Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in Primera A

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

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At a glance

J. Mena of Águilas Doradas is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Primera A, with a Field Insider Rating of 28, and Y. Rosales has been the form player this season, grading 43.1, and C. Mafla leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: C. Mafla has improved his Season rating most, up +19.7 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, K. Suárez of Alianza Valledupar is the most valuable name in this group at 3.3.

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	Player	Team
1	K. Suárez Full-back	Alianza Valledupar	24	3.3	30	28
2	Y. Rosales Full-back	Alianza Valledupar	25	3.3	43	27
3	J. Guerrero Full-back	Junior	25	3.3	30	27
4	J. Angulo Centre-back	Llaneros	25	3.1	26	27
5	D. Hernández Centre-back	Águilas Doradas	26	3.1	42	26
6	E. Herrera Full-back	Junior	27	2.6	22120.4%	2261.4%
7	D. Rivera Centre-back	Junior	27	2.6	22	22
8	M. Mina Full-back	America de Cali	27	2.6	22	22
9	J. Ampudia Full-back	Chico	26	2.5	21	23
10	C. Romaña Full-back	Bucaramanga	26	2.5	21	23
11	J. Mena Full-back	Águilas Doradas	21	2.5	23	28
12	J. Cardona Centre-back	Once Caldas	27	2.5	23	21
13	J. Castaño Centre-back	Once Caldas	27	2.3	24	19
14	B. Duarte Full-back	Bucaramanga	23	2.2	18	26
15	Y. Abonía Centre-back	Internacional de Bogota	26	2.2	18	23
16	S. Rodríguez Centre-back	Águilas Doradas	25	2.2	19	25
17	J. Patiño Centre-back	Once Caldas	27	2.2	18	20
18	J. Mercado Defensive midfielder	Union Magdalena	22	2.2	19	26
19	A. Banguero Full-back	Chico	26	2.1	18	22
20	C. Mosquera Full-back	Fortaleza FC	25	2.1	17	26
21	J. Escobar Full-back	Llaneros	26	2.1	17	22
22	A. Alarcón Centre-back	Deportivo Pasto	25	2	17	25
23	B. Medina Centre-back	America de Cali	24	2	16	24
24	D. Lozano Full-back	Águilas Doradas	24	2	17	27
25	J. Melendez Full-back	Santa Fe	24	1.9	16	24
26	J. Torres Attacking midfielder	Deportes Tolima	22	1.9	12	27
27	S. Mayo Attacking midfielder	Internacional de Bogota	23	1.9	15	26
28	K. Mantilla Centre-back	Independiente Medellin	23	1.8	725%	2550.2%
29	L. Escorcia Centre-back	Independiente Medellin	22	1.8	2	26
30	J. García Centre-back	Bucaramanga	23	1.8	10	25
31	K. Moreno Centre-back	Alianza Valledupar	26	1.8	15	22
32	G. Cuervo Full-back	Envigado	24	1.8	14	25
33	A. Salazar Full-back	Atletico Nacional	23	1.8	157150%	2535.2%
34	J. Tello Full-back	Union Magdalena	24	1.8	11	25
35	K. Cuesta Centre-back	Once Caldas	26	1.7	14	21
36	S. Valencia Centre-back	Fortaleza FC	22	1.7	2	24
37	S. Navarro Full-back	Millonarios	23	1.7	12	23
38	J. Mosquera Attacking midfielder	Bucaramanga	24	1.7	6	24
39	J. Caldera Centre-back	Deportivo Cali	24	1.7	14	23
40	J. Navia Full-back	Junior	23	1.7	4	23
41	J. Medranda Full-back	Deportivo Pereira	24	1.7	6	2344.9%
42	N. Lara Centre-back	Águilas Doradas	23	1.7	12	24
43	J. Lasso Full-back	Llaneros	24	1.7	8	23
44	S. Cuero Central midfielder	Fortaleza FC	22	1.7	14	25
45	Y. Perlaza Winger	Santa Fe	23	1.7	5	24
46	J. Mera Centre-back	Deportes Tolima	24	1.7	3	23
47	N. Uribe Full-back	Envigado	22	1.7	11	25
48	A. Moralez Centre-back	Bucaramanga	25	1.6	2	22
49	E. Cabeza Centre-back	Fortaleza FC	24	1.6	3	22
50	L. Monzón Centre-back	Junior	24	1.6	2	2238.1%