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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 C. Baumgartner has been the form player this season, grading 69.1, 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
C. Baumgartner69.1SsN
RB Leipzig
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
1A. KonéCentre-backRB Leipzig2153.7543735.7%655.7%
2Maximilian HennigFull-backBayern München2031.331538.8%5026.9%
3F. KrätzigFull-backBayern München2322.92332.6%5031.7%
4Y. KonoplyaFull-backBorussia Mönchengladbach2719.72016.6%356.7%
5N. HoffmannFull-back1. FC Köln2917.718168.2%265.9%
6H. ItoFull-backBayern München2716.817257.4%6010%
7I. OgbusCentre-backSC Freiburg2015.1152416.7%7410.5%
8L. JaquezFull-backVfB Stuttgart2313.413219%683.3%
9Sean DulicFull-back1899 Hoffenheim2113.11322.4%40±0%
10C. GünterFull-backSC Freiburg3312.51359.2%2638.4%
11S. NsokiFull-backUnion Berlin27121224.1%5712.5%
12F. AguCentre-backWerder Bremen2710.21064.9%5626.4%
13S. BellFull-backFSV Mainz 05359.4960.3%1841.7%
14R. van den BergFull-back1. FC Köln229.1962.4%68±0%
15N. StarkCentre-backWerder Bremen319.1977.9%2845.1%
16T. HübersCentre-back1. FC Köln308.3880%3334.3%
17F. MeyerCentre-backFC Schalke 04242.9336