Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in Serie A 2026

The most valuable defenders in Serie A in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

A. Giay of Palmeiras is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 70.7, and Nathan has been the form player this season, grading 62.3, and Luciano Juba leads the scoring with 10 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Nathan has improved his Season rating most, up +51.9 on last season, while Khellven's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +27.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Cuiabano of Vasco DA Gama is the most valuable name in this group at 38.1.

Palmeiras · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Nathan+51.9SsN

Vitoria · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Cuiabano Full-back	Vasco DA Gama	23	38.1	4036.9%	666.7%
2	Cacá Centre-back	Vitoria	27	37.6	42109.5%	5814.2%
3	Roman Gomez Full-back	Bahia	22	36.5	28±0%	6634.6%
4	A. Giay Centre-back	Palmeiras	22	35.2	374.6%	71±0%
5	Alix Centre-back	RB Bragantino	26	34.8	46308.8%	6218.2%
6	Igor Formiga Full-back	Mirassol	27	33.3	3667.1%	559.7%
7	A. Saldivia Full-back	Vasco DA Gama	24	32.9	1914%	59152.1%
8	Ruan Tressoldi Centre-back	Atletico-MG	27	32.9	3797.9%	5920.8%
9	Lucas Halter Centre-back	Vitoria	26	32.7	414.8%	651.7%
10	D. Tarzia Full-back	Vitoria	23	32.6	25425%	6639.6%
11	Ramon Full-back	Internacional	25	32.4	4862.4%	7013.5%
12	Gustavo Marques Centre-back	RB Bragantino	25	32.4	46285.6%	7020%
13	Natanael Full-back	Atletico-MG	24	32.2	1751.3%	643.9%
14	Bruno Gomes Full-back	Internacional	25	32	40170.5%	6818.7%
15	Gabriel Pereira Centre-back	Vasco DA Gama	26	31.8	2430.7%	366.9%
16	Jonathan Centre-back	Cruzeiro	22	31.5	39125%	706.1%
17	Gustavo Martins Full-back	Gremio	24	31.4	33134.5%	675.4%
18	Guilherme Lopes Full-back	RB Bragantino	24	30.7	936.8%	623.2%
19	Luan Cândido Full-back	Vitoria	25	30.6	37250.5%	6517.2%
20	Khellven Full-back	Palmeiras	25	30.1	33112.9%	631.1%
21	J. Hurtado Centre-back	RB Bragantino	24	29.7	279.2%	65±0%
22	Arthur Centre-back	Palmeiras	21	29.7	30	70
23	Luan Full-back	Fortaleza EC	25	29.1	12	61
24	Kauã Moraes Full-back	Cruzeiro	20	29	5±0%	6912.5%
25	Luciano Juba Centre-back	Bahia	27	29	3615.7%	663.6%
26	M. Ponte Full-back	Botafogo	23	29	1024.2%	62±0%
27	Jefté Full-back	Palmeiras	22	28.9	11±0%	652.4%
28	Nathan Full-back	Vitoria	24	28.8	62386.7%	645%
29	J. Freytes Centre-back	Fluminense	26	28.7	2353.6%	644.2%
30	Luis Fellipe Centre-back	Santos	23	28.4	4	57
31	Marcos Paulo Centre-back	Juventude	23	28.4	131575%	601.2%
32	Victor Gabriel Centre-back	Internacional	22	28.1	33147.7%	666.3%
33	Jemmes Full-back	Fluminense	26	27.9	2840.4%	628.9%
34	L. Monzón Centre-back	Botafogo	25	27.5	2±0%	53137.5%
35	Vitão Centre-back	Flamengo	26	27.5	21±0%	569%
36	Abner Full-back	Juventude	22	27.4	15	61
37	Maykon Centre-back	Vitoria	20	27.3	12	66
38	Patryck Centre-back	Juventude	23	27.2	366.7%	578%
39	Gabriel Centre-back	Mirassol	23	27.1	3±0%	564.8%
40	N. Ferraresi Centre-back	Botafogo	27	27	3021.6%	561.8%
41	Marcos Victor Centre-back	Bahia	24	27	16±0%	557.6%
42	Julio César Centre-back	Atletico-MG	22	27	0	59
43	João Marcelo Centre-back	Cruzeiro	26	26.9	6±0%	558.3%
44	Wallace Full-back	Gremio	21	26.9	2	59
45	Marcelo Ajul Centre-back	Sport Recife	24	26.8	3	57
46	Diego Caito Full-back	Gremio	22	26.7	6	60
47	Matheus Bahia Full-back	Internacional	27	26.4	2522%	533.1%
48	P. Milans Centre-back	Corinthians	24	26.3	14	58
49	Ewerthon Centre-back	Juventude	25	26.3	1210%	5510.7%
50	T. Strata Full-back	Vitoria	22	26	20±0%	548.2%