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

Robert Renan of Zenit is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 37.5, and A. Filin has been the form player this season, grading 40.4, and Jubal leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: D. Chistyakov has improved his Season rating most, up +19.9 on last season, while I. Lepskiy's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +7.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Gustavo Mantuan of Zenit is the most valuable name in this group at 5.6.

Krylia Sovetov · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

D. Chistyakov+19.9SsN

FC Rostov · 23/24→25/26

Gustavo Mantuan5.6val

Zenit

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	Player	Team
1	Gustavo Mantuan Centre-back	Zenit	25	5.6	44±0%	35±0%
2	M. Lukin Centre-back	CSKA Moscow	22	5.4	1950.4%	330.9%
3	I. Shumakhov Centre-back	Dinamo Makhachkala	27	5.2	2225.3%	2426.2%
4	I. Diveev Centre-back	Zenit	26	5	38±0%	342.7%
5	I. Vakhania Centre-back	FC Krasnodar	25	4.7	31±0%	341.5%
6	I. Lepskiy Centre-back	Krylia Sovetov	21	4.3	1444.4%	3129.8%
7	C. Wooh Centre-back	Spartak Moscow	24	4.2	20±0%	33±0%
8	R. Vega Centre-back	Zenit	22	4.1	1424%	3036.4%
9	Robert Renan Centre-back	Zenit	22	3.8	1713.7%	3839.6%
10	E. Anderson Centre-back	Baltika	25	3.7	7±0%	26±0%
11	Gedson Fernandes Full-back	Spartak Moscow	27	3.6	3871.3%	301%
12	S. Varatynov Full-back	Baltika	23	3.6	51±0%	37±0%
13	S. Volkov Centre-back	Zenit	24	3.4	14±0%	325%
14	David Ricardo Centre-back	Dynamo	23	3.4	779.8%	2858.1%
15	N. Gassama Full-back	Baltika	25	3.4	41±0%	33±0%
16	A. Cantero Centre-back	FC Orenburg	23	3.2	4	27
17	A. Alarcón Centre-back	Dinamo Makhachkala	25	3.2	852.4%	278.9%
18	E. Tsenov Centre-back	FC Orenburg	24	3.2	8±0%	28±0%
19	T. Sundukov Centre-back	Dinamo Makhachkala	24	3.2	32±0%	33±0%
20	J. Đapo Full-back	Dinamo Makhachkala	23	3.2	540.2%	2711.9%
21	A. Siljanov Full-back	Lokomotiv	25	3.2	30±0%	35±0%
22	T. Ibishev Centre-back	Akhmat	24	3.2	13±0%	30±0%
23	R. Litvinov Centre-back	Spartak Moscow	25	3.2	24±0%	35±0%
24	R. Fernández Centre-back	Dynamo	26	3.1	865.7%	2619.9%
25	V. Melekhin Centre-back	FC Rostov	22	3.1	32±0%	35±0%
26	D. Denisov Centre-back	Spartak Moscow	23	3.1	27±0%	35±0%
27	Y. Rocha Full-back	Akron	23	3	11±0%	29±0%
28	M. Azzi Full-back	Dinamo Makhachkala	24	3	32±0%	32±0%
29	I. Kirsch Centre-back	Baltika	21	3	9423.5%	3112.3%
30	D. Khlusevich Centre-back	Spartak Moscow	25	3	479.4%	2810%
31	D. Oroz Centre-back	Krylia Sovetov	25	3	20±0%	30±0%
32	V. Bardybakhin Centre-back	Akron	24	3	37.4%	2617.3%
33	A. Arroyo Full-back	Rubin	26	3	36±0%	29±0%
34	E. Teslenko Centre-back	Rubin	25	3	52±0%	34±0%
35	A. Sandrachuk Full-back	Dinamo Makhachkala	24	3	1±0%	25±0%
36	L. Zaydenzal Full-back	Dynamo	22	3	5±0%	29±0%
37	A. Duarte Centre-back	Spartak Moscow	26	2.9	5±0%	25±0%
38	L. Mouyokolo Centre-back	Baltika	25	2.9	3016.9%	655.9%
39	Víctor Parada Centre-back	Spartak Moscow	24	2.9	1026.1%	3457.2%
40	A. Adamov Full-back	Akhmat	26	2.9	0±0%	225.5%
41	D. Khotulev Centre-back	FC Orenburg	23	2.9	16±0%	32±0%
42	E. Morozov Full-back	Lokomotiv	25	2.9	17±0%	33±0%
43	Lucas Fasson Centre-back	Lokomotiv	25	2.9	24±0%	33±0%
44	M. Zea Centre-back	CSKA Moscow	18	2.9	0	32±0%
45	J. Palacios Centre-back	FC Orenburg	26	2.8	1118.2%	2614.9%
46	D. Vedernikov Centre-back	FC Orenburg	25	2.8	17±0%	30±0%
47	N. Lobov Centre-back	Rubin	21	2.8	16±0%	31±0%
48	J. Cáceres Full-back	Dynamo	26	2.8	26±0%	32±0%
49	V. Paltsev Full-back	FC Krasnodar	25	2.8	17±0%	294.3%
50	M. Zare Centre-back	Akhmat	23	2.8	0	26