Defenders with the Most Assists in Serie A 2026

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

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At a glance

Arthur Chaves of Botafogo is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 74.2, and Nathan has been the form player this season, grading 62.3, and Luciano Juba leads the scoring with 8 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Nathan has improved his Season rating most, up +51.9 on last season, while Khellven's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +27.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Marco Moreno of Bahia is the most valuable name in this group at 44.9.

Palmeiras · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Nathan+51.9SsN

Vitoria · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Marcelo Hermes Full-back	Juventude	31	5	1834.2%	3234.4%
2	Igor Formiga Full-back	Mirassol	27	4	3667.1%	559.7%
3	J. Rodríguez Full-back	Vasco DA Gama	29	4	928.5%	433.4%
4	Fágner Full-back	Cruzeiro	37	4	2120.9%	1474.1%
5	J. Piquerez Full-back	Palmeiras	28	4	473.5%	561.8%
6	Reinaldo Full-back	Mirassol	36	4	1168.4%	2512.6%
7	Cuiabano Full-back	Vasco DA Gama	23	3	4036.9%	666.7%
8	Wendell Full-back	Sao Paulo	33	3	1516.4%	2334.7%
9	Renan Lodi Full-back	Atletico-MG	28	3	2628%	576%
10	G. Varela Full-back	Flamengo	33	3	4252%	2829.8%
11	Matheus Bahia Full-back	Internacional	27	2	2522%	533.1%
12	A. Barboza Full-back	Palmeiras	31	2	3324.7%	2626.4%
13	D. Tarzia Full-back	Vitoria	23	2	25425%	6639.6%
14	Juninho Capixaba Full-back	RB Bragantino	29	2	4865.9%	5016.8%
15	Guga Full-back	Fluminense	28	2	1437.4%	5526.5%
16	Lucas Ramon Full-back	Sao Paulo	32	2	553.8%	2936.9%
17	Gustavo Martins Full-back	Gremio	24	2	33134.5%	675.4%
18	Luan Cândido Full-back	Vitoria	25	2	37250.5%	6517.2%
19	A. Sant'Anna Full-back	RB Bragantino	28	2	11±0%	4512.4%
20	Paulo Henrique Full-back	Vasco DA Gama	30	2	1945.6%	3516.3%
21	Ayrton Lucas Full-back	Flamengo	29	2	2034.6%	420.7%
22	L. Villalba Full-back	Cruzeiro	32	2	1280.1%	2625.9%
23	Renê Full-back	Fluminense	34	2	2551%	269.9%
24	Luan Full-back	Fortaleza EC	25	1	12	61
25	Nathan Full-back	Vitoria	24	1	62386.7%	645%
26	Léo Duarte Centre-back	Atletico-MG	30	1	5691.4%	3311.6%
27	Igor Vinicius Full-back	Santos	29	1	3958.8%	447.8%
28	Guilherme Arana Full-back	Fluminense	29	1	1351.2%	411.9%
29	Willian Machado Centre-back	Mirassol	29	1	2345.7%	448.5%
30	Lucas Gazal Full-back	Fortaleza EC	27	1	811.8%	4525.2%
31	Kauã Moraes Full-back	Cruzeiro	20	1	5±0%	6912.5%
32	Lucas Halter Centre-back	Vitoria	26	1	414.8%	651.7%
33	Jefté Full-back	Palmeiras	22	1	11±0%	652.4%
34	Jemmes Full-back	Fluminense	26	1	2840.4%	628.9%
35	B. Aguirre Full-back	Internacional	26	1	1261.1%	547.2%
36	João Victor Centre-back	Mirassol	29	1	1661.6%	534.3%
37	Khellven Full-back	Palmeiras	25	1	33112.9%	631.1%
38	Léo Ortiz Centre-back	Flamengo	30	1	48±0%	434.6%
39	G. Gómez Centre-back	Palmeiras	33	1	5411.7%	3220.4%
40	Luciano Juba Centre-back	Bahia	27	1	3615.7%	663.6%
41	Pedro Gabriel Full-back	Gremio	18	1	18	66
42	Ignacio Full-back	Fluminense	29	1	1737.1%	439.2%
43	A. Franco Centre-back	Atletico-MG	28	1	3627.2%	5811.9%
44	Gustavo Henrique Centre-back	Corinthians	33	1	5584.9%	2920%
45	G. Escobar Centre-back	Santos	29	1	413.8%	454.2%
46	Sabino Centre-back	Sao Paulo	29	1	3316.5%	443.8%
47	Mateusinho Full-back	Vitoria	27	1	9±0%	4324.7%
48	Léo Pereira Centre-back	Flamengo	30	1	611%	461.7%
49	E. Díaz Full-back	Sao Paulo	30	1	2631%	3512.1%
50	Marlon Full-back	Gremio	29	1	31±0%	4013.8%