Defenders with the Most Assists in Serie A 2026

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

Most creative midfielders in Serie A Most creative attackers in Serie A Best defenders in Serie A Most in-form defenders in Serie A Top-scoring defenders in Serie A Most valuable defenders in Serie A

At a glance

A. Giay of Palmeiras is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 70.7, and Nathan has been the form player this season, grading 62.3, and Luciano Juba leads the scoring with 10 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, Cuiabano of Vasco DA Gama is the most valuable name in this group at 38.1.

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	5	3667.1%	559.7%
3	Fágner Full-back	Cruzeiro	37	4	2120.9%	1474.1%
4	Reinaldo Full-back	Mirassol	37	4	1168.4%	2513.1%
5	J. Rodríguez Full-back	Vasco DA Gama	29	4	928.5%	433.4%
6	J. Piquerez Full-back	Palmeiras	28	4	473.5%	561.8%
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	G. Varela Full-back	Flamengo	33	3	4252%	2829.8%
10	Renan Lodi Full-back	Atletico-MG	28	3	2628%	576%
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	Ayrton Lucas Full-back	Flamengo	29	2	2034.6%	420.7%
15	L. Villalba Full-back	Cruzeiro	32	2	1280.1%	2625.9%
16	G. Escobar Full-back	Santos	29	2	413.8%	454.2%
17	Lucas Ramon Full-back	Sao Paulo	32	2	553.8%	2936.9%
18	Guga Full-back	Fluminense	28	2	1437.4%	5526.5%
19	Luan Cândido Full-back	Vitoria	25	2	37250.5%	6517.2%
20	Renê Full-back	Fluminense	34	2	2551%	269.9%
21	Juninho Capixaba Full-back	RB Bragantino	29	2	4865.9%	5016.8%
22	A. Sant'Anna Full-back	RB Bragantino	29	2	11±0%	4529.7%
23	Paulo Henrique Full-back	Vasco DA Gama	30	2	1945.6%	3516.3%
24	Natanael Full-back	Atletico-MG	24	2	1751.3%	643.9%
25	Gustavo Martins Full-back	Gremio	24	2	33134.5%	675.4%
26	Mateusinho Full-back	Vitoria	28	2	9±0%	4324.7%
27	A. Saldivia Full-back	Vasco DA Gama	24	1	1914%	59152.1%
28	Luan Full-back	Fortaleza EC	25	1	12	61
29	Nathan Full-back	Vitoria	24	1	62386.7%	645%
30	Thiago Silva Full-back	Fluminense	42	1	35±0%	474.8%
31	Igor Vinicius Full-back	Santos	29	1	3958.8%	447.8%
32	Guilherme Arana Full-back	Fluminense	29	1	1351.2%	411.9%
33	Willian Machado Centre-back	Mirassol	29	1	2345.7%	448.5%
34	Lucas Gazal Full-back	Fortaleza EC	27	1	811.8%	4525.2%
35	Kauã Moraes Full-back	Cruzeiro	20	1	5±0%	6912.5%
36	Lucas Halter Centre-back	Vitoria	26	1	414.8%	651.7%
37	Jefté Full-back	Palmeiras	22	1	11±0%	652.4%
38	Jemmes Full-back	Fluminense	26	1	2840.4%	628.9%
39	Guilherme Lopes Full-back	RB Bragantino	24	1	936.8%	623.2%
40	T. Strata Full-back	Vitoria	22	1	20±0%	548.2%
41	Gabriel Pires Full-back	Juventude	33	1	410.8%	2017.4%
42	Emerson Royal Full-back	Flamengo	27	1	2229.6%	532.3%
43	G. Gómez Centre-back	Palmeiras	33	1	5411.7%	3220.4%
44	E. Díaz Full-back	Sao Paulo	30	1	2631%	3512.1%
45	Sabino Centre-back	Sao Paulo	30	1	3316.5%	443.8%
46	Léo Ortiz Centre-back	Flamengo	30	1	48±0%	434.6%
47	Lucas Veríssimo Centre-back	Santos	31	1	2550%	3225.8%
48	Gustavo Henrique Centre-back	Corinthians	33	1	5584.9%	2920%
49	Ignacio Full-back	Fluminense	29	1	1737.1%	439.2%
50	Murilo Centre-back	Palmeiras	29	1	5594%	5119.1%