Weiß Essen	27	11.9	1219%	3319.7%
35	J. Collins Full-back	Erzgebirge Aue	32	11.6	121060%	1450.9%
36	V. Boboy Centre-back	FC Viktoria Köln	23	11.5	12	38
37	M. Heyer Full-back	Fortuna Düsseldorf	31	11.4	1164.2%	2336.9%
38	F. Pfanne Centre-back	Hansa Rostock	31	11.3	1149.1%	1734.4%
39	S. Mockenhaupt Full-back	SV Wehen	34	11.3	1145.7%	1043.7%
40	P. Hercher Centre-back	SV Wehen	30	10.9	1129.7%	3230.3%
41	C. Makridis Full-back	Preußen Münster	30	10.8	1145.2%	2833.2%
42	M. Wegmann Centre-back	Alemannia Aachen	27	10.7	11	33
43	M. Seegert Full-back	SSV Ulm 1846	32	10.6	1127.4%	1435.3%
44	M. Schultz Centre-back	Rot-Weiß Essen	33	10.5	1141.7%	1335.1%
45	M. Karbstein Centre-back	SSV Jahn Regensburg	28	9.8	1021%	2811%
46	P. Bagalianis Centre-back	Alemannia Aachen	25	9.7	10	38
47	Favour Okeke Full-back	Waldhof Mannheim	21	9.5	10	33
48	T. Eisenhuth Centre-back	FC Viktoria Köln	24	9.5	1035.7%	374.6%
49	Martin Ens Centre-back	Verl	24	9.4	9487.5%	4220.7%
50	F. Ademi Full-back	Alemannia Aachen	20	9.3	9830%	4418.9%