highest rated defenders top 5

Álex Grimaldo has the highest rating by a defender in LaLiga, with a rating of 7.64 this season.

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  • Assumption:2026-27 season
  • Assumption:30+ MIN/TM
  • Data note: Rating: player season data complete from 2019-20
NAMERatingSEASONCLUBMSTARTMINGATKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKINTCLRFOULYCRC
1Álex Grimaldo
Á. Grimaldo
7.64
2026-27
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
11
10
939
4
2
24
16
0
4
8
15
7
0
0
2Cristian Romero
C. Romero
7.47
2026-27
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
6
5
433
1
0
7
6
1
1
2
25
5
2
0
3Bartra
Bartra
7.44
2026-27
Real Betis Real Betis
8
6
536
3
0
14
10
1
0
9
44
0
0
0
4Yuri Berchiche
Y. Berchiche
7.39
2026-27
Athletic Club Athletic Club
9
9
723
1
0
16
10
0
4
7
24
5
3
1
5Aitor Paredes
A. Paredes
7.35
2026-27
Athletic Club Athletic Club
7
5
488
2
0
7
2
0
0
4
31
4
0
0
6Natan
Natan
7.35
2026-27
Real Betis Real Betis
10
10
900
1
0
15
11
0
0
7
78
2
2
0
7Valentín Gómez
V. Gómez
7.33
2026-27
Real Betis Real Betis
5
4
439
1
0
7
5
0
0
6
38
5
1
0
8Pau Cubarsí
P. Cubarsí
7.32
2026-27
Barcelona Barcelona
9
9
781
0
2
12
8
1
1
13
40
8
1
0
9Marcos Alonso
M. Alonso
7.31
2026-27
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
9
8
694
0
0
13
11
0
4
12
40
10
2
1
10Dávid Hancko
D. Hancko
7.29
2026-27
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
12
10
935
0
2
16
8
0
6
11
55
3
1
0
11Sebastián Cáceres
S. Cáceres
7.23
2026-27
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
5
5
406
0
0
9
7
1
0
4
23
3
1
0
12Alex Freeman
A. Freeman
7.23
2026-27
Villarreal Villarreal
11
6
625
1
0
20
13
1
1
6
21
4
1
0
13Eric García
E. García
7.23
2026-27
Barcelona Barcelona
9
7
619
1
0
17
12
0
1
5
19
4
0
0
14Dean Huijsen
D. Huijsen
7.20
2026-27
Real Madrid Real Madrid
10
10
861
0
0
13
7
0
1
18
62
8
2
1
15Gabriel Suazo
G. Suazo
7.16
2026-27
Sevilla Sevilla
12
12
1,076
0
0
35
27
0
1
14
26
19
3
0
16Juan Foyth
J. Foyth
7.15
2026-27
Villarreal Villarreal
6
6
479
0
0
9
7
0
1
10
25
3
3
0
17Sergi Cardona
S. Cardona
7.14
2026-27
Villarreal Villarreal
7
6
510
0
1
14
10
0
2
6
12
10
1
0
18Beñat Turrientes
B. Turrientes
7.13
2026-27
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
7
5
414
1
0
11
4
0
3
0
9
1
2
0
19Roy Revivo
R. Revivo
7.11
2026-27
Elche Elche
9
8
702
0
2
7
4
0
1
11
25
7
1
0
20Leandro Cabrera
L. Cabrera
7.08
2026-27
Espanyol Espanyol
9
9
810
1
0
6
4
1
3
10
74
10
1
0
21Kike Salas
K. Salas
7.07
2026-27
Sevilla Sevilla
10
10
897
1
0
22
12
1
1
10
80
15
1
1
22Javi Rodríguez
J. Rodríguez
7.04
2026-27
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
8
7
547
1
1
4
2
0
0
5
18
2
0
0
23Adrián de la Fuente
A. de la Fuente
7.03
2026-27
Levante Levante
10
8
765
2
0
10
5
0
4
10
43
8
4
0
24Omar El Hilali
O. El Hilali
7.03
2026-27
Espanyol Espanyol
11
11
973
0
1
24
16
1
0
12
46
22
2
1
25Gerard Martín
G. Martín
7.03
2026-27
Barcelona Barcelona
11
9
761
0
0
8
6
2
0
10
53
9
1
0
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Team Leaders

G

5

Baena

Alex Baena

A

3

Baena

Alex Baena

RTG

7.64

Grimaldo

Álex Grimaldo
Team Rankings

GF

23

3rd

GA

10

1st

GD

13

3rd

FORM

LWWWW

last 5

2026-27 Table
CLUBMWDLGDPTS
1
Barcelona Barcelona
12
11
0
1
35
33
2
Real Madrid Real Madrid
12
10
0
2
21
30
3
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
12
9
1
2
13
28
4
Real Betis Real Betis
12
8
2
2
5
26
5
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
12
7
1
4
1
22
Last Game
ATM Atlético Madrid

W9 D1 L2

1

Final

2

FCB Barcelona

W11 D0 L1

Sun 8 Nov 2026

LaLiga 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

15

Raphinha

Raphinha

13

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

10

Yamal

Lamine Yamal
Assists Leaders

8

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

6

Hernández

Javier Hernández

5

López

Fermin López
Rating Leaders

8.78

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

8.45

Raphinha

Raphinha

8.30

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé
Take-ons Leaders

46

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

36

Diomandé

Yan Diomandé

33

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé
Big Chances Created Leaders

14

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

14

Güler

Arda Güler

8

López

Fermin López

LaLiga 2026-27 Rankings

Goals For Rankings
Barcelona

48

Real Madrid

31

Atlético Madrid

23

Real Sociedad

21

Real Betis

20

Racing

17
Goals Against Rankings
Real Madrid

10

Celta Vigo

10

Atlético Madrid

10

Athletic Club

11

Barcelona

13

Deportivo

14
Goal Difference Rankings
Barcelona

35

Real Madrid

21

Atlético Madrid

13

Real Betis

5

Athletic Club

4

Villarreal

2

LaLiga 2026-27 Table

LaLigaMWDLGDPTS
1
Barcelona Barcelona
12
11
0
1
35
33
2
Real Madrid Real Madrid
12
10
0
2
21
30
3
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
12
9
1
2
13
28
4
Real Betis Real Betis
12
8
2
2
5
26
5
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
12
7
1
4
1
22
6
Sevilla Sevilla
12
5
3
4
-2
18
7
Athletic Club Athletic Club
11
4
4
3
4
16
8
Villarreal Villarreal
12
4
3
5
2
15
9
Deportivo Deportivo
12
3
6
3
1
15
10
Racing Racing
12
4
2
6
-13
14
11
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
12
2
7
3
0
13
12
Alavés Alavés
12
3
4
5
-2
13
13
Espanyol Espanyol
12
3
3
6
-1
12
14
Rayo Rayo
11
3
3
5
-6
12
15
Getafe Getafe
12
3
3
6
-10
12
16
Osasuna Osasuna
12
3
3
6
-11
12
17
Levante Levante
12
2
5
5
-5
11
18
Elche Elche
12
2
4
6
-6
10
19
Valencia Valencia
12
2
3
7
-12
9
20
Málaga Málaga
12
0
5
7
-14
5