Most In-Form defenders in 2. Bundesliga 26/27
The most in-form defenders in 2. Bundesliga in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
K. Schmidt of Dynamo Dresden is the standout for raw talent across defenders in 2. Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 58.4, and Héliton has been the form player this season, grading 55.1, and A. Nollenberger leads the scoring with 3 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Héliton has improved his Season rating most, up +28.5 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, E. Bakatukanda of VfL Osnabrück is the most valuable name in this group at 25.7.
16 players · ranked by best this seasonCustomise →
| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HélitonCentre-back | Karlsruher SC | 30 | 55107.1% | 3216.9% |
| 2 | P. StrompfCentre-back |  VfL Bochum | 28 | 2631.9% | 4614.6% |
| 3 | E. BakatukandaCentre-back |  VfL Osnabrück | 22 | 263628.6% | 3927% |
| 4 | D. KovacevicDefensive midfielder |  Eintracht Braunschweig | 22 | 21 | 44 |
| 5 | N. Awortwie-GrantCentre-back |  Energie Cottbus | 26 | 20 | 38 |
| 6 | F. NürnbergerFull-back |  SV Darmstadt 98 | 27 | 1741.9% | 5013.4% |
| 7 | P. NkoaFull-back | Eintracht Braunschweig | 27 | 15±0% | 44±0% |
| 8 | C. JohanssonCentre-back |  Holstein Kiel | 32 | 15245.2% | 2034.4% |
| 9 | L. SchneiderCentre-back |  Arminia Bielefeld | 26 | 1435.3% | 4918.4% |
| 10 | F. HollandCentre-back | SV Darmstadt 98 | 36 | 1335.3% | 1250.4% |
| 11 | K. SchmidtCentre-back |  Dynamo Dresden | 24 | 12228.6% | 5866.9% |
| 12 | R. JanssonFull-back |  FC St. Pauli | 22 | 11150% | 3740.5% |
| 13 | F. RonstadtFull-back |  1. FC Kaiserslautern | 29 | 914.6% | 2446% |
| 14 | L. BünningCentre-back | Dynamo Dresden | 28 | 946% | 384.1% |
| 15 | K. VogtCentre-back | VfL Bochum | 34 | 944.4% | 1259.2% |
| 16 | F. HagmannCentre-back | Arminia Bielefeld | 22 | 843.1% | 5429.7% |