Fastest-Rising U23 defenders by Potential Gain
The fastest-rising U23 defenders, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
Alejandro Balde of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across U23 defenders, with a Field Insider Rating of 83.5, and T. Palacios has been the form player this season, grading 71, and Š. Chaloupek leads the scoring with 9 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: L. Rivero has improved his Season rating most, up +47.4 on last season, while K. Peprah Oppong's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +49.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, N. Savona of Nottingham Forest is the most valuable name in this group at 100.9.
50 players · ranked by biggest risers (potential)Customise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. Peprah OppongCentre-back |  Fenerbahçe | 22 | +49.2 24/25→25/26 | 3476.8% | 78172% |
| 2 | J. BosFull-back |  Feyenoord | 23 | +20.7 24/25→25/26 | 39319.1% | 7637.4% |
| 3 | Christian MarquesCentre-back |  Tondela | 23 | +20.7 22/23→25/26 | 30406.8% | 6150.9% |
| 4 | Roman GomezFull-back |  Bahia | 22 | +20.6 24/25→25/26 | 28±0% | 6634.6% |
| 5 | A. CaicedoCentre-back |  Vizela | 22 | +19.8 24/25→25/26 | 1178.7% | 5950.3% |
| 6 | A. GiayCentre-back |  Palmeiras | 22 | +19.6 24/25→25/26 | 374.6% | 71±0% |
| 7 | I. VådebuCentre-back |  Tromso | 23 | +16.8 24/25→25/26 | 50275% | 4510.6% |
| 8 | H. GamborFull-back |  Academico Viseu | 23 | +15.1 24/25→25/26 | 1820.9% | 6530.6% |
| 9 | D. TarziaFull-back |  Vitoria | 23 | +15 24/25→25/26 | 25425% | 6639.6% |
| 10 | A. WarnerydFull-back | Tromso | 21 | +15 24/25→25/26 | 4285% | 5062.1% |
| 11 | L. HeyCentre-back |  Anderlecht | 23 | +13.6 24/25→25/26 | 26153.5% | 5632.4% |
| 12 | F. HagmannCentre-back |  Arminia Bielefeld | 22 | +12.4 24/25→25/26 | 843.1% | 5429.7% |
| 13 | Z. SmajlovićFull-back |  Olympiakos Piraeus | 22 | +12.1 24/25→25/26 | 2046.6% | 3914.4% |
| 14 | Riyad IdrissiFull-back |  Cagliari | 23 | +11.5 24/25→25/26 | 116.9% | 6920.1% |
| 15 | A. KaplanCentre-back | NEC Nijmegen | 23 | +10.9 24/25→25/26 | 2364.1% | 7417.3% |
| 16 | P. BondeCentre-back |  Vasteras SK FK | 22 | +10.8 24/25→25/26 | 3175.7% | 3838.1% |
| 17 | J. QuarshieCentre-back |  Sturm Graz | 22 | +10.7 24/25→25/26 | 91720% | 6221% |
| 18 | T. NixonFull-back |  Doncaster | 23 | +10.6 24/25→25/26 | 9203.3% | 4035.6% |
| 19 | Maximilian HennigFull-back | Bayern München | 19 | +10.5 24/25→25/26 | 31538.8% | 5026.9% |
| 20 | JonathanCentre-back |  Cruzeiro | 22 | +9.9 24/25→25/26 | 39125% | 706.1% |
| 21 | B. OwusuFull-back | Grazer AK | 22 | +9.9 24/25→25/26 | 26133.3% | 4528% |
| 22 | D. KoswalCentre-back |  Sandefjord | 23 | +9.8 24/25→25/26 | 2140.2% | 6617.5% |
| 23 | Tomas GalvezFull-back |  GO Ahead Eagles | 21 | +9.4 24/25→25/26 | 3282.2% | 6517.1% |
| 24 | S. HaramCentre-back |  Aalesund | 21 | +8.8 24/25→25/26 | 157.2% | 3920.3% |
| 25 | L. RiveroCentre-back |  River Plate | 22 | +8.5 24/25→25/26 | 5423% | 541.5% |
| 26 | S. VaratynovFull-back |  Baltika | 23 | +8.3 24/25→25/26 | 51±0% | 37±0% |
| 27 | A. Hammer KjelsenCentre-back | Aalesund | 20 | +8.2 24/25→25/26 | 158.2% | 4121.2% |
| 28 | N. ZečevićCentre-back | Radnicki NIS | 22 | +8 24/25→25/26 | 19178.3% | 3925.8% |
| 29 | C. HughesCentre-back |  Hull City | 22 | +7.7 24/25→25/26 | 43145.5% | 7211.9% |
| 30 | Abdulay BahCentre-back |  FC Augsburg | 20 | +7.6 24/25→25/26 | 28314.7% | 7810.8% |
| 31 | M. WörnerFull-back |  SSV Jahn Regensburg | 21 | +7.1 23/24→25/26 | 4 | 4319.6% |
| 32 | I. LepskiyCentre-back |  Krylia Sovetov | 21 | +7.1 24/25→25/26 | 1444.4% | 3129.8% |
| 33 | J. BangueraCentre-back |  Lommel United | 22 | +7.1 24/25→25/26 | 19325% | 4618.3% |
| 34 | E. MoralesFull-back |  CF Montreal | 22 | +6.9 24/25→25/26 | 23100.9% | 4311.1% |
| 35 | H. FalchenerFull-back |  Viking | 23 | +6.8 24/25→25/26 | 2237.6% | 4411.8% |
| 36 | O. VerhoevenCentre-back |  San Diego | 20 | +6.6 24/25→25/26 | 26130.7% | 456.2% |
| 37 | M. KostkaFull-back |  Rot-Weiß Essen | 22 | +6.3 22/23→25/26 | 831.1% | 4018.7% |
| 38 | L. Di LolloCentre-back |  Boca Juniors | 22 | +6.3 24/25→25/26 | 5714.2% | 57±0% |
| 39 | R. JanssonFull-back |  FC St. Pauli | 22 | +6.1 24/25→25/26 | 11150% | 3740.5% |
| 40 | Sekou FofanaFull-back |  Auxerre | 23 | +6 23/24→25/26 | 1213.9% | 4515.5% |
| 41 | David LópezCentre-back |  Mallorca | 23 | +6 24/25→25/26 | 854.9% | 679.8% |
| 42 | Daniel HerreraCentre-back |  San Lorenzo | 22 | +6 24/25→25/26 | 31311.8% | 5013.8% |
| 43 | Matia Barzic GutiérrezCentre-back |  Elche | 22 | +5.9 24/25→25/26 | 2026.6% | 669.8% |
| 44 | H. RøstenCentre-back |  KFUM Oslo | 21 | +5.9 24/25→25/26 | 272.7% | 3611.2% |
| 45 | N. PerssonFull-back |  Hammarby FF | 23 | +5.8 23/24→25/26 | 34 | 4036.4% |
| 46 | K. KebenFull-back |  Watford | 22 | +5.8 24/25→25/26 | 14±0% | 64±0% |
| 47 | K. TakaiCentre-back | St. Truiden | 22 | +5.7 24/25→25/26 | 2582.7% | 5910.7% |
| 48 | B. SchlickeFull-back |  MSV Duisburg | 20 | +5.6 24/25→25/26 | 980.9% | 4215.3% |
| 49 | M. de RitisFull-back | San Lorenzo | 23 | +5.6 24/25→25/26 | 49202.5% | 5415.3% |
| 50 | T. BergvallFull-back |  Lausanne | 21 | +5.4 24/25→25/26 | 714.5% | 3816.7% |