Best Bundesliga centre-backs of the 2024/25 season so far

Every six months, Kicker publishes a ranking of the best players in the Bundesliga, as well as the best German players abroad, divided into a number of categories.

The German football magazine recently published the first part of its winter rankings, based on performances in the first half of the 2024/25 season.

Below you'll find the centre-back rankings.

World Class

None.

International class

1. Jonathan Tah, Bayer Leverkusen

2. Piero Hincapié, Bayer Leverkusen

3. Dayot Upamecano, Bayern Munich

4. Willi Orban, RB Leipzig

5. Arthur Theate, Eintracht Frankfurt

6. Min-jae Kim, Bayern Munich

7. Nico Schlotterbeck, Borussia Dortmund

National class

8. Matthias Ginter, Freiburg

9. Robin Koch, Eintracht Frankfurt

10. Julian Chabot, VfB Stuttgart

11. Edmond Tapsoba, Bayer Leverkusen

12. Marco Friedl, Werder Bremen

13. Anton Stach, Hoffenheim

14. Ko Itakura, Gladbach

15. Niklas Süle, Borussia Dortmund

16. Tuta, Eintracht Frankfurt

17. Castello Lukeba, RB Leipzig

18. Moritz Jenz, Mainz

19. Philipp Lienhart, Freiburg

20. Danilho Doekhi, Union Berlin

21. Hauke Wahl, St. Pauli