Most in-form centre-backs in Super League

The most in-form centre-backs in Super League, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

Jiang Shenglong of Shanghai Shenhua is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in Super League, with a Field Insider Rating of 33.8, and T. Letschert has been the form player this season, grading 42.2, and Lucas Maia leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Riccieli has improved his Season rating most, up +21.3 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Jiang Shenglong of Shanghai Shenhua is the most valuable name in this group at 9.5.

Best talent

Jiang Shenglong33.8RTG

Qingdao Jonoon · 23/24→25/26

Most improved

Riccieli+21.3SsN

Qingdao Youth Island · 24/25→25/26

Jiang Shenglong9.5val

Shanghai Shenhua

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	T. Letschert Centre-back	Chengdu Better City	33	4220.2%	1451.2%
2	Juan Antonio Centre-back	Tianjin Teda	30	31200%	2147.9%
3	Li Yang Centre-back	Chengdu Better City	28	31	24
4	Riccieli Centre-back	Qingdao Youth Island	27	29276.6%	2845.8%
5	R. Dugalić Centre-back	Sichuan Jiuniu	33	29	13
6	Lucas Possignolo Centre-back	Hangzhou Greentown	32	2723.8%	1765.7%
7	Jiang Shenglong Centre-back	Shanghai Shenhua	25	27	34
8	M. Ngadeu Centre-back	Beijing Guoan	35	2630.2%	1164.1%
9	Zhu Chenjie Centre-back	Shanghai Shenhua	25	25	33
10	Yuan Mincheng Centre-back	Chengdu Better City	30	25	19
11	Wu Shaocong Centre-back	Beijing Guoan	26	252962.5%	2928.4%
12	Liu Haofan Centre-back	Hangzhou Greentown	22	23	34
13	Lucas Maia Centre-back	Henan Jianye	33	22	14
14	Song Yue Centre-back	Dalian Zhixing	34	22	9
15	Yang Yiming Centre-back	Sichuan Jiuniu	31	22	16
16	S. Sunzu Centre-back	Changchun Yatai	37	21	8
17	Park Ji-Soo Centre-back	Wuhan Three Towns	32	2123.1%	1558.2%
18	N. Radmanovac Centre-back	Qingdao Jonoon	29	219.5%	2223.1%
19	M. Traoré Centre-back	Dalian Zhixing	31	211.9%	1565.4%
20	L. Rosić Centre-back	Changchun Yatai	33	205.6%	1273.2%
21	Jin Yangyang Centre-back	Qingdao Jonoon	33	20	12
22	Liu Junshuai Centre-back	Qingdao Jonoon	31	20	15
23	Wei Zhen Centre-back	SHANGHAI SIPG	29	20	20
24	Zhang Chengdong Centre-back	Qingdao Youth Island	37	20	7
25	D. Morris Centre-back	Meizhou Kejia	31	19	16
26	Iago Maidana Centre-back	Henan Jianye	30	1963.2%	2158.3%
27	Yusup Umidjan Centre-back	SHANGHAI SIPG	22	17	33
28	Yi Teng Centre-back	Yunnan Yukun	36	17	8
29	Bai Yang Centre-back	Beijing Guoan	28	17	22
30	Li Songyi Centre-back	Yunnan Yukun	33	17	11
31	Jin Pengxiang Centre-back	Dalian Zhixing	36	16	9
32	Wang Shiqin Centre-back	Hangzhou Greentown	23	16	31
33	Liu Jiashen Centre-back	Qingdao Jonoon	34	14	8
34	Jiang Guangtai Centre-back	SHANGHAI SIPG	32	14	15
35	Liao Junjian Centre-back	Meizhou Kejia	32	14	15
36	He Guan Centre-back	Wuhan Three Towns	33	13	11
37	Yang Shuai Centre-back	Chengdu Better City	29	12	18
38	Hu Ruibao Centre-back	Sichuan Jiuniu	29	12	19
39	Zhang Linpeng Centre-back	SHANGHAI SIPG	37	10	4
40	Gao Zhunyi Centre-back	Shandong Luneng	30	9	16
41	A. Burcă Centre-back	Yunnan Yukun	33	963.6%	875.4%
42	Yu Rui Centre-back	Sichuan Jiuniu	33	8	8
43	Lucas Gazal Centre-back	Shandong Luneng	26	818.3%	2755.1%
44	Liu Yiming Centre-back	Wuhan Three Towns	31	8	12
45	Sun Jie Centre-back	Qingdao Youth Island	34	7	7
46	José Martínez Centre-back	Yunnan Yukun	33	78.5%	868%
47	Fan Shuangjie Centre-back	Beijing Guoan	20	6	30
48	Ren Hang Centre-back	Wuhan Three Towns	37	5	4
49	Lluís López Centre-back	Shandong Luneng	29	575%	1765.1%
50	O. Gerbig Centre-back	Henan Jianye	27	4	22