Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in Primera División

The most valuable defenders in Primera División, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

F. Salinas of Coquimbo Unido is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Primera División, with a Field Insider Rating of 26.9, and J. Cornejo has been the form player this season, grading 61.3.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: G. Paz has improved his Season rating most, up +21.6 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, F. Salinas of Coquimbo Unido is the most valuable name in this group at 2.6.

Palestino · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

G. Paz+21.6SsN

Deportes Limache · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	F. Salinas Full-back	Coquimbo Unido	26	2.6	58	27
2	N. Garrido Full-back	O'Higgins	23	2.6	40	27
3	M. González Full-back	O'Higgins	25	2.4	36	25
4	D. Ulloa Full-back	Union La Calera	23	2.4	25	25
5	C. Toro Full-back	Cobresal	25	2.3	30	24
6	J. Espejo Full-back	A. Italiano	26	2.2	23	24
7	E. Matus Full-back	A. Italiano	24	2.1	22	27
8	V. Fernández Central midfielder	Cobresal	27	2.1	33	21
9	J. León Full-back	Palestino	26	2.1	23	22
10	A. Saldivia Centre-back	Colo Colo	24	2.1	22	24
11	Felipe Andrés Faúndez González Full-back	O'Higgins	20	2.1	28	26
12	M. Sepúlveda Central midfielder	Universidad de Chile	27	2	32	21
13	A. Aguirre Centre-back	Deportes Limache	27	2	33157%	2151.9%
14	J. Castro Centre-back	Universidad de Chile	24	1.9	20	24
15	E. Ferrario Centre-back	A. Italiano	26	1.8	19	22
16	N. Brunet Centre-back	Union La Calera	26	1.7	18	2148.9%
17	F. Dinamarca Full-back	D. La Serena	22	1.7	18	24
18	L. Díaz Full-back	Huachipato	27	1.5	16	19
19	A. Ceza Centre-back	Palestino	23	1.5	16	24
20	R. Malanca Centre-back	Huachipato	23	1.4	14	23
21	E. Hernández Centre-back	Coquimbo Unido	26	1.4	15	20
22	M. Gutiérrez Attacking midfielder	Huachipato	22	1.3	13	24
23	J. Gutiérrez Full-back	Huachipato	24	1.3	13	22
24	D. Piña Centre-back	A. Italiano	24	1.3	9	22
25	J. Rojas Full-back	D. La Serena	24	1.3	9	23
26	B. Tamayo Centre-back	Universidad de Chile	21	1.2	7	24
27	J. Saldías Centre-back	Union La Calera	24	1.2	12	22
28	S. Arancibia Centre-back	U. Catolica	24	1.2	0	21
29	C. Arancibia Centre-back	U. Catolica	23	1.2	0	20
30	D. Gónzalez Centre-back	U. Catolica	24	1.2	0	22
31	D. Gutiérrez Full-back	Colo Colo	23	1.2	4	21
32	C. Muñoz Centre-back	A. Italiano	26	1.2	12	20
33	A. Astudillo Central midfielder	Cobresal	26	1.2	12	20
34	M. Pinto Full-back	D. La Serena	21	1.2	7	23
35	V. Espinoza Centre-back	Palestino	22	1.2	0	21
36	Benjamin Valenzuela Centre-back	Cobresal	21	1.2	0	22
37	B. Mellado Centre-back	Huachipato	22	1.2	2	21
38	I. A. Garguez Gomez Full-back	Palestino	20	1.2	13	25
39	Dilan Rojas Full-back	Deportes Iquique	22	1.2	10	22
40	D. Monreal Centre-back	Union La Calera	23	1.1	1	19
41	T. Ferreyra Centre-back	Deportes Iquique	24	1.1	4	2051%
42	D. Retamal Full-back	Universidad de Chile	23	1.1	1	20
43	J. Fernández Centre-back	Universidad de Chile	22	1.1	0	20
44	I. Contreras Centre-back	Cobresal	25	1.1	0	18
45	S. Pino Centre-back	Huachipato	23	1.1	0	19
46	N. Cisternas Centre-back	U. Catolica	21	1.1	0	21
47	G. Oliva Centre-back	Cobresal	22	1.1	0	20
48	D. Sanhueza Centre-back	Nublense	24	1.1	1	19
49	Y. Salazar Centre-back	A. Italiano	21	1.1	0	21
50	M. Guerra Centre-back	Deportes Limache	22	1.1	0	20