Top-Scoring defenders in Serie A 2026

The top-scoring defenders in Serie A in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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

At a glance

S. Ramos of Bahia is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 72.7, and Nathan has been the form player this season, grading 62.3, and Luciano Juba leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Nathan has improved his Season rating most, up +51.9 on last season, while Khellven's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +27.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Marco Moreno of Bahia is the most valuable name in this group at 44.9.

Palmeiras · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Nathan+51.9SsN

Vitoria · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Luciano Juba Centre-back	Bahia	27	7	3615.7%	663.6%
2	Igor Formiga Full-back	Mirassol	27	4	3667.1%	559.7%
3	Lucas Halter Centre-back	Vitoria	26	4	414.8%	651.7%
4	G. Gómez Centre-back	Palmeiras	33	4	5411.7%	3220.4%
5	Juninho Capixaba Full-back	RB Bragantino	29	3	4865.9%	5016.8%
6	Ignacio Full-back	Fluminense	29	3	1737.1%	439.2%
7	David Duarte Centre-back	Bahia	31	3	3917.3%	364.6%
8	Marcelo Hermes Full-back	Juventude	31	2	1834.2%	3234.4%
9	D. Tarzia Full-back	Vitoria	23	2	25425%	6639.6%
10	Kauã Moraes Full-back	Cruzeiro	20	2	5±0%	6912.5%
11	Cuiabano Full-back	Vasco DA Gama	23	2	4036.9%	666.7%
12	J. Rodríguez Full-back	Vasco DA Gama	29	2	928.5%	433.4%
13	Lucas Ramon Centre-back	Mirassol	32	2	553.8%	2936.9%
14	Ramon Full-back	Internacional	25	2	4862.4%	7013.5%
15	Léo Pereira Centre-back	Flamengo	30	2	611%	461.7%
16	Vitor Hugo Centre-back	Atletico-MG	35	2	29±0%	1711.8%
17	João Victor Centre-back	Mirassol	29	2	1661.6%	534.3%
18	Raniele Centre-back	Corinthians	29	2	6181.8%	468.5%
19	Gustavo Martins Full-back	Gremio	24	2	33134.5%	675.4%
20	F. Torres Centre-back	Internacional	29	1	32226.3%	4221.2%
21	Cacá Centre-back	Vitoria	27	1	42109.5%	5814.2%
22	N. Ferraresi Centre-back	Botafogo	27	1	3021.6%	561.8%
23	Gabriel Paulista Centre-back	Corinthians	35	1	55423.8%	25134.3%
24	Lucas Oliveira Centre-back	Ceara	30	1	6±0%	3011.2%
25	Ramon Menezes Centre-back	Sport Recife	31	1	15198%	2350.1%
26	A. Barboza Full-back	Palmeiras	31	1	3324.7%	2626.4%
27	Guilherme Arana Full-back	Fluminense	29	1	1351.2%	411.9%
28	A. Frías Centre-back	Santos	28	1	13±0%	454.7%
29	Willian Machado Centre-back	Mirassol	29	1	2345.7%	448.5%
30	Ruan Tressoldi Centre-back	Atletico-MG	27	1	3797.9%	5920.8%
31	Roman Gomez Full-back	Bahia	22	1	28±0%	6634.6%
32	Guilherme Lopes Full-back	RB Bragantino	24	1	936.8%	623.2%
33	J. Hurtado Centre-back	RB Bragantino	24	1	279.2%	65±0%
34	Pedro Henrique Centre-back	RB Bragantino	30	1	27240%	3723.1%
35	Ewerthon Centre-back	Juventude	25	1	1210%	5510.7%
36	W. Ángel Centre-back	Juventude	33	1	1537.8%	1927.5%
37	Igor Cariús Centre-back	Sport Recife	33	1	2735.4%	21±0%
38	Rodrigo Sam Centre-back	Juventude	31	1	1871.4%	2821.1%
39	Jemerson Centre-back	Gremio	34	1	1064.4%	1629.6%
40	Luan Peres Centre-back	Santos	32	1	271.9%	305.7%
41	G. Mercado Centre-back	Internacional	39	1	28191.7%	1451.1%
42	F. Angileri Full-back	Corinthians	32	1	22±0%	2214.8%
43	Sabino Full-back	Sao Paulo	29	1	3316.5%	443.8%
44	Léo Ortiz Centre-back	Flamengo	30	1	48±0%	434.6%
45	Reinaldo Full-back	Mirassol	36	1	1168.4%	2512.6%
46	Gustavo Henrique Centre-back	Corinthians	33	1	5584.9%	2920%
47	Murilo Centre-back	Palmeiras	29	1	5594%	5119.1%
48	Marlon Full-back	Gremio	29	1	31±0%	4013.8%
49	João Marcelo Centre-back	Cruzeiro	26	1	6±0%	558.3%
50	Lucas Freitas Centre-back	Vasco DA Gama	25	1	15±0%	4917.8%