The best young centre backs in the Premier League so far this season
Among the 15 centre backs aged 23 or under with at least 158 minutes in the Premier League this season, Tarik Muharemović and António Silva share the highest rank score, 71 out of 100, measured against all 58 centre backs who have played that much.
Leeds United · 23
AFC Bournemouth · 22
Liverpool · 21The top 10
Rank score is 0 to 100: how a player compares with every centre back in the Premier League with 158+ minutes, of any age, across the measures below. 50 is the middle of that group and 100 the best. The small figure is his place on each measure among the same 58.
| # | Player | Age | Mins | Rank score | Aerials won per 90 | Duels won | Interceptions per 90 | Pass accuracy | Clearances per 90 | Average rating | Last season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tarik Muharemović Leeds United |
23 | 450 | 71 | 3.2017th | 56%34th | 2.204th | 85%36th | 7.4010th | 7.333rd | 70 (Serie A) ▲ |
| 2 |
António Silva AFC Bournemouth |
22 | 450 | 71 | 3.806th | 60%23rd | 1.609th | 87%29th | 7.2013th | 6.9124th | - |
| 3 |
Jérémy Jacquet Liverpool |
21 | 417 | 67 | 2.1635th | 76%3rd | 1.737th | 90%14th | 2.8156th | 7.294th | 63 (Ligue 1) ▲ |
| 4 | 
Luka Vuskovic  Brighton & Hove Albion |
19 | 438 | 63 | 3.2914th | 56%33rd | 0.6243rd | 90%13th | 6.3721st | 7.219th | 81 (Bundesliga) ▼ |
| 5 | 
Abdukodir Khusanov  Manchester City |
22 | 269 | 60 | 1.6745th | 79%2nd | 1.3418th | 95%4th | 1.3458th | 7.1115th | 54 ▲ |
| 6 | 
Nobel Mendy  Hull City |
22 | 253 | 55 | 1.4247th | 58%29th | 1.0728th | 83%43rd | 8.893rd | 7.1711th | 43 (La Liga) ▲ |
| 7 | 
Jannik Schuster  Brentford |
20 | 253 | 49 | 3.2016th | 52%43rd | 0.0058th | 79%54th | 10.671st | 7.238th | - |
| 8 | 
Ousmane Diomande  Nottingham Forest |
22 | 164 | 49 | 3.845th | 50%47th | 0.5548th | 87%32nd | 8.234th | 6.6843rd | - |
| 9 | 
Levi Colwill  Chelsea |
23 | 342 | 47 | 2.3732nd | 70%6th | 1.0531st | 87%28th | 4.4737th | 6.4853rd | - |
| 10 | 
Lucas Herrington Hull City |
19 | 197 | 43 | 2.2833rd | 58%27th | 0.9136th | 90%19th | 4.5735th | 6.5849th | - |
Against the rest of the league
Each player is measured against every centre back in the league who has played enough, not only the ones on this list.
Since last season
Rank scores now against the same players' rank scores last season.
António Silva has no rank score from last season: he did not play 450 league minutes in the top five leagues.
Luka Vuskovic has dropped from a rank score of 81 last season in the Bundesliga to 63 now.
Nobel Mendy has risen from a rank score of 43 last season in La Liga to 55 now.
How this list is made
Centre backs aged 23 or under in the Premier League 2026/27 with at least 158 league minutes, ranked on aerials won per 90, duels won, interceptions per 90, pass accuracy, clearances per 90 and average rating. 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. 5 rounds have been played, so the minutes bar is 158. It rises as the season goes on, until it reaches 450, about five full matches.
The league median for centre backs on each measure:
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