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Most Improved defenders in Liga Profesional Argentina 2026

The most improved defenders in Liga Profesional Argentina in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

A. Núñez of Argentinos JRS is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Liga Profesional Argentina, with a Field Insider Rating of 65.9, and Marco Pellegrino has been the form player this season, grading 65, and G. Montiel leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Marco Pellegrino has improved his Season rating most, up +50.1 on last season, while Daniel Herrera's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +9.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Marco Pellegrino of Huracan is the most valuable name in this group at 24.6.

Best talent
A. Núñez65.9RTG
Argentinos JRS
In form
Marco Pellegrino65SsN
Huracan
Rising potential
Daniel Herrera+9.7RTG
San Lorenzo · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Marco Pellegrino+50.1SsN
Huracan · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
G. Montiel7goals
River Plate
Most valuable
Marco Pellegrino24.6val
Huracan
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PlayerTeam
1Marco PellegrinoCentre-backHuracan24+50.1
24/25→25/26
6532.1%5511.9%
2L. MartínezCentre-backRiver Plate30+42.6
24/25→25/26
481.7%3413%
3Daniel HerreraCentre-backSan Lorenzo22+41.4
24/25→25/26
49544.7%5322.2%
4Lisandro LópezCentre-backBelgrano Cordoba37+40.8
24/25→25/26
56104.8%1477.6%
5A. SteimbachFull-backGimnasia L.P.24+36.4
22/23→25/26
395443.5%
6A. MaldonadoCentre-backBelgrano Cordoba29+35.6
24/25→25/26
4628.1%335.9%
7C. PazCentre-backDeportivo Riestra31+33.3
24/25→25/26
5627.4%297.1%
8J. KomarCentre-backRosario Central30+32.8
24/25→25/26
63110.4%3213.9%
9D. MartínezCentre-backDefensa Y Justicia28+32.4
24/25→25/26
39739.1%3847.1%
10I. GalvánFull-backAtletico Tucuman24+31.5
24/25→25/26
42603.3%5115.2%
11S. NúñezCentre-backEstudiantes L.P.26+31.4
24/25→25/26
4116.8%470.9%
12T. SilvaFull-backPlatense23+31.4
22/23→25/26
3827.8%513.9%
13T. GuidaraCentre-backLanus30+30.9
24/25→25/26
4527.7%314%
14F. MartínezFull-backCentral Cordoba de Santiago26+29.8
24/25→25/26
34113%433.1%
15L. FerreiraCentre-backDefensa Y Justicia26+29.7
24/25→25/26
48158.8%498.7%
16R. GiampaoliCentre-backBoca Juniors26+29.3
22/23→25/26
4722.4%4810.3%
17F. MansillaCentre-backCentral Cordoba de Santiago27+28.9
22/23→25/26
45434.5%4115%
18L. RiveroCentre-backRiver Plate22+27.7
24/25→25/26
3422.3%525.5%
19J. ElordiFull-backIndepend. Rivadavia32+27.6
24/25→25/26
34337.2%2456.9%
20G. ÁvilaFull-backRosario Central25+27.5
23/24→25/26
348.8%5315.7%
21S. PrietoFull-backArgentinos JRS33+26.7
24/25→25/26
540.9%212.4%
22N. ZalazarCentre-backAldosivi29+25
22/23→25/26
2922.1%346.2%
23L. Di LolloCentre-backBoca Juniors22+24.9
24/25→25/26
512.4%561.8%
24A. MacielCentre-backCentral Cordoba de Santiago29+24.6
24/25→25/26
5289.8%3617.7%
25V. CuestaCentre-backPlatense37+24.3
24/25→25/26
2912.2%1116.7%
26E. AmorCentre-backSan Lorenzo31+24.2
21/22→25/26
3255.7%24110.5%
27G. BenedettiFull-backEstudiantes L.P.25+24.2
24/25→25/26
52323%5315.9%
28P. SilvaFull-backGimnasia L.P.29+24
24/25→25/26
4124.8%396.8%
29J. RodríguezFull-backAtletico Tucuman32+20.9
22/23→25/26
40112.4%2330.6%
30J. CanaleCentre-backLanus30+20.7
24/25→25/26
4077.1%3016%
31L. GonzálezCentre-backEstudiantes L.P.34+18.4
22/23→25/26
41115.6%1738.1%
32E. MartínezCentre-backGimnasia L.P.28+18.1
24/25→25/26
42212.7%4128.5%
33F. ÁlvarezFull-backTigre32+17.3
24/25→25/26
3295.8%2226.7%
34V. MorenoCentre-backTigre23+17.2
24/25→25/26
31524.5%5017.2%
35M. de RitisFull-backSan Lorenzo23+16.7
24/25→25/26
41149.7%5212.3%
36A. CostaCentre-backBoca Juniors27+16.5
24/25→25/26
3727.4%425%
37A. SchottCentre-backTalleres Cordoba26+16.3
24/25→25/26
3914.4%529.9%
38A. QuirogaFull-backEstudiantes de Rio Cuarto24+15.6
24/25→25/26
2142.2%4524.3%
39F. AlarcónCentre-backInstituto Cordoba32+15
24/25→25/26
538.7%257.4%
40L. MosevichCentre-backArgentinos JRS29+14.7
22/23→25/26
3952.4%3831.7%
41L. LolloCentre-backNewells Old Boys39+14.3
24/25→25/26
3959.1%162.5%
42E. MezaFull-backEstudiantes L.P.27+14.1
24/25→25/26
4292.7%4516.2%
43M. GuillénCentre-backArgentinos JRS25+13
24/25→25/26
16433.3%3817.8%
44M. AcuñaFull-backRiver Plate34+13
24/25→25/26
2935.6%158.5%
45G. HernándezCentre-backSan Lorenzo28+12.8
24/25→25/26
2845.1%3311.1%
46I. PilludFull-backCentral Cordoba de Santiago40+11.9
24/25→25/26
22120.2%881.4%
47E. CoronelFull-backRosario Central29+10.6
24/25→25/26
2658.2%3310%
48Brandon OviedoFull-backBanfield21+10.1
24/25→25/26
1279.4%476.5%
49V. FascendiniCentre-backTalleres Cordoba23+10
24/25→25/26
2032.8%503.3%
50F. ÁlvarezCentre-backArgentinos JRS26+9.5
24/25→25/26
6310.9%510.8%