Top-Scoring defenders in Challenger Pro League 26/27
The top-scoring defenders in Challenger Pro League in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
A. Dony of Patro Eisden is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Challenger Pro League, with a Field Insider Rating of 46.1, and J. Mertens leads the scoring with 4 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Mertens has improved his Season rating most, up +13 on last season, while L. Ferrara's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +1.5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, A. Dony of Patro Eisden is the most valuable name in this group at 13.9.
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| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. MertensFull-back |  K. Lierse S.K. | 26 | 4 | 2887.8% | 402.9% |
| 2 | J. MuanzaCentre-back | Patro Eisden | 25 | 3 | 8 | 41 |
| 3 | L. AudoorFull-back |  Club Brugge II | 22 | 3 | 1167.8% | 4016.2% |
| 4 | L. FerraraCentre-back |  Olympic Charleroi | 24 | 3 | 9 | 40 |
| 5 | C. JullienCentre-back |  Dender | 33 | 2 | 2938.2% | 2143.6% |
| 6 | N. DodeigneFull-back |  RWDM | 23 | 2 | 578.4% | 3817.8% |
| 7 | F. MabaniFull-back |  Seraing United | 24 | 2 | 910.5% | 412.5% |
| 8 | H. JahićCentre-back | Olympic Charleroi | 25 | 2 | 5 | 37 |
| 9 | Yoram\t ZagueFull-back |  AS Eupen | 20 | 1 | 9309.1% | 4534.3% |
| 10 | N. EngwandaFull-back |  RSC Anderlecht II | 18 | 1 | 16±0% | 43±0% |
| 11 | S. PauletCentre-back |  Liège | 26 | 1 | 199550% | 384.1% |
| 12 | E. SarfoCentre-back | KRC Genk II | 19 | 1 | 12 | 41 |
| 13 | T. PersynFull-back | RWDM | 24 | 1 | 1560.2% | 3927.5% |
| 14 | B. PlatCentre-back |  Beerschot VA | 26 | 1 | 34±0% | 42±0% |
| 15 | Jordi PalaciosCentre-back |  Lokeren-Temse | 24 | 1 | 15±0% | 46±0% |
| 16 | A. MahrougCentre-back | RSC Anderlecht II | 18 | 1 | 8 | 43 |
| 17 | M. VerhaegheCentre-back | RWDM | 18 | 1 | 9 | 44 |
| 18 | K. KegneCentre-back | Olympic Charleroi | 26 | 1 | 7 | 34 |