Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in Serie B 26/27

The most valuable defenders in Serie B in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

T. Barbieri of Cremonese is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Serie B, with a Field Insider Rating of 71.1, and G. Zaro has been the form player this season, grading 48.8, and A. Bozzolan leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: L. Ravanelli has improved his Season rating most, up +21.9 on last season, while G. Corbo's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +5.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, C. Faedo of Padova is the most valuable name in this group at 28.4.

Pescara · 24/25→25/26

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L. Ravanelli+21.9SsN

Sampdoria · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	C. Faedo Centre-back	Padova	27	28.4	37	51
2	N. Radaelli Full-back	Mantova	23	28.1	21173.3%	644.6%
3	A. Papetti Centre-back	Reggiana	24	25.1	38±0%	62±0%
4	A. Castellini Full-back	Mantova	23	24.1	40±0%	67±0%
5	A. Bozzolan Full-back	Palermo	22	23.8	23	59
6	T. Barbieri Full-back	Cremonese	24	23.6	2826.9%	712.4%
7	J. Oyono Full-back	Spezia	25	22.8	1018.1%	552.3%
8	B. Moruzzi Centre-back	Avellino	22	22.7	19±0%	59±0%
9	D. Tonoli Full-back	Modena	24	22.6	56±0%	701.8%
10	S. Cella Full-back	Mantova	25	22.5	27±0%	64±0%
11	A. Giorgini Centre-back	Sudtirol	24	22.1	37±0%	67±0%
12	D. Veroli Centre-back	Sudtirol	23	21.9	7±0%	57±0%
13	R. Stivanello Centre-back	Sudtirol	22	21.9	162500%	5811.4%
14	B. Nieling Centre-back	Modena	23	21.9	0100%	5116.4%
15	T. Del Lungo Full-back	Virtus Entella	22	21.7	5±0%	56±0%
16	A. Milani Centre-back	Avellino	21	21.6	4	56
17	Alessandro Dellavalle Centre-back	Padova	22	21.6	27±0%	59±0%
18	S. Nador Centre-back	Modena	24	21.4	20±0%	56±0%
19	R. Capellini Centre-back	Pescara	26	21.3	2318.9%	545.4%
20	T. Macchioni Centre-back	Carrarese	19	21.3	0±0%	66±0%
21	M. Ilić Centre-back	Cesena	23	21.3	1114%	480.8%
22	B. Meijer Full-back	Sampdoria	23	21.2	11±0%	511.7%
23	S. Bonetti Centre-back	Reggiana	21	21.1	18	59
24	C. Pastina Centre-back	Padova	25	21	13±0%	54±0%
25	P. Enrici Centre-back	Avellino	25	20.9	25±0%	59±0%
26	L. Moretti Centre-back	Virtus Entella	24	20.7	519%	508.4%
27	B. Verrengia Centre-back	Catanzaro	22	20.7	6±0%	59±0%
28	G. Stabile Centre-back	Sudtirol	21	20.2	4	53
29	R. Turicchia Centre-back	Virtus Entella	23	20.1	1500%	506.4%
30	S. Canestrelli Full-back	Pisa	26	20.1	24±0%	767.2%
31	P. Peda Centre-back	Palermo	24	20.1	39±0%	62±0%
32	S. Zanon Full-back	Pisa	25	20	589.4%	682.6%
33	O. Correia Full-back	Pisa	26	20	40±0%	61±0%
34	F. Coppola Centre-back	Pisa	21	20	6±0%	65±0%
35	Mateus Lusuardi Centre-back	Pisa	22	19.9	180.3%	6111.5%
36	N. Pierozzi Centre-back	Palermo	25	19.9	48±0%	712.6%
37	F. Davi Full-back	Sudtirol	24	19.9	15±0%	54±0%
38	B. Tomašević Centre-back	Mantova	20	19.9	10	59
39	S. Kassama Centre-back	Bari	22	19.6	10	53
40	Y. Rocchetti Full-back	Cremonese	23	19.6	196.8%	5018.2%
41	B. Bjarkason Full-back	Sudtirol	26	19.5	11±0%	50±0%
42	M. Cocchi Full-back	Padova	19	19.4	0±0%	69±0%
43	T. Pittino Centre-back	Mantova	21	19.4	0	52
44	D. Mancini Centre-back	Sudtirol	21	19.4	0	50
45	M. Piacentini Centre-back	Cesena	27	19.4	9168.6%	4315%
46	Tomás Esteves Centre-back	Pisa	24	19.4	938.2%	541.3%
47	G. Indragoli Centre-back	Empoli	22	19.3	0	50
48	A. Primasso Full-back	Pisa	20	19.3	0	57
49	M. Dorval Full-back	Catanzaro	25	19.2	26±0%	62±0%
50	Z. Menyhárt Centre-back	Virtus Entella	22	19.2	35±0%	66±0%