The best defensive players from Benin, ranked on Field Insider.
A. Hountondji of FC St. Pauli is the standout for raw talent across players from Benin, with a Field Insider Rating of 69.7, and O. Verdon has been the form player this season, grading 27.9, and A. Tosin leads the scoring with 5 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: A. Hountondji has improved his Season rating most, up +12 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, A. Hountondji of FC St. Pauli is the most valuable name in this group at 115.7.
| # | Player | Team | Age | CS | Season | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O. VerdonCentre-back |  Ludogorets | 30 | 9 | 28 | 19 |
| 2 | J. OlaitanAttacking midfielder |  Beşiktaş | 24 | 9 | 247.1% | 5117% |
| 3 | S. AttidjikouCentral midfielder |  Smouha SC | 22 | 4 | 18 | 36 |
| 4 | C. HountondjiCentre-back |  Bandırmaspor | 32 | 4 | 15154.2% | 1549% |
| 5 | H. ImouraneDefensive midfielder |  Grasshoppers | 23 | 3 | 27 | 40 |
| 6 | C. SoukouCentre-forward |  Ümraniyespor | 33 | 3 | 1467.1% | 1357.9% |
| 7 | S. MouniéCentre-forward |  Alanyaspor | 31 | 2 | 985.1% | 1950.5% |
| 8 | A. HountondjiCentre-forward |  FC St. Pauli | 24 | 2 | 2594.5% | 7030.3% |
| 9 | A. TosinCentre-forward |  Lorient | 28 | 2 | 2311.2% | 524.1% |
| 10 | D. KikiFull-back |  FCSB | 32 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
