Best defensive players from Spain

The best defensive players from Spain, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across players from Spain, with a Field Insider Rating of 100, and David Raya has been the form player this season, grading 90.9, and Sergio Arribas leads the scoring with 26 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 Sergio Barcia's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +31.5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Fermín of Barcelona is the most valuable name in this group at 167.8.

Sergio Barcia+31.5RTG

Las Palmas · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Jacobo Ramón Naveros+71.2SsN

Como · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

Sergio Arribas26goals

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#	Player	Team	Age	CS	Season	Rating
1	Ander Cantero Goalkeeper	Burgos	31	19	6478.8%	4017.2%
2	David Raya Goalkeeper	Arsenal	30	19	91116.4%	6018.4%
3	Jon Mikel Goalkeeper	Eibar	25	18	5879.8%	703.7%
4	Miguel Atienza Central midfielder	Burgos	27	18	4841.5%	589.5%
5	Grego Centre-back	Burgos	33	18	62168.1%	306.1%
6	Iván Morante Central midfielder	Burgos	25	17	4299.1%	679.5%
7	Martín Zubimendi Central midfielder	Arsenal	27	17	5312.9%	801.8%
8	José Corpas Attacking midfielder	Eibar	35	16	4016.1%	27±0%
9	Íñigo Martínez Full-back	Al-Nassr	35	15	5978.3%	2234.5%
10	Sergio Akieme Full-back	Reims	28	15	56134.9%	5324.8%
11	Jacobo Ramón Naveros Centre-back	Como	21	15	761369.2%	8914.7%
12	Álex Full-back	Burgos	22	15	62	73
13	David González Central midfielder	Burgos	24	15	59286.9%	7317.9%
14	Sergio Cubero Full-back	Eibar	26	14	5085.4%	602.3%
15	Anaitz Arbilla Centre-back	Eibar	39	14	5679.8%	1824.3%
16	Fer Niño Centre-forward	Burgos	25	14	2819.4%	67±0%
17	Curro Sánchez Centre-forward	Burgos	30	14	3311.1%	4118.2%
18	Sergi Domínguez Centre-back	Dinamo Zagreb	21	13	491046.5%	4244.1%
19	Kike Pérez Central midfielder	Venezia	29	13	42102.9%	4716%
20	Sergio Álvarez Central midfielder	Eibar	34	13	4339.9%	2325.5%
21	Alfonso Herrero Goalkeeper	Malaga	32	13	2743.9%	3614.5%
22	Juan Soriano Goalkeeper	Leganes	28	13	31350.7%	528.9%
23	Iñigo Córdoba Central midfielder	Burgos	29	13	4088.6%	4412.6%
24	Marco Moreno Centre-back	Eibar	25	12	4275.2%	637.9%
25	Pau Cubarsí Paredes Centre-back	Barcelona	19	12	5134.3%	93±0%
26	Enrique Clemente Full-back	Las Palmas	27	12	49200%	6011.8%
27	Manu Fuster Centre-forward	Las Palmas	28	12	45162.8%	5510.4%
28	Mika Màrmol Centre-back	Las Palmas	25	12	4463.3%	6712.8%
29	Joan García Goalkeeper	Barcelona	25	12	56238.4%	892.1%
30	Eric García Full-back	Barcelona	25	12	63125.6%	85±0%
31	David Soria Goalkeeper	Getafe	33	12	3572.7%	3820.5%
32	Nacho Ferri Centre-forward	KVC Westerlo	21	11	3923.9%	621.1%
33	Gabri Veiga Central midfielder	FC Porto	24	11	402.6%	664.9%
34	Sergi Palencia Full-back	Los Angeles FC	30	11	456.3%	2911.3%
35	Borja Sainz Winger	FC Porto	25	11	2751.7%	6215.6%
36	Hermoso Full-back	AS Roma	31	11	591102%	4514.4%
37	Mario Gila Centre-back	Lazio	25	11	6079.3%	812.2%
38	Álex Valle Full-back	Como	22	11	54429.4%	8516.7%
39	Carlos Hernández Centre-back	AD Ceuta FC	35	11	4658.1%	254.5%
40	Sergio Barcia Centre-back	Las Palmas	25	11	421385.7%	6593.5%
41	Diego Murillo Centre-back	Malaga	25	11	44290.3%	6719.6%
42	Peru Nolaskoain Central midfielder	Eibar	27	11	3213.2%	5412.1%
43	David Larrubia Attacking midfielder	Malaga	24	11	3981.6%	728.5%
44	Marvel Full-back	Leganes	23	11	42116.9%	664%
45	Álex Calatrava Central midfielder	Castellón	26	11	6670.9%	695.5%
46	Mario Soriano Central midfielder	Deportivo La Coruna	24	11	5123.8%	779.7%
47	Juan Iglesias Full-back	Getafe	28	11	5823.1%	6610.6%
48	Luis Milla Central midfielder	Getafe	31	11	5635%	5012.3%
49	Lamine Yamal Winger	Barcelona	19	10	9148.9%	100±0%
50	Jon Bautista Centre-forward	Eibar	31	10	2343.4%	3230.6%