Fastest-Rising centre-backs by Potential Gain

The fastest-rising centre-backs, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

W. Saliba of Arsenal is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs, with a Field Insider Rating of 87.8, and Lisandro López has been the form player this season, grading 74.9, and S. van der Sloot leads the scoring with 8 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Lisandro López has improved his Season rating most, up +59.8 on last season, while K. Peprah Oppong's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +49.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, W. Saliba of Arsenal is the most valuable name in this group at 145.4.

Lisandro López74.9SsN

Belgrano Cordoba

Rising potential

K. Peprah Oppong+49.2RTG

Nice · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Lisandro López+59.8SsN

Belgrano Cordoba · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

S. van der Sloot8goals

50 players · ranked by biggest risers (potential)Customise →

	Player	Team
1	K. Peprah Oppong Centre-back	Nice	22	+49.2 24/25→25/26	3476.8%	78172%
2	Sergio Barcia Centre-back	SC Braga	25	+35.8 24/25→25/26	42±0%	706.6%
3	M. Moreno Centre-back	Venezia	22	+26.4 24/25→25/26	289.7%	79±0%
4	G. Zohoré Centre-back	Ferencvarosi TC	25	+24.7 24/25→25/26	26473.9%	5873.7%
5	K. Schmidt Centre-back	Dynamo Dresden	24	+23.4 24/25→25/26	12228.6%	5866.9%
6	Miguel Nóbrega Centre-back	Guimaraes	26	+23 24/25→25/26	11152.4%	5474.2%
7	Christian Marques Centre-back	Tondela	23	+20.7 22/23→25/26	30406.8%	6150.9%
8	A. Caicedo Centre-back	Vizela	22	+19.8 24/25→25/26	1178.7%	5950.3%
9	A. Giay Centre-back	Palmeiras	22	+19.6 24/25→25/26	374.6%	71±0%
10	T. Eyoum Centre-back	Le Mans	24	+18.8 24/25→25/26	484.1%	544.6%
11	Tyler Bindon Centre-back	Charlton	21	+18.6 24/25→25/26	249.7%	684%
12	M. Freckleton Centre-back	Lask Linz	24	+16.8 24/25→25/26	38107.7%	5050.8%
13	I. Vådebu Centre-back	Tromso	23	+16.6 24/25→25/26	53297.7%	4510.1%
14	S. Ramos Centre-back	Bahia	24	+15.7 24/25→25/26	422.6%	731.1%
15	Gustavo Marques Centre-back	RB Bragantino	24	+15 24/25→25/26	46285.6%	7016.4%
16	K. Ramsay Centre-back	Charlton	25	+14.3 24/25→25/26	3625.3%	6329.2%
17	S. Yohou Centre-back	Le Mans	35	+14.1 24/25→25/26	57±0%	26±0%
18	A. Julloux Centre-back	Amiens	29	+13.6 24/25→25/26	1680.5%	4150.6%
19	L. Hey Centre-back	Anderlecht	23	+13.6 24/25→25/26	26153.5%	5632.4%
20	A. Circati Centre-back	Benfica	22	+13.4 24/25→25/26	45±0%	80±0%
21	S. Walukiewicz Centre-back	Sassuolo	26	+12.9 24/25→25/26	35741.5%	7421.1%
22	S. Milić Centre-back	FK Partizan	26	+12.7 24/25→25/26	34392.8%	3654%
23	F. Hagmann Centre-back	Arminia Bielefeld	22	+12.4 24/25→25/26	843.1%	5429.7%
24	H. Røsten Centre-back	KFUM Oslo	21	+11.8 24/25→25/26	7±0%	4229.6%
25	Iker Recio Centre-back	Cadiz	25	+11.1 24/25→25/26	35±0%	64±0%
26	A. Kaplan Centre-back	NEC Nijmegen	23	+10.9 24/25→25/26	2364.1%	7417.3%
27	Diego Murillo Centre-back	Malaga	25	+10.9 24/25→25/26	44290.3%	6719.6%
28	J. Quarshie Centre-back	Southampton	22	+10.7 24/25→25/26	91720%	6221%
29	P. Bonde Centre-back	Vasteras SK FK	22	+10.5 24/25→25/26	3071.8%	3837.1%
30	F. Terracciano Centre-back	AC Milan	23	+10.3 24/25→25/26	51±0%	801.2%
31	J. Shepherd Centre-back	Barnsley	25	+10.2 24/25→25/26	1261.2%	4529.5%
32	Jonathan Centre-back	Cruzeiro	22	+9.9 24/25→25/26	39125%	706.1%
33	D. Koswal Centre-back	Sandefjord	23	+9.8 24/25→25/26	1848.8%	6617.5%
34	H. Ahanor Centre-back	Atalanta	18	+9.8 24/25→25/26	27±0%	78±0%
35	S. Haram Centre-back	Aalesund	21	+9.8 24/25→25/26	141.4%	4023.4%
36	Marco Moreno Centre-back	Bahia	25	+9.6 24/25→25/26	58143.3%	6816.5%
37	T. Kristensen Centre-back	Atalanta	24	+9.5 24/25→25/26	3338.5%	8512.6%
38	Bebeto Centre-back	Tondela	36	+9.2 24/25→25/26	37232.1%	18102.2%
39	Jon Pacheco Centre-back	Real Sociedad	25	+9.1 24/25→25/26	19±0%	7911.7%
40	Kaio Pantaleão Centre-back	Botafogo	30	+9.1 24/25→25/26	3213.8%	3240.6%
41	F. Roncaglia Centre-back	San Telmo	39	+8.9 24/25→25/26	3697.8%	15145.9%
42	Gabriel Paulista Centre-back	Corinthians	35	+8.8 24/25→25/26	55423.8%	25134.3%
43	L. Rivero Centre-back	River Plate	22	+8.5 24/25→25/26	5423%	541.5%
44	N. Zečević Centre-back	Radnicki NIS	22	+8 24/25→25/26	19178.3%	3925.8%
45	C. Hughes Centre-back	Hull City	22	+7.7 24/25→25/26	43145.5%	7211.9%
46	Abdulay Bah Centre-back	Manchester City	20	+7.6 24/25→25/26	28314.7%	7810.8%
47	L. Schneider Centre-back	Arminia Bielefeld	26	+7.6 24/25→25/26	1435.3%	4918.4%
48	K. John Centre-back	Port Vale	25	+7.3 24/25→25/26	22±0%	40±0%
49	P. McGinn Centre-back	Motherwell	35	+7.3 24/25→25/26	521057.8%	1868.2%
50	I. Lepskiy Centre-back	Krylia Sovetov	21	+7.1 24/25→25/26	1444.4%	3129.8%