Mikavko is in the top ten most expensive central defenders excluding players from top-5 leagues

The International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) published its version of the ranking of the most expensive central defenders excluding players who play in top-5 European leagues (England, Spain, Italy, Germany, France).

Taras Mikavko. Photo — Yu. Yuriev

Kiev “Dynamo” center-back Taras Mikavko ranked 10th in this ranking, valued at 22.6 million euros.

TOP-10 most expensive central defenders excluding players from top-5 leagues (CIES version)

1. Antonio Silva (“Benfica”, Portugal) — 52.2 million euros

2. Zeno Debast (“Sporting”, Portugal) — 49.4

3. Tomas Araújo (“Sporting”, Portugal) — 41.4

4. Joel Ordóñez (“Brugge”, Belgium) — 40.4

5. Ousmane Diomande (“Sporting”, Portugal) — 39.4

6. Gonzalo Inácio (“Sporting”, Portugal) — 31.3

7. Ryan Flamingo (PSV, Netherlands) — 31.0

8. Wilfried Singo (“Galatasaray”, Turkey) — 23.4

9. Yuri Baas (“Ajax”, Netherlands) — 22.8

10. Taras Mikavko (“Dynamo”, Ukraine) — 22.6.