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. van de Ven leads the scoring with 4 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 I. Kaboré's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +20.6 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.

Manchester 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	6762.3%	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	112	3345.6%	870.9%
5	L. Kitching Centre-back	Coventry	26	110.4	4573.7%	660.6%
6	I. Kaboré Full-back	Manchester City	25	108.5	26392.5%	8532%
7	J. O'Brien Centre-back	Everton	25	107.5	4179.5%	856.3%
8	R. Aït-Nouri Full-back	Manchester City	25	104.8	2631.2%	7817.6%
9	T. Livramento Full-back	Newcastle	23	103.4	1275.7%	7618.3%
10	M. van de Ven Centre-back	Tottenham	25	103.3	34275.6%	8514.1%
11	F. Kadıoğlu Centre-back	Brighton	26	102	38474.2%	8112.9%
12	W. Fofana Centre-back	Chelsea	25	101.3	2863%	762.9%
13	Juanlu Sánchez Full-back	Bournemouth	23	98.8	2218.6%	803.7%
14	N. Savona Centre-back	Nottingham Forest	23	98.8	1266.1%	756.9%
15	C. Bradley Full-back	Liverpool	23	97.3	1520.3%	778.8%
16	B. Diakité Centre-back	Bournemouth	25	96.5	1761%	7512.2%
17	Morato Centre-back	Nottingham Forest	25	95	219.9%	716.2%
18	R. Calafiori Full-back	Arsenal	24	93.2	39±0%	83±0%
19	K. Kesler-Hayden Full-back	Coventry	23	92.5	1268.5%	659.3%
20	Pedro Porro Full-back	Tottenham	26	92.5	3812.9%	7511.2%
21	E. Cashin Centre-back	Brighton	24	92.2	3217.3%	62±0%
22	G. Gudmundsson Full-back	Leeds	27	89.4	3210.3%	694.8%
23	P. Struijk Centre-back	Brighton	27	88	3242.4%	720.7%
24	M. Kayode Full-back	Brentford	22	87.6	45±0%	93±0%
25	Vitor Nunes Centre-back	Manchester City	20	87.5	3520.3%	8519.8%
26	J. Latibeaudiere Full-back	Coventry	26	87.2	1546.2%	5516.8%
27	N. Patterson Full-back	Everton	24	87	616%	679.4%
28	B. Badiashile Centre-back	Chelsea	25	86.6	63.3%	676.9%
29	Cristhian Mosquera Centre-back	Arsenal	22	86.6	31±0%	81±0%
30	J. Branthwaite Centre-back	Everton	24	86.5	10±0%	72±0%
31	M. Röhl Centre-back	Everton	24	86.5	1522.1%	730.8%
32	T. Muharemović Centre-back	Leeds	23	85.9	403.4%	832%
33	K. Lewis-Potter Full-back	Brentford	25	85.8	33±0%	84±0%
34	L. Yoro Centre-back	Manchester United	20	84.8	2338.5%	8710.4%
35	J. Gvardiol Centre-back	Manchester City	24	84.8	26±0%	86±0%
36	N. Collins Centre-back	Brentford	25	84.1	43±0%	86±0%
37	L. Colwill Centre-back	Chelsea	23	83	5±0%	70±0%
38	A. Anselmino Centre-back	Chelsea	21	82.7	2027.4%	7438.1%
39	P. Hincapié Centre-back	Arsenal	24	81.6	545.7%	851%
40	A. Hickey Centre-back	Brentford	24	81.2	11±0%	72±0%
41	J. Seelt Centre-back	Sunderland	23	80.6	21600%	6920.5%
42	A. Khusanov Centre-back	Manchester City	22	80.1	37±0%	83±0%
43	Abdulay Bah Centre-back	Manchester City	20	79.5	28314.7%	7810.8%
44	Tyler Bindon Centre-back	Nottingham Forest	21	79.4	2423.5%	6837.5%
45	Miguel Brau Full-back	Coventry	24	79.3	387.4%	5710.4%
46	A. Dedić Full-back	Newcastle	24	79.1	38±0%	65±0%
47	M. de Ligt Centre-back	Manchester United	27	79.1	1552.6%	6221.3%
48	M. Kerkez Centre-back	Liverpool	22	78.8	29±0%	88±0%
49	K. Danso Centre-back	Tottenham	27	78.7	2227.8%	609.2%
50	L. Vušković Centre-back	Brighton	19	78.6	304.2%	873%