Fastest-Rising centre-backs by Potential Gain
The fastest-rising centre-backs, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
W. Saliba of Arsenal is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs, with a Field Insider Rating of 87.8, and J. Bednarek has been the form player this season, grading 80.9, and Luciano Juba leads the scoring with 10 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Jacobo Ramón Naveros has improved his Season rating most, up +63.1 on last season, while O. Provstgaard's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +31.5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, W. Saliba of Arsenal is the most valuable name in this group at 145.4.
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| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O. ProvstgaardCentre-back |  Lazio | 23 | +31.5 24/25→25/26 | 28±0% | 74±0% |
| 2 | S. KottoCentre-back |  Reims | 23 | +25.7 24/25→25/26 | 28±0% | 591.9% |
| 3 | L. VuškovićCentre-back |  Brighton | 19 | +25.2 24/25→25/26 | 304.2% | 873% |
| 4 | G. ZohoréCentre-back |  Ferencvarosi TC | 25 | +24.7 24/25→25/26 | 26473.9% | 5873.7% |
| 5 | K. SchmidtCentre-back |  Dynamo Dresden | 24 | +23.4 24/25→25/26 | 12228.6% | 5866.9% |
| 6 | Miguel NóbregaCentre-back |  União de Leiria | 26 | +23 24/25→25/26 | 11152.4% | 5474.2% |
| 7 | G. CampbellCentre-back |  West Brom | 25 | +22.9 24/25→25/26 | 1265.6% | 662.5% |
| 8 | C. O'RiordanCentre-back |  Barnsley | 23 | +22.2 24/25→25/26 | 756.1% | 5526.3% |
| 9 | M. SteinwenderCentre-back |  VfL Bochum | 26 | +21.4 24/25→25/26 | 449.5% | 5323.7% |
| 10 | I. BaoufCentre-back |  Cambuur | 20 | +20.9 24/25→25/26 | 39±0% | 653.8% |
| 11 | Christian MarquesCentre-back |  Tondela | 23 | +20.7 22/23→25/26 | 30406.8% | 6150.9% |
| 12 | JonnyCentre-back |  Alaves | 32 | +20.6 24/25→25/26 | 29±0% | 40±0% |
| 13 | A. CaicedoCentre-back |  Vizela | 22 | +19.8 24/25→25/26 | 1178.7% | 5950.3% |
| 14 | A. GiayCentre-back |  Palmeiras | 22 | +19.6 24/25→25/26 | 374.6% | 71±0% |
| 15 | M. TroiloCentre-back |  Parma | 23 | +19.5 24/25→25/26 | 318.5% | 731.2% |
| 16 | J. KiilerichCentre-back |  Zulte Waregem | 26 | +18.7 24/25→25/26 | 252.9% | 523% |
| 17 | M. GyamfiCentre-back |  1. FC Kaiserslautern | 26 | +18.4 24/25→25/26 | 38±0% | 57±0% |
| 18 | Andrés CastrínCentre-back |  Sevilla | 23 | +18.4 22/23→25/26 | 15±0% | 72±0% |
| 19 | M. FreckletonCentre-back |  Lask Linz | 24 | +16.8 24/25→25/26 | 38107.7% | 5050.8% |
| 20 | I. VådebuCentre-back |  Tromso | 23 | +16.8 24/25→25/26 | 50275% | 4510.6% |
| 21 | S. LangåsCentre-back |  Derby | 25 | +16.2 24/25→25/26 | 960.8% | 63±0% |
| 22 | M. WillemsenCentre-back |  Heerenveen | 23 | +16.1 24/25→25/26 | 22±0% | 71±0% |
| 23 | J. BoyerCentre-back |  Boulogne | 28 | +15.9 24/25→25/26 | 40±0% | 46±0% |
| 24 | D. ThiamCentre-back | Boulogne | 36 | +15.2 24/25→25/26 | 34±0% | 22±0% |
| 25 | Gustavo MarquesCentre-back |  RB Bragantino | 25 | +15 24/25→25/26 | 46285.6% | 7020% |
| 26 | D. SyllaCentre-back |  Lorient | 23 | +14.9 24/25→25/26 | 3712.3% | 661.2% |
| 27 | I. OgundereCentre-back |  AFC Wimbledon | 23 | +14.6 24/25→25/26 | 1933.5% | 49±0% |
| 28 | L. HeyCentre-back |  Anderlecht | 23 | +13.6 24/25→25/26 | 26153.5% | 5632.4% |
| 29 | A. JullouxCentre-back |  Amiens | 30 | +13.6 24/25→25/26 | 28224.1% | 4150.6% |
| 30 | M. GroßerCentre-back |  Arminia Bielefeld | 25 | +13.5 24/25→25/26 | 23±0% | 57±0% |
| 31 | S. WalukiewiczCentre-back |  Sassuolo | 26 | +12.9 24/25→25/26 | 35741.5% | 7421.1% |
| 32 | C. KlarerCentre-back |  Birmingham | 26 | +12.8 24/25→25/26 | 2132.9% | 65±0% |
| 33 | S. MilićCentre-back |  FK Partizan | 26 | +12.7 24/25→25/26 | 34392.8% | 3654% |
| 34 | K. WalkerCentre-back |  Burnley | 36 | +12.5 24/25→25/26 | 1063.3% | 31±0% |
| 35 | J. KongoloCentre-back |  Genk | 20 | +12.3 24/25→25/26 | 14±0% | 520.8% |
| 36 | M. Elimbi GilbertCentre-back |  GIL Vicente | 23 | +11.9 24/25→25/26 | 40±0% | 65±0% |
| 37 | R. MeissenCentre-back |  Excelsior | 24 | +10.9 24/25→25/26 | 31±0% | 69±0% |
| 38 | Diego MurilloCentre-back |  Malaga | 25 | +10.9 24/25→25/26 | 44290.3% | 6719.6% |
| 39 | I. LepskiyCentre-back |  Krylia Sovetov | 21 | +10.8 24/25→25/26 | 27169.7% | 3545.4% |
| 40 | P. BondeCentre-back |  Vasteras SK FK | 22 | +10.8 24/25→25/26 | 3175.7% | 3838.1% |
| 41 | J. QuarshieCentre-back |  Sturm Graz | 22 | +10.7 24/25→25/26 | 91720% | 6221% |
| 42 | O. BevanCentre-back |  Dundee | 23 | +10.7 23/24→25/26 | 28163% | 5225.8% |
| 43 | Ruairi McConvilleCentre-back |  Norwich | 21 | +10.2 24/25→25/26 | 478.1% | 67±0% |
| 44 | J. HillCentre-back |  Bournemouth | 24 | +10.1 24/25→25/26 | 37±0% | 87±0% |
| 45 | JonathanCentre-back |  Cruzeiro | 22 | +9.9 24/25→25/26 | 39125% | 706.1% |
| 46 | D. VianelloCentre-back |  FC OSS | 24 | +9.9 24/25→25/26 | 1365.8% | 571.8% |
| 47 | J. OlowuCentre-back |  Leyton Orient | 26 | +9.8 24/25→25/26 | 3158.5% | 449.4% |
| 48 | D. KoswalCentre-back |  Sandefjord | 23 | +9.8 24/25→25/26 | 2140.2% | 6617.5% |
| 49 | A. KalogeropoulosCentre-back |  1. FC Nürnberg | 22 | +9.7 24/25→25/26 | 914.8% | 5449.9% |
| 50 | Daniel HerreraCentre-back |  San Lorenzo | 22 | +9.7 24/25→25/26 | 49544.7% | 5322.2% |