Bundesliga · 2026/27 · after matchday 9

The best centre backs in the Bundesliga so far this season

As of 8 November 2026, The Prism ranks Willi Orbán (RB Leipzig) as the best centre back in the Bundesliga, with a standing of 81 out of 100, ahead of Waldemar Anton and Matthias Ginter.

58 ranked284+ league minutes8 measuresUpdated 8 November 2026How we rank

Willi OrbánRB Leipzig · 34 · Hungary#1

81standing, 1st of 58

Best at accurate passes per 90, 69.68, 4th of 58

Waldemar AntonBorussia Dortmund · 30 · Germany#2

80standing, 2nd of 58

Best at tackles and interceptions per 90, 4.67, 7th of 58

Matthias GinterSC Freiburg · 32 · Germany#3

79standing, 3rd of 58

Best at duels won, 72%, 2nd of 58

The top 10

Open a row for all 8 measures and where he sits among the 58.

Willi OrbánRB Leipzig · 34 · Hungary 811st of 58 Accurate passes 69.684thDuels won 68%5thPass completion 92%5th

Duels won68% 5th of 58

Aerials won per 902.38 26th of 58

Tackles and interceptions per 902.38 47th of 58

Times dribbled past per 900.34 20th fewest of 58

Pass completion92% 5th of 58

Accurate passes per 9069.68 4th of 58

Long-ball accuracy56% 7th of 58

Tackle success80% 27th of 58

Each dot is one of the 58 centre backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Willi Orbán's page

Waldemar AntonBorussia Dortmund · 30 · Germany 802nd of 58 Tackles + int. 4.677thAccurate passes 65.118thPass completion 90%13th

Duels won61% 20th of 58

Aerials won per 902.67 21st of 58

Tackles and interceptions per 904.67 7th of 58

Times dribbled past per 900.33 17th fewest of 58

Pass completion90% 13th of 58

Accurate passes per 9065.11 8th of 58

Long-ball accuracy44% 29th of 58

Tackle success85% 18th of 58

Each dot is one of the 58 centre backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Waldemar Anton's page

Matthias GinterSC Freiburg · 32 · Germany 793rd of 58 Duels won 72%2ndAerials won 4.785thAccurate passes 60.4415th

Duels won72% 2nd of 58

Aerials won per 904.78 5th of 58

Tackles and interceptions per 902.44 45th of 58

Times dribbled past per 900.33 17th fewest of 58

Pass completion89% 21st of 58

Accurate passes per 9060.44 15th of 58

Long-ball accuracy45% 28th of 58

Tackle success73% 42nd of 58

Each dot is one of the 58 centre backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Matthias Ginter's page

Jahmai Simpson-PuseyFC Köln · 21 · England 784th of 58 Dribbled past 0.00fewestTackle success 100%1stDuels won 65%11th

Duels won65% 11th of 58

Aerials won per 902.22 30th of 58

Tackles and interceptions per 902.22 50th of 58

Times dribbled past per 900.00 fewest of 58

Pass completion90% 11th of 58

Accurate passes per 9056.11 19th of 58

Long-ball accuracy50% 15th of 58

Tackle success100% 1st of 58

Each dot is one of the 58 centre backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Jahmai Simpson-Pusey's page

Joane GadouBorussia Dortmund · 19 · France 755th of 58 Tackle success 95%5thDribbled past 0.136th fewestPass completion 91%10th

Duels won64% 17th of 58

Aerials won per 901.75 40th of 58

Tackles and interceptions per 903.37 25th of 58

Times dribbled past per 900.13 6th fewest of 58

Pass completion91% 10th of 58

Accurate passes per 9063.32 11th of 58

Long-ball accuracy50% 15th of 58

Tackle success95% 5th of 58

Each dot is one of the 58 centre backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Joane Gadou's page

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Tjark SchellerPaderborn · 24 · Germany 746th of 58 Aerials won 3.2413thDuels won 64%14thLong-ball accuracy 50%15th

Duels won64% 14th of 58

Aerials won per 903.24 13th of 58

Tackles and interceptions per 903.24 32nd of 58

Times dribbled past per 900.45 29th fewest of 58

Pass completion87% 28th of 58

Accurate passes per 9053.89 21st of 58

Long-ball accuracy50% 15th of 58

Tackle success83% 21st of 58

Each dot is one of the 58 centre backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Tjark Scheller's page

Lilian BrassierEintracht Frankfurt · 27 · France 727th of 58 Duels won 69%4thDribbled past 0.124th fewestTackle success 92%8th

Duels won69% 4th of 58

Aerials won per 902.88 17th of 58

Tackles and interceptions per 903.88 13th of 58

Times dribbled past per 900.12 4th fewest of 58

Pass completion83% 41st of 58

Accurate passes per 9048.88 29th of 58

Long-ball accuracy38% 39th of 58

Tackle success92% 8th of 58

Each dot is one of the 58 centre backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Lilian Brassier's page

Amos PieperWerder Bremen · 28 · Germany 718th of 58 Tackles + int. 4.705thDuels won 68%6thAccurate passes 62.0612th

Duels won68% 6th of 58

Aerials won per 901.98 35th of 58

Tackles and interceptions per 904.70 5th of 58

Times dribbled past per 900.62 45th fewest of 58

Pass completion88% 24th of 58

Accurate passes per 9062.06 12th of 58

Long-ball accuracy45% 24th of 58

Tackle success81% 24th of 58

Each dot is one of the 58 centre backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Amos Pieper's page

Maxime EstèveRB Leipzig · 24 · France 709th of 58 Dribbled past 0.00fewestAccurate passes 90.301stTackle success 100%1st

Duels won70% 3rd of 58

Aerials won per 902.41 25th of 58

Tackles and interceptions per 902.41 46th of 58

Times dribbled past per 900.00 fewest of 58

Pass completion95% 2nd of 58

Accurate passes per 9090.30 1st of 58

Long-ball accuracy54% 10th of 58

Tackle success100% 1st of 58

Each dot is one of the 58 centre backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Maxime Estève's page

Koki MachidaTSG Hoffenheim · 29 · Japan 6810th of 58 Long-ball accuracy 57%6thTackles + int. 3.9610thAerials won 3.3012th

Duels won59% 26th of 58

Aerials won per 903.30 12th of 58

Tackles and interceptions per 903.96 10th of 58

Times dribbled past per 900.50 35th fewest of 58

Pass completion89% 22nd of 58

Accurate passes per 9054.33 20th of 58

Long-ball accuracy57% 6th of 58

Tackle success75% 34th of 58

Each dot is one of the 58 centre backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Koki Machida's page

Each figure with his place among the 58 centre backs. Fewest is best for times dribbled past per 90.
Player	Standing	Duels won	Aerials won	Tackles + int.	Dribbled past	Pass completion	Accurate passes	Long-ball accuracy	Tackle success
1Willi Orbán	81	68%5th	2.3826th	2.3847th	0.3420th fewest	92%5th	69.684th	56%7th	80%27th
2Waldemar Anton	80	61%20th	2.6721st	4.677th	0.3317th fewest	90%13th	65.118th	44%29th	85%18th
3Matthias Ginter	79	72%2nd	4.785th	2.4445th	0.3317th fewest	89%21st	60.4415th	45%28th	73%42nd
4Jahmai Simpson-Pusey	78	65%11th	2.2230th	2.2250th	0.00fewest	90%11th	56.1119th	50%15th	100%1st
5Joane Gadou	75	64%17th	1.7540th	3.3725th	0.136th fewest	91%10th	63.3211th	50%15th	95%5th
6Tjark Scheller	74	64%14th	3.2413th	3.2432nd	0.4529th fewest	87%28th	53.8921st	50%15th	83%21st
7Lilian Brassier	72	69%4th	2.8817th	3.8813th	0.124th fewest	83%41st	48.8829th	38%39th	92%8th
8Amos Pieper	71	68%6th	1.9835th	4.705th	0.6245th fewest	88%24th	62.0612th	45%24th	81%24th
9Maxime Estève	70	70%3rd	2.4125th	2.4146th	0.00fewest	95%2nd	90.301st	54%10th	100%1st
10Koki Machida	68	59%26th	3.3012th	3.9610th	0.5035th fewest	89%22nd	54.3320th	57%6th	75%34th

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Where all 58 sit

Every centre back in the Bundesliga with 284 minutes or more, on The Prism standing. Blue is this ranking's top 10; the other 48 are named in The Prism.

Since last season

The same players' standings last season, among their league's centre backs then.

↑ Lilian Brassier35 last season in Ligue 1, 72 now

↑ Maxime Estève48 last season in the Premier League, 70 now

↓ Amos Pieper84 last season, 71 now

How this ranking is made

Centre backs in the Bundesliga 2026/27 with at least 284 league minutes, ranked on duels won, aerials won per 90, tackles and interceptions per 90, times dribbled past per 90, pass completion, accurate passes per 90, long-ball accuracy and tackle success. Each measure is a percentile against every centre back in the league with the same minutes. 9 matchdays have been played, so the minutes bar is 284. It rises as the season goes on, until it reaches 450, about five full matches.

What each measure counts for, out of 100:

Duels won20Aerials won per 9020Tackles and interceptions per 9010Times dribbled past per 9010Pass completion15Accurate passes per 9010Long-ball accuracy10Tackle success5

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