who is the best defender

Jan Paul van Hecke has the highest rating by a defender in the Premier League, with a rating of 7.58 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
1Jan Paul van Hecke
J. Paul van Hecke
7.58
2026-27
10
10
900
2
0
16
9
2
0
11
45
11
2
0
2James Tarkowski
J. Tarkowski
7.53
2026-27
10
10
900
1
1
15
12
0
0
23
52
6
2
0
3Luka Vušković
L. Vušković
7.52
2026-27
10
10
887
1
0
10
7
0
2
11
70
12
0
0
4Ben White
B. White
7.45
2026-27
7
7
532
0
3
10
5
0
1
3
14
2
0
0
5Maxim De Cuyper
M. De Cuyper
7.40
2026-27
10
10
822
2
3
16
9
0
3
7
10
13
3
0
6Abdukodir Khusanov
A. Khusanov
7.40
2026-27
7
6
553
0
0
18
11
1
0
8
21
7
1
0
7Virgil van Dijk
V. van Dijk
7.39
2026-27
10
10
900
0
0
8
5
1
2
12
79
6
3
0
8Lewis Dunk
L. Dunk
7.30
2026-27
9
8
750
1
0
7
4
0
0
11
39
5
2
0
9Marc Guéhi
M. Guéhi
7.29
2026-27
9
9
720
1
1
6
6
0
1
5
33
7
1
0
10Gabriel Magalhães
G. Magalhães
7.29
2026-27
10
10
900
1
0
13
5
2
1
9
66
8
2
0
11Ezri Konsa
E. Konsa
7.28
2026-27
9
8
732
1
0
16
8
2
2
10
39
6
0
0
12James Justin
J. Justin
7.27
2026-27
10
10
881
1
0
24
14
0
2
14
33
7
1
0
13James Hill
J. Hill
7.26
2026-27
10
10
900
0
0
25
15
0
1
18
71
9
1
0
14David Affengruber
D. Affengruber
7.24
2026-27
7
7
630
0
0
12
7
1
0
11
54
10
1
0
15Jarrad Branthwaite
J. Branthwaite
7.23
2026-27
9
9
799
0
0
10
5
1
0
12
62
6
1
0
16Vitalii Mykolenko
V. Mykolenko
7.22
2026-27
9
9
793
0
1
18
14
0
1
9
34
4
2
0
17Wesley Fofana
W. Fofana
7.20
2026-27
6
6
492
0
0
8
6
0
1
18
36
4
2
0
18Kristoffer Ajer
K. Ajer
7.19
2026-27
10
10
900
1
0
12
7
1
1
16
79
6
3
0
19Micky van de Ven
M. van de Ven
7.19
2026-27
9
8
737
0
0
7
6
1
1
3
40
6
3
0
20Neco Williams
N. Williams
7.19
2026-27
10
10
893
1
0
20
15
1
6
6
27
10
1
0
21Jérémy Jacquet
J. Jacquet
7.17
2026-27
10
10
862
0
0
28
15
1
0
18
35
10
2
0
22Olivier Boscagli
O. Boscagli
7.17
2026-27
10
10
781
0
1
6
5
0
1
13
35
12
4
0
23Luke Shaw
L. Shaw
7.11
2026-27
5
5
423
0
1
9
5
0
1
11
16
3
2
0
24Nordi Mukiele
N. Mukiele
7.09
2026-27
8
8
681
0
0
21
15
0
5
14
55
6
1
0
25Calvin Bassey
C. Bassey
7.07
2026-27
10
10
900
0
0
17
7
0
2
7
50
11
3
0

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G

2

van Hecke

Jan Paul van Hecke

A

3

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RTG

7.58

van Hecke

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Team Rankings

GF

10

14th

GA

11

6th

GD

-1

11th

FORM

LWWWD

last 5

2026-27 Table
CLUBMWDLGDPTS
9
10
3
5
2
2
14
10
10
3
4
3
-3
13
11
Tottenham Tottenham
10
3
3
4
-1
12
12
10
3
3
4
-3
12
13
10
2
5
3
0
11
Last Game
LEE Leeds

W3 D5 L2

1

Final

0

TOT Tottenham

W3 D3 L4

Sat 7 Nov 2026

PL 2026-27 Leaders

PL 2026-27 Rankings

Premier League 2026-27 Table

Premier LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
10
9
0
1
10
27
2
10
7
1
2
19
22
3
10
7
0
3
8
21
4
10
5
3
2
4
18
5
10
5
1
4
3
16
6
10
4
4
2
2
16
7
10
4
3
3
2
15
8
10
3
5
2
5
14
9
10
3
5
2
2
14
10
10
3
4
3
-3
13
11
10
3
3
4
-1
12
12
10
3
3
4
-3
12
13
10
2
5
3
0
11
14
10
3
2
5
-5
11
15
10
2
4
4
-2
10
16
10
2
3
5
-4
9
17
10
3
0
7
-9
9
18
10
1
5
4
-5
8
19
10
2
2
6
-9
8
20
10
2
1
7
-14
7