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

L. Villa of FC Sion is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Super League, with a Field Insider Rating of 56.8, and K. Hajrizi has been the form player this season, grading 67.1, and Genís Montolio leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: A. Papadopoulos has improved his Season rating most, up +33.3 on last season, while T. Strannegård's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +11.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, N. Hefti of FC Sion is the most valuable name in this group at 14.6.

T. Strannegård+11.3RTG

FC Thun · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

A. Papadopoulos+33.3SsN

FC Lugano · 23/24→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	K. Hajrizi Centre-back	FC Sion	27	675491.7%	3937.5%
2	N. Lavanchy Full-back	FC Sion	33	58	24
3	N. Hefti Full-back	FC Sion	26	51	45
4	J. Kronig Centre-back	FC Sion	26	45	43
5	M. Zanotti Defensive midfielder	FC Lugano	23	41	48
6	L. Mai Centre-back	FC Lugano	26	41157.1%	4129.5%
7	A. Papadopoulos Full-back	FC Lugano	26	41456.2%	448.1%
8	K. Mouanga Centre-back	Lausanne	26	39121%	4027%
9	J. Stanić Centre-back	FC ST. Gallen	27	38173.2%	397.2%
10	B. Freimann Centre-back	FC Luzern	20	37	47
11	J. Bamert Centre-back	FC Thun	28	35	34
12	G. Wüthrich Centre-back	BSC Young Boys	31	33	22
13	L. Benito Centre-back	BSC Young Boys	34	3332400%	1649.7%
14	M. Heule Full-back	FC Thun	25	32	47
15	B. Mazikou Full-back	Servette FC	30	2939.7%	2616%
16	B. Soppy Full-back	Lausanne	24	26390.6%	4417.9%
17	S. Rouiller Centre-back	Servette FC	36	26	16
18	T. Gaal Full-back	FC ST. Gallen	25	266.3%	4523.4%
19	N. Vouilloz Centre-back	FC Basel 1893	25	25	43
20	F. Daniliuc Centre-back	FC Basel 1893	25	25138.1%	4336.7%
21	Q. Maceiras Full-back	Servette FC	30	23	20
22	K. Sow Centre-back	Lausanne	23	23	43
23	Martim Marques Full-back	FC Lugano	22	22	45
24	Genís Montolio Centre-back	FC Thun	30	21	26
25	L. Blum Centre-back	BSC Young Boys	25	21	40
26	M. Poaty Full-back	Lausanne	29	1911.9%	2635.8%
27	K. Tsunemoto Full-back	FC Basel 1893	27	1926.3%	3331.1%
28	M. Bürki Centre-back	FC Thun	33	19	19
29	K. Rüegg Full-back	FC Basel 1893	28	193600%	2956%
30	S. Knežević Centre-back	FC Luzern	29	18132.9%	2739.9%
31	N. Bürgy Centre-back	FC Thun	31	1827.7%	272.9%
32	F. Fehr Full-back	FC Thun	26	18	42
33	R. Arnold Centre-back	FC Winterthur	29	17	26
34	L. Villa Centre-back	FC Sion	23	17	57
35	L. Kamberi Centre-back	FC Zurich	26	17	38
36	C. Zesiger Centre-back	BSC Young Boys	28	1650.3%	5322.1%
37	H. Delcroix Full-back	FC Lugano	27	16152.3%	3242.1%
38	R. Fernandes Full-back	FC Luzern	23	16	42
39	M. Burch Centre-back	Servette FC	25	16315.4%	388.6%
40	S. Ottiger Full-back	FC Winterthur	23	15	39
41	S. Janko Full-back	BSC Young Boys	30	1515.3%	2360.9%
42	L. Comenencia Defensive midfielder	FC Zurich	22	157300%	3911.1%
43	T. Strannegård Full-back	FC Thun	24	1419.1%	4536.6%
44	J. Hadjam Full-back	BSC Young Boys	23	14526.1%	4330.1%
45	L. Mikulic Full-back	Grasshoppers	20	14	39
46	D. Bronn Full-back	Servette FC	31	1332.1%	1851.9%
47	E. Alioski Defensive midfielder	FC Lugano	34	1231.9%	1053.7%
48	Houboulang Mendes Centre-back	Servette FC	28	1276%	2751.6%
49	Rhodri Smith Central midfielder	BSC Young Boys	19	12	38
50	I. Sauter Full-back	FC Zurich	25	11	38