Most in-form centre-backs in La Liga

The most in-form centre-backs in La Liga, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

Pau Cubarsí Paredes of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in La Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 92.5, and F. Lejeune has been the form player this season, grading 54.4, and Catena leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Z. Romero has improved his Season rating most, up +31.6 on last season, while M. Moreno's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +28.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Natan of Real Betis is the most valuable name in this group at 153.3.

Best talent

Pau Cubarsí Paredes92.5RTG

Levante · 24/25→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	F. Lejeune Centre-back	Rayo Vallecano	35	5424.5%	3310%
2	Z. Romero Centre-back	Getafe	26	53148.4%	7548.4%
3	P. Ciss Centre-back	Rayo Vallecano	32	5223.2%	3820%
4	Pau Cubarsí Paredes Centre-back	Barcelona	19	5134.3%	93±0%
5	D. Affengruber Centre-back	Elche	25	4929.6%	8013.6%
6	J. Giménez Centre-back	Atletico Madrid	31	486%	4220.6%
7	D. Hancko Centre-back	Atletico Madrid	28	4724.1%	645.1%
8	D. Huijsen Centre-back	Real Madrid	21	4621.8%	903.2%
9	Domingos Duarte Centre-back	Getafe	31	4392%	474.1%
10	Marc Bartra Centre-back	Real Betis	35	4363.2%	283.1%
11	D. Dakonam Centre-back	Getafe	34	4264.8%	3018.9%
12	Gerard Martín Centre-back	Barcelona	24	42126.1%	832.2%
13	A. Abqar Centre-back	Getafe	27	3823.3%	6613.6%
14	Dela Centre-back	Levante	27	3842.7%	674.7%
15	Copete Centre-back	Valencia	26	3875.7%	751.8%
16	L. Cabrera Centre-back	Espanyol	35	3713.7%	332.7%
17	Natan Centre-back	Real Betis	25	3770.4%	833%
18	C. Starfelt Centre-back	Celta Vigo	31	3731.8%	4514.8%
19	Robin Le Normand Centre-back	Atletico Madrid	29	3632.5%	5321.5%
20	M. Moreno Centre-back	Levante	22	368.5%	8154.6%
21	Fernando Calero Centre-back	Espanyol	30	35152.1%	473.7%
22	David Costas Centre-back	Oviedo	31	3521%	414.7%
23	César Tárrega Centre-back	Valencia	24	3510.8%	833.8%
24	Pau Navarro Centre-back	Villarreal	21	35236.9%	859.9%
25	Kike Salas Centre-back	Sevilla	24	353.1%	783.2%
26	N. Tenaglia Centre-back	Alaves	30	3531.7%	5116.6%
27	Vitor Nunes Centre-back	Girona	20	3417.9%	8621.4%
28	N. Mendy Centre-back	Rayo Vallecano	21	334542.9%	8217%
29	V. Gómez Centre-back	Real Betis	23	3260.7%	8030.4%
30	David Carmo Centre-back	Oviedo	26	323.9%	6773.5%
31	A. Rüdiger Centre-back	Real Madrid	33	3214.1%	3128.3%
32	Diego Rico Centre-back	Getafe	33	3256.7%	2642.5%
33	Diego Llorente Centre-back	Real Betis	32	319.4%	3234.2%
34	Pepelu Centre-back	Valencia	27	31±0%	659.6%
35	Marc Pubill Centre-back	Atletico Madrid	23	3129.9%	787.9%
36	Catena Centre-back	Osasuna	31	3116.2%	4620.9%
37	F. Boyomo Centre-back	Osasuna	24	3060.3%	8010%
38	Raúl Asencio Centre-back	Real Madrid	23	307.5%	812.2%
39	Omar Mascarell Centre-back	Mallorca	33	301.3%	2924.2%
40	C. Lenglet Centre-back	Atletico Madrid	31	3051.5%	3729.4%
41	Jonny Centre-back	Alaves	32	3058.7%	40111.6%
42	Renato Veiga Centre-back	Villarreal	22	2871.4%	8715.8%
43	J. Foyth Centre-back	Villarreal	28	2755.2%	5813.8%
44	Raíllo Centre-back	Mallorca	34	2720.4%	2637.5%
45	R. Araújo Centre-back	Barcelona	27	2699.2%	6514%
46	João Cancelo Centre-back	Barcelona	32	2633.6%	321.5%
47	Rafa Marín Centre-back	Villarreal	24	25519.5%	8015.9%
48	Dani Calvo Centre-back	Oviedo	32	2541.4%	3032.3%
49	M. Valjent Centre-back	Mallorca	30	2510.2%	5117.7%
50	Unai Elgezabal Centre-back	Levante	33	2530%	2633.4%