Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in La Liga 26/27

The most valuable defenders in La Liga in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Pau Cubarsí Paredes of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across defenders in La Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 95.3, and C. Romero leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Diego Murillo has improved his Season rating most, up +32.8 on last season, while A. Faye's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +53.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Ruggeri of Atletico Madrid is the most valuable name in this group at 97.2.

Best talent

Pau Cubarsí Paredes95.3RTG

Barcelona

In form

Pau Cubarsí Paredes50.9SsN

Barcelona

Rising potential

A. Faye+53.3RTG

Celta Vigo · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Diego Murillo+32.8SsN

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	Player	Team
1	M. Ruggeri Full-back	Atletico Madrid	24	97.2	31±0%	82±0%
2	Raúl Asencio Centre-back	Real Madrid	23	94.8	273.6%	803.9%
3	Alejandro Balde Full-back	Barcelona	22	92.7	3221%	848.6%
4	Pau Navarro Centre-back	Villarreal	21	89.2	32210.7%	848.4%
5	Pau Cubarsí Paredes Centre-back	Barcelona	19	88.1	5134.3%	953.3%
6	Jon Pacheco Centre-back	Real Sociedad	25	87.7	1936.8%	7912.9%
7	Gerard Martín Centre-back	Barcelona	24	77.6	41±0%	83±0%
8	Marc Pubill Full-back	Atletico Madrid	23	77.2	30±0%	77±0%
9	Javier Boñar Full-back	Atletico Madrid	21	76.5	4	75
10	Sergi Cardona Full-back	Villarreal	27	76.4	3013.9%	6821.9%
11	Dani MartÃnez Full-back	Atletico Madrid	22	74.6	1±0%	68±0%
12	A. Puric Centre-back	Atletico Madrid	23	73.9	099%	661.1%
13	Héctor Fort Full-back	Barcelona	20	73.7	639.1%	790.9%
14	Eric García Full-back	Barcelona	25	73.6	62±0%	85±0%
15	Renato Veiga Centre-back	Villarreal	23	73.5	26±0%	85±0%
16	Álvaro Fernández Full-back	Real Madrid	23	73	46±0%	88±0%
17	X. Espart Full-back	Barcelona	18	72.3	5±0%	76±0%
18	Carlos Romero Full-back	Villarreal	24	72	50±0%	89±0%
19	S. Mouriño Centre-back	Villarreal	24	72	44±0%	83±0%
20	David Jiménez Centre-back	Real Madrid	22	71	0	69
21	Álvaro Cortés Moyano Centre-back	Barcelona	21	70.6	1	71
22	Willy Kambwala Ndengushi Centre-back	Villarreal	22	70	099%	7010.9%
23	D. Huijsen Centre-back	Real Madrid	21	68.8	35±0%	85±0%
24	A. Freeman Centre-back	Villarreal	22	68.7	23±0%	7253.6%
25	G. Spina Centre-back	Atletico Madrid	21	68.7	0	69
26	M. Serrano Centre-back	Real Madrid	21	67.7	0	70
27	Logan Costa Centre-back	Villarreal	25	67.5	099.1%	6325.3%
28	Pablo Pérez Full-back	Atletico Madrid	25	67	8	61
29	Rupérez Centre-back	Real Sociedad	23	66.9	0	64
30	J. Aramburu Centre-back	Real Sociedad	24	66.8	36±0%	81±0%
31	K. Kita Centre-back	Real Sociedad	20	64.9	29±0%	696.3%
32	Sergio Gómez Full-back	Real Sociedad	25	64.4	22±0%	80±0%
33	Daniel Budesca Centre-back	Villarreal	20	63.7	0	70
34	C. Romero Centre-back	Atletico Madrid	28	61.9	34130.4%	599.5%
35	Diego Aguado Centre-back	Real Madrid	19	61.6	1	71
36	L. Fati Centre-back	Real Madrid	19	61.3	0	71
37	Jesús Fortea Centre-back	Real Madrid	19	61.3	0	71
38	Jon Martín Centre-back	Real Sociedad	20	61	19±0%	82±0%
39	J. Onstein Centre-back	Barcelona	18	59.6	9535.7%	428.9%
40	Diego Murillo Centre-back	Malaga	25	58.6	44290.3%	6719.6%
41	Q. Hartman Full-back	Espanyol	24	58.2	20129.2%	8836.7%
42	J. Martinez Centre-back	Real Madrid	18	58	0	72
43	J. Koundé Centre-back	Barcelona	27	56.6	47±0%	71±0%
44	I. Konaté Centre-back	Real Madrid	27	56.3	42±0%	771.7%
45	Dani Barcia Centre-back	Deportivo La Coruna	23	56	2392.6%	647.2%
46	F. Boyomo Full-back	Osasuna	24	55.6	2665.6%	7712.9%
47	V. Gómez Centre-back	Real Betis	23	55.4	3261.8%	8029.8%
48	M. Llorente Centre-back	Atletico Madrid	17	55.3	0	71
49	T. Alexander-Arnold Centre-back	Real Madrid	27	55.1	20±0%	64±0%
50	Éder Militão Full-back	Real Madrid	28	52.6	2422.7%	5515.4%