Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in Super League 1 26/27

The most valuable defenders in Super League 1 in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

R. van Drongelen of Panathinaikos is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Super League 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 43.5, and J. Kenny has been the form player this season, grading 37.6, and Fabiano leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: D. Calabria has improved his Season rating most, up +22.9 on last season, while Z. Smajlović's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +12.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, L. Pirola of Olympiakos Piraeus is the most valuable name in this group at 8.8.

Best talent

R. van Drongelen43.5RTG

Olympiakos Piraeus · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

D. Calabria+22.9SsN

Panathinaikos · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	L. Pirola Centre-back	Olympiakos Piraeus	24	8.8	52±0%	41±0%
2	V. Kristiansen Centre-back	Panathinaikos	23	8.2	197.6%	5237.2%
3	N. Tiknizyan Centre-back	Olympiakos Piraeus	27	8.1	24±0%	33±0%
4	Filipe Relvas Centre-back	AEK Athens FC	27	7.9	576.9%	3911.6%
5	S. Pilios Full-back	AEK Athens FC	25	7.8	35±0%	40±0%
6	R. van Drongelen Centre-back	Panathinaikos	27	6.8	325.5%	441.9%
7	A. Pantea Centre-back	Levadiakos	23	6.3	203.7%	34±0%
8	K. Krizmanić Full-back	OFI	26	6.3	31±0%	38±0%
9	Z. Smajlović Full-back	Olympiakos Piraeus	22	5.8	2046.6%	3914.4%
10	K. Pomonis Centre-back	Asteras Tripolis	24	5.8	76700%	323.6%
11	Gustavo Mancha Centre-back	Olympiakos Piraeus	22	5.7	718.1%	3636.6%
12	A. Apostolopoulos Full-back	Panetolikos	23	5.7	1045.7%	362.7%
13	G. Michailidis Centre-back	PAOK	26	5.7	361.1%	3517.3%
14	Alex Méndez Full-back	Asteras Tripolis	25	5.7	184.8%	301.9%
15	A. Salah-Eddine Full-back	Panathinaikos	24	5.5	135.9%	7011.5%
16	M. Tsaousis Full-back	Panserraikos	26	5.4	2071.6%	345%
17	N. Stajić Centre-back	Panetolikos	25	5.4	4±0%	323.2%
18	T. Karamanis Full-back	Atromitos	23	5.4	11±0%	381.9%
19	K. Chrisopoulos Full-back	Asteras Tripolis	23	5.4	0	3530.9%
20	K. Kostoulas Centre-back	OFI	21	5.4	131.5%	414.6%
21	D. Agyakwa Centre-back	Volos NFC	24	5.3	0±0%	31±0%
22	L. Abanda Centre-back	Kifisia	26	5.3	1660.8%	330.6%
23	E. Olsson Full-back	Panetolikos	23	5.3	384.5%	3217.5%
24	A. Ouattara Full-back	Larisa	23	5.3	12	34
25	I. Tsivelekidis Centre-back	Levadiakos	27	5.2	5±0%	28±0%
26	G. Papadopoulos Full-back	Atromitos	23	5.2	3	32
27	N. Fadiga Full-back	Aris Thessalonikis	26	5.1	25±0%	34±0%
28	M. Pedersen Full-back	Olympiakos Piraeus	26	5	28±0%	726.4%
29	M. Filon Full-back	Levadiakos	21	5	6	35
30	B. Šutalo Centre-back	Aris Thessalonikis	26	5	4312.5%	356%
31	K. Thymianis Centre-back	Panetolikos	25	5	0±0%	31±0%
32	M. Mountes Full-back	Atromitos	22	5	21±0%	39±0%
33	M. Vichos Centre-back	Levadiakos	26	5	28±0%	40±0%
34	David Galiatsos Full-back	Panetolikos	20	5	41166.7%	341.2%
35	M. Todorski Centre-back	AEK Athens FC	22	4.9	381.2%	3514.4%
36	E. Smpokos Centre-back	Kifisia	23	4.9	0	31
37	Tiago Manso Centre-back	Kifisia	26	4.9	2013.3%	49±0%
38	S. Katsikas Centre-back	Volos NFC	24	4.9	2122.2%	316.1%
39	Jon de Luis Centre-back	Kifisia	23	4.9	0	31
40	A. Prodromitis Centre-back	Panetolikos	22	4.9	3	32
41	Georgios Marios Katris Centre-back	Panathinaikos	21	4.9	0100%	347.8%
42	Konstantinos Lampsias Centre-back	Kifisia	23	4.8	0	31
43	G. Christopoulos Centre-back	OFI	26	4.8	531.6%	2913.5%
44	C. Kosidis Centre-back	AEK Athens FC	21	4.8	0	34
45	D. Laskaris Centre-back	Asteras Tripolis	20	4.8	3±0%	33±0%
46	P. Liagas Centre-back	Levadiakos	26	4.8	26±0%	37±0%
47	D. Kottas Centre-back	PAOK	21	4.8	0	34
48	G. Papadopoulos Centre-back	Atromitos	24	4.7	0100%	314.6%
49	F. Chachoulis Centre-back	Kifisia	22	4.7	0	31
50	C. Georgiadis Centre-back	Panserraikos	21	4.7	7	33