Top-Scoring defenders in Serie A

The top-scoring defenders in Serie A, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Kaiki of Cruzeiro is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 79.5, and Reinaldo leads the scoring with 13 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Kaiki has improved his Season rating most, up +49.6 on last season, while Khellven's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +27.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Kaiki of Cruzeiro is the most valuable name in this group at 58.2.

Palmeiras · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Kaiki+49.6SsN

Cruzeiro · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Reinaldo Full-back	Mirassol	36	13	3533.5%	2927.5%
2	Luciano Juba Full-back	Bahia	26	6	4517.9%	711.2%
3	Marçal Centre-back	Botafogo	37	5	2210.6%	1032.9%
4	Cuiabano Full-back	Botafogo	23	5	3785.5%	7311.3%
5	Lucas Halter Full-back	Vitoria	26	4	4159.5%	673.5%
6	Alex Telles Full-back	Botafogo	33	4	27108.7%	2412.8%
7	Samuel Xavier Full-back	Fluminense	36	4	435.2%	251.2%
8	Léo Pereira Centre-back	Flamengo	30	4	62159.9%	475.2%
9	Vitor Hugo Centre-back	Atletico-MG	35	3	3015000%	1962.7%
10	Gustavo Henrique Centre-back	Corinthians	33	3	38118.5%	279.9%
11	Fabrício Bruno Centre-back	Cruzeiro	30	3	62144.3%	487.9%
12	R. Arboleda Centre-back	Sao Paulo	34	3	4433.7%	2711.7%
13	J. Piquerez Full-back	Palmeiras	27	3	51107.8%	632.8%
14	Thiago Silva Centre-back	Fluminense	41	2	765.6%	1976.2%
15	Marcelo Hermes Defensive midfielder	Juventude	31	2	4983.6%	3626.2%
16	Lucas Ramon Centre-back	Mirassol	32	2	5	31
17	Victor Gabriel Centre-back	Internacional	22	2	175466.7%	6314.7%
18	G. Gómez Centre-back	Palmeiras	33	2	5513.3%	2921.9%
19	R. Cáceres Defensive midfielder	Vitoria	34	2	3393.5%	2124%
20	Renê Full-back	Fluminense	33	2	55146.4%	283.4%
21	Matheuzinho Full-back	Corinthians	25	2	4535.5%	681.7%
22	Cacá Full-back	Corinthians	27	2	2031.4%	5125.4%
23	Gustavo Martins Centre-back	Gremio	23	2	1930.1%	672.6%
24	Daniel Borges Full-back	Mirassol	33	2	1216.9%	1936%
25	Jemmes Centre-back	Mirassol	26	2	46	69
26	João Victor Centre-back	Mirassol	28	2	41	57
27	Marllon Centre-back	Ceara	34	2	2730.4%	2135.5%
28	M. Ponte Full-back	Botafogo	23	2	1455.1%	639.8%
29	Sabino Full-back	Sao Paulo	29	2	41179.6%	465.6%
30	Bruno Fuchs Centre-back	Palmeiras	27	2	4252.9%	5511.8%
31	J. Rodríguez Full-back	Vasco DA Gama	29	2	133.3%	4217.5%
32	Ayrton Lucas Full-back	Flamengo	29	2	3118.4%	4231.9%
33	Ramon Menezes Centre-back	Sport Recife	31	1	21334.7%	3524.5%
34	Ruan Tressoldi Full-back	Atletico-MG	27	1	37205.7%	563.3%
35	Serafim Centre-back	Botafogo	22	1	1	66
36	Luan Cândido Centre-back	Sport Recife	25	1	1150.5%	5611.8%
37	W. Ángel Centre-back	Juventude	33	1	2294.6%	2215.7%
38	C. Cuesta Centre-back	Vasco DA Gama	27	1	925.7%	47±0%
39	F. Balbuena Centre-back	Gremio	34	1	290.8%	1218.3%
40	Gustavo Marques Centre-back	RB Bragantino	24	1	1551.3%	597.7%
41	G. Mercado Centre-back	Internacional	39	1	1610.4%	1443.8%
42	Emerson Royal Full-back	Flamengo	27	1	3121.3%	5224.8%
43	Rafael Thyere Centre-back	Sport Recife	33	1	2251.4%	2451.4%
44	Rodrigo Sam Centre-back	Juventude	31	1	27160%	329.6%
45	Danilo Centre-back	Flamengo	35	1	33143.4%	219.6%
46	Zé Marcos Full-back	Vitoria	28	1	3558.9%	5210.7%
47	Ewerthon Centre-back	Juventude	25	1	1410%	578.2%
48	Bruno Pacheco Full-back	Fortaleza EC	34	1	235.6%	1925.3%
49	Guga Full-back	Fluminense	27	1	23331.5%	4911.3%
50	E. Mancuso Full-back	Fortaleza EC	27	1	317.9%	5914%