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 Marco Pellegrino has been the form player this season, grading 65, and G. Montiel leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Marco Pellegrino has improved his Season rating most, up +50.1 on last season, while Daniel Herrera's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +9.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Marco Pellegrino of Huracan is the most valuable name in this group at 24.6.

Marco Pellegrino65SsN

Huracan

Rising potential

Daniel Herrera+9.7RTG

San Lorenzo · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Marco Pellegrino+50.1SsN

Huracan · 24/25→25/26

Marco Pellegrino24.6val

Huracan

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	Player	Team
1	Marco Pellegrino Centre-back	Huracan	24	24.6	6532.1%	5511.9%
2	C. Ferreira Centre-back	Atletico Tucuman	23	22.9	39116.7%	5314.9%
3	E. Herrera Full-back	San Lorenzo	23	22.9	5912.4%	542.5%
4	L. Di Lollo Centre-back	Boca Juniors	22	22.6	512.4%	561.8%
5	F. Álvarez Centre-back	Argentinos JRS	26	22.4	6310.9%	510.8%
6	E. Cannavo Full-back	Racing Club	24	22	428.7%	523.6%
7	G. Benedetti Full-back	Estudiantes L.P.	25	22	52323%	5315.9%
8	L. Ferreira Centre-back	Defensa Y Justicia	26	21.5	48158.8%	498.7%
9	J. Meli Centre-back	Instituto Cordoba	26	21.4	5375.8%	485.3%
10	L. Blanco Full-back	Boca Juniors	27	21.1	5415.7%	470.9%
11	M. Weigandt Full-back	Boca Juniors	26	20.7	2589.3%	4218.9%
12	Daniel Herrera Centre-back	San Lorenzo	22	20.7	49544.7%	5322.2%
13	R. Giampaoli Centre-back	Boca Juniors	26	20.6	4722.4%	4810.3%
14	Alcides Benítez Full-back	Belgrano Cordoba	24	20.2	42	48
15	P. Ramírez Full-back	Deportivo Riestra	26	19.9	304.4%	419.7%
16	D. Fernández Centre-back	Defensa Y Justicia	25	19.9	402.2%	490.8%
17	C. Ibáñez Full-back	Huracan	27	19.8	5613.7%	454.7%
18	L. Rivero Centre-back	River Plate	22	19.7	3422.3%	525.5%
19	F. Zabala Full-back	Independiente	27	19.3	45199.3%	4522%
20	S. Núñez Centre-back	Estudiantes L.P.	26	19.3	4116.8%	470.9%
21	J. García Centre-back	Velez Sarsfield	25	19.3	45	5338.3%
22	T. Palacios Full-back	Estudiantes L.P.	23	18.8	4423.7%	544.3%
23	E. Mancuso Full-back	Estudiantes L.P.	27	18.6	2713.1%	4027.3%
24	A. Schott Centre-back	Talleres Cordoba	26	18.5	3914.4%	529.9%
25	E. Meza Full-back	Estudiantes L.P.	27	18	4292.7%	4516.2%
26	I. Galván Full-back	Atletico Tucuman	24	17.9	42603.3%	5115.2%
27	F. Mansilla Centre-back	Central Cordoba de Santiago	27	17.8	45434.5%	4115%
28	M. de Ritis Full-back	San Lorenzo	23	17.4	41149.7%	5212.3%
29	M. Valenti Centre-back	Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto	24	17.1	2993.3%	5019.8%
30	N. Demartini Full-back	Barracas Central	26	16.9	402.9%	463.8%
31	A. Steimbach Full-back	Gimnasia L.P.	24	16.8	39	5443.5%
32	A. Núñez Full-back	Argentinos JRS	22	16.4	28	66
33	T. Silva Full-back	Platense	23	16.4	3827.8%	513.9%
34	F. Román Full-back	Defensa Y Justicia	27	16.2	26149.1%	4019%
35	Joel Godoy Full-back	Sarmiento Junin	21	15.9	40	57
36	A. Costa Centre-back	Boca Juniors	27	15.7	3727.4%	425%
37	J. Ludueña Centre-back	Union Santa Fe	23	15.5	36142.2%	5517.5%
38	G. Ávila Full-back	Rosario Central	25	14.7	348.8%	5315.7%
39	F. Martínez Full-back	Central Cordoba de Santiago	26	14.7	34113%	433.1%
40	Ignacio Ovando Centre-back	Rosario Central	19	14.7	41986.8%	5824.8%
41	K. Jappert Centre-back	Barracas Central	22	14.6	369%	509.5%
42	S. Studer Centre-back	Independ. Rivadavia	23	13.9	2945.1%	521%
43	R. Orihuela Centre-back	Sarmiento Junin	25	13.8	3119.5%	481.5%
44	B. Barros Schelotto Full-back	Gimnasia L.P.	26	13.6	1678.4%	4313.6%
45	M. Bracamonte Full-back	Deportivo Riestra	27	13.6	3131.6%	373.9%
46	Luciano Vallejo Centre-back	Atletico Tucuman	22	13.6	34	5021.8%
47	E. Pereyra Full-back	Barracas Central	27	13.5	2514.7%	368.4%
48	V. Fascendini Centre-back	Talleres Cordoba	23	13.4	2032.8%	503.3%
49	V. Moreno Centre-back	Tigre	23	13.4	31524.5%	5017.2%
50	R. De Jesús Centre-back	Lanus	25	13.2	2614%	473.7%