REINALDO THE SCORING DEFENDER 2025
The World’s Highest Scoring Defender 2025: Reinaldo
Brazilian left-back Reinaldo (full name Reinaldo Manoel da Silva) was named the top-scoring defender of 2025.
He scored 14 goals for Mirassol: 13 in Serie A and one in Paulista. Exactly half of his goals (7) came from penalties.
Second-placed Anthony Markanich has scored more goals from open play than anyone else in 2025 (all 13 of his goals).
Achraf Hakimi also scored all 11 of his goals from open play. He is best international goal-scorer among defenders (6 goals).
Only players from top 100 leagues who featured as defenders in vast majority of games within 2025 are taken into account.
Tie-breakers: 1) more international goals (ICC + NT), 2) more national team goals (NT), 3) fewer penalty goals (indicated next to the total).
| HIGHEST | SCORING | DEFENDERS 2025 | ||||||||
| Player | Pos. | Goals | Pen. | Country | Club | DL | DC | ICC | NT | |
| 1 | Reinaldo | LB | 14 | 7 | Brazil | Mirassol | 14 | |||
| 2 | Anthony Markanich | LB | 13 | USA | Minnesota | 10 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 3 | Leandro Corulo | CB | 13 | 11 | Argentina | Real Tomayapo (Bolivia) | 8 | 5 | ||
| 4 | Achraf Hakimi | RB | 11 | Morocco | PSG (France) | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| 5 | Besnik Krasniqi | RB | 11 | 8 | Kosovo | Drita | 9 | 2 | ||
| 6 | Nicolás Otamendi | CB | 10 | 1 | Argentina | Benfica | 7 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | Hrvoje Miličević | CB | 10 | 7 | Bosnia & H | AEK Larnaca (Cyprus) | 7 | 2 | 1 |