The Best Centre Backs
The presence of skilled central defenders in front of a goalkeeper greatly facilitates their task. These defenders play a crucial role in preventing the opposing team from approaching your team’s goal in a dangerous manner.
Two attributes are particularly significant for central defenders: defending and physicality. A player with strong defending abilities has a higher likelihood of successfully dispossessing opponents and preventing them from reaching the penalty area. The physical attribute measures the players’ ability to use their bodies effectively in winning possession.
   Matthijs de Ligt | 86 |
   Niklas Süle | 84 |
  Kim Min Jae | 84 |
  Matthias Ginter | 84 |
 Nico Schlotterbeck | 83 |
  Benjamin Pavard | 83 |
   Willi Orban | 83 |
 Mats Hummels | 83 |
 Emre Can | 83 |
 Dayot Upamecano | 82 |
   Edmond Tapsoba | 81 |
 Jonathan Tah | 81 |
  Ramy Bensebaini | 80 |
   Leonardo Bonucci | 80 |
 Mohamed Simakan | 79 |
 Lukas Klostermann | 79 |
  Piero Hincapié | 79 |
  Philipp Lienhart | 79 |
 Danilho Doekhi | 78 |
 Castello Lukeba | 77 |
| Mats Hummels | 86 |
| Kim Min Jae | 85 |
| Nico Schlotterbeck | 85 |
| Niklas Süle | 85 |
| Matthijs de Ligt | 85 |
| Benjamin Pavard | 85 |
| Matthias Ginter | 85 |
| Willi Orban | 85 |
| Emre Can | 82 |
| Edmond Tapsoba | 82 |
| Leonardo Bonucci | 82 |
| Dayot Upamecano | 81 |
| Lukas Klostermann | 81 |
| Jonathan Tah | 81 |
| Philipp Lienhart | 81 |
 Robin Knoche | 81 |
| Mohamed Simakan | 80 |
| Piero Hincapié | 79 |
| Ramy Bensebaini | 79 |
  Timo Hübers | 79 |
| Emre Can | 87 |
| Matthijs de Ligt | 86 |
| Niklas Süle | 85 |
| Jonathan Tah | 85 |
| Kim Min Jae | 84 |
| Dayot Upamecano | 83 |
| Rani Khedira | 83 |
| Nico Schlotterbeck | 82 |
 Attila Szalai | 82 |
| Danilho Doekhi | 82 |
 Waldemar Anton | 82 |
  Andreas Hanche-Olsen | 81 |
| Willi Orban | 81 |
  Kristijan Jakić | 81 |
| Mohamed Simakan | 80 |
| Matthias Ginter | 80 |
 Ozan Kabak | 80 |
| Julian Chabot | 80 |
| Edmond Tapsoba | 79 |
| Ramy Bensebaini | 79 |
 Maxence Lacroix | 84 |
| Dayot Upamecano | 83 |
| Piero Hincapié | 82 |
| Lukas Klostermann | 81 |
 Hiroki Ito | 81 |
| Kim Min Jae | 80 |
| Emre Can | 79 |
| Nico Schlotterbeck | 78 |
 Odilon Kossounou | 78 |
| Castello Lukeba | 78 |
| Lukas Kübler | 78 |
| Josip Stanišić | 78 |
| Ramy Bensebaini | 77 |
 Sebastiaan Bornauw | 77 |
 Silvan Widmer | 77 |
| Timo Hübers | 76 |
| Edmond Tapsoba | 75 |
 Tuta | 75 |
| Mohamed Simakan | 74 |
| Niklas Süle | 73 |
Global Overview (CB)
The signing of Kim Min Jae by Bayern has been warmly welcomed by Bundesliga enthusiasts. He has quickly risen to the top tier of the league’s best central defenders, thanks to his speed, physicality, and defensive abilities. Upamecano is also an excellent defender with relatively similar characteristics, but the Korean’s Work Rate (Low/High) is more reliable for those looking to keep their goal secure.
Another intriguing player is Can. The Borussia Dortmund defender possesses qualities that allow him to rank among the best defenders and defensive midfielders. Schlotterbeck and de Ligt could potentially outperform him if it weren’t for their very risky work rates (High/High) and lack of speed, respectively
Top 10 CBs
| 1 | Kim Min Jae |
| 2 | Dayot Upamecano |
| 3 | Emre Can |
| 4 | Nico Schlotterbeck |
| 5 | Matthijs de Ligt |
| 6 | Niklas Süle |
| 7 | Lukas Klostermann |
| 8 | Benjamin Pavard |
| 9 | Matthias Ginter |
| 10 | Piero Hincapié |
The Best Right Backs
The role of Bundesliga right backs is similar to their counterparts on the opposite flank. Their primary objective is to make it challenging for opposing wingers and actively contribute to their team’s offensive strategies.
Defending and pace are crucial attributes for any right back in the Bundesliga. As defenders, they need to possess strong defensive abilities to minimize the risk of conceding goals.
Given the nature of play on the flanks, which tends to be faster than the central areas of the field, right backs need to be quick, capable of both defensive and attacking movements, and able to penetrate the opposition’s defenses. They play a vital role in supporting the team’s overall gameplay.
 Joshua Kimmich | 88 |
| Niklas Süle | 84 |
 Jeremie Frimpong | 83 |
| Benjamin Pavard | 83 |
  Noussair Mazraoui | 82 |
| Lukas Klostermann | 79 |
| Mohamed Simakan | 79 |
 Ridle Baku | 79 |
 Marius Wolf | 78 |
 Benjamin Henrichs | 78 |
 Josip Juranović | 77 |
  Mitchell Weiser | 77 |
 Julian Ryerson | 77 |
 Christopher Trimmel | 77 |
 Kevin Mbabu | 76 |
| Odilon Kossounou | 76 |
| Silvan Widmer | 76 |
| Thomas Meunier | 76 |
| Josip Stanišić | 75 |
| Junior Dina Ebimbe | 75 |
| Niklas Süle | 85 |
| Benjamin Pavard | 85 |
| Joshua Kimmich | 82 |
| Lukas Klostermann | 81 |
| Mohamed Simakan | 80 |
| Noussair Mazraoui | 77 |
| Odilon Kossounou | 76 |
| Josip Stanišić | 76 |
| Benjamin Henrichs | 75 |
| Christopher Trimmel | 75 |
| Jeremie Frimpong | 74 |
| Thomas Meunier | 74 |
 Stefan Lainer | 74 |
| Julian Ryerson | 73 |
| Lukas Kübler | 73 |
| Ridle Baku | 72 |
| Marius Wolf | 72 |
| Kevin Mbabu | 72 |
  Pavel Kadeřábek | 72 |
| Silvan Widmer | 71 |
| Jeremie Frimpong | 94 |
| Josip Juranović | 85 |
| Kevin Mbabu | 84 |
| Junior Dina Ebimbe | 83 |
| Mitchell Weiser | 82 |
| Lukas Klostermann | 81 |
| Ridle Baku | 81 |
| Marius Wolf | 81 |
 Aurélio Buta | 80 |
| Noussair Mazraoui | 79 |
| Odilon Kossounou | 78 |
| Josip Stanišić | 78 |
| Lukas Kübler | 78 |
| Silvan Widmer | 77 |
| Mohamed Simakan | 74 |
| Benjamin Henrichs | 74 |
| Julian Ryerson | 74 |
| Niklas Süle | 73 |
| Stefan Lainer | 72 |
| Pavel Kadeřábek | 72 |
Global Overview (RB, RWB)
There is a lack of quality among the right-backs playing in Germany. Most of these players are slow and don’t even have good defensive skills. Fortunately, Frimpong is one of the few exceptions. He’s extremely fast and has good dribbling skills, but in everything else, he is just decent.
The best alternative to him is Mazraoui, who is a more balanced player but also slower. We left Kimmich and Meunier out of the top because, in our opinion, a right back has to be fast, which is not their case.
The 10 RBs/RWBs
| 1 | Jeremie Frimpong |
| 2 | Noussair Mazraoui |
| 3 | Kevin Mbabu |
| 4 | Ridle Baku |
| 6 | Josip Juranović |
| 7 | Marius Wolf |
| 8 | Mitchell Weiser |
| 9 | Benjamin Henrichs |
| 10 | Lukas Klostermann |
The Best Left Backs
The role of Bundesliga left backs is similar to their counterparts on the opposite flank. They aim to make it challenging for opposing wingers and actively contribute to their team’s offensive strategies.
Defending and pace are crucial attributes for any left back in the Bundesliga.
As defenders, left backs need to possess strong defensive abilities to minimize the team’s risk of conceding goals. Given the faster pace of play on the flanks compared to the middle of the field, left backs must be fast, capable of both defensive and attacking movements, and contribute to the team’s overall gameplay through their penetrating runs and defensive contributions.
  Grimaldo | 84 |
  Alphonso Davies | 83 |
 Raphaël Guerreiro | 82 |
| Ramy Bensebaini | 80 |
 Christian Günter | 79 |
 Robin Gosens | 79 |
| David Raum | 78 |
 Borna Sosa | 78 |
 Philipp Max | 78 |
| Benjamin Henrichs | 78 |
| Julian Ryerson | 77 |
 Joakim Mæhle | 77 |
| Josip Juranović | 77 |
| Maximilian Wöber | 76 |
 Danilo | 76 |
| Jérôme Roussillon | 76 |
 Anthony Caci | 76 |
| Jakub Kamiński | 75 |
| Iago | 75 |
| Ramy Bensebaini | 79 |
| Grimaldo | 76 |
| Raphaël Guerreiro | 76 |
| Robin Gosens | 76 |
| Anthony Caci | 76 |
| Benjamin Henrichs | 75 |
| Maximilian Wöber | 75 |
| Alphonso Davies | 74 |
| Christian Günter | 74 |
| Danilo | 74 |
| Julian Ryerson | 73 |
| David Raum | 71 |
| Jérôme Roussillon | 71 |
| Iago | 71 |
| Borna Sosa | 70 |
| Philipp Max | 70 |
| Joakim Mæhle | 70 |
| Josip Juranović | 70 |
| Jakub Kamiński | 47 |
| Alphonso Davies | 95 |
| David Raum | 88 |
| Grimaldo | 87 |
 Josip Juranović | 85 |
| Joakim Mæhle | 83 |
| Jérôme Roussillon | 82 |
| Christian Günter | 81 |
| Iago | 80 |
| Robin Gosens | 78 |
| Ramy Bensebaini | 77 |
| Philipp Max | 77 |
| Borna Sosa | 76 |
| Benjamin Henrichs | 74 |
| Julian Ryerson | 74 |
| Danilo | 72 |
| Anthony Caci | 69 |
| Raphaël Guerreiro | 65 |
| Maximilian Wöber | 65 |
| Jakub Kamiński | 85 |
Global Overview (LB, LWB)
In our opinion (and probably almost everyone’s opinion), Alphonso Davies is the best left-back player in Bundesliga. He is the fastest LB in the world and one of the best dribbling opponents.
The biggest issue with the Canadian is his price. Fortunately, Grimaldo moved to Germany, providing a quality alternative. The Spaniard is fast, dribbles and passes well, and is defensively better than Raum, our third choice
The 10 LBs/LWBs
| 1 | Alphonso Davies |
| 2 | Grimaldo |
| 3 | David Raum |
| 4 | Ramy Bensebaini |
| 5 | Robin Gosens |
| 6 | Josip Juranović |
| 7 | Christian Günter |
| 8 | Jérôme Roussillon |
| 9 | Joakim Mæhle |
| 10 | Iago |