Defenders with the Most Assists in 2. Bundesliga

The most creative defenders in 2. Bundesliga, ranked on Field Insider.

Most creative midfielders in 2. Bundesliga Most creative attackers in 2. Bundesliga Best defenders in 2. Bundesliga Most in-form defenders in 2. Bundesliga Top-scoring defenders in 2. Bundesliga Most valuable defenders in 2. Bundesliga

At a glance

M. Ayhan of FC Schalke 04 is the standout for raw talent across defenders in 2. Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 67.3, and M. N'Diaye has been the form player this season, grading 61, and M. Maglica leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: N. Katić has improved his Season rating most, up +38.9 on last season, while F. Gruber's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +23.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. N'Diaye of FC Schalke 04 is the most valuable name in this group at 38.8.

1. FC Nürnberg · 24/25→25/26

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FC Schalke 04 · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	D. Herold Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	23	7	4672.7%	675.5%
2	A. Rossipal Full-back	Dynamo Dresden	30	7	2619.8%	4016.2%
3	L. Günther Full-back	SV Elversberg	23	7	2258.3%	658.7%
4	T. Handwerker Full-back	Arminia Bielefeld	28	7	2124.6%	454.9%
5	M. Momuluh Winger	Arminia Bielefeld	24	6	36206.8%	639.4%
6	Sergio López Full-back	SV Darmstadt 98	27	5	2788%	5513.3%
7	J. Sterner Full-back	Dynamo Dresden	24	3	1513.6%	5830.7%
8	M. Nawrocki Full-back	Hannover 96	25	3	25260%	6139.3%
9	M. Aydın Full-back	Eintracht Braunschweig	24	3	3423.9%	6410.7%
10	J. ter Horst Full-back	Preußen Münster	24	3	3217.4%	61±0%
11	L. Sirch Full-back	1. FC Kaiserslautern	27	3	3733%	5515.6%
12	J. Gyamerah Full-back	SV Elversberg	31	3	3550.9%	338.5%
13	M. N'Diaye Centre-back	FC Schalke 04	24	2	6178.9%	6622.3%
14	F. Flick Defensive midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	26	2	30107%	516.6%
15	A. Sicker Full-back	Arminia Bielefeld	29	2	12440.9%	3412.4%
16	K. Ehlers Centre-back	Eintracht Braunschweig	25	2	3346%	598.4%
17	L. Bolay Full-back	Preußen Münster	24	2	8295.2%	5232.6%
18	P. Jaeckel Full-back	Preußen Münster	28	2	2129.6%	4411.3%
19	C. Kobald Full-back	Karlsruher SC	28	2	2684.8%	4513.7%
20	S. Jung Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	36	2	261.5%	2016.9%
21	F. Keidel Full-back	SV Elversberg	23	2	196.1%	6245.3%
22	N. Mickelson Full-back	SV Elversberg	27	2	113.4%	479.6%
23	M. Rohr Centre-back	SV Elversberg	31	2	4234.6%	3515%
24	N. Loosli Centre-back	VfL Bochum	29	2	29187.3%	421.2%
25	F. Nürnberger Full-back	SV Darmstadt 98	27	2	1741.9%	5013.4%
26	C. Lannert Full-back	Arminia Bielefeld	28	2	1637.2%	427.1%
27	C. Brackelmann Full-back	SC Paderborn 07	26	2	3433.2%	569.2%
28	F. Götze Centre-back	SC Paderborn 07	28	2	344.8%	4819.5%
29	W. Kokolo Full-back	Hannover 96	26	1	489.1%	4819.5%
30	Leon Parduzi Full-back	Holstein Kiel	19	1	0	55
31	Julian Andreas Pauli Centre-back	Dynamo Dresden	21	1	2524.7%	611.6%
32	P. Nkoa Full-back	Eintracht Braunschweig	27	1	1540.2%	4422.6%
33	M. Kirkeskov Full-back	Preußen Münster	34	1	974%	1354.9%
34	L. Breunig Full-back	Eintracht Braunschweig	22	1	586.6%	5314.3%
35	L. Bell Bell Full-back	Eintracht Braunschweig	29	1	1235.4%	3520.6%
36	F. Di Michele Sanchez Full-back	Eintracht Braunschweig	23	1	1719.1%	581.9%
37	J. Hugonet Centre-back	1. FC Magdeburg	26	1	2353.8%	5221.7%
38	M. Mathisen Centre-back	1. FC Magdeburg	30	1	4012.4%	3826.2%
39	P. Scholl Full-back	Karlsruher SC	19	1	8	58
40	C. Makridis Full-back	Preußen Münster	30	1	1145.2%	2833.2%
41	F. Kleinhansl Full-back	1. FC Kaiserslautern	25	1	957.4%	5313.7%
42	J. Elvedi Centre-back	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	29	1	2919.4%	3927.1%
43	S. Risch Full-back	Dynamo Dresden	26	1	468.9%	4718.9%
44	V. Ghiță Centre-back	Hannover 96	28	1	3329.5%	4731.9%
45	L. Boeder Centre-back	Dynamo Dresden	29	1	1221.1%	368.7%
46	P. Ziereis Centre-back	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	33	1	2841.3%	2447%
47	F. Gruber Centre-back	1. FC Nürnberg	23	1	29175.5%	6557.5%
48	P. Pfeiffer Centre-back	SV Darmstadt 98	26	1	40778.3%	5915.1%
49	V. Lunddal Friðriksson Full-back	Fortuna Düsseldorf	24	1	657.5%	5114.7%
50	C. Lenz Full-back	Fortuna Düsseldorf	31	1	92050%	2346%