Most Valuable centre-backs by Market Value in First League 26/27

The most valuable centre-backs in First League in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

V. Aleksandrov of Nizhny Novgorod is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in First League, with a Field Insider Rating of 28.8, and S. Karič has been the form player this season, grading 30.1, and Marcelo Alves leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Karič has improved his Season rating most, up +4.2 on last season, while I. Kalinin's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +1.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, E. Fariña of Nizhny Novgorod is the most valuable name in this group at 2.9.

Best talent

V. Aleksandrov28.8RTG

FC Sochi · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

S. Karič+4.2SsN

Nizhny Novgorod · 24/25→25/26

36 players · ranked by highest valueCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	E. Fariña Centre-back	Nizhny Novgorod	24	2.9	1452.3%	289.4%
2	V. Litvinov Centre-back	FC Sochi	25	2.5	1334.7%	273.4%
3	R. Evgenjev Centre-back	Nizhny Novgorod	27	2.3	1015.8%	2515.7%
4	V. Aleksandrov Centre-back	Nizhny Novgorod	24	2.2	1237.9%	296.5%
5	G. Shilnikov Centre-back	Nizhny Novgorod	23	2.1	7	3026.6%
6	Y. Krashevskiy Centre-back	Arsenal Tula	22	1.8	1500%	270.7%
7	N. Aberdin Centre-back	FC Sochi	24	1.7	460.2%	264.8%
8	Makar Chirkov Centre-back	Ska-khabarovsk	21	1.7	094.3%	2610.8%
9	I. Agapov Centre-back	FC UFA	25	1.7	085.7%	2410.4%
10	A. Korotkov Centre-back	Ural	26	1.7	663.9%	2410.1%
11	Ítalo Centre-back	Ural	24	1.6	099.1%	2218.3%
12	S. Karič Centre-back	Nizhny Novgorod	28	1.6	3016.2%	2510%
13	N. Gloydman Centre-back	FK Sokol Saratov	24	1.5	3	20
14	Y. Grebenkin Centre-back	Ska-khabarovsk	23	1.5	0	21
15	Gonçalo Almeida Centre-back	Ural	23	1.5	0100%	2160%
16	D. Prishchepa Centre-back	Ural	25	1.5	0100%	2123.4%
17	A. Ostrovskiy Centre-back	Enisey	20	1.4	3	23
18	B. Rogochiy Centre-back	Chayka	23	1.4	0	20
19	I. Kalinin Centre-back	FC Sochi	30	1.4	1433.5%	235.9%
20	N. Bogatyrev Centre-back	Enisey	22	1.4	0100%	226.5%
21	D. Ivannikov Centre-back	Chayka	21	1.3	0	21
22	R. Ogienko Centre-back	Enisey	20	1.3	0	22
23	A. Soldatenkov Centre-back	FC Sochi	29	1.3	2115.9%	2219.8%
24	A. Chistyakov Centre-back	Nizhny Novgorod	19	1.3	0	26
25	Marcelo Alves Centre-back	FC Sochi	28	1.2	1156.9%	223.7%
26	N. Stojić Centre-back	FC Sochi	28	0.8	6	19
27	N. Pokidyshev Centre-back	Rotor Volgograd	29	0.6	966.7%	1441%
28	K. Gotsuk Centre-back	Arsenal Tula	34	0.6	1222.3%	165.3%
29	A. Mokhammad Centre-back	Spartak Kostroma	30	0.5	0100%	1337.9%
30	Artem Mamin Centre-back	Ural	29	0.5	195%	1333.5%
31	A. Kleshchenko Centre-back	Rotor Volgograd	30	0.4	769%	1140.8%
32	D. Tikhiy Centre-back	Ural	33	0.4	628.9%	1011%
33	K. Zaika Centre-back	FC Sochi	33	0.4	1054%	1027.3%
34	E. Danilkin Centre-back	Rotor Volgograd	31	0.3	576%	945.8%
35	O. Kozhemyakin Centre-back	FC Sochi	31	0.3	0100%	1055.6%
36	S. Begić Centre-back	Ural	33	0.1	099.6%	662.8%