Best Defensive players by Season Rating in 1. Lig 26/27

The best defensive players in 1. Lig in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

J. Ceesay of Antalyaspor is the standout for raw talent across players in 1. Lig, with a Field Insider Rating of 45.8, and B. Çoban has been the form player this season, grading 49.9.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: V. Karakuş has improved his Season rating most, up +25.2 on last season, while J. Ceesay's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +13 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, A. Aslan of Bodrum FK is the most valuable name in this group at 9.5.

Antalyaspor · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

V. Karakuş+25.2SsN

Manisa F.K. · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	A. Aytemur Centre-back	Bodrum FK	30	39.5	40±0%	24±0%
2	A. Ajeti Centre-back	Bodrum FK	32	35.4	3521.7%	2030.6%
3	B. Balcı Centre-back	Antalyaspor	26	34.5	35±0%	44±0%
4	K. Paal Centre-back	Antalyaspor	29	31.9	3228.1%	3438.2%
5	U. Çiftçi Full-back	Sivasspor	34	31.5	32±0%	13±0%
6	Ö. Bayram Full-back	Sarıyer	35	31.1	31288.8%	1246.1%
7	J. Ceesay Full-back	Antalyaspor	24	30.9	3188.4%	4639.6%
8	Ü. Ergün Full-back	Sarıyer	33	30.5	317.4%	1530.8%
9	B. Sülüngöz Centre-back	Pendikspor	30	30	30±0%	21±0%
10	T. Glumac Centre-back	Ümraniyespor	35	29.5	30±0%	13±0%
11	A. Martynov Centre-back	Serik Spor	22	27.2	27	39
12	A. Appindangoyé Centre-back	Sivasspor	34	26.9	27±0%	14±0%
13	C. Hérelle Centre-back	Manisa F.K.	34	26.4	26±0%	15±0%
14	S. Yavuz Full-back	Sakaryaspor	30	26.1	26	24
15	P. Djilobodji Centre-back	Sarıyer	37	23.5	2435.6%	760.7%
16	N. Oularé Centre-back	Vanspor FK	24	23	23±0%	371.6%
17	L. Kouagba Full-back	Iğdır FK	32	21.7	22±0%	181.1%
18	M. Çavuşoğlu Centre-back	Vanspor FK	24	21.4	21	37
19	H. Yeşil Full-back	Pendikspor	24	21.1	21±0%	37±0%
20	E. Terzi Centre-back	Iğdır FK	22	20.9	21422.5%	3914.6%
21	Lucas Lima Full-back	Bandırmaspor	34	19.9	20±0%	144.5%
22	O. Berber Centre-back	Sarıyer	34	17.9	1816.2%	958.8%
23	T. Kalender Centre-back	Bandırmaspor	25	17.3	178.9%	3325.3%
24	R. Yalçın Centre-back	Fatih Karagümrük	32	17.2	17±0%	182.1%
25	E. Dikmen Centre-back	Sarıyer	29	17	176.3%	2736.8%
26	Wellington Nascimento Centre-back	Keçiörengücü	31	15.9	16±0%	17±0%
27	D. Duhaney Full-back	İstanbulspor	27	15.9	1676.7%	3029.8%
28	Y. Kocatürk Centre-back	Bandırmaspor	22	14.8	15±0%	362.8%
29	C. Hountondji Centre-back	Bandırmaspor	32	14.1	14139%	1259.1%
30	Ali Fidan Centre-back	Adana Demirspor	20	14.1	142720%	381.6%
31	A. Öztürk Centre-back	Iğdır FK	33	13.6	14±0%	13±0%
32	C. Cavlan Full-back	Serik Spor	34	12.8	1347.3%	883.5%
33	L. Skvortsov Full-back	Serik Spor	26	12.3	1292.2%	2928.3%
34	B. Çakır Centre-back	Ümraniyespor	25	11.8	12	35
35	S. Dursun Centre-back	Sakaryaspor	35	11.7	1220.6%	1038.4%
36	Enes Demirtas Full-back	Adana Demirspor	19	11.6	12	36
37	D. Biraschi Full-back	Fatih Karagümrük	32	11.5	12±0%	16±0%
38	S. Taşqın Centre-back	Serik Spor	28	10.7	11	23
39	A. Bolat Centre-forward	Adana Demirspor	17	10.1	10	36
40	O. Öztonga Full-back	Boluspor	26	9.8	10±0%	29±0%
41	A. Ülgen Full-back	Bandırmaspor	26	9.8	10±0%	32±0%
42	Y. Demirkiran Centre-back	Adana Demirspor	19	8.1	8	36
43	E. Dikbasan Full-back	Boluspor	25	7.5	8	32
44	D. Kolovetsios Centre-back	Sakaryaspor	34	7.4	758.4%	853.3%
45	Osman Kaynak Centre-back	Adana Demirspor	20	7.1	7	33
46	E. Aksoy Full-back	Hatayspor	22	7	740%	3319.1%
47	J. Brenet Full-back	Kayserispor	32	6.7	766.5%	1662.9%
48	S. Gönül Full-back	Iğdır FK	29	6.6	75.7%	2022.3%
49	Yigit Ali Buz Centre-back	Hatayspor	19	6.4	6	34
50	B. Yılmaz Centre-back	Hatayspor	30	6.2	662%	1842.2%