Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in A-League

The most valuable defenders in A-League, ranked on Field Insider.

Most valuable goalkeepers in A-League Most valuable midfielders in A-League Most valuable attackers in A-League Best defenders in A-League Most in-form defenders in A-League Top-scoring defenders in A-League

At a glance

D. Wilmering of Newcastle Jets is the standout for raw talent across defenders in A-League, with a Field Insider Rating of 22.1, and Y. Salas has been the form player this season, grading 43.7, and C. Piper leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: G. Ferreyra has improved his Season rating most, up +35 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, L. Mauragis of Central Coast Mariners is the most valuable name in this group at 1.3.

Auckland · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

G. Ferreyra+35SsN

Melbourne City · 23/24→25/26

Central Coast Mariners

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	Player	Team
1	L. Mauragis Full-back	Central Coast Mariners	24	1.3	29	21
2	D. Wilmering Full-back	Newcastle Jets	25	1.3	22	22
3	J. Girdwood-Reich Centre-back	Auckland	22	1.2	332113.3%	2140.9%
4	C. Talbot Full-back	Macarthur	25	1.2	21	21
5	Joel Bertolissio Full-back	Newcastle Jets	22	1.2	25	22
6	J. Rawlins Full-back	Melbourne Victory	22	1.2	2113.6%	2158.7%
7	C. Piper Centre-forward	Wellington Phoenix	23	1.2	26	20
8	B. Tapp Centre-back	Central Coast Mariners	25	1.2	35	20
9	H. Politidis Full-back	Macarthur	24	1.2	21	19
10	A. Popovic Centre-back	Sydney	23	1.2	24458.1%	1956.7%
11	A. Pantazopoulos Centre-back	Western Sydney Wanderers	23	1.2	24	20
12	P. Kikianis Centre-back	Adelaide United	21	1.2	23	22
13	M. Natta Centre-back	Newcastle Jets	23	1.1	19	21
14	C. A. Shamoon Full-back	Perth Glory	21	1.1	24	20
15	N. Paull Centre-back	Central Coast Mariners	22	1.1	21	19
16	D. Hall Centre-back	Auckland	27	1.1	32	18
17	S. Esposito Centre-back	Melbourne Victory	21	1.1	32	21
18	J. King Centre-back	Sydney	25	1.1	29595.2%	1949.6%
19	M. Sheridan Full-back	Wellington Phoenix	22	1.1	20	20
20	C. Elliot Full-back	Auckland	27	1	29	16
21	N. Atkinson Full-back	Melbourne City	27	1	4495.1%	1661.4%
22	D. Valkanis Centre-back	Brisbane Roar	20	1	25	20
23	L. Kelly-Heald Full-back	Wellington Phoenix	21	0.9	17	19
24	S. Sutton Full-back	Perth Glory	24	0.9	15	20
25	A. Simmons Full-back	Western Sydney Wanderers	23	0.9	15	18
26	W. Scott Full-back	Macarthur	26	0.9	15	17
27	J. Courtney-Perkins Centre-back	Sydney	23	0.9	15	1848.5%
28	N. Pijnaker Centre-back	Auckland	27	0.8	13	15
29	L. Bonetig Centre-back	Melbourne City	21	0.8	15	18
30	I. Hughes Centre-back	Wellington Phoenix	22	0.8	15	20
31	T. Aquilina Full-back	Newcastle Jets	25	0.7	11	17
32	H. Shillington Full-back	Melbourne City	22	0.7	12	18
33	M. Dench Full-back	Brisbane Roar	22	0.6	8	17
34	J. Inserra Full-back	Melbourne Victory	21	0.6	11	19
35	J. Farrell Centre-back	Western Sydney Wanderers	23	0.6	91037.5%	1670.6%
36	F. Lino Full-back	Melbourne Victory	20	0.6	6	19
37	P. Cancar Full-back	Western Sydney Wanderers	25	0.6	5575%	1660%
38	A. Bonetig Centre-back	Western Sydney Wanderers	23	0.6	9	17
39	H. Bility Centre-back	Brisbane Roar	25	0.6	7	16
40	J. McGarry Full-back	Brisbane Roar	28	0.6	33515.1%	1555.5%
41	D. Pierias Full-back	Adelaide United	26	0.6	10	18
42	M. D'Hotman Centre-back	Auckland	19	0.5	0	17
43	Sebastian Krslovic Centre-back	Macarthur	19	0.5	0	16
44	A. Coulibaly Centre-back	Auckland	20	0.5	0	17
45	Mikael Doka Centre-back	Central Coast Mariners	26	0.5	0	13
46	Jacob Nasso Full-back	Central Coast Mariners	19	0.5	7	17
47	Richard Nkomo Centre-back	Newcastle Jets	18	0.5	0	17
48	K. Razmovski Centre-back	Melbourne Victory	20	0.5	0	17
49	Riley Foxe Centre-back	Perth Glory	19	0.5	1	16
50	Samuel Dikoš Centre-back	Central Coast Mariners	20	0.5	4	17