highest rating in soccer by a defender

Marc Guéhi has the highest rating by a defender in the Premier League, with a rating of 7.93 this season.

  • 2026-27 season
  • Min. 30 Minutes Played Per Team Match
NAMERatingSEASONCLUBMSTARTMINGATKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKINTCLRFOULYCRC
1Marc Guéhi
M. Guéhi
7.93
2026-27
Man City Man City
4
4
360
1
0
4
4
0
0
4
21
2
0
0
2Maxim De Cuyper
M. De Cuyper
7.72
2026-27
Brighton Brighton
4
4
333
1
2
5
3
0
2
2
3
6
1
0
3Jarrad Branthwaite
J. Branthwaite
7.49
2026-27
Everton Everton
4
4
360
0
0
5
3
1
0
5
24
2
0
0
4Semi Ajayi
S. Ajayi
7.45
2026-27
Hull City Hull City
4
4
333
1
0
4
2
0
0
4
17
1
1
0
5Noah Sadiki
N. Sadiki
7.43
2026-27
Sunderland Sunderland
4
4
343
0
0
6
5
0
2
2
7
2
1
0
6Cristhian Mosquera
C. Mosquera
7.36
2026-27
Arsenal Arsenal
2
2
168
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
9
1
0
0
7Nobel Mendy
N. Mendy
7.32
2026-27
Hull City Hull City
4
4
249
1
0
7
3
0
0
3
25
3
0
0
8James Tarkowski
J. Tarkowski
7.26
2026-27
Everton Everton
4
4
360
1
0
10
8
0
0
10
16
1
0
0
9Ben White
B. White
7.24
2026-27
Arsenal Arsenal
4
4
315
0
1
6
4
0
1
3
9
2
0
0
10John Egan
J. Egan
7.24
2026-27
Hull City Hull City
4
4
360
0
0
7
2
0
0
6
42
3
1
0
11Rúben Dias
R. Dias
7.21
2026-27
Man City Man City
4
4
360
0
0
1
1
0
0
3
21
1
0
0
12Riccardo Calafiori
R. Calafiori
7.21
2026-27
Arsenal Arsenal
4
4
326
0
2
4
2
0
3
1
7
3
0
0
13Vitalii Mykolenko
V. Mykolenko
7.21
2026-27
Everton Everton
4
4
360
0
0
11
8
0
0
5
14
2
0
0
14Michael Kayode
M. Kayode
7.21
2026-27
Brentford Brentford
4
3
227
1
0
2
1
0
3
4
7
4
0
0
15Jérémy Jacquet
J. Jacquet
7.18
2026-27
Liverpool Liverpool
4
4
325
0
0
8
5
0
0
6
11
4
1
0
16Gabriel Magalhães
G. Magalhães
7.17
2026-27
Arsenal Arsenal
4
4
360
0
0
3
0
0
0
6
22
4
2
0
17Joško Gvardiol
J. Gvardiol
7.17
2026-27
Man City Man City
4
4
344
1
1
11
5
0
2
3
7
3
1
0
18Myles Lewis-Skelly
M. Lewis-Skelly
7.16
2026-27
Arsenal Arsenal
4
4
271
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
8
0
0
19Abdukodir Khusanov
A. Khusanov
7.15
2026-27
Man City Man City
3
3
268
0
0
8
5
0
0
3
4
2
1
0
20Leif Davis
L. Davis
7.14
2026-27
Ipswich Ipswich
4
4
360
2
1
2
1
0
0
2
12
0
0
0
21Micky van de Ven
M. van de Ven
7.13
2026-27
Tottenham Tottenham
3
3
270
0
0
4
4
0
1
2
18
3
1
0
22Shea Charles
S. Charles
7.12
2026-27
Fulham Fulham
4
2
215
0
0
2
2
0
1
7
2
1
0
0
23Nathan Collins
N. Collins
7.09
2026-27
Brentford Brentford
3
3
196
0
0
2
2
0
3
2
13
2
1
0
24Nikola Milenković
N. Milenković
7.08
2026-27
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
3
3
270
0
0
5
2
0
0
3
22
5
1
0
25Virgil van Dijk
V. van Dijk
7.05
2026-27
Liverpool Liverpool
4
4
360
0
0
5
4
0
1
6
28
1
1
0
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Team Leaders

G

4

Haaland

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A

2

Semenyo

Antoine Semenyo

RTG

8.34

Cherki

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Team Rankings

GF

8

3rd

GA

2

2nd

GD

6

3rd

FORM

WWWW

last 5

2026-27 Table
CLUBMWDLGDPTS
1
Arsenal Arsenal
4
4
0
0
7
12
2
Man City Man City
4
4
0
0
6
12
3
Leeds Leeds
4
2
2
0
4
8
4
Hull City Hull City
4
2
2
0
3
8
5
Brighton Brighton
4
2
1
1
8
7
Last Game
MUN Man United

W1 D1 L2

0

Final

1

MCI Man City

W4 D0 L0

Sun 13 Sep 2026

PL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

4

Haaland

Erling Haaland

3

Pedro

João Pedro

3

Fernandes

Bruno Fernandes
Assists Leaders

3

Pedro

João Pedro

3

Evanilson

Evanilson

3

Gakpo

Cody Gakpo
Rating Leaders

8.34

Saka

Bukayo Saka

8.34

Cherki

Rayan Cherki

8.32

Ødegaard

Martin Ødegaard
Take-ons Leaders

10

George

Tyrique George

10

Fatawu

Abdul Fatawu

9

Mainoo

Kobbie Mainoo
Big Chances Created Leaders

3

Szoboszlai

Dominik Szoboszlai

3

Groß

Pascal Groß

3

Gibbs-White

Morgan Gibbs-White

PL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals For Rankings
Brighton

13

Chelsea

10

Man City

8

Arsenal

8

Newcastle

7

Man United

7
Goals Against Rankings
Arsenal

1

Man City

2

Hull City

2

Leeds

3

Everton

3

Nottm Forest

4
Goal Difference Rankings
Brighton

8

Arsenal

7

Man City

6

Leeds

4

Hull City

3

Brentford

3

Premier League 2026-27 Table

Premier LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
Arsenal Arsenal
4
4
0
0
7
12
2
Man City Man City
4
4
0
0
6
12
3
Leeds Leeds
4
2
2
0
4
8
4
Hull City Hull City
4
2
2
0
3
8
5
Brighton Brighton
4
2
1
1
8
7
6
Chelsea Chelsea
4
2
1
1
1
7
7
Brentford Brentford
4
1
3
0
3
6
8
Liverpool Liverpool
4
1
3
0
2
6
9
Everton Everton
4
1
3
0
2
6
10
Ipswich Ipswich
4
2
0
2
-3
6
11
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
4
1
2
1
0
5
12
Newcastle Newcastle
4
1
2
1
-1
5
13
Man United Man United
4
1
1
2
0
4
14
Sunderland Sunderland
4
1
1
2
-2
4
15
Bournemouth Bournemouth
4
0
3
1
-1
3
16
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
4
1
0
3
-5
3
17
Tottenham Tottenham
4
0
2
2
-5
2
18
Fulham Fulham
4
0
1
3
-3
1
19
Aston Villa Aston Villa
4
0
1
3
-6
1
20
Coventry Coventry
4
0
0
4
-10
0