Top-Scoring centre-backs in Primera Nacional 2026

The top-scoring centre-backs in Primera Nacional in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

Top-scoring defenders in Primera Nacional Top-scoring midfielders in Primera Nacional Top-scoring attackers in Primera Nacional Best centre-backs in Primera Nacional Most in-form centre-backs in Primera Nacional Most valuable centre-backs in Primera Nacional

At a glance

M. Mendoza of Godoy Cruz is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in Primera Nacional, with a Field Insider Rating of 46.9, and M. Machado leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Mendoza has improved his Season rating most, up +28.2 on last season, while F. Roncaglia's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +8.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Mendoza of Godoy Cruz is the most valuable name in this group at 12.1.

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	Player	Team
1	M. Machado Centre-back	Racing Cordoba	25	5	9	39
2	M. Albarracín Centre-back	Racing Cordoba	27	2	9	32
3	A. Gutiérrez Centre-back	Deportivo Madryn	31	2	18	21
4	N. Ferreyra Centre-back	San Martin Tucuman	33	1	1342.2%	973%
5	L. Monzón Centre-back	Alvarado	23	1	29	39
6	M. Peinipil Centre-back	Colon Santa Fe	27	1	24	38
7	F. Andueza Centre-back	Chacarita Juniors	29	1	16218%	2425.9%
8	D. López Centre-back	Gimnasia Jujuy	34	1	17	9
9	J. Salas Centre-back	Patronato	27	1	21	29
10	M. Pérez Centre-back	Almirante Brown	32	1	7	14
11	G. Carrasco Centre-back	Los Andes	29	1	5309.1%	2149.4%
12	M. Leyendeker Centre-back	Chacarita Juniors	28	1	182112.5%	2927.6%
13	G. Errecalde Centre-back	Chacarita Juniors	26	1	2836%	365.9%
14	L. Angelini Centre-back	Temperley	31	1	12	16
15	M. Romero Centre-back	Chaco For Ever	31	1	21	18
16	D. Valdez Centre-back	Chaco For Ever	33	1	13	10
17	M. Tarón Centre-back	Ferro Carril Oeste	26	1	28	37
18	S. Corda Centre-back	Ferro Carril Oeste	31	1	15	16
19	R. Ayala Centre-back	Ferro Carril Oeste	32	1	27	19
20	F. Torrent Centre-back	Ferro Carril Oeste	34	1	1425.5%	1137.8%
21	M. Bíttolo Centre-back	Deportivo Moron	36	1	2627.9%	1140.5%
22	F. Milo Centre-back	Godoy Cruz	34	1	2231.5%	1052.2%
23	P. Martínez Centre-back	San Miguel	26	1	29	36
24	F. Cardozo Centre-back	San Miguel	31	1	21457.9%	1844.3%
25	J. Galetto Centre-back	Gimnasia Y Tiro	29	1	21	24
26	M. Guanini Centre-back	Gimnasia Y Tiro	30	1	29178.6%	2341.6%
27	G. Díaz Centre-back	Gimnasia Y Tiro	36	1	28	13
28	J. Scolari Centre-back	Defensores Unidos	36	1	4	9
29	L. Barrios Centre-back	Talleres Remedios	33	1	3	13
30	E. Purita Centre-back	Arsenal Sarandi	29	1	423.5%	2127.1%
31	F. Marco Centre-back	Almagro	23	1	87400%	3711.3%
32	B. Negro Centre-back	Almagro	29	1	1044.4%	2744.1%
33	L. Martínez Montagnoli Centre-back	Colegiales	39	1	26	8
34	J. Motroni Centre-back	Nueva Chicago	27	1	20	32
35	T. Rojas Centre-back	Atlanta	24	1	31	39
36	J. Ostachuk Centre-back	Atlanta	26	1	293512.5%	3810.5%
37	A. Kippes Centre-back	Quilmes	32	1	25	16
38	L. Correa Centre-back	Defensores De Belgrano	24	1	9	35
39	F. Giacopuzzi Centre-back	Deportivo Madryn	25	1	18111.9%	3911.8%
40	J. Cosi Centre-back	Deportivo Madryn	28	1	18	31
41	G. Díaz Centre-back	Patronato	23	1	28	41
42	Valentin Aguiñagalde Centre-back	Temperley	21	1	23	40
43	M. Silvera Centre-back	Chaco For Ever	27	1	29	31
44	J. de la Reta Centre-back	Deportivo Maipu	21	1	10	39
45	A. Rodríguez Centre-back	All Boys	25	1	13	34