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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 L. Lozano has been the form player this season, grading 77.6, and G. Montiel leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Lisandro López has improved his Season rating most, up +59.8 on last season, while A. Steimbach's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +10.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, C. Ferreira of Atletico Tucuman is the most valuable name in this group at 25.2.

Best talent
A. Núñez65.9RTG
Argentinos JRS
In form
L. Lozano77.6SsN
Boca Juniors
Rising potential
A. Steimbach+10.6RTG
Gimnasia L.P. · 22/23→25/26
Most improved
Lisandro López+59.8SsN
Belgrano Cordoba · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
G. Montiel5goals
River Plate
Most valuable
C. Ferreira25.2val
Atletico Tucuman
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1Lisandro LópezCentre-backBelgrano Cordoba36+59.8
24/25→25/26
75174.4%1850%
2A. SteimbachFull-backGimnasia L.P.24+51
22/23→25/26
545648.8%
3L. MartínezCentre-backRiver Plate30+50.9
24/25→25/26
5719.1%3413.6%
4A. MaldonadoCentre-backBelgrano Cordoba28+50.9
24/25→25/26
6170.8%390.5%
5L. RiveroCentre-backRiver Plate22+47.4
24/25→25/26
5423%541.5%
6T. GuidaraCentre-backLanus30+41.3
24/25→25/26
5510.9%313.3%
7M. WeigandtFull-backBoca Juniors26+41.2
24/25→25/26
61364.1%4322%
8S. NúñezFull-backEstudiantes L.P.26+40.8
24/25→25/26
502.5%471.3%
9T. SilvaFull-backPlatense23+40.2
22/23→25/26
4757.2%514.5%
10S. PrietoFull-backArgentinos JRS33+38.3
24/25→25/26
6522.8%228.3%
11E. AmorCentre-backSan Lorenzo31+38.1
21/22→25/26
46124.1%2072.8%
12D. MartínezFull-backDefensa Y Justicia28+36.1
24/25→25/26
42819.6%3743.5%
13G. HernándezCentre-backSan Lorenzo28+35.9
24/25→25/26
51±0%347.6%
14T. PalaciosFull-backEstudiantes L.P.23+35.5
24/25→25/26
71100%556.6%
15Marco PellegrinoCentre-backHuracan24+34.3
24/25→25/26
49±0%512.2%
16P. SilvaFull-backGimnasia L.P.29+32.6
24/25→25/26
509%397.1%
17F. MansillaCentre-backCentral Cordoba de Santiago27+32.5
22/23→25/26
49477.4%4115.3%
18C. PazCentre-backDeportivo Riestra31+31.5
24/25→25/26
5429.8%297.4%
19N. ZalazarCentre-backAldosivi29+31.2
22/23→25/26
355.4%3611.7%
20L. Di LolloCentre-backBoca Juniors22+30.8
24/25→25/26
5714.2%57±0%
21R. GiampaoliCentre-backBoca Juniors26+29.3
22/23→25/26
4722.4%465.5%
22I. GalvánFull-backAtletico Tucuman23+28.7
24/25→25/26
39556.7%5214.4%
23F. MartínezFull-backCentral Cordoba de Santiago26+28.1
24/25→25/26
33102.5%42±0%
24G. BenedettiFull-backEstudiantes L.P.25+27.1
24/25→25/26
55346.7%5520.8%
25J. ElordiFull-backIndepend. Rivadavia32+26.4
24/25→25/26
33321.8%2882.4%
26V. CuestaCentre-backPlatense37+26
24/25→25/26
317.2%1021.2%
27E. MartínezCentre-backGimnasia L.P.28+26
24/25→25/26
50271.6%4027.2%
28A. QuirogaFull-backEstudiantes de Rio Cuarto24+25.3
24/25→25/26
31108.2%4524.3%
29M. de RitisFull-backSan Lorenzo23+25.3
24/25→25/26
49202.5%5415.3%
30S. ArzamendiaCentre-backEstudiantes L.P.28+24.9
24/25→25/26
39176.6%411%
31A. CostaCentre-backBoca Juniors27+24.7
24/25→25/26
4511.1%441.1%
32F. ÁlvarezFull-backTigre32+24.4
24/25→25/26
39138.8%2334.9%
33Daniel HerreraCentre-backSan Lorenzo22+23.7
24/25→25/26
31311.8%5013.8%
34G. ÁvilaFull-backRosario Central24+23.5
23/24→25/26
3019.5%5416.2%
35A. MacielCentre-backCentral Cordoba de Santiago29+23.4
24/25→25/26
5185.4%3618.1%
36L. FerreiraCentre-backDefensa Y Justicia26+23.2
24/25→25/26
42124.1%462.9%
37L. GonzálezCentre-backEstudiantes L.P.34+23.1
22/23→25/26
46140.1%1734.1%
38J. MeliCentre-backInstituto Cordoba25+22.9
24/25→25/26
5375.8%521.8%
39J. KomarCentre-backRosario Central30+22.1
24/25→25/26
5274.4%3019.8%
40J. CanaleCentre-backLanus30+22
24/25→25/26
4183%3016.7%
41E. MancusoCentre-backEstudiantes L.P.27+21.3
24/25→25/26
5064.9%4225.2%
42V. FascendiniCentre-backTalleres Cordoba23+19.7
24/25→25/26
30±0%4611.1%
43A. SchottCentre-backTalleres Cordoba26+18.4
24/25→25/26
419.8%529.3%
44E. MezaFull-backEstudiantes L.P.27+17.1
24/25→25/26
45106.4%4515.5%
45L. MagallánCentre-backVelez Sarsfield32+16.1
24/25→25/26
49200.6%2645.9%
46F. ÁlvarezCentre-backArgentinos JRS26+15.6
24/25→25/26
6921.5%523.8%
47E. CannavoFull-backRacing Club24+15.1
24/25→25/26
5540.5%524%
48V. MorenoFull-backTigre23+15
24/25→25/26
28479.6%4914.5%
49L. MosevichCentre-backArgentinos JRS29+14.7
22/23→25/26
3952.4%3831.7%
50S. AriasFull-backIndependiente34+13.1
24/25→25/26
4097.5%171.8%