Top-Scoring defenders in A-League 25/26

The top-scoring defenders in A-League in 25/26, ranked on Field Insider.

Top-scoring midfielders in A-League Top-scoring attackers in A-League Best defenders in A-League Most in-form defenders in A-League Most valuable defenders in A-League Most improved defenders in A-League

At a glance

T. Sekine of Sydney is the standout for raw talent across defenders in A-League, with a Field Insider Rating of 25, and Y. Salas has been the form player this season, grading 43.7, and C. Piper leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: G. Ferreyra has improved his Season rating most, up +35 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, D. Wilmering of Newcastle Jets is the most valuable name in this group at 1.3.

Auckland · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

G. Ferreyra+35SsN

Western Sydney Wanderers · 23/24→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	C. Piper Centre-forward	Wellington Phoenix	23	4	26	20
2	A. Popovic Centre-back	Sydney	23	3	24458.1%	1956.7%
3	A. Behich Full-back	Melbourne City	35	3	3364.7%	868.2%
4	R. Kitto Full-back	Adelaide United	32	3	17	10
5	M. Tisserand Centre-back	Sydney	33	2	2244.2%	773.3%
6	T. Uskok Centre-back	Macarthur	35	2	14	7
7	L. Mauragis Full-back	Central Coast Mariners	24	2	29	21
8	D. Valkanis Centre-back	Brisbane Roar	20	2	25	20
9	I. Hughes Centre-back	Wellington Phoenix	22	2	15	20
10	P. Kikianis Centre-back	Adelaide United	21	2	23	22
11	B. Kaltak Centre-back	Perth Glory	32	1	23	10
12	M. Dench Full-back	Perth Glory	22	1	8	18
13	J. King Centre-back	Brisbane Roar	25	1	29595.2%	1949.6%
14	Y. Salas Full-back	Brisbane Roar	30	1	44	12
15	D. Pierias Full-back	Adelaide United	26	1	10	18
16	J. Shaughnessy Centre-back	Newcastle Jets	34	1	14202.2%	753.8%
17	A. Grant Centre-back	Newcastle Jets	32	1	34101.2%	966.1%
18	B. Garuccio Full-back	Sydney	31	1	39	12
19	J. Davidson Centre-back	Melbourne Victory	35	1	2230.2%	849.3%
20	J. McGarry Full-back	Wellington Phoenix	28	1	33515.1%	1555.5%
21	C. Talbot Full-back	Macarthur	25	1	21	21
22	D. Wilmering Full-back	Newcastle Jets	25	1	22	22
23	S. Roux Full-back	Central Coast Mariners	33	1	26	8
24	F. de Vries Full-back	Auckland	31	1	34154.8%	1251.8%
25	B. Tuiloma Centre-back	Wellington Phoenix	31	1	10220%	859.8%
26	A. Gersbach Full-back	Western Sydney Wanderers	29	1	20178.1%	1349.2%
27	C. A. Shamoon Full-back	Perth Glory	21	1	24	20
28	L. Jackson Centre-back	Perth Glory	31	1	820.6%	870.1%
29	T. Sekine Full-back	Sydney	31	1	1824.4%	2522.6%
30	A. Pantazopoulos Centre-back	Western Sydney Wanderers	23	1	24	20
31	Peter Antoniou Full-back	Melbourne City	18	1	4	18