Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in Bundesliga

The most valuable defenders in Bundesliga, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

M. Cissé of Lask Linz is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 50.5, and Lee Tae-Seok has been the form player this season, grading 48.3, and K. Jørgensen leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Lee Tae-Seok has improved his Season rating most, up +40.3 on last season, while B. Owusu's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +9.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Lee Tae-Seok of Austria Vienna is the most valuable name in this group at 15.6.

Grazer AK · 24/25→25/26

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Austria Vienna · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Lee Tae-Seok Defensive midfielder	Austria Vienna	24	15.6	48503.8%	499%
2	K. Jørgensen Defensive midfielder	Lask Linz	26	14.8	46139.1%	460.9%
3	F. Wilfinger Centre-back	TSV Hartberg	22	14.8	48	48
4	M. Bogarde Defensive midfielder	Lask Linz	24	14.4	44362.5%	485%
5	A. Andrade Full-back	Lask Linz	27	12.9	4088.2%	4029.7%
6	S. Raux-Yao Centre-back	Rapid Vienna	27	11.6	3612.5%	3942.2%
7	J. Lawrence Centre-back	WSG Wattens	23	11.4	35440%	4710.6%
8	B. Bolla Defensive midfielder	Rapid Vienna	26	11	34	43
9	A. Briedl Defensive midfielder	FC BW Linz	24	10.7	33	42
10	D. Vincze Centre-back	TSV Hartberg	22	10.5	34	45
11	F. Krätzig Full-back	Red Bull Salzburg	23	9.4	1945%	4834.4%
12	G. Bello Full-back	Lask Linz	24	9.3	25475%	4810.5%
13	M. Cissé Full-back	Lask Linz	21	9	31	51
14	Alemão Centre-back	Lask Linz	23	8.9	28590%	4510%
15	M. Boras Full-back	WSG Wattens	24	8.9	28	46
16	B. Owusu Full-back	Grazer AK	22	8.3	26133.3%	4528%
17	K. Ahoussou Full-back	Rapid Vienna	22	8.1	1814.1%	4426.8%
18	D. Kubatta Full-back	WSG Wattens	22	8	17164.6%	438.5%
19	X. Mbuyamba Centre-back	Lask Linz	24	7.9	1176.6%	4134.9%
20	T. Oermann Full-back	Sturm Graz	22	7.9	1950.3%	4349.4%
21	P. Koller Full-back	SCR Altach	24	7.9	20	41
22	F. Wohlmuth Defensive midfielder	Wolfsberger AC	24	7.8	19	40
23	J. Mitchell Centre-back	Sturm Graz	21	7.7	23	4425%
24	E. Aiwu Centre-back	Sturm Graz	25	7.7	1534.8%	4035.2%
25	Habib Coulibaly Centre-back	TSV Hartberg	22	7.6	20	41
26	Jannik Schuster Centre-back	Red Bull Salzburg	20	7.6	15	46
27	C. Nwaiwu Centre-back	Wolfsberger AC	23	7.5	23	38
28	T. Drexler Centre-back	Red Bull Salzburg	21	7.5	930.8%	4327%
29	D. Kovacevic Defensive midfielder	TSV Hartberg	21	7.5	18	43
30	Maximilian Hennig Full-back	TSV Hartberg	19	7.5	26422.4%	4823.3%
31	L. Pazourek Full-back	TSV Hartberg	21	7.5	24	43
32	M. Moormann Full-back	FC BW Linz	25	7.4	23	38
33	Cheikh Mamadou Diabaté Full-back	Wolfsberger AC	22	7.4	23	40
34	F. Demir Full-back	Rapid Vienna	21	7.3	8	42
35	L. Vraa-Jensen Full-back	Grazer AK	21	7.3	13	42
36	A. Chase Centre-back	Red Bull Salzburg	22	7.2	554.9%	3944.3%
37	J. Schöller Full-back	Rapid Vienna	20	7.2	17	44
38	E. Bakatukanda Centre-back	FC BW Linz	22	7.2	212942.9%	3927%
39	M. Oswald Winger	SCR Altach	24	7.2	0	37
40	A. Malic Defensive midfielder	Sturm Graz	20	7.2	17	44
41	J. Gazibegović Defensive midfielder	Sturm Graz	26	7.1	1214.5%	3733.7%
42	E. Ojukwu Full-back	TSV Hartberg	22	7.1	0	39
43	D. Jaunegg Full-back	WSG Wattens	23	7.1	3	37
44	Kouakou Joane Gadou Centre-back	Red Bull Salzburg	19	7.1	19	46
45	Matteo Schablas Full-back	Austria Vienna	21	7.1	5	40
46	A. Terzić Full-back	Red Bull Salzburg	26	7	926.1%	3649.8%
47	L. Sulzbacher Defensive midfielder	WSG Wattens	26	6.9	13	35
48	D. Radonjic Centre-back	Austria Vienna	20	6.9	13	42
49	G. Haider Centre-back	Sturm Graz	24	6.9	0	36
50	P. Estrada Centre-back	SCR Altach	24	6.8	4	35