Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in Jupiler Pro League

The most valuable defenders in Jupiler Pro League, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

J. Seys of Club Brugge KV is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Jupiler Pro League, with a Field Insider Rating of 65.5, and K. Mac Allister has been the form player this season, grading 74.5, and Z. El Ouahdi leads the scoring with 8 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: E. Bayram has improved his Season rating most, up +27.1 on last season, while M. Kana's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +14.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, E. Bayram of KVC Westerlo is the most valuable name in this group at 25.9.

K. Mac Allister74.5SsN

Union St. Gilloise

Rising potential

M. Kana+14.1RTG

Anderlecht · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

E. Bayram+27.1SsN

KVC Westerlo · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	E. Bayram Centre-back	KVC Westerlo	23	25.9	49123.2%	629.4%
2	R. Sykes Centre-back	Union St. Gilloise	27	25.8	5390.6%	496.3%
3	I. Hautekiet Centre-back	Standard Liege	24	24.3	462.3%	571.7%
4	B. Reynolds Full-back	KVC Westerlo	25	22.5	4376.4%	580.8%
5	Z. Van Den Bosch Centre-back	Antwerp	23	21.6	4111.4%	59±0%
6	G. Magnée Full-back	Cercle Brugge	26	21.4	41106.6%	583.8%
7	M. Smets Centre-back	Genk	22	20.7	4115.4%	61±0%
8	A. Ousou Centre-back	Charleroi	26	20.3	3945.3%	542.1%
9	F. Leysen Centre-back	Union St. Gilloise	23	19.7	376.9%	553.9%
10	Z. El Ouahdi Full-back	Genk	24	19.5	2739.6%	61±0%
11	Flávio Nazinho Full-back	Cercle Brugge	23	19.3	36109.8%	617.6%
12	C. Keita Centre-back	Charleroi	23	19.1	34127.2%	6010%
13	E. Pletinckx Centre-back	OH Leuven	25	19.1	36146.3%	5815.9%
14	L. Marijnissen Centre-back	Dender	23	19.1	3521.4%	6023.1%
15	J. Seys Full-back	Club Brugge KV	21	18.7	3728.4%	6615.3%
16	Y. Okou Centre-back	RAAL La Louvière	23	18.6	35	597%
17	M. Nzita Full-back	Charleroi	26	18.5	35180%	528.5%
18	Mujaid Sadick Centre-back	Genk	26	18.4	3528.2%	5211.3%
19	D. Lamego Centre-back	RAAL La Louvière	23	18.4	3523.9%	5815.9%
20	J. Ordoñez Centre-back	Club Brugge KV	22	18.1	3314.8%	601.2%
21	C. Ravych Centre-back	Cercle Brugge	24	17.9	3412.4%	557.2%
22	N. Gillot Full-back	RAAL La Louvière	23	17.7	164.7%	5626.2%
23	L. Hey Centre-back	Anderlecht	23	17.5	26153.5%	5531.2%
24	Y. Cappelle Full-back	Zulte Waregem	23	17.5	23100%	5528%
25	H. Lawrence Centre-back	Standard Liege	24	17.4	2730.4%	553.2%
26	Tiago Araújo Full-back	Gent	25	17.4	2658.6%	5515.6%
27	K. Sabbe Full-back	Club Brugge KV	21	17.3	2438.7%	6111.8%
28	R. Nyakossi Centre-back	OH Leuven	22	17.3	23763%	5812.3%
29	H. Siquet Full-back	Club Brugge KV	24	17.2	1575.3%	545.2%
30	R. Halhal Full-back	KV Mechelen	23	17.2	3114.9%	542.9%
31	M. Paskotši Centre-back	Gent	23	16.9	20	53
32	M. Kana Centre-back	Anderlecht	23	16.8	20245.8%	5336.2%
33	I. Karamoko Centre-back	Standard Liege	25	16.6	2626%	523.8%
34	L. Willen Full-back	Zulte Waregem	23	16.6	1940.9%	521.8%
35	José Marsà Full-back	KV Mechelen	24	16.6	2516.2%	5210.6%
36	K. Sardella Centre-back	Anderlecht	24	16.5	2318.6%	522.1%
37	R. Van Helden Centre-back	St. Truiden	24	16.4	2033.4%	5212.8%
38	B. Meijer Full-back	Club Brugge KV	23	16.4	11243.8%	521.5%
39	T. Lutonda Full-back	RAAL La Louvière	25	16.3	1774%	519.8%
40	I. Camara Full-back	Anderlecht	23	16.3	1651.6%	5111.7%
41	M. Samoise Full-back	Gent	24	16.3	1636.7%	521.2%
42	M. Maisonneuve Centre-back	RAAL La Louvière	27	16.3	311%	460.7%
43	G. Mortensen Centre-back	Standard Liege	22	16.2	184325%	5447.1%
44	D. Dierckx Centre-back	Standard Liege	23	16.1	1723.4%	511.2%
45	S. Gavriel Full-back	Zulte Waregem	24	16.1	671.9%	513.1%
46	L. Blum Centre-back	Charleroi	25	16	22	51
47	W. Paugain Full-back	Zulte Waregem	24	16	171341.7%	5123.7%
48	Y. Medina Full-back	Genk	21	15.9	121255.6%	5617.4%
49	Emmanuel Kakou Centre-back	Cercle Brugge	21	15.8	2442.9%	563%
50	E. Soglo Full-back	Zulte Waregem	21	15.7	142780%	5524.7%