The Ukrainian legionnaire was recognized as the best defender of the championship in Europe

Trabzonspor football player Arseniy Batagov was recognized as the best defender of the Turkish championship in November. The ranking was created by the comparisonator Türkçe statistical portal.

The platform evaluated the defenders’ various game performance, their statistical performance, which earned each player a certain number of points. The representative of Ukraine was in first place with a comfortable margin.

Rating of the best defenders of the Super League (according to the results of November)

Arseniy Batagov (Trabzonspor) – 279

Davinson Sanchez (Galatasaray) – 244

Ahmet Oguz (Kojaelispor) – 243

Taha Altikardesh (Geztepe) – 236

Ioan Andzuana (Konyaspor) – 228

Batagov moved to the Turkish championship in August 2024 from Luhansk “Zora” for 1.8 million euros. The Ukrainian defender’s contract expires in June 2028, and his transfer fee is seven million euros.

In the current season, Batagov played 14 matches in all tournaments, in which he provided two assists.

According to comparisonator Yapay Zeka’s average scores, the best performing defense players in the Süper Lig in November are:

🥇 Arseniy Batagov – 279
🥈 Davinson Sanchez – 244
🥉 Ahmet Oğuz – 243
4⃣ Taha Altıkardeş – 236
5⃣ Yhoan Andzouana – 228 https://t.co/FM0jzyJkvc

— Comparisonator Türkçe (@ComparisonatorT) December 3, 2025