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Top-Scoring centre-backs in Liga Profesional Argentina 2026

The top-scoring centre-backs in Liga Profesional Argentina in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

Top-scoring defenders in Liga Profesional ArgentinaTop-scoring midfielders in Liga Profesional ArgentinaTop-scoring attackers in Liga Profesional ArgentinaBest centre-backs in Liga Profesional ArgentinaMost in-form centre-backs in Liga Profesional ArgentinaMost valuable centre-backs in Liga Profesional Argentina

At a glance

Ignacio Ovando of Rosario Central is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in Liga Profesional Argentina, with a Field Insider Rating of 57.6, and Lisandro López has been the form player this season, grading 74.9, 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 L. Rivero's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +8.5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Marco Pellegrino of Huracan is the most valuable name in this group at 24.6.

Best talent
Ignacio Ovando57.6RTG
Rosario Central
In form
Lisandro López74.9SsN
Belgrano Cordoba
Rising potential
L. Rivero+8.5RTG
River Plate · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Lisandro López+59.8SsN
Belgrano Cordoba · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
G. Montiel5goals
River Plate
Most valuable
Marco Pellegrino24.6val
Huracan
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PlayerTeam
1G. MontielCentre-backRiver Plate2954314.1%389%
2L. LolloCentre-backNewells Old Boys3932917.8%1226.2%
3F. ÁlvarezCentre-backArgentinos JRS2636921.5%523.8%
4A. SchottCentre-backTalleres Cordoba263419.8%529.3%
5E. MuñozCentre-backGimnasia M.3523630.8%1937.8%
6S. ArzamendiaCentre-backEstudiantes L.P.28239176.6%411%
7C. IzquierdozCentre-backLanus372522.8%156.3%
8L. MartínezCentre-backRiver Plate3025719.1%3413.6%
9F. TobioCentre-backBarracas Central3622912.9%181.6%
10E. MartínezCentre-backGimnasia L.P.28250271.6%4027.2%
11O. SalomónCentre-backNewells Old Boys27254±0%3523.3%
12M. Di CesareCentre-backRacing Club2423419.3%520.6%
13S. StuderCentre-backIndepend. Rivadavia2322749.8%543.6%
14A. MaidanaCentre-backTalleres Cordoba2122254
15J. GarcíaCentre-backVelez Sarsfield252475541.9%
16E. AmorCentre-backSan Lorenzo31146124.1%2072.8%
17F. CalderónCentre-backIndependiente2812144.9%1963.3%
18B. CabreraCentre-backNewells Old Boys2911376.4%2846.3%
19J. FedorcoCentre-backIndependiente2512678.4%4715.2%
20Lisandro LópezCentre-backBelgrano Cordoba36175174.4%1850%
21M. RojoCentre-backRacing Club361269.9%1414.9%
22L. GonzálezCentre-backEstudiantes L.P.34146140.1%1734.1%
23D. MartínezCentre-backBarracas Central36131±0%1134.9%
24A. SotoCentre-backRosario Central3212629.4%2021.6%
25M. RodríguezCentre-backUnion Santa Fe2312870.1%5412.7%
26D. FernándezCentre-backDefensa Y Justicia251403.7%49±0%
27Marco PellegrinoCentre-backHuracan24149±0%512.2%
28L. RiveroCentre-backRiver Plate2215423%541.5%
29E. MancusoCentre-backEstudiantes L.P.2715064.9%4225.2%
30I. GlavinovichCentre-backNewells Old Boys241489.4%3725.4%
31R. OrihuelaCentre-backSarmiento Junin2512214.5%471.5%
32L. FerreiraCentre-backDefensa Y Justicia26142124.1%462.9%
33C. LemaCentre-backBoca Juniors3611567%219.7%
34G. ValdiviaCentre-backPlatense251988%3616.4%
35P. PizarroCentre-backHuracan261557.7%3329.7%
36F. AguilarCentre-backCentral Cordoba de Santiago3311435.7%959%
37F. AlarcónCentre-backInstituto Cordoba321503.3%258.1%
38M. BracamonteCentre-backDeportivo Riestra271234.2%361.7%
39A. MacielCentre-backCentral Cordoba de Santiago2915185.4%3618.1%
40L. MoralesCentre-backBelgrano Cordoba3516410.3%203.5%
41N. PasquiniCentre-backSarmiento Junin35118±0%1155.3%
42S. OjedaCentre-backEstudiantes de Rio Cuarto3412173.2%1582.1%
43M. NervoCentre-backHuracan35124293.5%1340%
44É. GodoyCentre-backArgentinos JRS3312457.2%1439.3%
45I. VázquezCentre-backPlatense291406.9%338.3%
46N. ColomboCentre-backRacing Club2711864.7%3813.3%
47L. SoutoCentre-backDefensa Y Justicia271324342.1%
48F. MansillaCentre-backCentral Cordoba de Santiago27149477.4%4115.3%
49S. MoyaCentre-backAldosivi23111±0%485%
50K. JappertCentre-backBarracas Central2213413.8%5010.4%