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 Iván Cédric has been the form player this season, grading 50.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Iván Cédric has improved his Season rating most, up +43.7 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, Iván Cédric of Vanspor FK is the most valuable name in this group at 10.7.

Antalyaspor · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Iván Cédric+43.7SsN

Vanspor FK · 23/24→25/26

50 players · ranked by best defendersCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	A. Nukan Centre-back	Bandırmaspor	33	49.2	49±0%	1714.7%
2	A. Ajeti Centre-back	Bodrum FK	32	35.4	3521.7%	2030.6%
3	K. Paal Centre-back	Antalyaspor	29	31.9	3228.1%	3438.2%
4	Ö. Bayram Full-back	Sarıyer	35	31.1	31288.8%	1246.1%
5	J. Ceesay Full-back	Antalyaspor	24	30.9	3188.4%	4639.6%
6	S. Yavuz Full-back	Sakaryaspor	30	26.1	26	24
7	P. Djilobodji Centre-back	Sarıyer	37	23.5	2435.6%	760.7%
8	M. Çavuşoğlu Centre-back	Vanspor FK	24	21.4	21	37
9	E. Terzi Centre-back	Iğdır FK	22	20.9	21422.5%	3914.6%
10	O. Berber Centre-back	Sarıyer	34	17.9	1816.2%	958.8%
11	T. Kalender Centre-back	Bandırmaspor	25	17.3	178.9%	3325.3%
12	E. Dikmen Centre-back	Sarıyer	29	17	176.3%	2736.8%
13	D. Duhaney Full-back	İstanbulspor	27	15.9	1676.7%	3029.8%
14	C. Hountondji Centre-back	Bandırmaspor	32	14.1	14139%	1259.1%
15	Ali Fidan Centre-back	Adana Demirspor	20	14.1	142720%	381.6%
16	C. Cavlan Full-back	Serik Spor	34	12.8	1347.3%	883.5%
17	M. Bingöl Centre-back	Vanspor FK	33	12.5	13	10
18	L. Skvortsov Full-back	Serik Spor	26	12.3	1292.2%	2928.3%
19	B. Çakır Centre-back	Ümraniyespor	25	11.8	12	35
20	S. Dursun Centre-back	Sakaryaspor	35	11.7	1220.6%	1038.4%
21	E. Alıç Centre-back	Esenler Erokspor	27	11.6	12	36
22	Enes Demirtas Full-back	Adana Demirspor	19	11.6	12	36
23	S. Taşqın Centre-back	Serik Spor	28	10.7	11	23
24	A. Bolat Centre-forward	Adana Demirspor	17	10.1	10	36
25	O. Öztonga Full-back	Boluspor	26	9.8	10	29
26	C. Demir Centre-back	Serik Spor	25	9.6	1024.7%	3218.4%
27	Y. Demirkiran Centre-back	Adana Demirspor	19	8.1	8	36
28	E. Dikbasan Full-back	Boluspor	25	7.5	8	32
29	D. Kolovetsios Centre-back	Sakaryaspor	34	7.4	758.4%	853.3%
30	Osman Kaynak Centre-back	Adana Demirspor	20	7.1	7	33
31	E. Aksoy Full-back	Hatayspor	22	7	740%	3319.1%
32	J. Brenet Full-back	Kayserispor	32	6.7	766.5%	1662.9%
33	Yigit Ali Buz Centre-back	Hatayspor	19	6.4	6	34
34	B. Yılmaz Centre-back	Hatayspor	30	6.2	662%	1842.2%
35	H. Çinemre Centre-back	Hatayspor	32	6	6	13
36	O. Kaynak Full-back	Adana Demirspor	19	5.9	6	36
37	M. Gockan Full-back	Kayserispor	24	5.4	5	39
38	Jadel Katongo Centre-back	Kayserispor	21	5	538.3%	414.2%
39	Y. A. Buz Centre-back	Iğdır FK	18	4.9	5	36
40	A. Okumuş Full-back	Sakaryaspor	31	4.8	529.7%	1733.6%
41	A. Kocaman Centre-back	Kayserispor	22	4.8	526.2%	3519.4%
42	A. Sarikaya Full-back	Adana Demirspor	16	4.8	5	34
43	Yusuf Buğra Demirkıran Centre-back	Adana Demirspor	20	4.7	5	33
44	E. Aydemir Full-back	Hatayspor	19	4	4	33
45	M. Şen Centre-back	Hatayspor	20	4	4	33
46	C. Erkin Full-back	Sakaryaspor	37	3.9	476.5%	565.4%
47	M. Yıldırım Centre-back	Sivasspor	30	3.6	42.7%	1950.8%
48	S. Gazanfer Full-back	Hatayspor	27	3.5	4	26
49	Ali Arda Yildiz Centre-back	Adana Demirspor	19	2.8	3600%	3216.7%
50	Ruan Full-back	Sakaryaspor	31	2.3	264.6%	1442.8%