Most In-Form defenders in Primera A 25/26

The most in-form defenders in Primera A in 25/26, ranked on Field Insider.

Most in-form goalkeepers in Primera A Most in-form midfielders in Primera A Most in-form attackers in Primera A Best defenders in Primera A Top-scoring defenders in Primera A Most valuable defenders in Primera A

At a glance

Fernando Antonio Álvarez Amador of Deportivo Cali is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Primera A, with a Field Insider Rating of 38.9, and Y. Rosales has been the form player this season, grading 43.1, and C. Mafla leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: C. Mafla has improved his Season rating most, up +19.7 on last season, while K. Balanta's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +0.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, P. Ortíz of Junior is the most valuable name in this group at 3.7.

Best talent

Fernando Antonio Álvarez Amador38.9RTG

Santa Fe · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

C. Mafla+19.7SsN

Santa Fe · 21/22→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Y. Rosales Full-back	Alianza Valledupar	25	43	27
2	D. Banguero Full-back	Millonarios	36	42	10
3	J. Mena Centre-back	Chico	37	40	8
4	J. Arias Centre-back	Millonarios	33	38	11
5	D. Londoño Full-back	Once Caldas	31	36	17
6	Y. Hurtado Full-back	America de Cali	29	35	19
7	E. Olivera Centre-back	Santa Fe	36	356.2%	1065.7%
8	J. Pestaña Centre-back	Junior	29	35	22
9	M. Torres Centre-back	America de Cali	30	31	16
10	J. García Centre-back	Águilas Doradas	37	31	7
11	W. Tesillo Centre-back	Atletico Nacional	36	3132.6%	1043.3%
12	A. Gutiérrez Full-back	Bucaramanga	28	31	20
13	J. Cuesta Full-back	Once Caldas	28	31	21
14	P. Franco Centre-back	Alianza Valledupar	35	31	9
15	A. Angulo Centre-back	Deportes Tolima	30	30	16
16	J. Guerrero Full-back	Millonarios	25	30	27
17	L. Chaverra Full-back	Deportivo Cali	29	30	19
18	K. Suárez Full-back	Deportivo Cali	24	30	28
19	V. Moreno Centre-back	Santa Fe	31	29	15
20	J. Ossa Centre-back	Deportivo Pasto	28	28	21
21	Y. Díaz Centre-back	Fortaleza FC	29	27	19
22	J. Moya Centre-back	Deportivo Cali	34	2777.8%	974.9%
23	J. Angulo Centre-back	Deportes Tolima	25	26	27
24	F. Viáfara Full-back	Deportivo Cali	34	26	9
25	D. Mosquera Centre-back	Union Magdalena	34	26	8
26	A. Llinás Centre-back	Millonarios	29	26	16
27	C. Mafla Central midfielder	Santa Fe	33	26339.7%	1156.7%
28	K. Balanta Centre-back	Santa Fe	29	25105.7%	351.8%
29	S. Barreiro Centre-back	Millonarios	32	2541.2%	2525.7%
30	J. Castaño Centre-back	Once Caldas	27	24	19
31	J. Cardona Centre-back	Once Caldas	27	23	21
32	J. Mena Full-back	Águilas Doradas	21	23	28
33	J. Malagón Centre-back	Once Caldas	33	23	9
34	M. Mina Full-back	America de Cali	27	22	22
35	Yulián Gómez Full-back	Internacional de Bogota	29	22	19
36	D. Rivera Centre-back	Junior	27	22	22
37	W. Pacheco Centre-back	Deportivo Pereira	31	22	12
38	A. Correa Full-back	Once Caldas	32	22	12
39	E. Herrera Full-back	Junior	27	22120.4%	2261.4%
40	M. Casco Full-back	Atletico Nacional	38	2124.5%	1312.4%
41	C. Romaña Full-back	Bucaramanga	26	21	23
42	J. Varela Centre-back	Independiente Medellin	28	20	19
43	J. Quintero Centre-back	Santa Fe	31	20129.5%	1275.6%
44	F. Hinestroza Full-back	Bucaramanga	36	20	7
45	H. Palacios Full-back	Santa Fe	33	202077.8%	863.6%
46	J. Mercado Defensive midfielder	Union Magdalena	23	19	26
47	F. Meza Centre-back	Llaneros	34	19	8
48	S. Aguilar Centre-back	Deportivo Pereira	28	19	18
49	O. Bertel Full-back	America de Cali	29	19	16
50	S. Rodríguez Centre-back	Águilas Doradas	25	19	25