Top-Scoring defenders in A-League

The top-scoring defenders in A-League, 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

D. Wilmering of Newcastle Jets is the standout for raw talent across defenders in A-League, with a Field Insider Rating of 22.1, 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, L. Mauragis of Central Coast Mariners is the most valuable name in this group at 1.3.

Auckland · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

G. Ferreyra+35SsN

Melbourne City · 23/24→25/26

Central Coast Mariners

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	Player	Team
1	C. Piper Centre-forward	Wellington Phoenix	23	4	26	20
2	A. Behich Full-back	Melbourne City	35	3	3364.7%	868.2%
3	A. Popovic Centre-back	Sydney	23	3	24458.1%	1956.7%
4	R. Kitto Full-back	Adelaide United	31	3	17	11
5	J. Girdwood-Reich Centre-back	Auckland	22	2	332113.3%	2140.9%
6	L. Mauragis Full-back	Central Coast Mariners	24	2	29	21
7	M. James Centre-back	Wellington Phoenix	33	2	19147.4%	771.7%
8	S. Esposito Centre-back	Melbourne Victory	21	2	32	21
9	T. Uskok Centre-back	Macarthur	35	2	14	7
10	D. Valkanis Centre-back	Brisbane Roar	20	2	25	20
11	M. Tisserand Centre-back	Sydney	33	2	2244.2%	773.3%
12	I. Hughes Centre-back	Wellington Phoenix	22	2	15	20
13	P. Kikianis Centre-back	Adelaide United	21	2	23	22
14	J. Donachie Centre-back	Central Coast Mariners	33	1	24	7
15	B. Kaltak Centre-back	Perth Glory	32	1	23	10
16	M. Dench Full-back	Brisbane Roar	22	1	8	17
17	B. Tuiloma Centre-back	Wellington Phoenix	31	1	10220%	859.8%
18	A. Gersbach Full-back	Western Sydney Wanderers	29	1	20178.1%	1349.2%
19	L. Jackson Centre-back	Melbourne Victory	31	1	820.6%	870.5%
20	F. Lino Full-back	Melbourne Victory	20	1	6	19
21	P. Cancar Full-back	Western Sydney Wanderers	25	1	5575%	1660%
22	B. Garuccio Full-back	Sydney	31	1	39	12
23	M. Natta Centre-back	Newcastle Jets	23	1	19	21
24	C. Talbot Full-back	Macarthur	25	1	21	21
25	C. A. Shamoon Full-back	Perth Glory	21	1	24	20
26	J. Shaughnessy Centre-back	Newcastle Jets	34	1	14202.2%	753.8%
27	D. Wilmering Full-back	Newcastle Jets	25	1	22	22
28	B. Tapp Centre-back	Central Coast Mariners	25	1	35	20
29	S. Roux Full-back	Central Coast Mariners	33	1	26	8
30	F. de Vries Full-back	Auckland	31	1	34154.8%	1251.8%
31	J. Davidson Centre-back	Melbourne Victory	35	1	2230.2%	849.3%
32	M. Jurman Centre-back	Macarthur	36	1	8	4
33	L. Herrington Centre-back	Brisbane Roar	18	1	12	18
34	J. McGarry Full-back	Brisbane Roar	28	1	33515.1%	1555.5%
35	Y. Salas Full-back	Brisbane Roar	30	1	44	12
36	J. King Centre-back	Sydney	25	1	29595.2%	1949.6%
37	A. Grant Centre-back	Sydney	32	1	34101.2%	966.1%
38	D. Pierias Full-back	Adelaide United	26	1	10	18
39	Peter Antoniou Full-back	Melbourne City	18	1	4	18
40	A. Pantazopoulos Centre-back	Western Sydney Wanderers	23	1	24	20