European Leagues

Despite J. Koundé having the highest average rating among CBs (with a reduced number of minutes), his performance at FB was also exceptional allowing him to obtain the highest average rating among FBs and WBs.

Player	Rating	Defense	Minutes Played	Team
Jules Koundé	7.67	Back 4	1620	Barcelona
Nahuel Molina	7.22	Back 5	1583	Atlético Madrid
Eduardo Camavinga	7.16	Back 4	783	Real Madrid
Alejandro Balde	7.13	Back 4	2291	Barcelona
Juan Foyth	7.13	Back 4	1958	Villarreal
Javi Galán	7.08	Back 4	2785	Celta Vigo
Nahuel Molina	7.06	Back 4	1195	Atlético Madrid
José Luis Gayá	7.03	Back 4	2349	Valencia

Conditions for the presented data: 

– Minimum minutes played in the season: 450 minutes (equivalent to 5 full games) per type of defense played (Back 4 or Back 5);

Data from FBref.

With a substantial increase in the number of Top Performing CBs in La Liga (compared to last years list), Barcelona have the highest number of CBs present in this list: 4. In the limited minutes playing at the CB position, Koundé was the player with the highest average rating.

Player	Rating	Defense	Minutes Played	Team
Jules Koundé	7.64	Back 4	797	Barcelona
Ronald Araújo	7.54	Back 4	1506	Barcelona
Nacho	7.49	Back 4	752	Real Madrid
Pau Torres	7.38	Back 4	3054	Villarreal
Mario Hermoso	7.37	Back 4	540	Atlético Madrid
Éder Militão	7.32	Back 4	2609	Real Madrid
Nemanja Gudelj	7.17	Back 5	900	Sevilla
Eric Garcí­a	7.14	Back 4	1036	Barcelona
Andreas Christensen	7.13	Back 4	1664	Barcelona
Mario Hermoso	7.11	Back 5	1480	Atlético Madrid
David López	7.05	Back 4	1264	Girona
Unai Núñez	7.04	Back 5	450	Celta Vigo

Conditions for the presented data: 

– Minimum minutes played in the season: 450 minutes (equivalent to 5 full games) per type of defense played (Back 4 or Back 5);

Data from FBref.