Best Defensive players by Season Rating in Pro League 26/27

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

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At a glance

C. Bonsu Baah of Al-Qadisiyah FC is the standout for raw talent across players in Pro League, with a Field Insider Rating of 62.1, and J. Quiñones has been the form player this season, grading 95.9, and R. Enrique leads the scoring with 15 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Y. Carrasco has improved his Season rating most, up +53.5 on last season, while R. Enrique's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +9.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, R. Enrique of Al Kholood is the most valuable name in this group at 29.5.

Al Kholood · 24/25→25/26

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Y. Carrasco+53.5SsN

Al Shabab · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Ali Majrashi Full-back	Al-Ahli Jeddah	26	60.5	613.2%	526.5%
2	M. Sarr Centre-back	NEOM	27	59.3	5912.3%	4831.3%
3	Nawaf Boushal Full-back	Al-Nassr	27	55	55±0%	529.9%
4	Sultan Al Ghannam Full-back	Al-Nassr	32	41.6	4244.4%	2427.3%
5	G. Álvarez Full-back	Al-Qadisiyah FC	26	38.4	38±0%	51±0%
6	Nacho Full-back	Al-Qadisiyah FC	36	33.2	33±0%	23±0%
7	Abdullah Khateeb Centre-back	Al-Ettifaq	31	30.8	31±0%	29±0%
8	Mohammed Al Baqawi Centre-back	Al-Fayha	31	26.8	27±0%	30±0%
9	S. Pinas Full-back	Al Kholood	28	23.8	243%	411%
10	J. Harkass Centre-back	Damac	30	23.6	24	32
11	Hamad Turki Al Tuhayfan Full-back	Al-Hilal Saudi FC	27	23.3	236.9%	4119.9%
12	A. Bedrane Centre-back	Damac	34	23.1	2331%	1929.2%
13	Sanousi Al Hawsawi Centre-back	Damac	27	22.8	23156.2%	425%
14	T. Jedvaj Centre-back	Al Shabab	30	22.4	229.8%	2829.2%
15	Pedro Rebocho Full-back	Al Khaleej Saihat	31	20.7	2110.7%	325.6%
16	Mohammed Al Khaibari Centre-back	Al Riyadh	24	20.3	20±0%	51±0%
17	Mohammed Fuad Ibrahim Al Thani Centre-back	Al Shabab	29	19.6	20±0%	32±0%
18	N. Zézé Centre-back	NEOM	21	19.4	19±0%	59±0%
19	Mohammed Al Khabrani Centre-back	Al Khaleej Saihat	32	19.1	19±0%	27±0%
20	Samir Centre-back	Al Najma	31	18.8	1944.6%	2814.8%
21	Waleed Al Ahmad Centre-back	Al-Qadisiyah FC	27	18.5	1945.3%	502%
22	Abdulrahman Al Obaid Full-back	Damac	33	17	1745.3%	205.8%
23	Osama Al Bowardi Full-back	Al Riyadh	27	16.7	17	40
24	Qassem Lajami Centre-back	Al-Qadisiyah FC	30	16.5	17±0%	3523%
25	Fahad Al Abdulrazzaq Centre-back	Al Najma	26	16	1642.9%	3916.3%
26	M. Petkov Full-back	Al Taawon	22	14.3	14±0%	53±0%
27	Ahmed Sharahili Centre-back	Al-Ittihad FC	32	14.1	14	199.9%
28	E. Utkus Full-back	Al Kholood	26	13.6	1439.8%	463%
29	Vitor Vargas Full-back	Al Najma	22	12.5	13	49
30	Hussain Al Zabdani Centre-back	Al Okhdood	31	12.1	122.4%	1932.8%
31	Abdulaziz Al-Harbi Full-back	Al-Hazm	23	11.7	121362.5%	4912.4%
32	Naif Asiri Centre-back	Al Okhdood	25	10.6	1162.3%	4514.2%
33	Saeed Al Rubaie Centre-back	Al Okhdood	33	10.1	10	21
34	Ammar Al Harfi Full-back	Al Riyadh	25	10	10	43
35	Tareq Abdullah A Mohammed Centre-back	Damac	31	8.9	959%	2531%
36	Hassan Rabea Centre-back	Damac	23	8.6	9	46
37	Mohammed Al Fatil Centre-back	Al Najma	34	7.7	847.6%	1044.9%
38	Mubarak Al Rajeh Centre-back	Al Shabab	23	7.5	855.1%	4610.2%
39	Ali Al Salem Full-back	Al Khaleej Saihat	28	7.5	830.6%	3618.9%
40	Abdul Rahman Al Khaibari Centre-back	Damac	26	6.5	7	40
41	Mohammed Alsubaie Centre-back	Al-Hazm	30	5.8	6728.6%	2442.6%
42	Mansour Camara Full-back	Al Kholood	18	5.5	6±0%	48111.6%
43	Muhannad Al Qaydhi Centre-back	Al Okhdood	28	5.3	575.9%	3129.9%
44	M. Barry Centre-back	Al Shabab	21	1.2	1±0%	448.2%