Top-Scoring defenders in Premier League

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

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At a glance

J. Timber of Arsenal is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 97.3, and V. van Dijk leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Garner has improved his Season rating most, up +43.5 on last season, while M. De Cuyper's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +18 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 163.6.

Brighton · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

J. Garner+43.5SsN

Everton · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	V. van Dijk Centre-back	Liverpool	35	6	3440.9%	377.7%
2	M. van de Ven Centre-back	Tottenham	25	4	34277.8%	8514.9%
3	C. Romero Centre-back	Tottenham	28	4	54264.9%	672.5%
4	M. Thiaw Centre-back	Newcastle	24	4	3626.5%	8915.3%
5	M. Guéhi Centre-back	Crystal Palace	26	3	5616.2%	808.5%
6	N. Mukiele Centre-back	Sunderland	28	3	52216.5%	6910.9%
7	R. Sessegnon Full-back	Fulham	26	3	37117.5%	770.7%
8	M. Keane Centre-back	Everton	33	3	42122.5%	343.2%
9	J. Timber Full-back	Arsenal	25	3	8299%	975.3%
10	Gabriel Magalhães Centre-back	Arsenal	28	3	7699.5%	748.8%
11	T. Chalobah Centre-back	Chelsea	27	3	35104.7%	733.8%
12	Rodrigo Gomes Attacking midfielder	Wolves	23	3	1978.1%	751.2%
13	S. Bueno Centre-back	Wolves	27	3	235.7%	6512.1%
14	K. Mavropanos Centre-back	West Ham	28	3	3738.7%	6113%
15	J. van Hecke Centre-back	Brighton	26	3	4539.8%	827.2%
16	M. Cash Full-back	Aston Villa	28	3	3935.1%	715.1%
17	J. Justin Centre-back	Leeds	28	2	307.2%	5822.1%
18	L. Krejčí Centre-back	Wolves	27	2	2121.1%	6612.5%
19	J. Gvardiol Full-back	Manchester City	24	2	497.8%	963.2%
20	N. Savona Centre-back	Nottingham Forest	23	2	1946.1%	791.6%
21	J. Tarkowski Centre-back	Everton	33	2	5111.8%	3818.4%
22	J. Garner Defensive midfielder	Everton	25	2	66195.9%	9016.2%
23	J. Rodon Full-back	Leeds	28	2	3353.1%	675%
24	M. Gusto Full-back	Chelsea	23	2	323.8%	881.6%
25	R. James Full-back	Chelsea	26	2	33160%	770.8%
26	Rúben Dias Centre-back	Manchester City	29	2	5037.4%	6014.4%
27	T. Hume Attacking midfielder	Sunderland	24	2	1770.7%	8811%
28	D. Ballard Centre-back	Sunderland	26	2	41189.3%	7823.2%
29	N. Williams Full-back	Nottingham Forest	25	2	5011.4%	853.4%
30	M. De Cuyper Full-back	Brighton	25	2	1658%	8128.8%
31	M. Wieffer Full-back	Brighton	26	2	4973.5%	815.5%
32	M. Kerkez Full-back	Liverpool	22	2	2924.5%	8811.6%
33	P. Hincapié Centre-back	Arsenal	24	1	5424.2%	851.5%
34	A. Tuanzebe Centre-back	Burnley	28	1	1015.4%	5318.9%
35	O. Alderete Centre-back	Sunderland	29	1	4418.2%	6111.8%
36	R. Calafiori Full-back	Arsenal	24	1	45124.9%	853%
37	J. Branthwaite Centre-back	Everton	24	1	2051.5%	7710%
38	Álex Jiménez Full-back	Bournemouth	21	1	4398.6%	9118.7%
39	A. Robinson Full-back	Fulham	28	1	3613.9%	5928.9%
40	J. Bijol Centre-back	Leeds	27	1	2239.8%	6517%
41	J. O'Brien Full-back	Everton	25	1	4179.5%	867.4%
42	J. Bogle Central midfielder	Leeds	26	1	4253.5%	775.8%
43	W. Saliba Centre-back	Arsenal	25	1	6320.5%	885.2%
44	H. Maguire Centre-back	Manchester United	33	1	2416.9%	3312.2%
45	L. Shaw Full-back	Manchester United	31	1	411044.4%	5128.1%
46	M. de Ligt Centre-back	Manchester United	26	1	295.2%	781.8%
47	C. Richards Full-back	Crystal Palace	26	1	5372.3%	771.9%
48	M. Lacroix Centre-back	Crystal Palace	26	1	540.7%	7810.2%
49	Marc Cucurella Full-back	Chelsea	28	1	3624.8%	6819.1%
50	Hugo Bueno Defensive midfielder	Wolves	23	1	39135.5%	7912.7%