Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in Super League 25/26

The most valuable defenders in Super League in 25/26, 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 F. Benković has been the form player this season, grading 48.3, and Lucas Maia leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: F. Benković has improved his Season rating most, up +38.8 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Gabriel Xavier of Sichuan Jiuniu is the most valuable name in this group at 6.1.

Qingdao Jonoon · 23/24→25/26

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Sichuan Jiuniu · 23/24→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Gabriel Xavier Centre-back	Sichuan Jiuniu	25	6.1	762%	614.6%
2	Lü Zhuoyi Full-back	Dalian Zhixing	25	5.5	44	33
3	Chan Shinichi Full-back	Shanghai Shenhua	24	4.9	28	37
4	Xi Yang Alex Full-back	SHANGHAI SIPG	21	4.8	45	32
5	Huang Ruifeng Full-back	Henan Jianye	26	4.7	28	28
6	Jiang Shenglong Centre-back	Shanghai Shenhua	25	4.5	27	34
7	Zhu Chenjie Centre-back	Shanghai Shenhua	26	4.1	25	33
8	Wu Shaocong Centre-back	Beijing Guoan	26	4.1	252962.5%	2928.4%
9	Pedro Álvaro Centre-back	Shandong Luneng	26	3.7	2034.6%	3348.7%
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	Yusup Umidjan Centre-back	SHANGHAI SIPG	22	3.1	17	33
14	Wen Jiabao Full-back	Dalian Zhixing	27	3.1	19	23
15	Xu Haofeng Central midfielder	Wuhan Three Towns	27	3	14	26
16	Yang Zihao Central midfielder	Yunnan Yukun	25	3	10	29
17	Peng Xiao Full-back	Shandong Luneng	21	2.8	7	29
18	Xuan Zhijian Central midfielder	Sichuan Jiuniu	20	2.8	14	31
19	Zhang Yujie Full-back	Sichuan Jiuniu	24	2.8	6	28
20	He Yiran Full-back	Chengdu Better City	21	2.7	16	30
21	Liu Yixin Full-back	Henan Jianye	25	2.7	12	27
22	Jia Feifan Full-back	Beijing Guoan	25	2.7	11	26
23	Jin Shunkai Centre-back	Shanghai Shenhua	24	2.7	5	27
24	Fan Shuangjie Centre-back	Beijing Guoan	21	2.7	6	30
25	Yang Ruiqi Centre-back	Shandong Luneng	22	2.6	3	27
26	Wang Shiqin Centre-back	Hangzhou Greentown	23	2.6	16	31
27	Li Sirong Full-back	Qingdao Jonoon	23	2.6	0	26
28	Yang Haocheng Centre-back	Beijing Guoan	23	2.6	0	25
29	He Bizhen Centre-back	Shanghai Shenhua	23	2.6	0	26
30	Chen Yang Centre-back	SHANGHAI SIPG	23	2.6	0	26
31	Zhang Jifan Centre-back	SHANGHAI SIPG	23	2.6	0	26
32	Zhao Zhichen Centre-back	SHANGHAI SIPG	23	2.6	0	26
33	Wang Junqiang Centre-back	Shanghai Shenhua	23	2.6	0	26
34	Liu Kai Centre-back	SHANGHAI SIPG	23	2.6	0	26
35	Song Haoyu Full-back	Qingdao Youth Island	24	2.5	5	25
36	Zhang Zhenyang Centre-back	Wuhan Three Towns	22	2.5	0	26
37	He Yupeng Full-back	Beijing Guoan	26	2.5	5	25
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	Zhang Aihui Full-back	Hangzhou Greentown	20	2.5	10	30
42	O. Gerbig Centre-back	Henan Jianye	27	2.4	4	22
43	Zikrulla Memetimin Full-back	Wuhan Three Towns	22	2.4	2	25
44	Aitor Córdoba Centre-back	Tianjin Teda	31	2.4	2151.8%	3233%
45	Zhang Tao Centre-back	Wuhan Three Towns	23	2.4	0	25
46	Xiao Junlong Centre-back	Tianjin Teda	25	2.4	0	24
47	Shen Huanming Centre-back	Sichuan Jiuniu	22	2.4	1	25
48	Yeljan Shinar Full-back	Henan Jianye	27	2.4	14	24
49	Ruan Qilong Centre-back	Beijing Guoan	25	2.4	0	24
50	Liu Jiahui Centre-back	Henan Jianye	25	2.4	2	24