Best Defensive players by Season Rating in Eerste Divisie 26/27

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

Best defensive goalkeepers in Eerste Divisie Best defensive defenders in Eerste Divisie Best defensive midfielders in Eerste Divisie Best defensive attackers in Eerste Divisie Best players in Eerste Divisie Most in-form players in Eerste Divisie

At a glance

N. Verkooijen of Jong PSV U21 is the standout for raw talent across players in Eerste Divisie, with a Field Insider Rating of 66.5, and J. N'djoli has been the form player this season, grading 56.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: W. Ould-Chikh has improved his Season rating most, up +39.2 on last season, while S. Karlsson Grach's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +20.5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, N. Bannis of Vitesse is the most valuable name in this group at 28.3.

S. Karlsson Grach+20.5RTG

Den Bosch · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

W. Ould-Chikh+39.2SsN

Heracles · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	T. Bijleveld Centre-back	Almere City FC	28	37.8	38223.1%	35±0%
2	J. Jacobs Centre-back	Almere City FC	26	37.8	38281.8%	44±0%
3	J. Lawrence Centre-back	Almere City FC	34	36.1	3678.7%	1815.1%
4	M. Tol Centre-back	Roda	28	35	3530.6%	43±0%
5	L. Everink Full-back	Emmen	25	30.7	3140.2%	50±0%
6	D. Vos Centre-back	Emmen	24	29.7	3047.8%	553.6%
7	L. Beerten Centre-back	Roda	23	29.5	3035.3%	53±0%
8	W. Coomans Centre-back	MVV	24	29	2915.2%	519%
9	É. Clancy Centre-back	VVV Venlo	22	28.7	29	57
10	D. van der Kust Full-back	Heracles	25	27.7	28108.3%	57±0%
11	Y. Dede-Lhomme Full-back	Emmen	24	27.5	28	41
12	E. Butera Centre-back	Jong Ajax	20	27.4	2745.7%	51±0%
13	N. Twisk Centre-back	Jong AZ	23	26.4	26166.7%	535.2%
14	R. Akmum Centre-back	Den Bosch	25	25.9	2663.9%	491.2%
15	O. Renfrum Centre-back	FC Eindhoven	19	24.5	25	33
16	B. Van Hove Full-back	Emmen	26	23.7	240.9%	461.1%
17	P. Ugwu Full-back	FC Volendam	20	23.2	2337.3%	5616.5%
18	G. Blancquart Centre-back	VVV Venlo	22	22.9	2313.4%	55±0%
19	Djairo Tehubyuluw Full-back	MVV	21	22.2	22404.5%	482.8%
20	F. Dicke Full-back	MVV	22	22	22122.2%	483.2%
21	Manny Full-back	Heracles	28	21.8	22	39
22	D. Beukers Full-back	FC Volendam	22	21.1	21470.3%	521.6%
23	K. Kasanwirjo Centre-back	Jong Ajax	17	20.4	20	46
24	D. Mirani Centre-back	Heracles	30	20	205.3%	41±0%
25	M. Mariani Full-back	FC OSS	21	19.7	20	517.8%
26	Lars de Blok Full-back	VVV Venlo	22	19.6	2011.3%	58±0%
27	Predrag Jevtić Centre-back	FC Eindhoven	25	17.8	18	40
28	J. Mukeh Centre-back	Emmen	23	17.7	1814.2%	521.1%
29	L. Postma Full-back	Waalwijk	23	17.7	1829.5%	53±0%
30	J. Zwart Full-back	Jong AZ	19	17.6	1829.6%	53±0%
31	T. Vianello Full-back	Almere City FC	21	17.4	17	53
32	M. Kleijn Full-back	FC Volendam	21	16.9	1739.7%	5019.6%
33	R. Besselink Centre-back	De Graafschap	22	16.8	1735.6%	581.8%
34	Sven Bouland Centre-back	MVV	20	16.4	16	53
35	M. Engel Full-back	Almere City FC	24	16	1648.6%	4813.6%
36	Sinclair de Falco Centre-back	Jong Ajax	18	16	163100%	44124.1%
37	Luca Blondeau Centre-back	FC Volendam	20	15.8	163060%	4516.4%
38	Julian Kuijpers Full-back	FC OSS	22	15.8	1634.7%	52±0%
39	F. Merién Centre-back	Jong PSV U21	18	15.6	1648.9%	659.1%
40	J. Van den Bergh Centre-back	NAC Breda	32	15	15383.9%	14±0%
41	Jeffry Fortes Centre-back	Den Bosch	37	15	1535.3%	13±0%
42	C. Mpanzu Full-back	Dordrecht	22	14.6	1541.7%	430.7%
43	David Vicente Full-back	Heracles	27	14.4	141209.1%	458.2%
44	M. Laros Full-back	Den Bosch	20	13.5	1461.8%	59±0%
45	Yousri Sbai Full-back	Jong Utrecht	22	13.4	1328.7%	5614.2%
46	I. Pata Full-back	FC OSS	25	13.2	1350%	42±0%
47	D. Vianello Centre-back	FC OSS	24	13.1	1365.8%	571.8%
48	J. de Wijs Centre-back	Waalwijk	31	12.9	13975%	185.7%
49	B. Koglin Centre-back	Helmond Sport	29	12.1	1262.5%	34±0%
50	W. Kooy Full-back	Jong Utrecht	21	11.9	1249.1%	57±0%