Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in Super League

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

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At a glance

Chan Shinichi of Shanghai Shenhua is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Super League, with a Field Insider Rating of 37.1, and Xi Yang Alex has been the form player this season, grading 44.7, and Lucas Maia leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Wilson Manafá has improved his Season rating most, up +29.8 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Lü Zhuoyi of Dalian Zhixing is the most valuable name in this group at 5.5.

Qingdao Jonoon · 23/24→25/26

Most improved

Wilson Manafá+29.8SsN

Shanghai Shenhua · 23/24→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Lü Zhuoyi Full-back	Dalian Zhixing	25	5.5	44	33
2	Xu Bin Defensive midfielder	Qingdao Youth Island	22	5.1	32	33
3	Xi Yang Alex Full-back	Qingdao Youth Island	21	4.8	45	32
4	Chan Shinichi Full-back	Shanghai Shenhua	23	4.7	28	37
5	Huang Ruifeng Full-back	Henan Jianye	26	4.7	28	28
6	Riccieli Centre-back	Qingdao Youth Island	27	4.6	29276.6%	2845.8%
7	Jiang Shenglong Centre-back	Shanghai Shenhua	25	4.5	27	34
8	Zhu Chenjie Centre-back	Shanghai Shenhua	25	4.1	25	33
9	Wu Shaocong Centre-back	Beijing Guoan	26	4.1	252962.5%	2928.4%
10	Liu Haofan Centre-back	Hangzhou Greentown	22	3.6	23	34
11	Wang Xianjun Full-back	Tianjin Teda	26	3.3	19	28
12	Sun Ming Him Central midfielder	Tianjin Teda	26	3.1	19	28
13	Wang Shiqin Centre-back	Hangzhou Greentown	23	3.1	16	31
14	Yusup Umidjan Centre-back	SHANGHAI SIPG	22	3.1	17	33
15	Wen Jiabao Full-back	Dalian Zhixing	27	3.1	19	23
16	Yang Zihao Central midfielder	Tianjin Teda	25	2.9	10	29
17	Zhang Yujie Full-back	Sichuan Jiuniu	24	2.8	6	28
18	Lucas Gazal Centre-back	Shandong Luneng	27	2.7	818.3%	2755.1%
19	Song Bowei Centre-back	Qingdao Youth Island	24	2.7	6	26
20	He Yiran Full-back	Changchun Yatai	21	2.7	16	30
21	Liu Yixin Full-back	Henan Jianye	25	2.7	12	27
22	Jia Feifan Full-back	Qingdao Jonoon	25	2.7	11	26
23	Jin Shunkai Centre-back	Shanghai Shenhua	24	2.7	5	27
24	Peng Xiao Full-back	Shandong Luneng	21	2.6	7	29
25	Li Sirong Full-back	Tianjin Teda	23	2.6	0	26
26	He Bizhen Centre-back	Shanghai Shenhua	23	2.6	0	26
27	Liu Kai Centre-back	SHANGHAI SIPG	23	2.6	0	26
28	Wang Junqiang Centre-back	Shanghai Shenhua	23	2.6	0	26
29	Yang Haocheng Centre-back	Beijing Guoan	23	2.6	0	25
30	Zhao Zhichen Centre-back	SHANGHAI SIPG	23	2.6	0	26
31	Fan Shuangjie Centre-back	Beijing Guoan	20	2.6	6	30
32	Song Haoyu Full-back	Qingdao Youth Island	24	2.5	5	25
33	Zhang Zhenyang Centre-back	Wuhan Three Towns	22	2.5	0	26
34	Yang Ruiqi Centre-back	Meizhou Kejia	22	2.5	3	26
35	Wei Suowei Full-back	Qingdao Jonoon	21	2.5	8	27
36	He Yupeng Full-back	Beijing Guoan	26	2.5	5	25
37	Xuan Zhijian Central midfielder	Changchun Yatai	20	2.5	14	29
38	Zhang Xiangshuo Centre-back	Yunnan Yukun	25	2.5	6	25
39	Wang Shilong Full-back	Shanghai Shenhua	25	2.5	1	25
40	Chen Yuhao Centre-back	Yunnan Yukun	24	2.5	1	25
41	Chen Yang Centre-back	SHANGHAI SIPG	22	2.5	0	26
42	Zhang Jifan Centre-back	SHANGHAI SIPG	22	2.5	0	26
43	Zhang Aihui Full-back	Hangzhou Greentown	20	2.5	10	30
44	Xu Haofeng Central midfielder	Changchun Yatai	27	2.4	14	24
45	Liu Jiahui Centre-back	Henan Jianye	25	2.4	2	24
46	Wang Yifan Centre-back	Shanghai Shenhua	21	2.4	0	27
47	Wang Yueheng Centre-back	Chengdu Better City	21	2.4	0	27
48	Ruan Qilong Centre-back	Beijing Guoan	25	2.4	0	24
49	Naibijiang Mohemati Centre-back	Beijing Guoan	25	2.4	0	24
50	Zhang Tao Centre-back	Wuhan Three Towns	22	2.4	0	25