Most valuable centre-backs

The most valuable centre-backs, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

Pau Cubarsí Paredes of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs, with a Field Insider Rating of 92.5, and J. Bednarek has been the form player this season, grading 80.9, and K. Wootton leads the scoring with 19 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Jacobo Ramón Naveros has improved his Season rating most, up +71.2 on last season, while L. Høgsberg's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +33.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, W. Saliba of Arsenal is the most valuable name in this group at 126.8.

Best talent

Pau Cubarsí Paredes92.5RTG

Strasbourg · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Jacobo Ramón Naveros+71.2SsN

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#	Player	Team	Age	val	Season	Rating
1	W. Saliba Centre-back	Arsenal	25	126.8	6320.5%	885.2%
2	M. Guéhi Centre-back	Crystal Palace	26	111.6	5616.2%	808.5%
3	M. Lacroix Centre-back	Crystal Palace	26	108.4	540.7%	7810.2%
4	P. Hincapié Centre-back	Arsenal	24	107.6	5424.2%	851.5%
5	M. Thiaw Centre-back	Newcastle	24	106.6	3626.5%	8915.3%
6	S. van den Berg Centre-back	Brentford	24	103.6	3345.6%	861.3%
7	N. Collins Centre-back	Brentford	25	102.7	4311.6%	867.2%
8	M. van de Ven Centre-back	Tottenham	25	102.5	34277.8%	8514.9%
9	J. Hill Centre-back	Bournemouth	24	101.5	37411%	8510.6%
10	J. van Hecke Centre-back	Brighton	26	98.2	4539.8%	827.2%
11	Murillo Centre-back	Nottingham Forest	24	97.6	4032%	8112.8%
12	M. Estève Centre-back	Burnley	24	97.4	2671.9%	813.2%
13	A. Khusanov Centre-back	Manchester City	22	96.8	4273.4%	8518.7%
14	N. Savona Centre-back	Nottingham Forest	23	94.6	1946.1%	791.6%
15	C. Bassey Centre-back	Fulham	26	94.3	4394.2%	799.6%
16	D. Ballard Centre-back	Sunderland	26	93.7	41189.3%	7823.2%
17	M. de Ligt Centre-back	Manchester United	26	93.1	295.2%	781.8%
18	J. Branthwaite Centre-back	Everton	24	92.3	2051.5%	7710%
19	W. Fofana Centre-back	Chelsea	25	92.3	3072.3%	772%
20	Renato Veiga Centre-back	Villarreal	22	91.7	2878.1%	8715.8%
21	Gerard Martín Centre-back	Barcelona	24	91.5	42126.1%	832.2%
22	I. Konaté Centre-back	Liverpool	27	91.4	429.7%	7612.2%
23	B. Humphreys Centre-back	Burnley	23	91.2	1663.6%	7610.8%
24	Raúl Asencio Centre-back	Real Madrid	23	89.8	307.5%	812.2%
25	B. Diakité Centre-back	Bournemouth	25	89.6	1761%	7512.2%
26	D. Huijsen Centre-back	Real Madrid	21	89	4621.8%	903.2%
27	L. Yoro Centre-back	Manchester United	20	88.9	2442.6%	8710.8%
28	Rafa Marín Centre-back	Villarreal	24	88.7	25519.5%	8015.9%
29	S. Botman Centre-back	Newcastle	26	88.7	29174.8%	743.4%
30	J. Tchatchoua Centre-back	Wolves	24	88.3	1253.7%	7411.9%
31	Gabriel Magalhães Centre-back	Arsenal	28	88.2	7699.5%	748.8%
32	T. Chalobah Centre-back	Chelsea	27	87.7	35104.7%	733.8%
33	Marc Pubill Centre-back	Atletico Madrid	23	85.9	3129.9%	787.9%
34	L. Colwill Centre-back	Chelsea	23	85.8	1176.4%	7225.4%
35	Morato Centre-back	Nottingham Forest	25	85.4	219.9%	716.2%
36	D. Cirkin Centre-back	Sunderland	24	84.8	883.4%	711%
37	Pau Navarro Centre-back	Villarreal	21	84.6	35236.9%	859.9%
38	R. Drăgușin Centre-back	Tottenham	24	83.4	1426.1%	706.6%
39	B. Badiashile Centre-back	Chelsea	25	82	836.1%	685.5%
40	Pau Cubarsí Paredes Centre-back	Barcelona	19	81.7	5134.3%	93±0%
41	L. Krejčí Centre-back	Wolves	27	79.2	2121.1%	6612.5%
42	Max Alleyne Centre-back	Manchester City	20	78.9	9	77
43	Jon Martín Centre-back	Real Sociedad	20	78.8	2166.9%	8410.8%
44	A. Heaven Centre-back	Manchester United	19	78.4	11	8215.7%
45	Henrique Peu Centre-back	Free Agents	22	77.9	0	68
46	T. Fredricson Centre-back	Manchester United	21	77.9	0100%	723.1%
47	J. Bijol Centre-back	Leeds	27	77.9	2239.8%	6517%
48	S. Bueno Centre-back	Wolves	27	77.6	235.7%	6512.1%
49	Jorge Cuenca Centre-back	Fulham	26	77.5	16238.3%	655.4%
50	J. Soler Centre-back	Bournemouth	21	77	099.4%	7121.3%