Most In-Form defenders in Super League 25/26

The most in-form defenders in Super League in 25/26, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Chan Shinichi of Shanghai Shenhua is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Super League, with a Field Insider Rating of 37.1, and F. Benković has been the form player this season, grading 48.3, and Lucas Maia leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: F. Benković has improved his Season rating most, up +38.8 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Gabriel Xavier of Sichuan Jiuniu is the most valuable name in this group at 5.9.

Qingdao Jonoon · 23/24→25/26

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Sichuan Jiuniu · 23/24→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	F. Benković Centre-back	Sichuan Jiuniu	29	48408.4%	2538.5%
2	Xi Yang Alex Full-back	SHANGHAI SIPG	21	45	32
3	Lü Zhuoyi Full-back	Dalian Zhixing	25	44	33
4	T. Letschert Centre-back	Chengdu Better City	33	4220.2%	1451.2%
5	Liu Yang Defensive midfielder	Shandong Luneng	31	41	18
6	Wilson Manafá Full-back	Shanghai Shenhua	32	312709.1%	1751.8%
7	Li Yang Centre-back	Chengdu Better City	29	31	22
8	Ba Dun Full-back	Tianjin Teda	31	29	19
9	R. Dugalić Centre-back	Sichuan Jiuniu	33	29	13
10	Tsui Wang Kit Full-back	Yunnan Yukun	29	29	20
11	Huang Ruifeng Full-back	Henan Jianye	26	28	28
12	Chan Shinichi Full-back	Shanghai Shenhua	24	28	37
13	Lucas Possignolo Centre-back	Hangzhou Greentown	32	2723.8%	1765.7%
14	Jiang Shenglong Centre-back	Shanghai Shenhua	25	27	34
15	M. Ngadeu Centre-back	Beijing Guoan	35	2630.2%	1164.1%
16	Zhang Chenliang Full-back	Yunnan Yukun	28	25	22
17	Zhu Chenjie Centre-back	Shanghai Shenhua	26	25	33
18	Wu Shaocong Centre-back	Beijing Guoan	26	252962.5%	2928.4%
19	Tong Lei Defensive midfielder	Hangzhou Greentown	28	24	23
20	Wang Gang Full-back	Beijing Guoan	37	24	8
21	Sun Guowen Full-back	Hangzhou Greentown	33	23	17
22	Liu Haofan Centre-back	Hangzhou Greentown	23	23	34
23	Lucas Maia Centre-back	Henan Jianye	33	22	14
24	Song Yue Centre-back	Dalian Zhixing	34	22	9
25	Yang Yiming Centre-back	Sichuan Jiuniu	31	22	16
26	Aitor Córdoba Centre-back	Tianjin Teda	31	2151.8%	3233%
27	S. Sunzu Centre-back	Changchun Yatai	37	21	8
28	Yang Fan Full-back	Tianjin Teda	30	21	17
29	M. Traoré Centre-back	Dalian Zhixing	32	211.9%	1565.4%
30	Jin Yangyang Centre-back	Qingdao Jonoon	33	20	12
31	Wang Shenchao Full-back	SHANGHAI SIPG	37	20	7
32	Liu Junshuai Centre-back	Qingdao Jonoon	31	20	15
33	Zhang Chengdong Centre-back	Qingdao Youth Island	37	20	7
34	Pedro Álvaro Centre-back	Shandong Luneng	26	2034.6%	3348.7%
35	Wei Zhen Centre-back	SHANGHAI SIPG	29	20	20
36	Wang Xianjun Full-back	Tianjin Teda	26	19	28
37	Iago Maidana Centre-back	Henan Jianye	30	1963.2%	2158.3%
38	Wen Jiabao Full-back	Dalian Zhixing	27	19	23
39	Sun Ming Him Central midfielder	Tianjin Teda	26	19	28
40	Deng Hanwen Full-back	Yunnan Yukun	31	18	18
41	Abduhamit Abdugheni Full-back	Beijing Guoan	28	18	22
42	Yusup Umidjan Centre-back	SHANGHAI SIPG	22	17	33
43	Yi Teng Centre-back	Yunnan Yukun	36	17	8
44	Bai Yang Centre-back	Beijing Guoan	28	17	22
45	Li Songyi Centre-back	Shanghai Shenhua	33	17	13
46	He Yiran Full-back	Chengdu Better City	21	16	30
47	Zhang Xiaobin Central midfielder	Wuhan Three Towns	33	16	14
48	Ye Chugui Attacking midfielder	Yunnan Yukun	32	16	15
49	U. Spajić Full-back	Beijing Guoan	33	16192.6%	1064.4%
50	Li Shenyuan Central midfielder	Wuhan Three Towns	29	15	20