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World’s Best Defenders 2026/27

Top 32 defenders for the 2026/27 season

By Elevenrate teams
Alejandro GrimaldoCristian RomeroNico SchlotterbeckJacobo RamónPau Cubarsí+27View all 32 players
  • Avg. club Elo 1,929
  • Avg. age 26.6
Pau Cubarsí7.2

Pau Cubarsí

€110.5M

Centre BackBarcelonaBarcelona
Spain · 196.48.46.86.97.3
William Saliba7.1

William Saliba

€89.7M

Centre BackArsenalArsenal
France · 256.27.17.37.37.4
Achraf Hakimi7.0

Achraf Hakimi

€79.1M

Right BackParis Saint GermainParis Saint Germain
Morocco · 277.86.57.06.96.4
Joško Gvardiol6.6

Joško Gvardiol

€76.7M

Centre BackManchester CityManchester City
Croatia · 246.35.67.46.96.5
Nuno Mendes7.2

Nuno Mendes

€76.7M

Left BackParis Saint GermainParis Saint Germain
Portugal · 246.67.28.07.56.8
Dayot Upamecano6.7

Dayot Upamecano

€76M

Centre BackBayern MünchenBayern München
France · 277.07.26.57.35.4
Willian Pacho6.7

Willian Pacho

€75.2M

Centre BackParis Saint GermainParis Saint Germain
Ecuador · 256.96.66.57.26.5
Gabriel Magalhães7.0

Gabriel Magalhães

€74.9M

Centre BackArsenalArsenal
Brazil · 286.77.87.16.56.8
Nico O'Reilly6.4

Nico O'Reilly

€70.9M

Centre BackManchester CityManchester City
United Kingdom · 216.36.56.66.56.3
Dean Huijsen6.7

Dean Huijsen

€63.7M

Centre BackReal MadridReal Madrid
Netherlands · 217.37.37.05.06.8
Marc Cucurella6.7

Marc Cucurella

€57.9M

Left BackReal MadridReal Madrid
Spain · 286.16.76.76.67.2
Marc Guéhi7.1

Marc Guéhi

€56.9M

Centre BackManchester CityManchester City
United Kingdom · 267.06.47.37.17.5
Nico Schlotterbeck7.3

Nico Schlotterbeck

€54.5M

Centre BackBorussia DortmundBorussia Dortmund
Germany · 266.97.08.56.77.6
Rúben Dias6.8

Rúben Dias

€52M

Centre BackManchester CityManchester City
Portugal · 296.97.16.17.27.0
Piero Hincapié6.7

Piero Hincapié

€51.1M

Centre BackArsenalArsenal
Ecuador · 246.57.16.56.56.8
Federico Dimarco6.7

Federico Dimarco

€47.8M

Left BackInterInter
Italy · 286.46.67.27.06.3
Lisandro Martínez6.7

Lisandro Martínez

€44.1M

Centre BackManchester UnitedManchester United
Argentina · 286.07.06.96.67.2
Cristian Romero7.2

Cristian Romero

€42.1M

Centre BackAtletico MadridAtletico Madrid
Argentina · 286.97.58.26.56.9
Pedro Porro6.7

Pedro Porro

€41.8M

Right BackTottenhamTottenham
Spain · 276.07.16.66.27.5
Bremer7.0

Bremer

€35.2M

Centre BackJuventusJuventus
Brazil · 296.76.76.36.88.3
Marco Palestra6.5

Marco Palestra

€34.9M

Right MidfielderChelseaChelsea
Italy · 216.56.16.96.66.2
Marquinhos7.0

Marquinhos

€30.1M

Centre BackParis Saint GermainParis Saint Germain
Brazil · 326.36.87.16.97.8
Jakub Kiwior7.2

Jakub Kiwior

€28.4M

Centre BackFC PortoFC Porto
Poland · 266.76.77.76.97.7
Jacobo Ramón7.4

Jacobo Ramón

€24.3M

Centre BackComoComo
Spain · 218.26.66.88.17.1
Koni De Winter6.8

Koni De Winter

€23.1M

Centre BackAC MilanAC Milan
Belgium · 246.56.87.36.57.1
Jonathan Tah6.5

Jonathan Tah

€22.4M

Centre BackBayern MünchenBayern München
Germany · 306.36.36.66.56.7
Marcos Llorente7.1

Marcos Llorente

€21.3M

Right BackAtletico MadridAtletico Madrid
Spain · 316.66.87.77.56.8
Alejandro Grimaldo7.5

Alejandro Grimaldo

€18.9M

Left BackAtletico MadridAtletico Madrid
Spain · 317.16.77.58.87.1
Virgil van Dijk6.8

Virgil van Dijk

€16M

Centre BackLiverpoolLiverpool
Netherlands · 356.97.26.36.27.1
Ko Itakura6.5

Ko Itakura

€7.4M

Centre BackBorussia MönchengladbachBorussia Mönchengladbach
Japan · 297.06.56.56.16.2
Daniel Muñoz6.6

Daniel Muñoz

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Central MidfielderNottingham ForestNottingham Forest
Colombia · 307.56.46.66.26.5
Johan Vásquez6.4

Johan Vásquez

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Centre BackGenoaGenoa
Mexico · 286.35.86.46.47.0