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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 57.9, and Marco Pellegrino has been the form player this season, grading 65, and R. Insúa leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Marco Pellegrino has improved his Season rating most, up +50.1 on last season, while Daniel Herrera's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +9.7 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 Ovando57.9RTG
Rosario Central
In form
Marco Pellegrino65SsN
Huracan
Rising potential
Daniel Herrera+9.7RTG
San Lorenzo · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Marco Pellegrino+50.1SsN
Huracan · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
R. Insúa4goals
Barracas Central
Most valuable
Marco Pellegrino24.6val
Huracan
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PlayerTeam
1R. InsúaCentre-backBarracas Central2843915.7%425.9%
2C. FerreiraCentre-backAtletico Tucuman23339116.7%5314.9%
3L. LolloCentre-backNewells Old Boys3933959.1%162.5%
4F. AlarcónCentre-backInstituto Cordoba323538.7%257.4%
5C. IzquierdozCentre-backLanus373545.7%169.7%
6F. ÁlvarezCentre-backArgentinos JRS2636310.9%510.8%
7A. SchottCentre-backTalleres Cordoba2633914.4%529.9%
8A. MaidanaCentre-backTalleres Cordoba2131853
9D. MartínezCentre-backDefensa Y Justicia28239739.1%3847.1%
10L. GonzálezCentre-backEstudiantes L.P.34241115.6%1738.1%
11E. MuñozCentre-backGimnasia M.3624148.2%1937.8%
12L. MartínezCentre-backRiver Plate302481.7%3413%
13E. PereyraCentre-backBarracas Central2722514.7%368.4%
14F. TobioCentre-backBarracas Central372239%1616.1%
15E. MartínezCentre-backGimnasia L.P.28242212.7%4128.5%
16O. SalomónCentre-backNewells Old Boys272786.9%3525%
17M. Di CesareCentre-backRacing Club2422344.3%502.9%
18S. StuderCentre-backIndepend. Rivadavia2322945.1%521%
19Ignacio OvandoCentre-backRosario Central19241986.8%5824.8%
20L. Di LolloCentre-backBoca Juniors222512.4%561.8%
21J. GarcíaCentre-backVelez Sarsfield252455338.3%
22E. AmorCentre-backSan Lorenzo3113255.7%24110.5%
23B. CabreraCentre-backNewells Old Boys2911181.2%2845.8%
24J. FedorcoCentre-backIndependiente2512891.9%4716.2%
25J. GalvánCentre-backInstituto Cordoba341386.8%177.9%
26Lisandro LópezCentre-backBelgrano Cordoba37156104.8%1477.6%
27D. MartínezCentre-backBarracas Central3611649.2%1231.4%
28A. SotoCentre-backRosario Central3312143.4%2022.7%
29D. FernándezCentre-backDefensa Y Justicia251402.2%490.8%
30Marco PellegrinoCentre-backHuracan2416532.1%5511.9%
31L. RiveroCentre-backRiver Plate2213422.3%525.5%
32C. LemaCentre-backBoca Juniors3611567%219.7%
33L. FerreiraCentre-backDefensa Y Justicia26148158.8%498.7%
34P. PizarroCentre-backHuracan261741.5%3329.7%
35G. ValdiviaCentre-backPlatense25114184%3616.4%
36I. GlavinovichCentre-backNewells Old Boys251681.1%3725.4%
37A. MacielCentre-backCentral Cordoba de Santiago2915289.8%3617.7%
38L. MoralesCentre-backBelgrano Cordoba351571.9%195%
39N. PasquiniCentre-backSarmiento Junin351949.4%1154%
40S. OjedaCentre-backEstudiantes de Rio Cuarto3411955.3%1471.4%
41M. NervoCentre-backHuracan35126322.6%1344.4%
42É. GodoyCentre-backArgentinos JRS3311573.7%1343.6%
43L. CostaCentre-backIndepend. Rivadavia281241.7%3822.7%
44G. CorujoCentre-backSan Lorenzo301120.8%2253.8%
45I. VázquezCentre-backPlatense2913324.5%339.4%
46J. RandazzoCentre-backDeportivo Riestra3212013.6%2118.7%
47N. ColomboCentre-backRacing Club2711080.1%3716%
48L. SoutoCentre-backDefensa Y Justicia281314053%
49R. OrihuelaCentre-backSarmiento Junin2513119.5%481.5%
50F. MansillaCentre-backCentral Cordoba de Santiago27145434.5%4115%