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Best Defensive players by Season Rating in Bundesliga 26/27

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

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At a glance

R. Yamamoto of SC Freiburg is the standout for raw talent across players in Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 88.6, and O. Wójcik has been the form player this season, grading 70.3, and T. van der Leij leads the scoring with 13 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: R. Yamamoto has improved his Season rating most, up +50 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, C. Baumgartner of RB Leipzig is the most valuable name in this group at 68.8.

Best talent
R. Yamamoto88.6RTG
SC Freiburg
In form
O. Wójcik70.3SsN
Werder Bremen
Rising potential
R. Yamamoto+38RTG
SC Freiburg · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
R. Yamamoto+50SsN
SC Freiburg · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
T. van der Leij13goals
VfB Stuttgart
Most valuable
C. Baumgartner68.8val
RB Leipzig
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PlayerTeam
1O. WójcikCentre-backWerder Bremen2370.3704024.2%
2A. KonéCentre-backRB Leipzig2153.7543735.7%655.7%
3F. GötzeFull-backSC Paderborn 072834344.8%4919.1%
4Maximilian HennigFull-backBayern München1931.331538.8%5026.9%
5Abdulay BahCentre-backFC Augsburg2028.228314.7%7810.8%
6N. CozzaCentre-backVfL Wolfsburg2726.2269.3%6013.6%
7N. CollinsFull-backEintracht Frankfurt2223.223±0%772.7%
8F. KrätzigFull-backBayern München2322.92332.6%5031.7%
9A. GantenbeinFull-backFC Schalke 042520.92190%551.1%
10Y. KonoplyaFull-backBorussia Mönchengladbach2719.72016.6%356.7%
11L. AssignonFull-backVfB Stuttgart2619.31949.5%6124.2%
12N. HoffmannFull-back1. FC Köln2917.718168.2%265.9%
13F. ChiarodiaCentre-backBorussia Mönchengladbach2117.117122.1%684.1%
14H. ItoFull-backBayern München2716.817257.4%6010%
15A. PrassFull-back1899 Hoffenheim2515.3154.1%757%
16I. OgbusCentre-backSC Freiburg2015.1152416.7%7410.5%
17M. JenzCentre-backVfL Wolfsburg2714.91573.3%5621.8%
18L. JaquezFull-backVfB Stuttgart2313.413219%683.3%
19Sean DulicFull-back1899 Hoffenheim2113.11332.3%402.2%
20C. GünterFull-backSC Freiburg3312.51359.2%2638.4%
21S. NsokiFull-backUnion Berlin27121224.1%5712.5%
22F. AguCentre-backWerder Bremen2610.21064.9%5626.4%
23S. BellFull-backFSV Mainz 05359.4960.3%1841.7%
24R. van den BergFull-back1. FC Köln229.1962.4%68±0%
25N. StarkCentre-backWerder Bremen319.1977.9%2845.1%
26T. HübersCentre-back1. FC Köln308.3880%3334.3%
27A. ZehnterCentre-backVfL Wolfsburg217.8874.3%723.8%
28F. MeyerCentre-backFC Schalke 04242.9336