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Fastest-Rising U23 defenders by Potential Gain

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

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At a glance

M. Kayode of Brentford is the standout for raw talent across U23 defenders, with a Field Insider Rating of 93.1, and Kaiki has been the form player this season, grading 72.3, 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 A. Faye's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +53.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Kayode of Brentford is the most valuable name in this group at 106.1.

Best talent
M. Kayode93.1RTG
Brentford
In form
Kaiki72.3SsN
Cruzeiro
Rising potential
A. Faye+53.3RTG
Lorient · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Jacobo Ramón Naveros+63.1SsN
Como · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Š. Chaloupek9goals
Slavia Praha
Most valuable
M. Kayode106.1val
Brentford
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PlayerTeam
1A. FayeCentre-backLorient21+53.3
24/25→25/26
40134.1%84176.5%
2K. Peprah OppongCentre-backNice22+49.2
24/25→25/26
3476.8%78172%
3L. HøgsbergCentre-backStrasbourg20+33.8
24/25→25/26
2522.3%7876.1%
4S. DahlCentre-backBenfica23+31.5
24/25→25/26
60165.2%6984.5%
5O. ProvstgaardCentre-backLazio23+31.5
24/25→25/26
2895.8%7474.1%
6N. NgoyFull-backLille23+29.1
24/25→25/26
4892.8%8155.9%
7Tiago GabrielCentre-backLecce21+27.7
24/25→25/26
44205.6%8349.7%
8S. OtoaCentre-backGenoa22+26.8
24/25→25/26
1011.1%6865.8%
9M. MorenoCentre-backLevante22+26.4
24/25→25/26
3120.6%7950.2%
10S. KottoCentre-backReims22+25.7
24/25→25/26
2817.9%5978.4%
11F. GruberCentre-back1. FC Nürnberg23+24.1
24/25→25/26
29175.5%6558.5%
12C. TaylorFull-backMillwall23+22.9
24/25→25/26
3940.9%6949.4%
13L. VuškovićCentre-backHamburger SV19+22.7
24/25→25/26
2949.7%8536.7%
14D. JanseFull-backGroningen20+22.4
24/25→25/26
4193.5%7542.9%
15I. GaniouCentre-backLens21+22.4
24/25→25/26
4245.8%8436.6%
16Y. TitiFull-backEstac Troyes20+21.3
24/25→25/26
1918.1%6648.2%
17Christian MarquesCentre-backTondela23+21.2
22/23→25/26
30410.2%6252.1%
18J. BosFull-backFeyenoord23+20.7
24/25→25/26
39319.1%7637.4%
19Danilo VeigaFull-backLecce23+20.7
24/25→25/26
50219%8035%
20A. GiayCentre-backPalmeiras22+19.8
24/25→25/26
39120.2%7138.7%
21A. Ait BoudlalFull-backRennes20+19.8
24/25→25/26
27162.7%7834%
22M. TroiloCentre-backParma23+19.5
24/25→25/26
312.6%7336.2%
23M. RotsFull-backTwente20+19.4
24/25→25/26
42456%8430.1%
24F. KeidelFull-backSV Elversberg23+19.3
24/25→25/26
196.1%6245.3%
25I. BaoufCentre-backCambuur19+19
24/25→25/26
39150%6442.7%
26D. OyegokeFull-backHellas Verona23+18.8
24/25→25/26
663%6342.4%
27V. GómezCentre-backReal Betis23+18.7
24/25→25/26
3260.7%8030.4%
28Z. SmajlovićFull-backSandefjord22+18.7
24/25→25/26
38587.3%4668.8%
29J. JacquetCentre-backRennes21+18.4
24/25→25/26
26103.9%7731.5%
30Andrés CastrínCentre-backSevilla23+18.4
22/23→25/26
15250%7234.4%
31Álvaro FernándezFull-backReal Madrid23+17.6
24/25→25/26
4625.6%8824.9%
32L. SyFull-backAuxerre23+17.5
24/25→25/26
30368.8%7033.7%
33K. KarataşFull-backBaşakşehir23+17.3
24/25→25/26
2256.8%4757.5%
34WesleyFull-backAS Roma22+17.1
24/25→25/26
7177.4%9123%
35M. FreckletonCentre-backST Mirren23+16.8
24/25→25/26
39112.1%5050.8%
36Finn JeltschCentre-backVfB Stuttgart20+16.4
24/25→25/26
268.8%7826.6%
37A. CaicedoCentre-backCadiz21+16.3
24/25→25/26
1296.7%5641.4%
38M. CleworthFull-backWrexham23+16.2
24/25→25/26
3840.7%7328.6%
39M. WillemsenCentre-backHeerenveen23+16.1
24/25→25/26
2210.9%7129.6%
40Tyler BindonCentre-backSheffield Utd21+16
24/25→25/26
2230.3%6632.3%
41M. KayodeFull-backBrentford22+15.7
24/25→25/26
45566.2%9320.3%
42O. OffiahFull-backPreston23+15.2
24/25→25/26
3021.2%6729.3%
43O. CamaraCentre-backAngers23+15
24/25→25/26
471067.5%7823.7%
44I. OgundereCentre-backAFC Wimbledon23+14.6
24/25→25/26
2819.3%4942.4%
45M. ConwayFull-backBolton22+14.5
24/25→25/26
3412.7%5140.2%
46T. MuharemovićFull-backSassuolo23+14.4
24/25→25/26
394.9%8121.5%
47Álex JiménezFull-backBournemouth21+14.3
24/25→25/26
4398.6%9118.7%
48M. KanaCentre-backAnderlecht23+14.1
24/25→25/26
20245.8%5336.2%
49KaikiFull-backCruzeiro23+14
24/25→25/26
72202.5%7921.7%
50Vitor NunesCentre-backGirona20+14
24/25→25/26
3417.9%8519.8%