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

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

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At a glance

O. Makhanya of Rangers is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in Premiership, with a Field Insider Rating of 49.6, and P. McGinn has been the form player this season, grading 52.1, and C. Halkett leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: P. McGinn has improved his Season rating most, up +47.6 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Knoester of Aberdeen is the most valuable name in this group at 13.6.

Best talent
O. Makhanya49.6RTG
Rangers
In form
P. McGinn52.1SsN
Motherwell
Rising potential
P. McGinn+7.3RTG
Motherwell · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
P. McGinn+47.6SsN
Motherwell · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
C. Halkett4goals
Heart Of Midlothian
Most valuable
M. Knoester13.6val
Aberdeen
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PlayerTeam
1M. KnoesterCentre-backAberdeen2713.627±0%37±0%
2R. BushiriCentre-backHibernian2612.42416.3%4313%
3C. McCarthyCentre-backKilmarnock2011.64±0%611%
4A. RalstonCentre-backCeltic2711.2191.6%3521.8%
5R. AstleyCentre-backDundee2410.829±0%48±0%
6R. GrahamCentre-backDundee Utd2510.71610.6%436.4%
7R. KingCentre-backST Mirren2410.62143
8D. MurrayCentre-backCeltic2310.28±0%41±0%
9I. OdutayoCentre-backDundee239.84210.6%5132.5%
10A. ForresterCentre-backHeart Of Midlothian219.71249
11O. McEnteeCentre-backHeart Of Midlothian259.630±0%48±0%
12J. AltenaCentre-backHeart Of Midlothian229.2778.4%4517.8%
13M. ForbesCentre-backDundee Utd229.111±0%455.1%
14Brooklyn KabongoloCentre-backLivingston239.1741
15O. MakhanyaCentre-backRangers228.92348.5%5011.5%
16C. RamsayCentre-backST Mirren238.8166.7%401%
17J. RawlinsCentre-backDundee Utd228.82638.2%50142.9%
18M. MoormannCentre-backMotherwell258.8232.2%4416.2%
19L. NeilsonCentre-backFalkirk238.710±0%43±0%
20Jamie Knight-LebelCentre-backMotherwell218.62510.4%4843.9%
21L. RobinsonCentre-backDunfermline248.5852.3%389.5%
22M. Schjønning-LarsenCentre-backKilmarnock258.510±0%40±0%
23Colby DonovanCentre-backCeltic208.59±0%471.1%
24K. MegwaCentre-backHibernian228.49±0%42±0%
25J. Girdwood-ReichCentre-backMotherwell228.3369.6%52143.5%
26D. MeļņiksCentre-backFalkirk248.2137
27A. DonnellyCentre-backDunfermline238.1098.8%3616.7%
28J. YfekoCentre-backKilmarnock238.16±0%380.5%
29J. MilneCentre-backAberdeen238.136±0%49±0%
30I. IovuCentre-backDundee Utd248.133±0%46±0%
31L. MayoCentre-backAberdeen26821±0%392.9%
32O. StirtonCentre-backDundee Utd197.92411%
33S. HardingCentre-backDunfermline207.9542
34D. SterlingCentre-backRangers267.912±0%39±0%
35G. MolloyCentre-backAberdeen247.916±0%42±0%
36Michael-John Kamson-KamaraCentre-backHeart Of Midlothian207.7041
37K. TobersCentre-backAberdeen257.7192.8%3515.9%
38D. NaamoCentre-backDundee Utd217.78±0%43±0%
39E. BrownCentre-backKilmarnock217.615±0%43±0%
40G. StangerCentre-backKilmarnock267.514±0%38±0%
41Samuel IsiguzoCentre-backCeltic197.4041
42K. NedeljkovićCentre-backRangers207.442.9%700.7%
43A. JohnstonCentre-backCeltic277.38±0%33±0%
44B. EsselinkCentre-backDundee Utd277.316±0%35±0%
45M. AkinmboniCentre-backDundee197.2317.1%362.2%
46Joseph McGrathCentre-backHibernian197.2040
47R. EllisCentre-backKilmarnock207038
48W. O'HoraCentre-backHibernian27729±0%39±0%
49D. HappeCentre-backAberdeen276.920±0%371.9%
50J. MeierCentre-backKilmarnock266.963.3%365.9%