Full-backs with the Best Potential

The highest-potential full-backs, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

L. Hall of Newcastle is the standout for raw talent across full-backs, with a Field Insider Rating of 85.4, and J. Kiwior has been the form player this season, grading 70.7, and Š. Chaloupek leads the scoring with 9 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Kiwior has improved his Season rating most, up +53.1 on last season, while S. Dahl's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +31.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, R. Aït-Nouri of Manchester City is the most valuable name in this group at 104.8.

Benfica · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

J. Kiwior+53.1SsN

FC Porto · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	L. Hall Full-back	Newcastle	22	30±0%	851.8%
2	O. El Hilali Full-back	Espanyol	23	45±0%	851.7%
3	Renato Veiga Full-back	Villarreal	23	26±0%	85±0%
4	Germán Valera Full-back	Elche	24	34±0%	84±0%
5	Manu Sánchez Full-back	Celta Vigo	26	39±0%	8111.3%
6	Hugo Bueno Full-back	Wolves	24	1448.5%	791.7%
7	B. Meité Full-back	Marseille	24	23	7829%
8	Jorge Salinas Full-back	Racing Santander	19	35±0%	783.1%
9	R. Aït-Nouri Full-back	Manchester City	25	2631.2%	7817.6%
10	Max Alleyne Full-back	Burnley	21	813.7%	7726.2%
11	C. Bradley Full-back	Liverpool	23	1520.3%	778.8%
12	J. Bos Full-back	Feyenoord	24	39319.1%	7637.4%
13	N. Sangui Full-back	Paris FC	20	2286.6%	763.7%
14	T. Blokzijl Full-back	Groningen	21	41±0%	76±0%
15	X. Espart Full-back	Barcelona	18	5±0%	76±0%
16	Luca Marianucci Full-back	Napoli	22	1453.7%	753.6%
17	B. van Rooij Full-back	Twente	25	47±0%	75±0%
18	J. Schreuders Full-back	Groningen	22	33±0%	741.5%
19	C. Tapé Full-back	Toulouse	20	8	74
20	W. Goes Full-back	AZ Alkmaar	22	39±0%	74±0%
21	G. Antwi Full-back	Strasbourg	19	10	72
22	S. Dest Full-back	PSV Eindhoven	25	24±0%	72±0%
23	Abel Bretones Full-back	Osasuna	26	26±0%	728.3%
24	B. Locko Full-back	Stade Brestois 29	24	25±0%	71±0%
25	Buba Sangaré Full-back	Elche	19	8±0%	70±0%
26	Ramon Full-back	Internacional	25	4862.4%	7013.5%
27	Zak Norton Sturge Full-back	Millwall	22	3115.7%	70±0%
28	D. Tonoli Full-back	Modena	24	56±0%	701.8%
29	C. Taylor Full-back	Millwall	23	3219.1%	69±0%
30	G. Read Full-back	Feyenoord	20	14±0%	69±0%
31	N. Veratschnig Full-back	Red Bull Salzburg	23	727.3%	691.2%
32	V. Zagaritis Full-back	Heerenveen	25	32±0%	69±0%
33	Riyad Idrissi Full-back	Cagliari	23	116.9%	6920.1%
34	Rio Cardines Full-back	Bristol City	20	92025%	69±0%
35	A. Zagré Full-back	Utrecht	25	29±0%	692.5%
36	S. Dahl Full-back	Benfica	23	38±0%	69±0%
37	Víctor Chust Full-back	Elche	26	31±0%	69±0%
38	Rafita Full-back	Malaga	20	27±0%	68±0%
39	L. Jaquez Full-back	VfB Stuttgart	23	13219%	683.3%
40	R. Alebiosu Full-back	Blackburn	24	1262.2%	68±0%
41	F. Parisi Full-back	Fiorentina	25	179.8%	688.7%
42	Bruno Gomes Full-back	Internacional	25	40170.5%	6818.7%
43	R. van den Berg Full-back	1. FC Köln	22	962.4%	68±0%
44	A. Castellini Full-back	Mantova	23	40±0%	67±0%
45	Gustavo Martins Full-back	Gremio	24	33134.5%	675.4%
46	L. Davis Full-back	Ipswich	26	37±0%	67±0%
47	Mika Màrmol Full-back	Feyenoord	25	44±0%	67±0%
48	R. Lipinski Full-back	Rodez	24	367.9%	671.5%
49	M. Chávez Full-back	AZ Alkmaar	22	22±0%	67±0%
50	L. Thomas Full-back	Leicester	25	27±0%	67±0%