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La Liga · 2026/27 · after matchday 12

The best centre backs in La Liga so far this season

As of 8 November 2026, The Prism ranks Dean Huijsen (Real Madrid) as the best centre back in La Liga, with a standing of 82 out of 100, ahead of Aïssa Mandi and Pau Cubarsí.

55 ranked378+ league minutes8 measuresUpdated 8 November 2026How we rank
Dean HuijsenReal Madrid · 21 · Spain#1
82standing, 1st of 55
Best at pass completion, 95%, 4th of 55
Aïssa MandiLevante · 35 · Algeria#2
79standing, 2nd of 55
Best at times dribbled past per 90, 0.00, fewest of 55
Pau CubarsíFC Barcelona · 19 · Spain#3
77standing, 3rd of 55
Best at accurate passes per 90, 98.75, 1st of 55

The top 10

Open a row for all 8 measures and where he sits among the 55.

1 Dean HuijsenReal Madrid · 21 · Spain 821st of 55 Pass completion 95%4thDribbled past 0.107th fewestLong-ball accuracy 63%7th
Duels won64% 12th of 55
Aerials won per 901.67 29th of 55
Tackles and interceptions per 903.24 12th of 55
Times dribbled past per 900.10 7th fewest of 55
Pass completion95% 4th of 55
Accurate passes per 9065.78 14th of 55
Long-ball accuracy63% 7th of 55
Tackle success93% 7th of 55
Each dot is one of the 55 centre backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Dean Huijsen's page
2 Aïssa MandiLevante · 35 · Algeria 792nd of 55 Dribbled past 0.00fewestTackle success 100%1stDuels won 72%4th
Duels won72% 4th of 55
Aerials won per 901.24 44th of 55
Tackles and interceptions per 902.89 19th of 55
Times dribbled past per 900.00 fewest of 55
Pass completion95% 5th of 55
Accurate passes per 9050.00 33rd of 55
Long-ball accuracy67% 5th of 55
Tackle success100% 1st of 55
Each dot is one of the 55 centre backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Aïssa Mandi's page
3 Pau CubarsíFC Barcelona · 19 · Spain 773rd of 55 Accurate passes 98.751stAerials won 3.113rdPass completion 95%3rd
Duels won62% 16th of 55
Aerials won per 903.11 3rd of 55
Tackles and interceptions per 902.88 20th of 55
Times dribbled past per 900.69 48th fewest of 55
Pass completion95% 3rd of 55
Accurate passes per 9098.75 1st of 55
Long-ball accuracy60% 12th of 55
Tackle success67% 39th of 55
Each dot is one of the 55 centre backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Pau Cubarsí's page
4 Jon Martín VicenteReal Sociedad · 20 · Spain 764th of 55 Aerials won 2.985thTackles + int. 3.388thTackle success 86%15th
Duels won61% 18th of 55
Aerials won per 902.98 5th of 55
Tackles and interceptions per 903.38 8th of 55
Times dribbled past per 900.30 19th fewest of 55
Pass completion92% 18th of 55
Accurate passes per 9056.03 21st of 55
Long-ball accuracy34% 48th of 55
Tackle success86% 15th of 55
Each dot is one of the 55 centre backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Jon Martín Vicente's page
5 Aitor ParedesAthletic Club · 26 · Spain 765th of 55 Duels won 74%2ndAccurate passes 72.268thLong-ball accuracy 61%10th
Duels won74% 2nd of 55
Aerials won per 902.40 11th of 55
Tackles and interceptions per 902.22 37th of 55
Times dribbled past per 900.18 11th fewest of 55
Pass completion93% 12th of 55
Accurate passes per 9072.26 8th of 55
Long-ball accuracy61% 10th of 55
Tackle success89% 10th of 55
Each dot is one of the 55 centre backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Aitor Paredes's page
6 Cristian RomeroAtlético de Madrid · 28 · Argentina 736th of 55 Long-ball accuracy 76%2ndDuels won 69%5thAerials won 2.698th
Duels won69% 5th of 55
Aerials won per 902.69 8th of 55
Tackles and interceptions per 901.86 48th of 55
Times dribbled past per 900.41 28th fewest of 55
Pass completion94% 9th of 55
Accurate passes per 9068.69 10th of 55
Long-ball accuracy76% 2nd of 55
Tackle success78% 27th of 55
Each dot is one of the 55 centre backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Cristian Romero's page
7 Marcos AlonsoCelta de Vigo · 35 · Spain 717th of 55 Accurate passes 77.034thTackles + int. 3.1115thLong-ball accuracy 56%15th
Duels won60% 21st of 55
Aerials won per 901.82 24th of 55
Tackles and interceptions per 903.11 15th of 55
Times dribbled past per 900.26 17th fewest of 55
Pass completion89% 33rd of 55
Accurate passes per 9077.03 4th of 55
Long-ball accuracy56% 15th of 55
Tackle success86% 16th of 55
Each dot is one of the 55 centre backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Marcos Alonso's page
8 NatanReal Betis · 25 · Brazil 718th of 55 Duels won 76%1stAerials won 2.1018thPass completion 92%19th
Duels won76% 1st of 55
Aerials won per 902.10 18th of 55
Tackles and interceptions per 901.90 46th of 55
Times dribbled past per 900.30 20th fewest of 55
Pass completion92% 19th of 55
Accurate passes per 9052.20 29th of 55
Long-ball accuracy43% 32nd of 55
Tackle success82% 20th of 55
Each dot is one of the 55 centre backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Natan's page
9 Juan FoythVillarreal · 28 · Argentina 719th of 55 Long-ball accuracy 77%1stTackles + int. 3.567thAccurate passes 69.239th
Duels won63% 15th of 55
Aerials won per 901.87 22nd of 55
Tackles and interceptions per 903.56 7th of 55
Times dribbled past per 900.19 12th fewest of 55
Pass completion93% 15th of 55
Accurate passes per 9069.23 9th of 55
Long-ball accuracy77% 1st of 55
Tackle success90% 9th of 55
Each dot is one of the 55 centre backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Juan Foyth's page
10 Mamadou SarrReal Sociedad · 21 · Senegal 7010th of 55 Dribbled past 0.00fewestTackle success 100%1stPass completion 96%2nd
Duels won74% 3rd of 55
Aerials won per 900.89 51st of 55
Tackles and interceptions per 903.37 9th of 55
Times dribbled past per 900.00 fewest of 55
Pass completion96% 2nd of 55
Accurate passes per 9064.13 16th of 55
Long-ball accuracy38% 41st of 55
Tackle success100% 1st of 55
Each dot is one of the 55 centre backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Mamadou Sarr's page
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Where all 55 sit

Every centre back in La Liga with 378 minutes or more, on The Prism standing. Blue is this ranking's top 10; the other 45 are named in The Prism.

Mamadou Sarr, 70Marcos Alonso, 71Natan, 71Juan Foyth, 71Cristian Romero, 73Jon Martín Vicente, 76Aitor Paredes, 76Pau Cubarsí, 77Aïssa Mandi, 79Dean Huijsen, 82Dean HuijsenAïssa MandiPau Cubarsí02550, the middle75100Mamadou Sarr, 70Marcos Alonso, 71Natan, 71Juan Foyth, 71Cristian Romero, 73Jon Martín Vicente, 76Aitor Paredes, 76Pau Cubarsí, 77Aïssa Mandi, 79Dean Huijsen, 82Dean HuijsenAïssa MandiPau Cubarsí0255075100

Since last season

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

↑ Natan28 last season, 71 now
↑ Mamadou Sarr48 last season in Ligue 1, 70 now
↑ Aitor Paredes56 last season, 76 now
↑ Marcos Alonso52 last season, 71 now

How this ranking is made

Centre backs in La Liga 2026/27 with at least 378 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. 12 matchdays have been played, so the minutes bar is 378. 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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