Most Valuable U21 defenders by Market Value in A-League 25/26

The most valuable U21 defenders in A-League in 25/26, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

P. Kikianis of Adelaide United is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in A-League, with a Field Insider Rating of 21.8, and D. Valkanis has been the form player this season, grading 25.1.

By our market-value index, P. Kikianis of Adelaide United is the most valuable name in this group at 1.2.

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	Player	Team
1	P. Kikianis Centre-back	Adelaide United	21	1.2	23	22
2	C. A. Shamoon Full-back	Perth Glory	21	1.1	24	20
3	D. Valkanis Centre-back	Brisbane Roar	20	1	25	20
4	L. Kelly-Heald Full-back	Wellington Phoenix	21	0.9	17	19
5	L. Bonetig Centre-back	Melbourne City	21	0.8	15	18
6	J. Inserra Full-back	Melbourne Victory	21	0.6	11	19
7	M. D'Hotman Centre-back	Auckland	19	0.5	0	17
8	Sebastian Krslovic Centre-back	Macarthur	19	0.5	0	16
9	Noah McCann Centre-back	Central Coast Mariners	20	0.5	0	16
10	Jacob Nasso Full-back	Brisbane Roar	19	0.5	7	17
11	Riley Foxe Centre-back	Perth Glory	19	0.5	1	16
12	W. McKay Full-back	Macarthur	19	0.5	5	17
13	W. Kennedy Centre-back	Newcastle Jets	21	0.5	2	16
14	Samuel Dikoš Centre-back	Central Coast Mariners	20	0.5	4	17
15	F. Kasumovic Centre-back	Adelaide United	18	0.5	0	17
16	A. Lebib Centre-back	Perth Glory	20	0.5	0	16
17	B. Van Dorssen Centre-back	Newcastle Jets	21	0.5	0	17
18	M. Nichola Centre-back	Adelaide United	18	0.5	0	17
19	Z. De Jesus Full-back	Sydney	20	0.5	0	16
20	N. Barrie Centre-back	Western Sydney Wanderers	20	0.5	5	16
21	Sotiri Phillis Centre-back	Adelaide United	19	0.5	2	17
22	Vinko Stanisic Centre-back	Adelaide United	18	0.5	0	18
23	Peter Antoniou Full-back	Melbourne City	18	0.5	4	18
24	Andriano Lebib Full-back	Perth Glory	19	0.5	3	17
25	M. Cooper Centre-back	Newcastle Jets	18	0.5	6	19
26	R. Mackay Centre-back	Auckland	18	0.5	0	17
27	Isiah Boston Centre-back	Melbourne City	17	0.4	0	17
28	J. Necovski Centre-back	Melbourne City	18	0.4	0	17
29	Luka Vicelich Full-back	Auckland	17	0.4	4	18
30	Besian Kutleshi Defensive midfielder	Melbourne City	16	0.4	7	19
31	T. Williams Centre-back	Sydney	18	0.4	0	17
32	M. Baker Centre-back	Melbourne City	16	0.4	0	17
33	J. Necovski Centre-back	Melbourne City	17	0.4	0	17
34	J. O'Reilly Centre-back	Brisbane Roar	17	0.4	0	16
35	Ryan Lee Centre-back	Wellington Phoenix	18	0.4	0	16
36	J. Smith Centre-back	Wellington Phoenix	18	0.4	1	16
37	Mikael Evagorou-Alao Centre-back	Brisbane Roar	0	0.1	0	7