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

T. Barbieri of Cremonese is the standout for raw talent across players in Serie B, with a Field Insider Rating of 71.1, and J. Joronen has been the form player this season, grading 59.1, and G. Artistico leads the scoring with 13 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 M. Çuni's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +25.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, G. Artistico of Padova is the most valuable name in this group at 33.9.

Sampdoria · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

J. Joronen+57.7SsN

Palermo · 24/25→25/26

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	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	38±0%	62±0%
4	C. Faedo Centre-back	Padova	27	37.4	37	51
5	D. Adorni Centre-back	Modena	34	35	352.5%	2042.7%
6	T. Barbieri Full-back	Cremonese	24	28.3	2826.9%	712.4%
7	L. Libutti Centre-back	Reggiana	28	26.7	2750%	4418.4%
8	M. Natta Centre-back	Cesena	23	25	25	21
9	C. Dagba Full-back	Carrarese	28	24.7	2524.1%	3628%
10	K. Mbabu Full-back	Sampdoria	31	23.5	248.8%	1932%
11	G. Magnani Centre-back	Palermo	30	22.8	2372.7%	3024.3%
12	R. Capellini Centre-back	Pescara	26	22.6	2318.9%	545.4%
13	A. Bozzolan Full-back	Palermo	22	22.5	23	59
14	N. Radaelli Full-back	Mantova	23	20.5	21173.3%	644.6%
15	R. Pucino Centre-back	Bari	35	20.3	2033.7%	1625.8%
16	S. Bonetti Centre-back	Reggiana	21	18.3	18	59
17	P. Hristov Centre-back	Spezia	27	18.2	1867.3%	4630.8%
18	G. Letizia Full-back	Pescara	36	16.3	1630.4%	206.5%
19	V. Mogoș Full-back	Bari	33	15.9	16169.5%	976.2%
20	David Vujević Centre-back	Carrarese	19	13.8	14	41
21	R. Brosco Centre-back	Pescara	35	13.8	1436.7%	1751.6%
22	V. Mantovani Centre-back	Bari	30	13.3	1361.1%	3132%
23	F. Vicari Centre-back	Bari	32	13	1339.8%	2145.5%
24	M. Varnier Full-back	Sudtirol	28	11.5	1253.6%	3926.4%
25	B. Meijer Full-back	Sampdoria	23	11	11±0%	511.7%
26	D. Quaranta Full-back	Reggiana	29	10.7	11214.7%	3319.3%
27	A. Ferrari Centre-back	Sampdoria	32	10.4	107.1%	1929.3%
28	L. Venuti Centre-back	Sampdoria	31	10.1	1049.2%	2533.2%
29	P. Rozzio Centre-back	Reggiana	34	10.1	1018.5%	1340.4%
30	M. Piacentini Centre-back	Cesena	27	9.4	9168.6%	4315%
31	P. Ghiglione Full-back	Padova	29	9.2	927%	3424.6%
32	A. Tripaldelli Centre-back	Reggiana	27	8.9	9	40
33	G. Corbo Centre-back	Pescara	26	8.8	941.7%	4614.4%
34	A. Milani Centre-back	Avellino	21	3.5	4	56