Most In-Form defenders in 2. Bundesliga 26/27

The most in-form defenders in 2. Bundesliga in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

A. Zehnter of VfL Wolfsburg is the standout for raw talent across defenders in 2. Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 71.8, and J. Müller has been the form player this season, grading 46, and A. Nollenberger leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Müller has improved his Season rating most, up +39.1 on last season, while K. Schmidt's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +23.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Gyamfi of 1. FC Kaiserslautern is the most valuable name in this group at 27.9.

Dynamo Dresden · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

J. Müller+39.1SsN

VfL Osnabrück · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

A. Nollenberger3goals

50 players · ranked by best this seasonCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	J. Müller Centre-back	VfL Osnabrück	32	46±0%	21±0%
2	L. Gechter Centre-back	Hertha BSC	22	45±0%	66±0%
3	M. Wittek Full-back	VfL Bochum	31	45±0%	3912.5%
4	N. Wiemann Centre-back	VfL Osnabrück	27	44±0%	38±0%
5	M. Steinwender Centre-back	VfL Bochum	26	449.5%	5323.7%
6	P. Pfeiffer Centre-back	SV Darmstadt 98	27	40±0%	599.1%
7	M. Gyamfi Centre-back	1. FC Kaiserslautern	26	38±0%	57±0%
8	J. Föhrenbach Full-back	1. FC Heidenheim	30	34±0%	43±0%
9	M. Aydın Full-back	Eintracht Braunschweig	24	34±0%	64±0%
10	H. Sekine Full-back	Holstein Kiel	24	33±0%	562.6%
11	K. Ehlers Centre-back	Eintracht Braunschweig	25	33±0%	59±0%
12	A. MacNulty Centre-back	1. FC Magdeburg	23	293.6%	648.5%
13	B. Tomiak Centre-back	Hannover 96	28	29±0%	5310.7%
14	R. Fabinski Centre-back	VfL Osnabrück	23	28±0%	441.9%
15	P. Strompf Centre-back	VfL Bochum	28	2631.9%	4614.6%
16	N. Cozza Centre-back	VfL Wolfsburg	27	269.3%	6013.6%
17	E. Bakatukanda Centre-back	VfL Osnabrück	22	263628.6%	3927%
18	H. Wahl Centre-back	VfL Wolfsburg	32	26±0%	361.4%
19	C. Kobald Centre-back	Karlsruher SC	29	26±0%	40±0%
20	J. Eitschberger Full-back	Hertha BSC	22	26±0%	59±0%
21	F. Otto Full-back	1. FC Nürnberg	24	2512.4%	5940.7%
22	J. Elvedi Centre-back	1. FC Kaiserslautern	30	23±0%	3921.4%
23	J. Heuer Centre-back	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	27	23±0%	501.4%
24	M. Großer Centre-back	Arminia Bielefeld	25	23±0%	57±0%
25	G. Itter Centre-back	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	27	23±0%	44±0%
26	P. Mainka Centre-back	1. FC Heidenheim	31	22±0%	43±0%
27	D. Kovacevic Defensive midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	22	21	44
28	N. Awortwie-Grant Centre-back	Energie Cottbus	26	20	38
29	M. Bauer Centre-back	Arminia Bielefeld	26	18±0%	49±0%
30	B. Allgeier Centre-back	Hannover 96	24	18±0%	56±0%
31	F. Nürnberger Full-back	SV Darmstadt 98	27	1741.9%	5013.4%
32	N. Kolbe Centre-back	Hertha BSC	29	17±0%	34±0%
33	K. Manu Full-back	Energie Cottbus	22	15±0%	42±0%
34	P. Nkoa Full-back	Eintracht Braunschweig	27	15±0%	44±0%
35	M. Jenz Centre-back	VfL Wolfsburg	27	1573.3%	5621.8%
36	C. Johansson Centre-back	Holstein Kiel	32	15245.2%	2034.4%
37	K. Mets Centre-back	VfL Bochum	33	148.5%	2215.3%
38	F. Holland Centre-back	SV Darmstadt 98	36	1335.3%	1250.4%
39	J. Mæhle Full-back	VfL Wolfsburg	29	13±0%	43±0%
40	H. Rorig Centre-back	Energie Cottbus	26	12±0%	39±0%
41	K. Schmidt Centre-back	Dynamo Dresden	24	12228.6%	5866.9%
42	R. Jansson Full-back	FC St. Pauli	22	11150%	3740.5%
43	T. Janisch Full-back	1. FC Nürnberg	21	11±0%	58±0%
44	F. Ronstadt Full-back	1. FC Kaiserslautern	29	914.6%	2446%
45	L. Bünning Centre-back	Dynamo Dresden	28	946%	384.1%
46	A. Kalogeropoulos Centre-back	1. FC Nürnberg	22	914.8%	5449.9%
47	K. Vogt Centre-back	VfL Bochum	35	944.4%	1259.2%
48	Luca Erlein Full-back	Energie Cottbus	19	8±0%	458.1%
49	A. Zehnter Centre-back	VfL Wolfsburg	21	874.3%	723.8%
50	D. Nemeth Full-back	FC St. Pauli	25	099.3%	5625.3%