Most Valuable U21 defenders by Market Value in Championship 26/27

The most valuable U21 defenders in Championship in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

A. Phillips of Middlesbrough is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 72.7, and S. Curtis leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Curtis has improved his Season rating most, up +14.9 on last season, while Tyler Bindon's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +18.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Tyler Bindon of Charlton is the most valuable name in this group at 30.5.

Charlton · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

S. Curtis+14.9SsN

Sheffield Utd · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Tyler Bindon Centre-back	Charlton	21	30.5	249.7%	684%
2	A. Phillips Centre-back	Middlesbrough	21	30.2	33±0%	733.3%
3	Kieran Morgan Full-back	QPR	20	28.5	120.9%	653.6%
4	D. Lawlor Full-back	Cardiff	20	27	292300%	507.6%
5	João Henrique Full-back	QPR	20	26.6	87500%	626.9%
6	F. Lissah Centre-back	Swansea	21	25.8	3913.5%	49±0%
7	Tiago Parente Centre-back	Swansea	20	24.6	566.7%	6030.8%
8	B. Powell Full-back	Blackburn	20	24.4	0	59
9	Rio Cardines Full-back	Bristol City	20	24.3	0±0%	69±0%
10	N. Asiimwe Centre-back	Charlton	21	24.1	2813.8%	485%
11	Max Alleyne Full-back	Burnley	21	24.1	552.6%	7726.2%
12	L. Eissat Centre-back	Bristol City	21	23.9	2217.1%	447.4%
13	G. McCormick Centre-back	Middlesbrough	21	23.8	0	57
14	M. Litherland Centre-back	Blackburn	20	23.7	3	56
15	C. Scanlon Centre-back	Cardiff	21	23.6	524.3%	431.7%
16	Alex Williams Centre-back	West Brom	21	23.6	0	53
17	A. Mwamba Centre-back	Charlton	20	23.5	0	55
18	L. Mahovo Centre-back	Norwich	21	23.3	169.4%	573.7%
19	S. Inwood Centre-back	Bolton	21	23.3	0	40
20	S. Curtis Centre-back	Sheffield Utd	20	23.1	2225.4%	330.6%
21	Ruairi McConville Centre-back	Norwich	21	23	18±0%	67±0%
22	Pedro Lima Centre-back	Wolves	20	23	3±0%	68±0%
23	Arthur Parker Centre-back	Swansea	20	22.9	0	56
24	Daniel Watts Centre-back	Swansea	20	22.8	0	56
25	Jake Leahy Centre-back	QPR	20	22.7	0	55
26	J. Putman Centre-back	QPR	19	22.6	3	58
27	Tom Atcheson Centre-back	Blackburn	19	22.6	11±0%	60±0%
28	R. Kpakio Full-back	Cardiff	19	22.6	24±0%	51±0%
29	M. Diomande Centre-back	West Brom	20	22.5	0	54
30	A. James Centre-back	Wrexham	21	22.4	1	57
31	Albert Eames Full-back	Watford	20	22.4	0	552.3%
32	Benjamin Arthur Centre-back	Portsmouth	20	22.2	525.6%	420.5%
33	J. Mullins Centre-back	Watford	20	22.2	0	55
34	C. Wiley Centre-back	Preston	21	21.9	1±0%	561.3%
35	O. Scarles Centre-back	West Ham	20	21.8	12±0%	72±0%
36	H. Hunt Centre-back	Middlesbrough	19	21.5	0	58
37	Jack Kingdon Centre-back	Cardiff	19	21.3	2	43
38	Jaden Mears Centre-back	Stoke City	20	21.3	1	56
39	J. Bickerton Centre-back	Stoke City	20	20.7	0	55
40	J. Griffin Centre-back	Stoke City	20	20.7	0	55
41	J. Sanda Centre-back	Southampton	19	20.6	195.5%	5959%
42	Charlie Parks Centre-back	Lincoln	19	20.4	0	42
43	T. Dobson-Ventura Centre-back	Southampton	19	20.3	0	59
44	W. Burrell Centre-back	Birmingham	18	20.1	0	58
45	M. Thelwell Centre-back	Bristol City	18	19.7	0	57
46	E. Mayers Centre-back	West Ham	18	19.5	0	69
47	T. Adelusi Centre-back	Norwich	18	19.4	0	58
48	D. Iddrisa Centre-back	West Brom	17	18.9	0	55
49	H. Pates Centre-back	Blackburn	17	18.6	0	58
50	Noah Williams Centre-back	Cardiff	17	18.4	0	42