Most Valuable U21 defenders by Market Value in Serie A 2026

The most valuable U21 defenders in Serie A in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Arthur of Palmeiras is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 69.8, and Kauã Moraes leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Kaio Henrique has improved his Season rating most, up +9.1 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Arthur of Palmeiras is the most valuable name in this group at 29.9.

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	Player	Team
1	Arthur Centre-back	Palmeiras	21	29.9	30	70
2	Kauã Moraes Full-back	Cruzeiro	20	29.2	5±0%	6912.5%
3	Maykon Centre-back	Vitoria	20	27.7	12	66
4	Zé Guilherme Full-back	Bahia	21	26.4	1±0%	627%
5	Wallace Centre-back	Gremio	21	26	2	59
6	Maik Centre-back	Sao Paulo	21	25.7	12±0%	609.4%
7	S. Palacios Centre-back	RB Bragantino	21	24.7	050%	584%
8	Osorio Luis Full-back	Sao Paulo	19	24.6	6	64
9	Luiz Gustavo Centre-back	Bahia	20	24.1	4	60
10	Benedetti Centre-back	Palmeiras	20	24.1	9±0%	609.2%
11	Lucyo Centre-back	Botafogo	20	24.1	3	59
12	Fred Centre-back	Bahia	20	24	1	59
13	Neto Centre-back	Sport Recife	21	23.9	1	56
14	DodÃ´Centre-back	Bahia	20	23.7	0	58
15	Diego Tavares Centre-back	Vitoria	21	23.6	0	43
16	Andrei Centre-back	Vitoria	21	23.6	0	56
17	Vitão Centre-back	Atletico-MG	18	23.6	5	66
18	Kauã Branco Centre-back	Botafogo	20	23.3	2	57
19	Pedro Gabriel Full-back	Gremio	18	23.2	18	66
20	Vinicius Lira Centre-back	Santos	18	23.1	7	61
21	João Victor Cunha Centre-back	Flamengo	19	23.1	4±0%	613.7%
22	Paulo Roberto Full-back	Vitoria	20	22.9	1	57
23	J. Hernández Centre-back	Botafogo	20	22.9	3±0%	57146.3%
24	Johnny Góes Full-back	Flamengo	19	22.9	3±0%	6010.4%
25	Julio Fidelis Full-back	Fluminense	19	22.8	4±0%	670.6%
26	Isac Centre-back	Sao Paulo	20	22.7	0	56
27	Breno Centre-back	Fluminense	19	22.4	0	59
28	Kaio Borges Centre-back	Fluminense	19	22.4	0	59
29	Cauê Nascimento Santos Centre-back	RB Bragantino	18	22.2	1±0%	622.5%
30	Avellar Full-back	Vasco DA Gama	20	22.2	0	54
31	Felype Gabriel Centre-back	Sport Recife	20	22.2	1	55
32	João Paulo Ananias Centre-back	Santos	18	22	10	61
33	Bernardo Centre-back	Juventude	20	21.9	1	54
34	João Alencar Centre-back	Santos	19	21.8	0	56
35	Gabriel Abdias Centre-back	Botafogo	19	21.7	0	57
36	Wanderson Centre-back	Flamengo	18	21.7	0	60
37	Rafinha Full-back	Sport Recife	20	21.7	1	54
38	Nicolas Centre-back	Sao Paulo	19	21.6	1±0%	563.1%
39	Vagno Centre-back	Fluminense	18	21.6	0	61
40	K. Pascini Full-back	Atletico-MG	17	21.2	7	62
41	L. F. de Morais Francisco Full-back	Internacional	19	21	1	56
42	Alison Centre-back	Vasco DA Gama	19	20.9	0	54
43	Rafael Gonzaga Centre-back	Santos	18	20.7	2	57
44	Mateus Schaffer Centre-back	Juventude	19	20.7	0	54
45	V. Hugo Centre-back	Sport Recife	19	20.6	0	54
46	Luis Eduardo Centre-back	Gremio	18	20.5	3	58
47	Marquinhos Centre-back	Botafogo	18	20.5	0	582.7%
48	Melo Yago Centre-back	Corinthians	18	20.2	0	58
49	Vitor Ribeiro Centre-back	Gremio	18	20	0	56
50	V. Ramon Full-back	Gremio	18	20	1	57