2012/13 Mid-Season Top 50 Central defenders

Before I go ahead and post the 2012/13 Mid-Season overall top 300, I will be doing the following:

Top 100 Forwards 
Top 100 Attacking midfielders + Wingers
Top 100+ Midfielders 
Top 50 left and right-backs

And this is the Top 50 Central defenders:

Many thoughts and a rundown of this list can be found starting HERE

50 Nicolas Otamendi - Argentina - Porto
49 Stefan De Vrij - Netherlands - Feyenoord
48 Eliaquim Mangala - France - Porto
47 Raphael Varane - France - Real Madrid
46 Aurélien Chedjou - Cameroun - Lille
45 Diego Godín - Uruguay - Atletico Madrid
44 27 Mamadou Sakho - France – PSG
43 Ashley Williams - Wales - Swansea
42 Nicolas N'Koulou - Cameroon - Marseille
41 Jerome Boateng - Germany - Bayern München
40 Matija Nastasic - Serbia - Manchester City

39 Kyriakos Papadopoulos . Greece - Schalke 04
38 Sylvain Distin - France - Everton
37 28 Andrea Barzagli - Italy - Juventus
36 Phil Jagielka - England - Everton
35 Chico - Spain - Swansea
34 Leonardo Bonucci - Italy - Juventus
33 Javier Mascherano - Argentina - Barcelona
32 Benedikt Höwedes - Germany - Schalke 04
31 25 Holger Badstuber - Germany - Bayern München
30 22 Dede - Brazil - Vasco da Gama

29 10 Eric Abidal - France - Barcelona
28 23 Daniel Agger - Denmark – Liverpool
27 15 Thomas Vermaelen - Belgium - Arsenal
26 30 Jonny Evans - Northern Ireland - Manchester United
25 17 Adil Rami - France - Valencia
24 Leandro Castán - Brazil - Roma
23 20 Fabricio Coloccini - Argentina – Newcastle
22 16 David Luiz - Brazil - Chelsea
21 Per Mertesacker - Germany - Arsenal
20 5 Nemanja Vidic - Serbia - Manchester United

19 21 Younes Kaboul - France - Tottenham
18 13 Branislav Ivanovic - Serbia – Chelsea
17 14 Rio Ferdinand - England - Manchester United
16 Ezequiel Garay - Argentina - Benfica
15 Miranda - Brazil - Atletico Madrid
14 18 Neven Subotic - Serbia - Dortmund
13 31 Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa - France – Montpellier/Newcastle
12 7 Laurent Koscielny - France - Arsenal
11 Dante - Brazil - Bayern München
10 8 Gerard Pique - Spain – Barcelona

09 12 Pepe - Portugal - Real Madrid
08 6 Carlos Puyol - Spain - Barcelona
07 Gonzalo Rodríguez - Argentina - Fiorentina
06 9 Giorgio Chiellini - Italy - Juventus
05 3 Vincent Kompany - Belgium - Manchester City
04 2 Sergio Ramos - Spain - Real Madrid
03 11 Jan Vertonghen - Belgium - Tottenham
02 4 Mats Hummels - Germany - Dortmund
01 1 Thiago Silva - Brazil - PSG