World’s Best Defenders 2026/27
Top 32 defenders for the 2026/27 season
32 of 32 players
Pau Cubarsí
€112M
Centre Back
Barcelona
Barcelona Spain · 19
William Saliba
€89.7M
Centre Back
Arsenal
Arsenal France · 25
Achraf Hakimi
€79.4M
Right Back
Paris Saint Germain
Paris Saint Germain Morocco · 27
Dayot Upamecano
€77.3M
Centre Back
Bayern München
Bayern München France · 27
Joško Gvardiol
€77.3M
Centre Back
Manchester City
Manchester City Croatia · 24
Gabriel Magalhães
€77.1M
Centre BackArsenal
Arsenal Brazil · 28
Nuno Mendes
€76M
Left BackParis Saint Germain
Paris Saint Germain Portugal · 24
Willian Pacho
€74.6M
Centre BackParis Saint Germain
Paris Saint Germain Ecuador · 24
Nico O'Reilly
€70.7M
Centre BackManchester City
Manchester City United Kingdom · 21
Dean Huijsen
€65.3M
Centre Back
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Spain · 21
Marc Cucurella
€58M
Left BackReal Madrid
Real Madrid Spain · 28
Marc Guéhi
€56.7M
Centre BackManchester City
Manchester City United Kingdom · 26
Nico Schlotterbeck
€54.4M
Centre Back
Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund Germany · 26
Rúben Dias
€53.5M
Centre BackManchester City
Manchester City Portugal · 29
Piero Hincapié
€52.4M
Centre BackArsenal
Arsenal Ecuador · 24
Federico Dimarco
€48.9M
Left Wing Back
Inter
Inter Italy · 28
Lisandro Martínez
€44.6M
Centre Back
Manchester United
Manchester United Argentina · 28
Cristian Romero
€43.6M
Centre Back
Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid Argentina · 28
Pedro Porro
€43.5M
Right Back
Tottenham
Tottenham Spain · 27
Bremer
€35.9M
Centre Back
Juventus
Juventus Brazil · 29
Marco Palestra
€35M
Right Midfielder
Chelsea
Chelsea Italy · 21
Marquinhos
€30.4M
Centre BackParis Saint Germain
Paris Saint Germain Brazil · 32
Jakub Kiwior
€28.5M
Centre Back
FC Porto
FC Porto Poland · 26
Jonathan Tah
€22.4M
Centre BackBayern München
Bayern München Germany · 30
Koni De Winter
€21.7M
Centre Back
AC Milan
AC Milan Belgium · 24
Marcos Llorente
€21.2M
Right BackAtletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid Spain · 31
Alejandro Grimaldo
€18.6M
Left BackAtletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid Spain · 31
Virgil van Dijk
€16M
Centre Back
Liverpool
Liverpool Netherlands · 35
Ko Itakura
€7.3M
Centre Back
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Mönchengladbach Japan · 29
Daniel Muñoz
—
Central Midfielder
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest Not set · Not set
Jacobo Ramón
—
Centre Back
Como
Como Spain · 21
Johan Vásquez
—
Centre Back
Genoa
Genoa Not set · Not set
| Player | Position | Club | Elo | Elevenrate value | Nationality | Age | Last 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pau Cubarsí | Centre Back | Barcelona | €112M | Spain | 19 | ||
| William Saliba | Centre Back | Arsenal | €89.7M | France | 25 | ||
| Achraf Hakimi | Right Back | Paris Saint Germain | €79.4M | Morocco | 27 | ||
| Dayot Upamecano | Centre Back | Bayern München | €77.3M | France | 27 | ||
| Joško Gvardiol | Centre Back | Manchester City | €77.3M | Croatia | 24 | ||
| Gabriel Magalhães | Centre Back | Arsenal | €77.1M | Brazil | 28 | ||
| Nuno Mendes | Left Back | Paris Saint Germain | €76M | Portugal | 24 | ||
| Willian Pacho | Centre Back | Paris Saint Germain | €74.6M | Ecuador | 24 | ||
| Nico O'Reilly | Centre Back | Manchester City | €70.7M | United Kingdom | 21 | ||
| Dean Huijsen | Centre Back | Real Madrid | €65.3M | Spain | 21 | ||
| Marc Cucurella | Left Back | Real Madrid | €58M | Spain | 28 | ||
| Marc Guéhi | Centre Back | Manchester City | €56.7M | United Kingdom | 26 | ||
| Nico Schlotterbeck | Centre Back | Borussia Dortmund | €54.4M | Germany | 26 | ||
| Rúben Dias | Centre Back | Manchester City | €53.5M | Portugal | 29 | ||
| Piero Hincapié | Centre Back | Arsenal | €52.4M | Ecuador | 24 | ||
| Federico Dimarco | Left Wing Back | Inter | €48.9M | Italy | 28 | ||
| Lisandro Martínez | Centre Back | Manchester United | €44.6M | Argentina | 28 | ||
| Cristian Romero | Centre Back | Atletico Madrid | €43.6M | Argentina | 28 | ||
| Pedro Porro | Right Back | Tottenham | €43.5M | Spain | 27 | ||
| Bremer | Centre Back | Juventus | €35.9M | Brazil | 29 | ||
| Marco Palestra | Right Midfielder | Chelsea | €35M | Italy | 21 | ||
| Marquinhos | Centre Back | Paris Saint Germain | €30.4M | Brazil | 32 | ||
| Jakub Kiwior | Centre Back | FC Porto | €28.5M | Poland | 26 | ||
| Jonathan Tah | Centre Back | Bayern München | €22.4M | Germany | 30 | ||
| Koni De Winter | Centre Back | AC Milan | €21.7M | Belgium | 24 | ||
| Marcos Llorente | Right Back | Atletico Madrid | €21.2M | Spain | 31 | ||
| Alejandro Grimaldo | Left Back | Atletico Madrid | €18.6M | Spain | 31 | ||
| Virgil van Dijk | Centre Back | Liverpool | €16M | Netherlands | 35 | ||
| Ko Itakura | Centre Back | Borussia Mönchengladbach | €7.3M | Japan | 29 | ||
| Daniel Muñoz | Central Midfielder | Nottingham Forest | — | Not set | Not set | ||
| Jacobo Ramón | Centre Back | Como | — | Spain | 21 | ||
| Johan Vásquez | Centre Back | Genoa | — | Not set | Not set |