La Liga · 2026/27 · after matchday 12
The best young centre backs in La Liga so far this season
As of 8 November 2026, The Prism ranks Dean Huijsen (Real Madrid, 21) as the best young centre back in La Liga, with a standing of 82 out of 100, ahead of Pau Cubarsí and Jon Martín Vicente.
82standing, 1st of 19
Best at pass completion, 95%, 4th of 55
77standing, 2nd of 19
Best at accurate passes per 90, 98.75, 1st of 55
76standing, 3rd of 19
Best at aerials won per 90, 2.98, 5th 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 19
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
Pau CubarsíFC Barcelona · 19 · Spain
772nd of 19
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
3
Jon Martín VicenteReal Sociedad · 20 · Spain
763rd of 19
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
4
Mamadou SarrReal Sociedad · 21 · Senegal
704th of 19
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
5
BE
Bright EdeDeportivo A Coruña · 19 · Poland
635th of 19
Duels won66% 10th of 55
Aerials won per 902.15 17th of 55
Tackles and interceptions per 901.95 44th of 55
Times dribbled past per 900.20 13th fewest of 55
Pass completion90% 30th of 55
Accurate passes per 9047.05 37th of 55
Long-ball accuracy48% 22nd 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.Bright Ede's page
6
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Ifeanyi NdukweLevante · 18 · Austria
606th of 19
Duels won62% 17th of 55
Aerials won per 901.83 23rd of 55
Tackles and interceptions per 902.16 38th of 55
Times dribbled past per 900.50 36th fewest of 55
Pass completion90% 32nd of 55
Accurate passes per 9048.32 35th of 55
Long-ball accuracy50% 18th of 55
Tackle success75% 30th of 55
Each dot is one of the 55 centre backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Ifeanyi Ndukwe's page
7
Valentín GómezReal Betis · 23 · Argentina
577th of 19
Duels won58% 33rd of 55
Aerials won per 901.44 35th of 55
Tackles and interceptions per 902.67 25th of 55
Times dribbled past per 900.41 27th fewest of 55
Pass completion93% 10th of 55
Accurate passes per 9055.07 22nd of 55
Long-ball accuracy50% 18th 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.Valentín Gómez's page
8
Marc PubillAtlético de Madrid · 23 · Spain
548th of 19
Duels won59% 28th of 55
Aerials won per 901.41 37th of 55
Tackles and interceptions per 902.36 33rd of 55
Times dribbled past per 900.35 24th fewest of 55
Pass completion91% 26th of 55
Accurate passes per 9053.60 25th of 55
Long-ball accuracy52% 17th of 55
Tackle success81% 23rd of 55
Each dot is one of the 55 centre backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Marc Pubill's page
9
Yoel LagoCelta de Vigo · 22 · Spain
509th of 19
Duels won49% 52nd of 55
Aerials won per 901.05 47th of 55
Tackles and interceptions per 902.96 18th of 55
Times dribbled past per 900.10 6th fewest of 55
Pass completion93% 14th of 55
Accurate passes per 9058.63 18th of 55
Long-ball accuracy42% 36th of 55
Tackle success93% 6th of 55
Each dot is one of the 55 centre backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Yoel Lago's page
10
Andrés CastrínSevilla · 23 · Spain
4210th of 19
Duels won65% 11th of 55
Aerials won per 901.16 46th of 55
Tackles and interceptions per 902.31 35th of 55
Times dribbled past per 900.21 15th fewest of 55
Pass completion86% 43rd of 55
Accurate passes per 9035.43 49th of 55
Long-ball accuracy43% 32nd of 55
Tackle success88% 12th of 55
Each dot is one of the 55 centre backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Andrés Castrín's page
| Player | Standing | Duels won | Aerials won | Tackles + int. | Dribbled past | Pass completion | Accurate passes | Long-ball accuracy | Tackle success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dean Huijsen | 82 | 64%12th | 1.6729th | 3.2412th | 0.107th fewest | 95%4th | 65.7814th | 63%7th | 93%7th |
| 2Pau Cubarsí | 77 | 62%16th | 3.113rd | 2.8820th | 0.6948th fewest | 95%3rd | 98.751st | 60%12th | 67%39th |
| 3Jon Martín Vicente | 76 | 61%18th | 2.985th | 3.388th | 0.3019th fewest | 92%18th | 56.0321st | 34%48th | 86%15th |
| 4Mamadou Sarr | 70 | 74%3rd | 0.8951st | 3.379th | 0.00fewest | 96%2nd | 64.1316th | 38%41st | 100%1st |
| 5Bright Ede | 63 | 66%10th | 2.1517th | 1.9544th | 0.2013th fewest | 90%30th | 47.0537th | 48%22nd | 86%16th |
| 6Ifeanyi Ndukwe | 60 | 62%17th | 1.8323rd | 2.1638th | 0.5036th fewest | 90%32nd | 48.3235th | 50%18th | 75%30th |
| 7Valentín Gómez | 57 | 58%33rd | 1.4435th | 2.6725th | 0.4127th fewest | 93%10th | 55.0722nd | 50%18th | 78%27th |
| 8Marc Pubill | 54 | 59%28th | 1.4137th | 2.3633rd | 0.3524th fewest | 91%26th | 53.6025th | 52%17th | 81%23rd |
| 9Yoel Lago | 50 | 49%52nd | 1.0547th | 2.9618th | 0.106th fewest | 93%14th | 58.6318th | 42%36th | 93%6th |
| 10Andrés Castrín | 42 | 65%11th | 1.1646th | 2.3135th | 0.2115th fewest | 86%43rd | 35.4349th | 43%32nd | 88%12th |
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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.
Since last season
The same players' standings last season, among their league's centre backs then.
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Marc Pubill86 last season, 54 now
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Valentín Gómez26 last season, 57 now
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Mamadou Sarr48 last season in Ligue 1, 70 now
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Jon Martín Vicente92 last season, 76 now
How this ranking is made
Centre backs aged 23 or under 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, so a young player is judged by the standard of the whole position, not only of his age group. 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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