Mikhavko - first place in the ranking of the most decisive central defenders under the age of 20 (excluding the TOP-5 leagues)

The International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) published its version of the ranking of the most decisive central defenders under the age of 20 without taking into account teams from the five major leagues in Europe (England, Spain, Italy, Germany, France). The value of the player’s actions in increasing/decreasing the probability of scoring/conceding a goal was taken into account in its formulation, adjusted for the competitive level of the match.

Taras Mikhavko. Photo — Yu. Yuriev

At the top of this ranking is central defender of Kyiv’s Dynamo Taras Mikhavko, who received 0.979 points.

TOP-10 most decisive central defenders under 20 (excluding the TOP-5 leagues) according to CIES

1. Taras Mikhavko (“Dynamo”, Ukraine) - 0.979 points

2. Min-Ha Shin (“Gangwon”, South Korea) - 0.972

3. Luka Vushkovich (“Westerlo”, Belgium) - 0.939

4. Jan-Carlo Simic (“Anderlecht”, Belgium) - 0.913

5. Jose Pachuca (“Puebla”, Mexico) - 0.890

6. Marvin Young (“Sparta”, Netherlands) - 0.887

7. Veljko Milosavljevic (“Crvena Zvezda”, Serbia) - 0.884

8. Hamza Gyureler (“Basaksehir”, Turkey) - 0.880

9. Emmanuel Kakou (“Cercle Brugge”, Belgium) - 0.880

10. Bung Freiman (“Lucerne”, Switzerland) - 0.874.