Top-Scoring centre-backs in Serie A 2026

The top-scoring centre-backs in Serie A in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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

At a glance

A. Giay of Palmeiras is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 70.7, and Raniele has been the form player this season, grading 60.9, and Luciano Juba leads the scoring with 10 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Gustavo Henrique has improved his Season rating most, up +37.8 on last season, while A. Giay's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +19.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Cacá of Vitoria is the most valuable name in this group at 37.6.

Palmeiras · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Gustavo Henrique+37.8SsN

Corinthians · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Luciano Juba Centre-back	Bahia	27	10	3615.7%	663.6%
2	Lucas Halter Centre-back	Vitoria	26	4	414.8%	651.7%
3	G. Gómez Centre-back	Palmeiras	33	4	5411.7%	3220.4%
4	Gustavo Henrique Centre-back	Corinthians	33	3	5584.9%	2920%
5	David Duarte Centre-back	Bahia	31	3	3917.3%	364.6%
6	Vitor Hugo Centre-back	Atletico-MG	35	3	29±0%	1711.8%
7	Murilo Centre-back	Palmeiras	29	2	5594%	5119.1%
8	Léo Pereira Centre-back	Flamengo	30	2	611%	461.7%
9	João Victor Centre-back	Mirassol	29	2	1661.6%	534.3%
10	Raniele Centre-back	Corinthians	29	2	6181.8%	468.5%
11	A. Giay Centre-back	Palmeiras	22	2	374.6%	71±0%
12	F. Torres Centre-back	Internacional	29	1	32226.3%	4221.2%
13	Cacá Centre-back	Vitoria	27	1	42109.5%	5814.2%
14	N. Ferraresi Centre-back	Botafogo	27	1	3021.6%	561.8%
15	Gabriel Paulista Centre-back	Corinthians	35	1	55423.8%	25134.3%
16	Lucas Oliveira Centre-back	Ceara	30	1	6±0%	3011.2%
17	Ramon Menezes Centre-back	Sport Recife	31	1	15198%	2350.1%
18	Willian Machado Centre-back	Mirassol	29	1	2345.7%	448.5%
19	Ruan Tressoldi Centre-back	Atletico-MG	27	1	3797.9%	5920.8%
20	Pedro Henrique Centre-back	RB Bragantino	31	1	27240%	3723.1%
21	Jemerson Centre-back	Gremio	34	1	1064.4%	1629.6%
22	W. Ángel Centre-back	Juventude	33	1	1537.8%	1927.5%
23	Rodrigo Sam Centre-back	Juventude	31	1	1871.4%	2821.1%
24	Igor Cariús Centre-back	Sport Recife	33	1	2735.4%	21±0%
25	Luan Peres Centre-back	Santos	32	1	271.9%	305.7%
26	Danilo Centre-back	Flamengo	35	1	25±0%	1326.8%
27	G. Mercado Centre-back	Internacional	39	1	28191.7%	1451.1%
28	W. Kannemann Centre-back	Gremio	35	1	20±0%	1142.9%
29	F. Angileri Centre-back	Corinthians	32	1	22±0%	2214.8%
30	Sabino Centre-back	Sao Paulo	30	1	3316.5%	443.8%
31	Léo Ortiz Centre-back	Flamengo	30	1	48±0%	434.6%
32	Lyanco Centre-back	Atletico-MG	29	1	28±0%	376.1%
33	João Marcelo Centre-back	Cruzeiro	26	1	6±0%	558.3%
34	J. Hurtado Centre-back	RB Bragantino	24	1	279.2%	65±0%
35	Lucas Freitas Centre-back	Vasco DA Gama	25	1	15±0%	4917.8%
36	Gustavo Marques Centre-back	RB Bragantino	25	1	46285.6%	7020%
37	Vitão Centre-back	Atletico-MG	18	1	10	66
38	Ewerthon Centre-back	Juventude	25	1	1210%	5510.7%
39	Marcelo Ajul Centre-back	Sport Recife	24	1	3	57