Best Defensive players by Season Rating in La Liga

The best defensive players in La Liga, ranked on Field Insider.

Best defensive goalkeepers in La Liga Best defensive defenders in La Liga Best defensive midfielders in La Liga Best defensive attackers in La Liga Best players in La Liga Most in-form players in La Liga

At a glance

Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across players in La Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 100, and Kylian Mbappé has been the form player this season, grading 100.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: A. Ezzalzouli has improved his Season rating most, up +52 on last season, while R. Bardghji's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +42.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Kylian Mbappé of Real Madrid is the most valuable name in this group at 151.4.

Barcelona · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

A. Ezzalzouli+52SsN

Real Betis · 24/25→25/26

Kylian Mbappé151.4val

Real Madrid

50 players · ranked by best defendersCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	Eric García Full-back	Barcelona	25	63.4	63125.6%	85±0%
2	Juan Iglesias Full-back	Getafe	28	57.5	5823.1%	6610.6%
3	F. Lejeune Centre-back	Rayo Vallecano	35	54.4	5424.5%	3310%
4	J. Koundé Full-back	Barcelona	27	54.1	5422.7%	7414%
5	Z. Romero Centre-back	Getafe	26	52.9	53148.4%	7548.4%
6	Álvaro Fernández Full-back	Real Madrid	23	52.9	5314.3%	9128.5%
7	S. Mouriño Full-back	Villarreal	24	52.7	531.3%	8612.2%
8	A. Rațiu Full-back	Rayo Vallecano	28	52	5226.2%	6714%
9	Pau Cubarsí Paredes Centre-back	Barcelona	19	50.9	5134.3%	93±0%
10	Marcos Llorente Full-back	Atletico Madrid	31	50	507.8%	4718.8%
11	Carlos Romero Full-back	Espanyol	24	50	5053.4%	894.1%
12	D. Affengruber Centre-back	Elche	25	48.5	4929.6%	8013.6%
13	J. Giménez Centre-back	Atletico Madrid	31	48	486%	4220.6%
14	Éder Militão Full-back	Real Madrid	28	47.6	48145.4%	642.6%
15	D. Hancko Centre-back	Atletico Madrid	28	46.9	4724.1%	645.1%
16	O. El Hilali Full-back	Espanyol	22	46	466.3%	862.3%
17	D. Huijsen Centre-back	Real Madrid	21	45.8	4621.8%	903.2%
18	Pep Chavarría Full-back	Rayo Vallecano	28	43.4	4320.9%	6315.3%
19	Domingos Duarte Centre-back	Getafe	31	43.2	4392%	474.1%
20	Marc Bartra Centre-back	Real Betis	35	42.6	4363.2%	283.1%
21	D. Dakonam Centre-back	Getafe	34	42.2	4264.8%	3018.9%
22	Gerard Martín Centre-back	Barcelona	24	41.6	42126.1%	832.2%
23	Manu Sánchez Full-back	Levante	25	39.7	4051.3%	792.7%
24	Pablo Maffeo Full-back	Mallorca	29	39.2	3922.1%	5516.5%
25	Nacho Vidal Full-back	Oviedo	31	39.1	3979.4%	411.7%
26	Kiko Femenía Full-back	Getafe	35	39	3929.1%	278.7%
27	Marcos Alonso Full-back	Celta Vigo	35	39	3947.7%	343.7%
28	G. Suazo Full-back	Sevilla	28	38.8	395.1%	5817.9%
29	Alejandro Balde Full-back	Barcelona	22	38.4	3843.8%	865.8%
30	J. Toljan Full-back	Levante	31	38.2	3816.6%	481.9%
31	A. Abqar Centre-back	Getafe	27	38.1	3823.3%	6613.6%
32	Dela Centre-back	Levante	27	38.1	3842.7%	674.7%
33	J. Aramburu Full-back	Real Sociedad	24	37.9	3829.4%	821%
34	Javi Rueda Central midfielder	Celta Vigo	24	37.9	3834.9%	8224.3%
35	Copete Centre-back	Valencia	26	37.6	3875.7%	751.8%
36	Javi Galán Full-back	Osasuna	31	37.5	388.1%	4220.7%
37	L. Cabrera Centre-back	Espanyol	35	37.4	3713.7%	332.7%
38	Natan Centre-back	Real Betis	25	36.8	3770.4%	833%
39	C. Starfelt Centre-back	Celta Vigo	31	36.5	3731.8%	4514.8%
40	Robin Le Normand Centre-back	Atletico Madrid	29	36	3632.5%	5321.5%
41	D. Blind Full-back	Girona	36	35.8	3612.2%	29±0%
42	M. Moreno Centre-back	Levante	22	35.6	368.5%	8154.6%
43	A. Witsel Defensive midfielder	Girona	37	35.4	35218.9%	2029.9%
44	Fernando Calero Centre-back	Espanyol	30	35.3	35152.1%	473.7%
45	David Costas Centre-back	Oviedo	31	35.1	3521%	414.7%
46	José Gayà Full-back	Valencia	31	35.1	3539.3%	4410.5%
47	César Tárrega Centre-back	Valencia	24	34.9	3510.8%	833.8%
48	Kike Salas Centre-back	Sevilla	24	34.7	353.1%	783.2%
49	Pau Navarro Centre-back	Villarreal	21	34.7	35236.9%	859.9%
50	N. Tenaglia Centre-back	Alaves	30	34.5	3531.7%	5116.6%