Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in Premier League 26/27

The most valuable defenders in Premier League in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

J. Timber of Arsenal is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 92.8, and M. Keane leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Svoboda has improved his Season rating most, up +44.1 on last season, while C. Hughes's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +7.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, J. Timber of Arsenal is the most valuable name in this group at 167.

Hull City · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

M. Svoboda+44.1SsN

Brighton · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	J. Timber Full-back	Arsenal	25	167	67±0%	93±0%
2	W. Saliba Centre-back	Arsenal	25	145.4	6217.3%	885.7%
3	M. Svoboda Full-back	Brighton	27	118.2	59294%	598.1%
4	S. van den Berg Full-back	Brentford	24	110.8	3345.6%	870.9%
5	L. Kitching Centre-back	Coventry	26	110.4	45±0%	66±0%
6	T. Livramento Full-back	Newcastle	23	106.3	12±0%	76±0%
7	J. O'Brien Centre-back	Everton	25	105.8	41±0%	85±0%
8	C. Hughes Centre-back	Hull City	22	105.3	43145.5%	7211.9%
9	R. Aït-Nouri Full-back	Manchester City	25	104.8	2631.2%	7817.6%
10	Juanlu Sánchez Full-back	Bournemouth	23	98.8	2218.6%	803.7%
11	N. Savona Centre-back	Nottingham Forest	23	98.8	1266.1%	756.9%
12	B. Diakité Centre-back	Bournemouth	25	96.5	1761%	7512.2%
13	C. Bradley Full-back	Liverpool	23	95.6	1520.3%	778.8%
14	Morato Centre-back	Nottingham Forest	25	95	21±0%	71±0%
15	J. Gvardiol Full-back	Manchester City	24	94.3	26±0%	86±0%
16	K. Kesler-Hayden Full-back	Coventry	23	93.6	1268.5%	659.3%
17	R. Calafiori Full-back	Arsenal	24	93.2	39±0%	83±0%
18	K. Lewis-Potter Full-back	Brentford	25	92.5	33±0%	84±0%
19	E. Cashin Centre-back	Brighton	24	92.2	3210%	623.2%
20	A. Dedić Full-back	Newcastle	24	90	38±0%	65±0%
21	G. Gudmundsson Full-back	Leeds	27	89.9	32±0%	69±0%
22	N. Mendy Centre-back	Hull City	22	89.3	30±0%	80±0%
23	J. Latibeaudiere Full-back	Coventry	26	88.2	1546.2%	5516.8%
24	M. Kayode Full-back	Brentford	22	88.1	45±0%	93±0%
25	P. Struijk Centre-back	Brighton	27	88	32±0%	721.6%
26	C. Drameh Centre-back	Hull City	24	86.6	18±0%	61±0%
27	Cristhian Mosquera Centre-back	Arsenal	22	86.6	31±0%	81±0%
28	T. Muharemović Full-back	Leeds	23	86.3	403.4%	832%
29	L. Hall Full-back	Newcastle	22	85.8	30±0%	851.8%
30	N. Patterson Full-back	Everton	24	85.6	6±0%	67±0%
31	L. Colwill Centre-back	Chelsea	23	85.2	5±0%	70±0%
32	J. Branthwaite Centre-back	Everton	24	85	10±0%	72±0%
33	M. Röhl Centre-back	Everton	24	84.8	1522.1%	730.8%
34	A. Khusanov Centre-back	Manchester City	22	84.2	37±0%	83±0%
35	N. Collins Centre-back	Brentford	25	83.2	43±0%	86±0%
36	A. Anselmino Centre-back	Chelsea	21	82.7	2027.4%	7438.1%
37	M. Thiaw Centre-back	Newcastle	25	82.2	36±0%	87±0%
38	M. Jacob Centre-back	Hull City	25	82.1	516.9%	5440.3%
39	M. de Ligt Centre-back	Manchester United	27	81.8	1552.6%	6221.3%
40	P. Hincapié Centre-back	Arsenal	24	81.6	545.7%	851%
41	A. Hickey Centre-back	Brentford	24	80.4	11±0%	72±0%
42	A. Amenda Centre-back	Coventry	23	79.7	185.3%	74±0%
43	Abdulay Bah Centre-back	Manchester City	20	79.5	28314.7%	7810.8%
44	R. Lewis Full-back	Manchester City	21	79.5	9±0%	81±0%
45	M. Lacroix Full-back	Chelsea	26	79.2	54±0%	802.3%
46	J. Hill Centre-back	Bournemouth	24	79.2	37±0%	87±0%
47	A. Truffert Centre-back	Bournemouth	24	79.2	57±0%	96±0%
48	W. Fofana Centre-back	Chelsea	25	79.1	28±0%	76±0%
49	M. Sarr Centre-back	Chelsea	21	78.9	196.8%	6412.3%
50	Brodi Hughes Centre-back	Chelsea	21	78.7	1	71