Best Defensive players by Season Rating in Serie B 26/27

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

Best defensive goalkeepers in Serie B Best defensive defenders in Serie B Best defensive midfielders in Serie B Best defensive attackers in Serie B Best players in Serie B Most in-form players in Serie B

At a glance

S. Angori of Pisa is the standout for raw talent across players in Serie B, with a Field Insider Rating of 76.1, and J. Joronen has been the form player this season, grading 59.1, and Antonio Di Nardo leads the scoring with 14 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Joronen has improved his Season rating most, up +57.7 on last season, while H. Meister's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +26.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Antonio Di Nardo of Pescara is the most valuable name in this group at 36.

Palermo · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

Antonio Di Nardo14goals

Pescara

Most valuable

Antonio Di Nardo36val

Pescara

48 players · ranked by best defendersCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	G. Zaro Centre-back	Cesena	32	48.8	4962.1%	3215%
2	L. Ravanelli Full-back	Sampdoria	29	46.1	4690.5%	4316.8%
3	A. Papetti Centre-back	Reggiana	24	38	38113.5%	6210.2%
4	C. Faedo Centre-back	Padova	27	37.4	37	51
5	F. Baschirotto Centre-back	Cremonese	29	35.4	358.3%	5025.8%
6	D. Adorni Centre-back	Modena	34	35	352.5%	2042.7%
7	M. Lovato Centre-back	Padova	26	28.9	2931.4%	574.9%
8	A. Fontanarosa Centre-back	Avellino	23	28.4	28198.9%	618.9%
9	T. Barbieri Full-back	Cremonese	24	28.3	2826.9%	712.4%
10	M. Imperiale Centre-back	Carrarese	27	26.9	2737%	4825.1%
11	L. Libutti Centre-back	Reggiana	28	26.7	2750%	4418.4%
12	M. Natta Centre-back	Cesena	23	25	25	21
13	P. Enrici Centre-back	Avellino	25	24.6	25	59
14	A. Cistana Centre-back	Spezia	29	23.2	23±0%	3720.2%
15	G. Magnani Centre-back	Palermo	30	22.8	2372.7%	3024.3%
16	R. Capellini Centre-back	Pescara	26	22.6	2318.9%	545.4%
17	A. Bozzolan Full-back	Palermo	22	22.5	23	59
18	M. Mangraviti Centre-back	Cesena	28	20.7	2125.5%	4621.1%
19	N. Radaelli Full-back	Mantova	23	20.5	21173.3%	644.6%
20	R. Pucino Centre-back	Bari	35	20.3	2033.7%	1625.8%
21	S. Bonetti Centre-back	Reggiana	21	18.3	18	59
22	P. Hristov Centre-back	Spezia	27	18.2	1867.3%	4630.8%
23	G. Letizia Full-back	Pescara	36	16.3	1630.4%	206.5%
24	R. Frosinini Centre-back	Catanzaro	25	15.4	15	56
25	N. Pietrangeli Centre-back	Sudtirol	26	15.1	1535.7%	4821.4%
26	F. Davi Full-back	Sudtirol	24	15	1514900%	546.9%
27	L. Vignali Centre-back	Spezia	30	14.4	1454.9%	3035.7%
28	R. Brosco Centre-back	Pescara	35	13.8	1436.7%	1751.6%
29	David Vujević Centre-back	Carrarese	19	13.8	14	41
30	V. Mantovani Centre-back	Bari	30	13.3	1361.1%	3132%
31	F. Vicari Centre-back	Bari	32	13	1339.8%	2145.5%
32	T. Maggioni Centre-back	Juve Stabia	25	12.3	125.4%	566.5%
33	A. Riccio Centre-back	Sampdoria	24	12	1253.7%	547.1%
34	M. Varnier Full-back	Sudtirol	28	11.5	1253.6%	3926.4%
35	B. Meijer Full-back	Sampdoria	23	11	11±0%	511.7%
36	D. Quaranta Full-back	Reggiana	29	10.7	11214.7%	3319.3%
37	A. Ferrari Centre-back	Sampdoria	32	10.4	107.1%	1929.3%
38	L. Venuti Centre-back	Sampdoria	31	10.1	1049.2%	2533.2%
39	P. Rozzio Centre-back	Reggiana	34	10.1	1018.5%	1340.4%
40	M. Piacentini Centre-back	Cesena	27	9.4	9168.6%	4315%
41	Tomás Esteves Centre-back	Pisa	24	9.4	952.8%	5415.5%
42	P. Ghiglione Full-back	Padova	29	9.2	927%	3424.6%
43	A. Tripaldelli Centre-back	Reggiana	27	8.9	9	40
44	G. Corbo Centre-back	Pescara	26	8.8	941.7%	4614.4%
45	Fellipe Jack Centre-back	Cremonese	20	8.2	8127.8%	7511.7%
46	F. Folino Centre-back	Cremonese	24	8.1	858.9%	651.6%
47	G. Favale Full-back	Padova	28	7.6	8	40
48	A. Milani Centre-back	Avellino	21	3.5	4	56