Top-Scoring defenders in La Liga 26/27

The top-scoring defenders in La Liga in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

Top-scoring midfielders in La Liga Top-scoring attackers in La Liga Best defenders in La Liga Most in-form defenders in La Liga Most valuable defenders in La Liga Most improved defenders in La Liga

At a glance

Pau Cubarsí Paredes of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across defenders in La Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 95.3, and C. Romero leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Diego Murillo has improved his Season rating most, up +32.8 on last season, while A. Faye's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +53.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Raúl Asencio of Real Madrid is the most valuable name in this group at 94.4.

Best talent

Pau Cubarsí Paredes95.3RTG

Barcelona

In form

Pau Cubarsí Paredes50.9SsN

Barcelona

Rising potential

A. Faye+53.3RTG

Celta Vigo · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Diego Murillo+32.8SsN

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	Player	Team
1	C. Romero Centre-back	Atletico Madrid	28	4	34130.4%	599.5%
2	G. Tsitaishvili Full-back	Rayo Vallecano	25	3	2137.6%	745.9%
3	L. Cabrera Centre-back	Espanyol	35	3	3713.7%	332.7%
4	J. Báez Centre-back	Barcelona	36	2	2719.4%	1249.6%
5	Matia Barzic Gutiérrez Centre-back	Elche	22	2	2026.6%	669.8%
6	Éder Militão Full-back	Real Madrid	28	2	2422.7%	5515.4%
7	Héctor Fort Full-back	Barcelona	20	2	639.1%	790.9%
8	R. Yeboah Full-back	Osasuna	22	2	7±0%	3721%
9	Diego Murillo Centre-back	Malaga	25	2	44290.3%	6719.6%
10	Dani Barcia Centre-back	Deportivo La Coruna	23	2	2392.6%	647.2%
11	Raúl Asencio Centre-back	Real Madrid	23	2	273.6%	803.9%
12	V. Gómez Centre-back	Real Betis	23	1	3261.8%	8029.8%
13	Sergi Cardona Full-back	Villarreal	27	1	3013.9%	6821.9%
14	Odriozola Centre-back	Real Sociedad	30	1	11300%	3322.3%
15	Diego Llorente Centre-back	Real Betis	33	1	2416.4%	2352.9%
16	Miguel Rubio Centre-back	Espanyol	28	1	583.8%	4721.4%
17	A. Rüdiger Centre-back	Real Madrid	33	1	2143.5%	2541.1%
18	Manu Sánchez Full-back	Celta Vigo	26	1	39±0%	8111.3%
19	Dani Vivian Centre-back	Athletic Club	27	1	2649.4%	6622.4%
20	J. Perlaza Full-back	Barcelona	28	1	628%	360.8%
21	F. Boyomo Full-back	Osasuna	24	1	2665.6%	7712.9%
22	N. Tenaglia Centre-back	Alaves	30	1	35±0%	51±0%
23	Marc Pubill Full-back	Atletico Madrid	23	1	30±0%	77±0%
24	Aitor Paredes Centre-back	Athletic Club	26	1	16±0%	68±0%
25	Pau Cubarsí Paredes Centre-back	Barcelona	19	1	5134.3%	953.3%
26	Javier Boñar Full-back	Atletico Madrid	21	1	4	75
27	John Nwankwo Centre-back	Elche	25	1	942.3%	666.6%