Most In-Form defenders in Serie A 26/27

The most in-form defenders in Serie A in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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

At a glance

Álex Jiménez of Fiorentina is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 93.1, and G. Mancini has been the form player this season, grading 72.5, and Wesley leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Hermoso has improved his Season rating most, up +43.2 on last season, while O. Provstgaard's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +31.5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, E. Ndicka of AS Roma is the most valuable name in this group at 70.9.

O. Provstgaard+31.5RTG

Lazio · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Hermoso+43.2SsN

AS Roma · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	G. Mancini Centre-back	AS Roma	30	73±0%	54±0%
2	Wesley Full-back	AS Roma	22	7166.5%	915.1%
3	E. Ndicka Centre-back	AS Roma	27	60±0%	759.3%
4	F. Tomori Full-back	AC Milan	28	5580.4%	616.9%
5	M. Kempf Centre-back	Como	31	52103.5%	4318.8%
6	F. Terracciano Centre-back	AC Milan	23	51532.5%	8014.7%
7	A. Marušić Full-back	Lazio	33	49±0%	32±0%
8	A. Romagnoli Centre-back	Lazio	31	4950.6%	4221.9%
9	Hermoso Full-back	AS Roma	31	48±0%	41±0%
10	A. Buongiorno Centre-back	Napoli	27	4813.3%	6811.6%
11	S. Esposito Centre-back	Lecce	21	47	21
12	L. Valenti Centre-back	Parma	27	45241.2%	627.8%
13	C. Favasuli Full-back	Napoli	22	44109.1%	7316.7%
14	Álex Jiménez Full-back	Fiorentina	21	425.1%	934.3%
15	Carlos Augusto Centre-back	Inter	27	4023.6%	6320.8%
16	Juan Miranda Full-back	Bologna	26	40±0%	72±0%
17	M. Pongračić Centre-back	Fiorentina	28	3937.5%	598.2%
18	I. Hien Centre-back	Atalanta	27	3821.5%	6220.7%
19	J. Lucumí Centre-back	Juventus	28	378.4%	5819.5%
20	Kaiki Full-back	Como	23	3749.1%	801.7%
21	M. Mitaj Full-back	Genoa	23	3790.1%	604.1%
22	Natan Centre-back	Napoli	25	351.4%	863.6%
23	D. Doekhi Centre-back	Lazio	28	351.2%	64±0%
24	S. Walukiewicz Centre-back	Sassuolo	26	35741.5%	7421.1%
25	R. Kofler Centre-back	Cagliari	21	3474.5%	644%
26	T. Kristensen Centre-back	Atalanta	24	3338.5%	8512.6%
27	R. Halhal Full-back	Venezia	23	3220.1%	56±0%
28	M. Šverko Centre-back	Venezia	28	32185.7%	4620.3%
29	M. Frese Centre-back	Hellas Verona	28	32337%	552.7%
30	J. Idzes Centre-back	Sassuolo	26	3113.9%	744.6%
31	D. Ghilardi Centre-back	AS Roma	23	318.7%	735.1%
32	N. Calabrese Centre-back	Hellas Verona	21	31	62
33	C. Kabasele Centre-back	Udinese	35	31123.9%	2619.4%
34	B. Balogh Centre-back	Parma	24	3023.8%	4539.2%
35	Nuno Tavares Full-back	Lazio	26	30±0%	65±0%
36	N. Bertola Centre-back	Udinese	23	3026.2%	7511%
37	S. Britschgi Full-back	Parma	19	30	82
38	T. Heggem Centre-back	Bologna	27	29±0%	63±0%
39	D. Rensch Full-back	AS Roma	23	297.3%	7816.5%
40	F. Missori Full-back	Sassuolo	22	29643.6%	6514%
41	L. Ranieri Centre-back	Fiorentina	27	29±0%	63±0%
42	Viery Centre-back	Fiorentina	21	284550%	6310.6%
43	M. Moreno Centre-back	Venezia	22	2828.3%	7950.2%
44	O. Provstgaard Centre-back	Lazio	23	28±0%	74±0%
45	S. Beukema Centre-back	Napoli	27	2863.4%	6226.9%
46	H. Ahanor Centre-back	Atalanta	18	27568.3%	7814.4%
47	L. Pellegrini Full-back	Lazio	27	2771.5%	5818.3%
48	D. Spence Full-back	Inter	26	2622.3%	708.1%
49	R. Alhassane Centre-back	Bologna	24	2614%	719.6%
50	Y. Mina Centre-back	Cagliari	31	2632.5%	3826.1%