Top-Scoring centre-backs in 2. Bundesliga

The top-scoring centre-backs in 2. Bundesliga, ranked on Field Insider.

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

At a glance

M. Ayhan of FC Schalke 04 is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs 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	M. Maglica Centre-back	SV Darmstadt 98	27	6	37776.2%	5415.1%
2	D. Zec Centre-back	Holstein Kiel	26	6	37202.5%	6012.8%
3	L. Lochoshvili Centre-back	1. FC Nürnberg	28	5	33487.5%	516.9%
4	H. Kuruçay Centre-back	FC Schalke 04	28	4	52206.4%	5110.6%
5	J. Heuer Centre-back	Preußen Münster	27	3	2320.5%	5013.1%
6	L. Frenkert Centre-back	Eintracht Braunschweig	26	3	1741.7%	5114.3%
7	B. Tomiak Centre-back	Hannover 96	27	3	2913.1%	5314.4%
8	R. Knoche Centre-back	Arminia Bielefeld	34	3	1651.5%	2133.1%
9	M. Rohr Centre-back	SV Elversberg	31	3	4234.6%	3515%
10	I. Nekić Centre-back	Holstein Kiel	25	3	222300%	562.8%
11	K. Ehlers Centre-back	Eintracht Braunschweig	25	2	3346%	598.4%
12	J. Hugonet Centre-back	1. FC Magdeburg	26	2	2353.8%	5221.7%
13	M. Beifus Centre-back	Karlsruher SC	23	2	683.8%	5616.8%
14	V. Ghiță Centre-back	Hannover 96	28	2	3329.5%	4731.9%
15	M. Großer Centre-back	Arminia Bielefeld	25	2	2321.4%	5730.9%
16	T. Scheller Centre-back	SC Paderborn 07	24	2	3521.1%	66±0%
17	M. Bauer Centre-back	Arminia Bielefeld	26	1	208.3%	508.8%
18	C. Johansson Centre-back	Holstein Kiel	32	1	15245.2%	2034.4%
19	J. de Wijs Centre-back	Fortuna Düsseldorf	31	1	11100%	1932.2%
20	L. Gechter Centre-back	Hertha BSC	22	1	45137.2%	665.4%
21	J. Elvedi Centre-back	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	29	1	2919.4%	3927.1%
22	C. Kammerknecht Centre-back	Dynamo Dresden	27	1	757.5%	413.3%
23	L. Bünning Centre-back	Dynamo Dresden	28	1	946%	384.1%
24	F. Gruber Centre-back	1. FC Nürnberg	23	1	29175.5%	6557.5%
25	F. Le Joncour Centre-back	SV Elversberg	31	1	1916.9%	2727.2%
26	K. Schmidt Centre-back	Fortuna Düsseldorf	24	1	12228.6%	5351.7%
27	P. Pfeiffer Centre-back	SV Darmstadt 98	26	1	40778.3%	5915.1%
28	A. Vukotić Centre-back	SV Darmstadt 98	31	1	242.8%	2933.2%
29	T. Oberdorf Centre-back	Fortuna Düsseldorf	29	1	3522.6%	4228.4%
30	T. Leistner Centre-back	Hertha BSC	35	1	3858.4%	1913.1%
31	N. Katić Centre-back	FC Schalke 04	29	1	48432.2%	440.9%
32	F. Götze Centre-back	SC Paderborn 07	28	1	344.8%	4819.5%
33	S. Scherder Centre-back	Preußen Münster	33	1	191.6%	1251.2%
34	E. Egouli Centre-back	Fortuna Düsseldorf	23	1	17	56