Full-backs with the Best Potential in La Liga

The highest-potential full-backs in La Liga, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Álvaro Fernández of Real Madrid is the standout for raw talent across full-backs in La Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 91, and Eric García has been the form player this season, grading 63.4, and Carlos Romero leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Eric García has improved his Season rating most, up +35.3 on last season, while Álvaro Fernández's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +20.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Eric García of Barcelona is the most valuable name in this group at 116.7.

Best talent

Álvaro Fernández91RTG

Álvaro Fernández+20.2RTG

Real Madrid · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Eric García+35.3SsN

Barcelona · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Álvaro Fernández Full-back	Real Madrid	23	5314.3%	9128.5%
2	Carlos Romero Full-back	Espanyol	24	5053.4%	894.1%
3	S. Mouriño Full-back	Villarreal	24	531.3%	8612.2%
4	Alejandro Balde Full-back	Barcelona	22	3843.8%	865.8%
5	O. El Hilali Full-back	Espanyol	22	466.3%	862.3%
6	Eric García Full-back	Barcelona	25	63125.6%	85±0%
7	Javi Rodríguez Full-back	Celta Vigo	23	323.5%	854.7%
8	Angel Pérez Full-back	Alaves	23	15	84
9	Sergio Gómez Full-back	Real Sociedad	25	281.8%	831.3%
10	Juanlu Sánchez Full-back	Sevilla	22	2411.7%	820.6%
11	J. Aramburu Full-back	Real Sociedad	24	3829.4%	821%
12	M. Ruggeri Full-back	Atletico Madrid	24	3212.3%	820.7%
13	Davinchi Full-back	Getafe	18	23	81
14	José Ángel Carmona Full-back	Sevilla	24	3145.3%	804%
15	Arnau Martínez Full-back	Girona	23	3418.3%	795.1%
16	Manu Sánchez Full-back	Levante	25	4051.3%	792.7%
17	Yusi Full-back	Alaves	20	8	76
18	J. Koundé Full-back	Barcelona	27	5422.7%	7414%
19	Abel Bretones Full-back	Osasuna	25	1738.1%	738.7%
20	Javi López Full-back	Oviedo	24	278.9%	728.8%
21	Jesús Vázquez Full-back	Valencia	23	1316.5%	721.8%
22	R. Alhassane Full-back	Oviedo	24	288%	7210.9%
23	Víctor Chust Full-back	Elche	26	3420.7%	704.5%
24	Dani Vivian Full-back	Athletic Club	27	3139.8%	6918.6%
25	Sergi Cardona Full-back	Villarreal	27	3013.9%	6821.9%
26	T. Alexander-Arnold Full-back	Real Madrid	27	3142.2%	6826.4%
27	A. Boiro Full-back	Athletic Club	24	959.7%	6811.7%
28	A. Rațiu Full-back	Rayo Vallecano	28	5226.2%	6714%
29	John Nwankwo Full-back	Elche	25	1135.6%	677.7%
30	Juan Iglesias Full-back	Getafe	28	5823.1%	6610.6%
31	Thierry Correia Full-back	Valencia	27	26153.4%	66±0%
32	Fran García Full-back	Real Madrid	26	1862.2%	6620.3%
33	Éder Militão Full-back	Real Madrid	28	48145.4%	642.6%
34	Pep Chavarría Full-back	Rayo Vallecano	28	4320.9%	6315.3%
35	A. Rebbach Full-back	Alaves	27	147.8%	612%
36	Mateu Morey Full-back	Mallorca	26	746.2%	6013.6%
37	Jesús Areso Full-back	Athletic Club	27	1548.5%	5929.1%
38	G. Suazo Full-back	Sevilla	28	395.1%	5817.9%
39	Pablo Maffeo Full-back	Mallorca	29	3922.1%	5516.5%
40	V. Rosier Full-back	Osasuna	29	3332.9%	5514.6%
41	Aihen Muñoz Full-back	Real Sociedad	28	858.2%	4922.5%
42	Aitor Ruibal Full-back	Real Betis	30	3081.4%	4913.3%
43	Junior Firpo Full-back	Real Betis	29	1672.1%	4921.4%
44	J. Toljan Full-back	Levante	31	3816.6%	481.9%
45	Marcos Llorente Full-back	Atletico Madrid	31	507.8%	4718.8%
46	L. Pétrot Full-back	Elche	29	2337.7%	4723.5%
47	Pedraza Full-back	Villarreal	30	25544.7%	469.1%
48	Gorosabel Full-back	Athletic Club	30	1459.3%	4629.3%
49	Héctor Bellerín Full-back	Real Betis	31	25323.3%	440.7%
50	José Gayà Full-back	Valencia	31	3539.3%	4410.5%