The fastest-rising centre-backs, ranked on Field Insider.
Pau Cubarsí Paredes of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs, with a Field Insider Rating of 92.5, and J. Bednarek has been the form player this season, grading 80.9, and K. Wootton leads the scoring with 19 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Jacobo Ramón Naveros has improved his Season rating most, up +71.2 on last season, while A. Skipper's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +36.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, H. Opsahl of Norway U21 is the most valuable name in this group at 181.2.
| # | Player | Team | Age | ΔRTG | Season | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. SkipperCentre-back | Esbjerg | 26 | +36.6 24/25→25/26 | 1137.9% | 7276.2% |
| 2 | L. HøgsbergCentre-back |  Strasbourg | 20 | +33.8 24/25→25/26 | 2522.3% | 7876.1% |
| 3 | T. CramaCentre-back |  Millwall | 24 | +31.7 24/25→25/26 | 62192% | 7769.8% |
| 4 | O. ProvstgaardCentre-back |  Lazio | 23 | +31.5 24/25→25/26 | 2895.8% | 7474.1% |
| 5 | Sergio BarciaCentre-back |  Las Palmas | 25 | +31.5 24/25→25/26 | 421385.7% | 6593.5% |
| 6 | N. NgoyCentre-back |  Lille | 23 | +30.6 24/25→25/26 | 53111.6% | 8358.7% |
| 7 | T. YegbeCentre-back |  Metz | 25 | +30.5 24/25→25/26 | 2011.8% | 6882.2% |
| 8 | M. MorenoCentre-back |  Levante | 22 | +28.7 24/25→25/26 | 368.5% | 8154.6% |
| 9 | David CarmoCentre-back |  Oviedo | 26 | +28.3 24/25→25/26 | 323.9% | 6773.5% |
| 10 | Tiago GabrielCentre-back |  Lecce | 21 | +28.3 24/25→25/26 | 44205.6% | 8450.8% |
| 11 | J. JacquetCentre-back |  Rennes | 21 | +28 24/25→25/26 | 43235.9% | 8647.9% |
| 12 | S. OtoaCentre-back |  Genoa | 22 | +27.8 24/25→25/26 | 1232.2% | 6968.3% |
| 13 | V. NelssonCentre-back |  Hellas Verona | 27 | +26.4 24/25→25/26 | 41994.6% | 6666.7% |
| 14 | A. MalandaCentre-back |  Middlesbrough | 24 | +25.8 24/25→25/26 | 401.7% | 7454% |
| 15 | L. VuškovićCentre-back |  Hamburger SV | 19 | +25.1 24/25→25/26 | 3368.9% | 8740.6% |
| 16 | G. ZohoréCentre-back |  Boulogne | 25 | +24.7 24/25→25/26 | 31578.3% | 5873.7% |
| 17 | Z. RomeroCentre-back |  Getafe | 26 | +24.6 24/25→25/26 | 53148.4% | 7548.4% |
| 18 | F. GruberCentre-back |  1. FC Nürnberg | 23 | +24.1 24/25→25/26 | 29175.5% | 6558.5% |
| 19 | C. TaylorCentre-back | Millwall | 23 | +23.6 24/25→25/26 | 4250.5% | 7050.9% |
| 20 | A. Ait BoudlalCentre-back | Rennes | 20 | +23.4 24/25→25/26 | 37257.8% | 8240.1% |
| 21 | D. JanseCentre-back |  Groningen | 20 | +22.7 24/25→25/26 | 4294.9% | 7543.5% |
| 22 | NathanCentre-back | Cuiaba | 31 | +22.3 24/25→25/26 | 1936.1% | 4317.9% |
| 23 | Paulo VitorCentre-back |  AVS | 24 | +22.3 24/25→25/26 | 1622.1% | 5372.4% |
| 24 | S. LangåsCentre-back |  Derby | 25 | +21.9 24/25→25/26 | 3628.9% | 6946.5% |
| 25 | N. EileCentre-back |  Bristol City | 23 | +21.4 24/25→25/26 | 2712.3% | 6648.1% |
| 26 | Christian MarquesCentre-back |  Tondela | 23 | +21.2 22/23→25/26 | 30410.2% | 6252.1% |
| 27 | JonnyCentre-back |  Alaves | 32 | +21.1 24/25→25/26 | 3058.7% | 40111.6% |
| 28 | G. GocholeishviliCentre-back | Hamburger SV | 25 | +20.9 24/25→25/26 | 1155.3% | 6449.1% |
| 29 | A. PinotCentre-back | Boulogne | 25 | +20.6 24/25→25/26 | 25629.4% | 5658.4% |
| 30 | M. TroiloCentre-back |  Parma | 23 | +19.6 24/25→25/26 | 302.9% | 7336.4% |
| 31 | S. GourvilleCentre-back | Boulogne | 26 | +19.6 24/25→25/26 | 36287.1% | 5358.3% |
| 32 | Omar Al OudahCentre-back | Al Khaleej Saihat | 27 | +19.5 23/24→25/26 | 1148.6% | 6324.9% |
| 33 | Andrés CastrínCentre-back |  Sevilla | 23 | +19.4 22/23→25/26 | 17290.9% | 7336.3% |
| 34 | Z. SmajlovićCentre-back |  Sandefjord | 22 | +19.3 24/25→25/26 | 40634.5% | 4771% |
| 35 | I. BaoufCentre-back |  Cambuur | 19 | +19 24/25→25/26 | 39150% | 6442.7% |
| 36 | Finn JeltschCentre-back |  VfB Stuttgart | 19 | +19 24/25→25/26 | 3127.6% | 8130.8% |
| 37 | V. GómezCentre-back |  Real Betis | 23 | +18.7 24/25→25/26 | 3260.7% | 8030.4% |
| 38 | K. DiksCentre-back |  Borussia Mönchengladbach | 29 | +18.5 24/25→25/26 | 54117.7% | 5649.6% |
| 39 | M. GyamfiCentre-back |  1. FC Kaiserslautern | 26 | +18.4 24/25→25/26 | 38307.4% | 5748.2% |
| 40 | C. AwaziemCentre-back |  Nantes | 29 | +18.3 24/25→25/26 | 27330.2% | 5057.2% |
| 41 | J. KiilerichCentre-back |  Zulte Waregem | 26 | +18.2 24/25→25/26 | 27177.1% | 5155.3% |
| 42 | K. SchmidtCentre-back |  Fortuna Düsseldorf | 24 | +18.1 24/25→25/26 | 12228.6% | 5351.7% |
| 43 | A. SekoCentre-back |  Le Havre | 26 | +17.8 21/22→25/26 | 3731.3% | 7133.3% |
| 44 | R. LipinskiCentre-back |  Rodez | 23 | +17.7 24/25→25/26 | 36603.9% | 6835.3% |
| 45 | Miguel NóbregaCentre-back |  Guimaraes | 26 | +17.3 24/25→25/26 | 11152.4% | 4855.8% |
| 46 | J. SiebertCentre-back | Lecce | 24 | +16.4 24/25→25/26 | 254.7% | 7826.5% |
| 47 | S. RamosCentre-back |  Bahia | 24 | +16.4 24/25→25/26 | 444% | 7328.8% |
| 48 | Tyler BindonCentre-back |  Sheffield Utd | 21 | +16.4 24/25→25/26 | 2327.1% | 6633.1% |
| 49 | A. CaicedoCentre-back |  Cadiz | 21 | +16.3 24/25→25/26 | 1296.7% | 5641.4% |
| 50 | C. JoliboisCentre-back | Rodez | 28 | +16.3 24/25→25/26 | 25586.5% | 4556.6% |
