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Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in Liga Profesional Argentina 2026

The most valuable 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
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PlayerTeam
1C. FerreiraFull-backAtletico Tucuman2325.255206.1%5313.9%
2Marco PellegrinoCentre-backHuracan2424.649±0%512.2%
3E. HerreraFull-backSan Lorenzo2324.26014.3%542.7%
4E. CannavoFull-backRacing Club2423.65540.5%524%
5F. ÁlvarezCentre-backArgentinos JRS2623.16921.5%523.8%
6T. PalaciosFull-backEstudiantes L.P.2323.171100%556.6%
7J. MeliCentre-backInstituto Cordoba25235375.8%521.8%
8A. SteimbachFull-backGimnasia L.P.2423545648.8%
9L. Di LolloCentre-backBoca Juniors22235714.2%57±0%
10T. SilvaFull-backPlatense2322.44757.2%514.5%
11L. FerreiraCentre-backDefensa Y Justicia2621.542124.1%462.9%
12M. WeigandtFull-backBoca Juniors2621.461364.1%4322%
13M. de RitisFull-backSan Lorenzo232149202.5%5415.3%
14Daniel HerreraCentre-backSan Lorenzo2220.731311.8%5013.8%
15R. GiampaoliCentre-backBoca Juniors2620.64722.4%465.5%
16F. ZabalaFull-backIndependiente2720.544194%4521.7%
17P. RamírezFull-backDeportivo Riestra2620.34643.8%428.8%
18L. BlancoFull-backBoca Juniors2720.35513.8%470.9%
19J. GarcíaCentre-backVelez Sarsfield2520.3475541.9%
20G. BenedettiFull-backEstudiantes L.P.2520.255346.7%5520.8%
21L. RiveroCentre-backRiver Plate2219.85423%541.5%
22C. IbáñezFull-backHuracan2719.75120.8%442.8%
23E. MancusoCentre-backEstudiantes L.P.2719.45064.9%4225.2%
24E. MezaFull-backEstudiantes L.P.2719.145106.4%4515.5%
25A. CostaCentre-backBoca Juniors27194511.1%441.1%
26Alcides BenítezFull-backBelgrano Cordoba2418.44348
27S. NúñezFull-backEstudiantes L.P.2618.3502.5%471.3%
28M. ValentiFull-backEstudiantes de Rio Cuarto2317.834125.3%5017.7%
29F. MansillaCentre-backCentral Cordoba de Santiago2717.849477.4%4115.3%
30D. FernándezCentre-backDefensa Y Justicia2517.6403.7%49±0%
31A. SchottCentre-backTalleres Cordoba2617.2419.8%529.3%
32I. GalvánFull-backAtletico Tucuman2316.739556.7%5214.4%
33K. LomónacoCentre-backIndependiente2416.43445.2%540.6%
34J. LudueñaCentre-backUnion Santa Fe2316.138160.5%5517.1%
35N. MerianoCentre-backBanfield2515.93862.8%498.9%
36Joel GodoyFull-backSarmiento Junin2115.92752
37A. NúñezFull-backArgentinos JRS2115.81966
38N. DemartiniFull-backBarracas Central26153513.9%455.4%
39K. CoronelCentre-backArgentinos JRS2214.831785.7%4910.7%
40M. RodríguezCentre-backUnion Santa Fe2314.72870.1%5412.7%
41S. StuderCentre-backIndepend. Rivadavia2314.52749.8%543.6%
42G. ÁvilaFull-backRosario Central2414.43019.5%5416.2%
43M. Di CesareCentre-backRacing Club2414.43419.3%520.6%
44K. JappertCentre-backBarracas Central22143413.8%5010.4%
45F. MartínezFull-backCentral Cordoba de Santiago2613.933102.5%42±0%
46R. De JesúsCentre-backLanus2513.73137.3%474.4%
47S. FernándezCentre-backTalleres Cordoba2113.63553.3%5513.3%
48L. SoutoCentre-backDefensa Y Justicia2713.5324342.1%
49L. VargasFull-backUnion Santa Fe2113.43416.2%571.1%
50Luciano VallejoCentre-backAtletico Tucuman2213.2275021.3%