Top-Scoring defenders in Super League 25/26

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

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At a glance

Chan Shinichi of Shanghai Shenhua is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Super League, with a Field Insider Rating of 37.1, and F. Benković has been the form player this season, grading 48.3, and Lucas Maia leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: F. Benković has improved his Season rating most, up +38.8 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Gabriel Xavier of Sichuan Jiuniu is the most valuable name in this group at 5.9.

Qingdao Jonoon · 23/24→25/26

Most improved

F. Benković+38.8SsN

Sichuan Jiuniu · 23/24→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Lucas Maia Centre-back	Henan Jianye	33	6	22	14
2	T. Letschert Centre-back	Chengdu Better City	33	5	4220.2%	1451.2%
3	Jiang Shenglong Centre-back	Shanghai Shenhua	25	4	27	34
4	Chan Shinichi Full-back	Shanghai Shenhua	24	4	28	37
5	R. Dugalić Centre-back	Sichuan Jiuniu	33	4	29	13
6	Iago Maidana Centre-back	Henan Jianye	30	4	1963.2%	2158.3%
7	Wang Shenchao Full-back	SHANGHAI SIPG	37	4	20	7
8	Yue Tze Nam Full-back	Beijing Guoan	28	3	10	24
9	Lucas Possignolo Centre-back	Hangzhou Greentown	32	3	2723.8%	1765.7%
10	Tsui Wang Kit Full-back	Yunnan Yukun	29	3	29	20
11	Ye Chugui Attacking midfielder	Yunnan Yukun	32	3	16	15
12	Liu Junshuai Centre-back	Qingdao Jonoon	31	2	20	15
13	Zhang Yujie Full-back	Sichuan Jiuniu	24	2	6	28
14	Li Shuai Full-back	SHANGHAI SIPG	31	2	12	18
15	Liu Yang Defensive midfielder	Shandong Luneng	31	2	41	18
16	Lü Zhuoyi Full-back	Dalian Zhixing	25	2	44	33
17	Jia Feifan Full-back	Beijing Guoan	25	2	11	26
18	Yang Yiming Centre-back	Sichuan Jiuniu	31	2	22	16
19	Tong Lei Defensive midfielder	Hangzhou Greentown	28	2	24	23
20	Tang Miao Attacking midfielder	Sichuan Jiuniu	36	1	10	11
21	Li Songyi Centre-back	Shanghai Shenhua	33	1	17	13
22	Deng Hanwen Full-back	Yunnan Yukun	31	1	18	18
23	Huang Zhengyu Full-back	Shandong Luneng	29	1	11	20
24	Zhang Zhenyang Centre-back	Wuhan Three Towns	22	1	0	26
25	Yang Ruiqi Centre-back	Shandong Luneng	22	1	3	27
26	Zhu Chenjie Centre-back	Shanghai Shenhua	26	1	25	33
27	F. Benković Centre-back	Sichuan Jiuniu	29	1	48408.4%	2538.5%
28	M. Traoré Centre-back	Dalian Zhixing	32	1	211.9%	1565.4%
29	M. Ngadeu Centre-back	Beijing Guoan	35	1	2630.2%	1164.1%
30	Pedro Álvaro Centre-back	Shandong Luneng	26	1	2034.6%	3348.7%
31	Bi Jinhao Centre-back	Shandong Luneng	35	1	4	6
32	Wang Peng Centre-back	Qingdao Youth Island	33	1	8	11
33	Li Sirong Full-back	Qingdao Jonoon	23	1	0	26
34	Zhang Linpeng Centre-back	SHANGHAI SIPG	37	1	10	4
35	Li Lei Full-back	Beijing Guoan	34	1	10	7
36	Yang Zexiang Full-back	Shanghai Shenhua	31	1	4	11
37	Sun Guoliang Centre-back	Changchun Yatai	35	1	5	8
38	Wang Tong Defensive midfielder	Shandong Luneng	33	1	8	8
39	Yang Yilin Full-back	Henan Jianye	27	1	6	21