Fastest-rising U23 defenders

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

At a glance

W. Zaïre-Emery of Paris Saint Germain is the standout for raw talent across U23 defenders, with a Field Insider Rating of 94.3, and Jacobo Ramón Naveros has been the form player this season, grading 76.4, 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 +71.2 on last season, while T. Hansemon's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +66.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, T. Hansemon of Gefle IF is the most valuable name in this group at 184.4.

Best talent

W. Zaïre-Emery94.3RTG

Paris Saint Germain

In form

Jacobo Ramón Naveros76.4SsN

Como

Rising potential

T. Hansemon+66.8RTG

Gefle IF · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Jacobo Ramón Naveros+71.2SsN

50 players · ranked by biggest risers (potential)Customise →

#	Player	Team	Age	ΔRTG	Season	Rating
1	T. Hansemon Centre-back	Gefle IF	23	+66.8 24/25→25/26	0100%	92268.8%
2	M. Fischer Centre-back	Denmark U20	22	+54.3 24/25→25/26	22	90
3	Nóel Atli Arnórsson Centre-back	Aalborg	19	+41.9 24/25→25/26	11	85
4	T. Storm Centre-back	Lyngby	22	+38.9 24/25→25/26	124.2%	8089.2%
5	A. Forrester Centre-back	Heart Of Midlothian	21	+37 24/25→25/26	15	84
6	L. Høgsberg Centre-back	Strasbourg	20	+33.8 24/25→25/26	2522.3%	7876.1%
7	Y. Skyba Centre-back	Karviná	23	+32.3 24/25→25/26	930%	72134.1%
8	S. Dahl Full-back	Benfica	23	+31.5 24/25→25/26	60165.2%	6984.5%
9	O. Provstgaard Centre-back	Lazio	23	+31.5 24/25→25/26	2895.8%	7474.1%
10	N. Ngoy Centre-back	Lille	23	+30.6 24/25→25/26	53111.6%	8358.7%
11	M. Moreno Centre-back	Levante	22	+28.7 24/25→25/26	368.5%	8154.6%
12	Tiago Gabriel Centre-back	Lecce	21	+28.3 24/25→25/26	44205.6%	8450.8%
13	J. Jacquet Centre-back	Rennes	21	+28 24/25→25/26	43235.9%	8647.9%
14	S. Otoa Centre-back	Genoa	22	+27.8 24/25→25/26	1232.2%	6968.3%
15	Hussain Al Zarie Centre-back	Saudi Arabia U23	21	+27.7 24/25→25/26	16	81
16	L. Vušković Centre-back	Hamburger SV	19	+25.1 24/25→25/26	3368.9%	8740.6%
17	F. Gruber Centre-back	1. FC Nürnberg	23	+24.1 24/25→25/26	29175.5%	6558.5%
18	C. Taylor Centre-back	Millwall	23	+23.6 24/25→25/26	4250.5%	7050.9%
19	A. Ait Boudlal Centre-back	Rennes	20	+23.4 24/25→25/26	37257.8%	8240.1%
20	I. Ganiou Full-back	Lens	21	+23.2 24/25→25/26	4350.3%	8437.9%
21	D. Janse Centre-back	Groningen	20	+22.7 24/25→25/26	4294.9%	7543.5%
22	K. Karataş Full-back	Başakşehir	23	+21.7 24/25→25/26	39180.6%	5272.1%
23	J. Bos Full-back	Feyenoord	23	+21.6 24/25→25/26	42345.7%	7739.1%
24	N. Eile Centre-back	Bristol City	23	+21.4 24/25→25/26	2712.3%	6648.1%
25	Y. Titi Full-back	Estac Troyes	20	+21.3 24/25→25/26	1918.1%	6648.2%
26	Danilo Veiga Full-back	Lecce	23	+21.2 24/25→25/26	51225.3%	8035.8%
27	Christian Marques Centre-back	Tondela	23	+21.2 22/23→25/26	30410.2%	6252.1%
28	A. Giay Full-back	Palmeiras	22	+20.5 24/25→25/26	41132.6%	7240.1%
29	D. Oyegoke Defensive midfielder	Hellas Verona	23	+20.3 24/25→25/26	944.4%	6545.8%
30	Álvaro Fernández Full-back	Real Madrid	23	+20.2 24/25→25/26	5314.3%	9128.5%
31	M. Troilo Centre-back	Parma	23	+19.6 24/25→25/26	302.9%	7336.4%
32	M. Rots Full-back	Twente	20	+19.4 24/25→25/26	42456%	8430.1%
33	Andrés Castrín Centre-back	Sevilla	23	+19.4 22/23→25/26	17290.9%	7336.3%
34	F. Keidel Full-back	SV Elversberg	23	+19.3 24/25→25/26	198.5%	6245.3%
35	Z. Smajlović Centre-back	Sandefjord	22	+19.3 24/25→25/26	40634.5%	4771%
36	I. Baouf Centre-back	Cambuur	19	+19 24/25→25/26	39150%	6442.7%
37	V. Gómez Centre-back	Real Betis	23	+18.7 24/25→25/26	3260.7%	8030.4%
38	Finn Jeltsch Centre-back	VfB Stuttgart	20	+18.3 24/25→25/26	3127.6%	8029.7%
39	R. Lipinski Centre-back	Rodez	23	+17.7 24/25→25/26	36603.9%	6835.3%
40	L. Sy Full-back	Auxerre	23	+17.5 24/25→25/26	30368.8%	7033.7%
41	Wesley Full-back	AS Roma	22	+17.1 24/25→25/26	7177.4%	9123%
42	M. Freckleton Full-back	ST Mirren	23	+17 24/25→25/26	39112.1%	5051.4%
43	A. Circati Full-back	Parma	22	+17 24/25→25/26	521133.3%	8425.4%
44	Tyler Bindon Centre-back	Sheffield Utd	21	+16.4 24/25→25/26	2327.1%	6633.1%
45	A. Caicedo Centre-back	Cadiz	21	+16.3 24/25→25/26	1296.7%	5641.4%
46	M. Cleworth Full-back	Wrexham	23	+16.2 24/25→25/26	3840.7%	7328.6%
47	M. Willemsen Centre-back	Heerenveen	23	+16.1 24/25→25/26	2210.9%	7129.6%
48	A. Hoti Centre-back	Eintracht Braunschweig	23	+15.9 24/25→25/26	20124.4%	5838%
49	T. Muharemović Centre-back	Sassuolo	23	+15.7 24/25→25/26	4213.9%	8323.4%
50	M. Kayode Full-back	Brentford	22	+15.7 24/25→25/26	45566.2%	9320.3%