Fastest-Rising U23 defenders by Potential Gain

The fastest-rising U23 defenders, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

L. Vušković of Brighton is the standout for raw talent across U23 defenders, with a Field Insider Rating of 87, and Jacobo Ramón Naveros has been the form player this season, grading 68.3, and Š. Chaloupek leads the scoring with 9 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, C. Bradley of Liverpool is the most valuable name in this group at 100.

Jacobo Ramón Naveros68.3SsN

Como

Rising potential

O. Provstgaard+31.5RTG

Lazio · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Jacobo Ramón Naveros+63.1SsN

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	Player	Team
1	O. Provstgaard Centre-back	Lazio	23	+31.5 24/25→25/26	28±0%	74±0%
2	S. Dahl Full-back	Benfica	23	+31.3 24/25→25/26	38±0%	69±0%
3	S. Kotto Centre-back	Reims	23	+25.7 24/25→25/26	28±0%	591.9%
4	L. Vušković Centre-back	Brighton	19	+25.2 24/25→25/26	304.2%	873%
5	C. Taylor Full-back	Millwall	23	+22.9 24/25→25/26	3219.1%	69±0%
6	C. O'Riordan Centre-back	Barnsley	23	+22.2 24/25→25/26	756.1%	5526.3%
7	I. Baouf Centre-back	Cambuur	20	+20.9 24/25→25/26	39±0%	653.8%
8	Christian Marques Centre-back	Tondela	23	+20.7 22/23→25/26	30406.8%	6150.9%
9	J. Bos Full-back	Feyenoord	23	+20.7 24/25→25/26	39319.1%	7637.4%
10	Roman Gomez Full-back	Bahia	22	+20.6 24/25→25/26	28±0%	6634.6%
11	A. Caicedo Centre-back	Vizela	22	+19.8 24/25→25/26	1178.7%	5950.3%
12	A. Giay Centre-back	Palmeiras	22	+19.6 24/25→25/26	374.6%	71±0%
13	M. Troilo Centre-back	Parma	23	+19.5 24/25→25/26	318.5%	731.2%
14	Andrés Castrín Centre-back	Sevilla	23	+18.4 22/23→25/26	15±0%	72±0%
15	N. Martens Full-back	De Graafschap	22	+17.8 24/25→25/26	72.6%	5912.9%
16	I. Vådebu Centre-back	Tromso	23	+16.8 24/25→25/26	50275%	4510.6%
17	M. Willemsen Centre-back	Heerenveen	23	+16.1 24/25→25/26	22±0%	71±0%
18	T. Muharemović Full-back	Leeds	23	+16 24/25→25/26	403.4%	832%
19	H. Gambor Full-back	Academico Viseu	23	+15.1 24/25→25/26	1820.9%	6530.6%
20	D. Tarzia Full-back	Vitoria	23	+15 24/25→25/26	25425%	6639.6%
21	A. Warneryd Full-back	Tromso	21	+15 24/25→25/26	4285%	5062.1%
22	D. Sylla Centre-back	Lorient	23	+14.9 24/25→25/26	3712.3%	661.2%
23	I. Ogundere Centre-back	AFC Wimbledon	23	+14.6 24/25→25/26	1933.5%	49±0%
24	M. Conway Full-back	Bolton	23	+14.5 24/25→25/26	1654%	511.6%
25	Y. Cappelle Full-back	Zulte Waregem	23	+13.7 24/25→25/26	23±0%	572.9%
26	L. Hey Centre-back	Anderlecht	23	+13.6 24/25→25/26	26153.5%	5632.4%
27	M. Chávez Full-back	AZ Alkmaar	22	+13 24/25→25/26	22±0%	67±0%
28	J. Kongolo Centre-back	Genk	20	+12.3 24/25→25/26	14±0%	520.8%
29	Z. Smajlović Full-back	Olympiakos Piraeus	22	+12.1 24/25→25/26	2046.6%	3914.4%
30	M. Elimbi Gilbert Centre-back	GIL Vicente	23	+11.9 24/25→25/26	40±0%	65±0%
31	Raf van de Riet Full-back	FC Eindhoven	20	+11.8 24/25→25/26	850.3%	59±0%
32	Riyad Idrissi Full-back	Cagliari	23	+11.5 24/25→25/26	116.9%	6920.1%
33	J. Eitschberger Full-back	Hertha BSC	22	+11 24/25→25/26	26±0%	59±0%
34	I. Lepskiy Centre-back	Krylia Sovetov	21	+10.8 24/25→25/26	27169.7%	3545.4%
35	P. Bonde Centre-back	Vasteras SK FK	22	+10.8 24/25→25/26	3175.7%	3838.1%
36	J. Quarshie Centre-back	Sturm Graz	22	+10.7 24/25→25/26	91720%	6221%
37	O. Bevan Centre-back	Dundee	23	+10.7 23/24→25/26	28163%	5225.8%
38	Maximilian Hennig Full-back	Bayern München	20	+10.5 24/25→25/26	31538.8%	5026.9%
39	Ruairi McConville Centre-back	Norwich	21	+10.2 24/25→25/26	478.1%	67±0%
40	Zak Norton Sturge Full-back	Millwall	22	+10.1 24/25→25/26	3115.7%	70±0%
41	M. Hokke Full-back	ADO Den Haag	23	+10.1 24/25→25/26	37±0%	591.7%
42	B. Owusu Full-back	Grazer AK	23	+9.9 24/25→25/26	26133.3%	4528%
43	Jonathan Centre-back	Cruzeiro	22	+9.9 24/25→25/26	39125%	706.1%
44	D. Koswal Centre-back	Sandefjord	23	+9.8 24/25→25/26	2140.2%	6617.5%
45	A. Kalogeropoulos Centre-back	1. FC Nürnberg	22	+9.7 24/25→25/26	914.8%	5449.9%
46	Daniel Herrera Centre-back	San Lorenzo	22	+9.7 24/25→25/26	49544.7%	5322.2%
47	Benn David Ward Centre-back	Reading	22	+9.6 24/25→25/26	211.4%	4129.8%
48	Renato Veiga Full-back	Villarreal	23	+9.5 24/25→25/26	26±0%	85±0%
49	N. Ahouonon Centre-back	Reims	22	+9.3 24/25→25/26	26±0%	58±0%
50	Jacobo Ramón Naveros Centre-back	Como	21	+9.2 24/25→25/26	68±0%	87±0%