Most Valuable centre-backs by Market Value in Major League Soccer

The most valuable centre-backs in Major League Soccer, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

F. Surman of Portland Timbers is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in Major League Soccer, with a Field Insider Rating of 46.3, and J. Glesnes has been the form player this season, grading 55.7, and M. Laborda leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Haak has improved his Season rating most, up +32 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Laborda of Vancouver Whitecaps is the most valuable name in this group at 13.7.

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	Player	Team
1	M. Laborda Centre-back	Vancouver Whitecaps	26	13.7	4486.9%	446%
2	O. Makhanya Centre-back	Philadelphia Union	22	13.4	46	45
3	J. Haak Centre-back	New York City FC	24	13.1	42323.2%	4617.6%
4	B. Ceballos Centre-back	New England Revolution	25	12.4	401000%	4319.3%
5	R. Veselinović Centre-back	Vancouver Whitecaps	27	11.5	3756.8%	3812.3%
6	C. Harvey Centre-back	Minnesota United FC	26	10.6	34148.2%	403.7%
7	O. Urhoghide Centre-back	FC Dallas	26	9.2	3026%	4028.8%
8	A. Privett Centre-back	Charlotte	26	9	2962.7%	4013.7%
9	J. Ragen Centre-back	Seattle Sounders	27	8.9	2826.8%	3717.1%
10	K. Thompson Centre-back	Toronto FC	23	8.9	29235.3%	4310.5%
11	S. Zawadzki Centre-back	Columbus Crew	26	8.5	277.5%	415.5%
12	F. Surman Centre-back	Portland Timbers	22	8.4	287000%	4628.6%
13	N. Romero Centre-back	Minnesota United FC	22	8.1	2649.7%	4623.7%
14	R. Priso Centre-back	Vancouver Whitecaps	24	8	23367.3%	4310.9%
15	J. Díaz Centre-back	Minnesota United FC	25	7.9	25139%	4210.4%
16	G. Flores Centre-back	FC Cincinnati	23	7.8	24	42
17	N. Allen Centre-back	Inter Miami	22	7.7	20106.1%	433.3%
18	Jansen Miller Centre-back	Sporting Kansas City	24	7.6	19	41
19	E. Morales Centre-back	CF Montreal	22	7.5	222700%	4217.1%
20	M. Duggan Centre-back	Minnesota United FC	25	7.5	175433.3%	4018.2%
21	J. Maher Centre-back	Nashville SC	26	7.4	1929.7%	405.5%
22	T. Avilés Centre-back	Inter Miami	22	7.3	1440.6%	4113.9%
23	G. Luján Centre-back	Inter Miami	25	7.3	1552.1%	3923.6%
24	M. Duah Centre-back	San Diego	21	7.3	22	43
25	B. Craig Centre-back	CF Montreal	22	7.2	10	416.3%
26	C. Garcés Centre-back	Los Angeles Galaxy	24	7.2	2174%	393%
27	Obafemi Awodesu Centre-back	Houston Dynamo	25	7.1	18	38
28	R. Voloder Centre-back	Sporting Kansas City	25	7.1	1722.2%	387.6%
29	J. Neal Centre-back	CF Montreal	22	7	157.1%	403.9%
30	N. Gomis Centre-back	Toronto FC	24	7	952.9%	3712%
31	I. Glavinovich Centre-back	Philadelphia Union	24	7	779.1%	3724.7%
32	F. Fall Centre-back	St. Louis City	22	6.9	1246.1%	397.4%
33	O. Verhoeven Centre-back	San Diego	20	6.9	15565.2%	4314%
34	D. Munie Centre-back	San Jose Earthquakes	26	6.9	17189.5%	371.9%
35	C. Terán Centre-back	Chicago Fire	25	6.8	1034.9%	361.6%
36	H. Diop Centre-back	San Diego	24	6.8	43700%	374%
37	B. Vera Centre-back	Real Salt Lake	27	6.8	2219%	3515.4%
38	Z. Monlouis Centre-back	Toronto FC	22	6.8	5	381.6%
39	N. Cobb Centre-back	Atlanta United FC	21	6.7	1154.3%	403.7%
40	C. Rindov Centre-back	Los Angeles Galaxy	24	6.7	1211400%	361.4%
41	Garrison Tubbs Centre-back	DC United	24	6.7	677.1%	361.1%
42	Kenny Nielsen Centre-back	Los Angeles FC	24	6.6	1	35
43	Nico Cavallo Centre-back	New York City FC	24	6.5	6	35
44	P. Ortíz Centre-back	Houston Dynamo	26	6.5	21355.6%	356.4%
45	J. Reid Centre-back	St. Louis City	24	6.5	83.8%	3512.6%
46	Belal Halbouni Centre-back	Vancouver Whitecaps	26	6.5	136350%	352.7%
47	C. Baker Centre-back	Seattle Sounders	22	6.4	191.2%	3610.5%
48	Alvaro Augusto Centre-back	FC Dallas	21	6.4	8	38
49	F. Linder Centre-back	Vancouver Whitecaps	22	6.4	0	36
50	I. Parker Centre-back	FC Dallas	23	6.4	0	34