Defenders with the Most Assists in Liga Profesional Argentina 2026

The most creative defenders in Liga Profesional Argentina in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

Most creative midfielders in Liga Profesional Argentina Most creative attackers in Liga Profesional Argentina Best defenders in Liga Profesional Argentina Most in-form defenders in Liga Profesional Argentina Top-scoring defenders in Liga Profesional Argentina Most valuable defenders in Liga Profesional Argentina

At a glance

A. Núñez of Argentinos JRS is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Liga Profesional Argentina, with a Field Insider Rating of 65.9, and L. Lozano has been the form player this season, grading 77.6, and G. Montiel leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Lisandro López has improved his Season rating most, up +59.8 on last season, while A. Steimbach's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +10.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, C. Ferreira of Atletico Tucuman is the most valuable name in this group at 25.2.

Gimnasia L.P. · 22/23→25/26

Most improved

Lisandro López+59.8SsN

Belgrano Cordoba · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	A. Steimbach Full-back	Gimnasia L.P.	24	5	54	5648.8%
2	P. Silva Full-back	Gimnasia L.P.	29	3	509%	397.1%
3	Elías Gómez Full-back	Velez Sarsfield	32	3	5320.6%	2811.9%
4	J. Elordi Full-back	Independ. Rivadavia	32	2	33321.8%	2882.4%
5	C. Quintana Full-back	Deportivo Riestra	38	2	3236.1%	835.3%
6	S. Arias Full-back	Independiente	34	2	4097.5%	171.8%
7	M. Ortega Full-back	Newells Old Boys	27	2	19±0%	356.2%
8	L. Lozano Full-back	Boca Juniors	27	2	7815.8%	3626.8%
9	A. Núñez Full-back	Argentinos JRS	21	2	19	66
10	G. Ávila Full-back	Rosario Central	24	2	3019.5%	5416.2%
11	L. Gómez Full-back	Argentinos JRS	30	2	1466.9%	278.1%
12	S. Prieto Full-back	Argentinos JRS	33	2	6522.8%	228.3%
13	L. Blanco Full-back	Boca Juniors	27	2	5513.8%	470.9%
14	E. Meza Full-back	Estudiantes L.P.	27	2	45106.4%	4515.5%
15	G. Benedetti Full-back	Estudiantes L.P.	25	2	55346.7%	5520.8%
16	S. Marcich Full-back	Lanus	28	2	5116.1%	422.8%
17	M. Catalán Full-back	Talleres Cordoba	34	2	2946.7%	1852.5%
18	A. Barrionuevo Full-back	Tigre	29	2	47187.1%	3731.2%
19	M. de Ritis Full-back	San Lorenzo	23	2	49202.5%	5415.3%
20	L. Vargas Full-back	Union Santa Fe	21	2	3416.2%	571.1%
21	C. Ibáñez Full-back	Huracan	27	2	5120.8%	442.8%
22	I. Andrada Full-back	Velez Sarsfield	23	2	5	47
23	J. Galván Full-back	Instituto Cordoba	34	1	394.9%	1711.6%
24	D. Martínez Full-back	Defensa Y Justicia	28	1	42819.6%	3743.5%
25	B. Barros Schelotto Full-back	Gimnasia L.P.	26	1	9±0%	416.6%
26	G. Compagnucci Full-back	Atletico Tucuman	35	1	38±0%	1040.2%
27	L. Magallán Centre-back	Velez Sarsfield	32	1	49200.6%	2645.9%
28	L. Rodríguez Full-back	Aldosivi	32	1	2817.9%	193.5%
29	M. Villa Full-back	Atletico Tucuman	29	1	61901.6%	3433.3%
30	R. Lozano Full-back	Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto	28	1	8±0%	3310.1%
31	T. Guidara Full-back	Lanus	30	1	5510.9%	313.3%
32	N. Zalazar Centre-back	Aldosivi	29	1	355.4%	3611.7%
33	F. Zabala Full-back	Independiente	27	1	44194%	4521.7%
34	M. Valenti Full-back	Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto	23	1	34125.3%	5017.7%
35	C. Ferreira Full-back	Atletico Tucuman	23	1	55206.1%	5313.9%
36	K. Lomónaco Centre-back	Independiente	24	1	3445.2%	540.6%
37	L. Ferreira Centre-back	Defensa Y Justicia	26	1	42124.1%	462.9%
38	I. Pillud Full-back	Central Cordoba de Santiago	40	1	1436.4%	632.6%
39	J. Rodríguez Full-back	Atletico Tucuman	32	1	2534.9%	2330.6%
40	F. Román Full-back	Defensa Y Justicia	27	1	24123.6%	340.9%
41	C. Lema Centre-back	Boca Juniors	36	1	1567%	219.7%
42	R. Insúa Full-back	Barracas Central	28	1	3621%	441.8%
43	G. Montiel Centre-back	River Plate	29	1	4314.1%	389%
44	N. Demartini Full-back	Barracas Central	26	1	3513.9%	455.4%
45	L. Martínez Centre-back	River Plate	30	1	5719.1%	3413.6%
46	N. Sansotre Centre-back	Deportivo Riestra	32	1	4238.5%	247.6%
47	S. Núñez Full-back	Estudiantes L.P.	26	1	502.5%	471.3%
48	L. Costa Full-back	Independ. Rivadavia	28	1	1823.3%	4233.5%
49	E. Bonifacio Full-back	Independ. Rivadavia	32	1	1566.7%	1823%
50	E. Coronel Full-back	Rosario Central	29	1	2658.3%	3211.1%