Top-Scoring U21 defenders in Liga Profesional Argentina 2026
The top-scoring U21 defenders in Liga Profesional Argentina in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.
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At a glance
Ignacio Ovando of Rosario Central is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in Liga Profesional Argentina, with a Field Insider Rating of 57.9, and A. Maidana leads the scoring with 3 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Brandon Oviedo has improved his Season rating most, up +10.1 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, Joel Godoy of Sarmiento Junin is the most valuable name in this group at 15.9.
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| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. MaidanaCentre-back |  Talleres Cordoba | 21 | 3 | 18 | 53 |
| 2 | Ignacio OvandoCentre-back |  Rosario Central | 19 | 2 | 41986.8% | 5824.8% |
| 3 | Thiago SilveorFull-back |  Velez Sarsfield | 20 | 2 | 29140.5% | 5214.4% |
| 4 | T. RodríguezFull-back |  San Lorenzo | 21 | 1 | 305940% | 5119.8% |
| 5 | J. ArrayagoCentre-back |  Independiente | 17 | 1 | 11 | 50 |
| 6 | E. VeronFull-back | Rosario Central | 18 | 1 | 8 | 48 |
| 7 | Ignacio CampoFull-back |  Huracan | 21 | 1 | 20 | 51 |
| 8 | G. EscuderoCentre-back |  Racing Club | 19 | 1 | 5575% | 485.8% |
| 9 | S. FernándezCentre-back | Talleres Cordoba | 21 | 1 | 2927.1% | 5410.2% |
| 10 | Joel GodoyFull-back |  Sarmiento Junin | 21 | 1 | 40 | 57 |