Top-Scoring defenders in 2. Bundesliga

The top-scoring defenders in 2. Bundesliga, ranked on Field Insider.

Top-scoring midfielders in 2. Bundesliga Top-scoring attackers in 2. Bundesliga Best defenders in 2. Bundesliga Most in-form defenders in 2. Bundesliga Most valuable defenders in 2. Bundesliga Most improved defenders in 2. Bundesliga

At a glance

M. Ayhan of FC Schalke 04 is the standout for raw talent across defenders in 2. Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 67.3, and M. N'Diaye has been the form player this season, grading 61, and M. Maglica leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: N. Katić has improved his Season rating most, up +38.9 on last season, while F. Gruber's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +23.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. N'Diaye of FC Schalke 04 is the most valuable name in this group at 38.8.

1. FC Nürnberg · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

N. Katić+38.9SsN

FC Schalke 04 · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	M. Maglica Centre-back	SV Darmstadt 98	27	6	37776.2%	5415.1%
2	D. Zec Centre-back	Holstein Kiel	26	6	37202.5%	6012.8%
3	M. Momuluh Winger	Arminia Bielefeld	24	5	36206.8%	639.4%
4	M. Aydın Full-back	Eintracht Braunschweig	24	5	3423.9%	6410.7%
5	L. Lochoshvili Centre-back	1. FC Nürnberg	28	5	33487.5%	516.9%
6	H. Kuruçay Centre-back	FC Schalke 04	28	4	52206.4%	5110.6%
7	A. Rossipal Full-back	Dynamo Dresden	30	4	2619.8%	4016.2%
8	T. Handwerker Full-back	Arminia Bielefeld	28	4	2124.6%	454.9%
9	M. Rohr Centre-back	SV Elversberg	31	3	4234.6%	3515%
10	M. Nawrocki Full-back	Hannover 96	25	3	25260%	6139.3%
11	J. Heuer Centre-back	Preußen Münster	27	3	2320.5%	5013.1%
12	L. Frenkert Centre-back	Eintracht Braunschweig	26	3	1741.7%	5114.3%
13	B. Tomiak Centre-back	Hannover 96	27	3	2913.1%	5314.4%
14	R. Knoche Centre-back	Arminia Bielefeld	34	3	1651.5%	2133.1%
15	I. Nekić Centre-back	Holstein Kiel	25	3	222300%	562.8%
16	M. John Full-back	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	24	2	941.5%	508.5%
17	K. Ehlers Centre-back	Eintracht Braunschweig	25	2	3346%	598.4%
18	J. Hugonet Centre-back	1. FC Magdeburg	26	2	2353.8%	5221.7%
19	M. Beifus Centre-back	Karlsruher SC	23	2	683.8%	5616.8%
20	C. Kobald Full-back	Karlsruher SC	28	2	2684.8%	4513.7%
21	I. Okon Full-back	Hannover 96	22	2	22	62
22	V. Ghiță Centre-back	Hannover 96	28	2	3329.5%	4731.9%
23	F. Nürnberger Full-back	SV Darmstadt 98	27	2	1741.9%	5013.4%
24	J. Felix Full-back	Arminia Bielefeld	28	2	1125%	398.1%
25	M. Großer Centre-back	Arminia Bielefeld	25	2	2321.4%	5730.9%
26	T. Scheller Centre-back	SC Paderborn 07	24	2	3521.1%	66±0%
27	C. Brackelmann Full-back	SC Paderborn 07	26	2	3433.2%	569.2%
28	Mika Haas Full-back	1. FC Kaiserslautern	20	2	272610%	6624.6%
29	Vitalie Becker Full-back	FC Schalke 04	21	2	36	66
30	B. Bjarnason Full-back	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	26	1	937.3%	4515.3%
31	L. Morgalla Full-back	VfL Bochum	21	1	273714.3%	6573.5%
32	N. Katić Centre-back	FC Schalke 04	29	1	48432.2%	440.9%
33	J. Gyamerah Full-back	SV Elversberg	31	1	3550.9%	338.5%
34	F. Le Joncour Centre-back	SV Elversberg	31	1	1916.9%	2727.2%
35	N. Mickelson Full-back	SV Elversberg	27	1	113.4%	479.6%
36	F. Keidel Full-back	SV Elversberg	23	1	196.1%	6245.3%
37	F. Flick Defensive midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	26	1	30107%	516.6%
38	M. Bauer Centre-back	Arminia Bielefeld	26	1	208.3%	508.8%
39	Lukas Reich Full-back	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	19	1	1213.5%	5633.8%
40	P. Nkoa Full-back	Eintracht Braunschweig	27	1	1540.2%	4422.6%
41	C. Johansson Centre-back	Holstein Kiel	32	1	15245.2%	2034.4%
42	J. de Wijs Centre-back	Fortuna Düsseldorf	31	1	11100%	1932.2%
43	L. Gechter Centre-back	Hertha BSC	22	1	45137.2%	665.4%
44	J. ter Horst Full-back	Preußen Münster	24	1	3217.4%	61±0%
45	S. Jung Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	36	1	261.5%	2016.9%
46	L. Sirch Full-back	1. FC Kaiserslautern	27	1	3733%	5515.6%
47	J. Elvedi Centre-back	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	29	1	2919.4%	3927.1%
48	C. Kammerknecht Centre-back	Dynamo Dresden	27	1	757.5%	413.3%
49	L. Bünning Centre-back	Dynamo Dresden	28	1	946%	384.1%
50	F. Gruber Centre-back	1. FC Nürnberg	23	1	29175.5%	6557.5%