Most In-Form defenders in Primera Nacional 2026

The most in-form defenders in Primera Nacional in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

T. Lecanda of Agropecuario is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Primera Nacional, with a Field Insider Rating of 48.4, and M. Mendoza has been the form player this season, grading 46.5, and M. Machado leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: G. Paz has improved his Season rating most, up +37.1 on last season, while F. Roncaglia's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +8.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Mendoza of Godoy Cruz is the most valuable name in this group at 12.1.

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	Player	Team
1	M. Mendoza Centre-back	Godoy Cruz	21	47154.1%	478%
2	F. Miño Centre-back	Almirante Brown	26	4625.2%	3817.6%
3	F. Rasmussen Centre-back	Colon Santa Fe	34	4616.2%	1642.9%
4	G. Paz Full-back	Nueva Chicago	33	42700%	1046.7%
5	L. Diarte Centre-back	Deportivo Madryn	33	39	21
6	Juan Moran Full-back	Godoy Cruz	20	39273.3%	437.1%
7	J. Endrizzi Centre-back	Gimnasia Jujuy	32	39	18
8	L. Arce Centre-back	Godoy Cruz	29	361.9%	2843.6%
9	F. Roncaglia Centre-back	San Telmo	39	3697.8%	15145.9%
10	Luciano Leonel Recalde Centre-back	San Martin S.J.	31	35238.5%	2326.5%
11	N. Zárate Centre-back	Deportivo Moron	33	35	15
12	A. Aguirre Centre-back	Temperley	27	34168.7%	2249.8%
13	N. Dematei Centre-back	Gimnasia Jujuy	38	3478%	924.1%
14	T. Bovone Centre-back	All Boys	26	33	35
15	T. Rojas Centre-back	Atlanta	24	31	39
16	H. Zuliani Centre-back	San Martin S.J.	22	31	42
17	G. Cosaro Centre-back	Gimnasia Jujuy	37	31	8
18	N. Ortíz Centre-back	Deportivo Madryn	31	29	19
19	P. Martínez Centre-back	San Miguel	26	29	36
20	M. Silvera Centre-back	Chaco For Ever	27	29	31
21	J. Ostachuk Centre-back	Atlanta	26	293512.5%	3810.5%
22	H. Grana Centre-back	All Boys	41	29	8
23	T. Lecanda Full-back	Agropecuario	24	29226.1%	4812%
24	M. Guanini Centre-back	Gimnasia Y Tiro	30	29178.6%	2341.6%
25	L. Monzón Centre-back	Alvarado	23	29	39
26	G. Díaz Centre-back	Patronato	23	28	41
27	G. Díaz Centre-back	Gimnasia Y Tiro	36	28	13
28	M. Tarón Centre-back	Ferro Carril Oeste	26	28	37
29	G. Errecalde Centre-back	Chacarita Juniors	26	2836%	365.9%
30	G. Rodríguez Centre-back	San Martin Tucuman	24	27	40
31	R. Ayala Centre-back	Ferro Carril Oeste	32	27	19
32	F. Nadalín Centre-back	San Martin S.J.	29	27440%	2539.4%
33	T. Ortega Full-back	Quilmes	25	26654.3%	45±0%
34	N. Caro Centre-back	CA Estudiantes	31	2649.2%	2242.8%
35	F. Quinteros Centre-back	CA Estudiantes	27	2625900%	3116%
36	G. Ferracutti Centre-back	Atlanta	35	26	11
37	L. Martínez Montagnoli Centre-back	Colegiales	39	26	8
38	M. Bíttolo Centre-back	Deportivo Moron	36	2627.9%	1140.5%
39	M. Coronel Centre-back	All Boys	37	2520.5%	761.3%
40	A. Kippes Centre-back	Quilmes	32	25	16
41	S. Monzón Centre-back	CA Estudiantes	23	25	39
42	F. Hanashiro Centre-back	Colegiales	25	25	38
43	P. Souto Full-back	Temperley	26	25	43
44	T. Pérez Serra Centre-back	Tristan Suarez	27	24	32
45	N. Fernández Colombo Centre-back	Los Andes	29	24	26
46	F. Murillo Centre-back	San Martin Tucuman	29	24	25
47	A. Rébola Centre-back	Racing Cordoba	38	2415.7%	856.4%
48	M. Peinipil Centre-back	Colon Santa Fe	27	24	38
49	N. Brunet Centre-back	Godoy Cruz	26	24	2344.8%
50	E. Calderón Centre-back	Central Norte	25	24285.2%	3712.3%