Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in Super League

The most valuable defenders in Super League, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

M. Zanotti of FC Lugano is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Super League, with a Field Insider Rating of 47.7, and K. Hajrizi has been the form player this season, grading 67.1, and Genís Montolio leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: A. Papadopoulos has improved his Season rating most, up +33.3 on last season, while T. Bergvall's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +5.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, N. Hefti of FC Sion is the most valuable name in this group at 14.6.

Lausanne · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

A. Papadopoulos+33.3SsN

FC Lugano · 23/24→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	N. Hefti Full-back	FC Sion	26	14.6	51	45
2	J. Kronig Centre-back	FC Sion	26	13.9	45	43
3	M. Zanotti Defensive midfielder	FC Lugano	23	13.4	41	4830.4%
4	L. Mai Centre-back	FC Lugano	26	13.4	41157.1%	4129.5%
5	A. Papadopoulos Full-back	FC Lugano	26	13.2	41456.2%	448.1%
6	K. Mouanga Centre-back	Lausanne	26	12.6	39121%	4027%
7	K. Hajrizi Centre-back	FC Sion	27	12.5	675491.7%	3937.5%
8	J. Stanić Centre-back	FC ST. Gallen	27	12.2	38173.2%	397.2%
9	M. Heule Full-back	FC Thun	25	10.5	32	47
10	B. Freimann Centre-back	FC Luzern	20	10.2	37	47
11	A. Bajrami Centre-back	FC Luzern	24	9.3	29238.8%	440.9%
12	T. Gaal Full-back	FC ST. Gallen	25	8.7	266.3%	4523.4%
13	B. Soppy Full-back	Lausanne	24	8.5	26390.6%	4417.9%
14	K. Sow Centre-back	Lausanne	23	8.4	23	43
15	J. Hadjam Full-back	BSC Young Boys	23	8.4	14526.1%	4330.1%
16	Martim Marques Full-back	FC Lugano	22	8.4	22	45
17	N. Vouilloz Centre-back	FC Basel 1893	25	8.3	25	43
18	F. Daniliuc Centre-back	FC Basel 1893	25	8.3	25138.1%	4336.7%
19	Sekou Fofana Full-back	Lausanne	23	8.3	1029.2%	4310.3%
20	F. Fehr Full-back	FC Thun	26	8.1	18	42
21	R. Fernandes Full-back	FC Luzern	23	8.1	16	42
22	L. Dähler Full-back	FC Thun	25	8	9	41
23	C. Kleine-Bekel Full-back	FC ST. Gallen	23	7.8	881.2%	4040.4%
24	J. Adjetey Centre-back	FC Basel 1893	22	7.6	16	41
25	D. Kelvin Centre-back	FC Lugano	24	7.6	10	39
26	S. Ottiger Full-back	FC Luzern	23	7.5	15	39
27	T. Zoukrou Centre-back	BSC Young Boys	23	7.5	959.3%	3837.3%
28	M. Burch Centre-back	Servette FC	25	7.4	16315.4%	388.6%
29	I. Sauter Full-back	FC Zurich	25	7.4	11	38
30	L. Kamberi Centre-back	FC Zurich	26	7.4	17	38
31	B. Okoh Centre-back	Lausanne	23	7.3	12	38
32	M. Cissé Full-back	FC Basel 1893	23	7.3	55300%	381.3%
33	L. Comenencia Defensive midfielder	FC Zurich	22	7.3	157300%	3911.1%
34	A. El Wafi Centre-back	FC Lugano	22	7.2	8	39
35	A. Barišić Centre-back	FC Basel 1893	25	7.2	930.4%	3737.4%
36	T. Magnin Full-back	Servette FC	22	7	11	38
37	A. Durrer Full-back	FC Winterthur	25	7	14	36
38	R. Andrews Centre-back	BSC Young Boys	21	6.9	861%	3942.8%
39	D. Schmid Full-back	FC Basel 1893	28	6.9	36	37
40	F. van Breemen Centre-back	FC Basel 1893	23	6.9	195.7%	3631.4%
41	A. Balaruban Full-back	FC Thun	24	6.9	0	36
42	T. Allix Full-back	Servette FC	22	6.9	5	37
43	C. May Full-back	FC ST. Gallen	19	6.9	11	44
44	M. Willimann Centre-back	FC Luzern	23	6.8	1	35
45	João Victor Schlickmann Carbone Centre-back	FC Lugano	21	6.8	4	39
46	G. Mulazzi Centre-back	FC Sion	23	6.8	0	35
47	L. Lüthi Full-back	FC Winterthur	22	6.7	6	37
48	Hamza Abdallah Full-back	Lausanne	23	6.7	2	34
49	J. Bamert Centre-back	FC Thun	28	6.7	35	34
50	S. Hodža Full-back	FC Zurich	23	6.7	5	35