Top-Scoring defenders in Premier League 26/27

The top-scoring defenders in Premier League in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

Top-scoring midfielders in Premier League Top-scoring attackers in Premier League Best defenders in Premier League Most in-form defenders in Premier League Most valuable defenders in Premier League Most improved defenders in Premier League

At a glance

J. Timber of Arsenal is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 92.8, and M. van de Ven leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Svoboda has improved his Season rating most, up +44.1 on last season, while I. Kaboré's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +20.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, J. Timber of Arsenal is the most valuable name in this group at 167.

Manchester City · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

M. Svoboda+44.1SsN

Brighton · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	M. van de Ven Centre-back	Tottenham	25	4	34275.6%	8514.1%
2	M. Keane Centre-back	Everton	33	3	39110.7%	336.1%
3	M. Svoboda Full-back	Brighton	27	3	59294%	598.1%
4	J. Timber Full-back	Arsenal	25	3	6762.3%	93±0%
5	N. Mukiele Full-back	Sunderland	28	3	47188.4%	666.4%
6	C. Kipré Full-back	Ipswich	29	3	355.8%	4524%
7	K. Takai Centre-back	Tottenham	21	2	2582.7%	5910.7%
8	K. Kesler-Hayden Full-back	Coventry	23	2	1268.5%	659.3%
9	M. Cissé Full-back	Aston Villa	21	2	39	50
10	N. Savona Centre-back	Nottingham Forest	23	2	1266.1%	756.9%
11	L. Kitching Centre-back	Coventry	26	2	4573.7%	660.6%
12	Jannik Schuster Centre-back	Brentford	20	1	20	46
13	H. Ogunneye Full-back	Manchester United	20	1	8	29
14	M. Aarons Full-back	Bournemouth	26	1	132016.7%	4035.4%
15	J. Araujo Centre-back	Bournemouth	25	1	15212.2%	4143.1%
16	J. Meghoma Full-back	Brentford	20	1	30285.7%	5511.3%
17	E. Cashin Centre-back	Brighton	24	1	3217.3%	62±0%
18	A. Anselmino Centre-back	Chelsea	21	1	2027.4%	7438.1%
19	Vitor Nunes Centre-back	Manchester City	20	1	3520.3%	8519.8%
20	D. Burn Full-back	Newcastle	34	1	2451%	2642.5%
21	F. Kadıoğlu Centre-back	Brighton	26	1	38474.2%	8112.9%
22	Morato Centre-back	Nottingham Forest	25	1	219.9%	716.2%
23	Tyler Bindon Centre-back	Nottingham Forest	21	1	2423.5%	6837.5%
24	W. Saliba Centre-back	Arsenal	25	1	6217.3%	885.7%
25	Pedro Porro Full-back	Tottenham	26	1	3812.9%	7511.2%
26	B. Davies Centre-back	Tottenham	33	1	189%	1554.7%
27	B. Johnson Full-back	Ipswich	26	1	13±0%	53±0%
28	D. Furlong Full-back	Ipswich	30	1	4620.4%	4616.2%
29	M. de Ligt Centre-back	Manchester United	27	1	1552.6%	6221.3%
30	J. O'Brien Centre-back	Everton	25	1	4179.5%	856.3%
31	K. Tete Centre-back	Fulham	30	1	3321.4%	4521.9%
32	K. Lewis-Potter Full-back	Brentford	25	1	33±0%	84±0%
33	M. Kayode Full-back	Brentford	22	1	45±0%	93±0%
34	J. Gvardiol Centre-back	Manchester City	24	1	26±0%	86±0%