The fastest-improving (by % Season change) centre-backs, ranked on Field Insider.
Pau Cubarsí Paredes of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs, with a Field Insider Rating of 92.5, and J. Bednarek has been the form player this season, grading 80.9, and K. Wootton leads the scoring with 19 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 L. Høgsberg's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +33.8 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 126.8.
| # | Player | Team | Age | Δ% | Season | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. PazCentre-back |  Deportivo Riestra | 31 | +241.8 24/25→25/26 | 77241.8% | 3111.9% |
| 2 | L. VillalbaCentre-back |  Cruzeiro | 31 | +213.9 24/25→25/26 | 63213.9% | 426.7% |
| 3 | M. SenesiCentre-back |  Bournemouth | 29 | +197.5 24/25→25/26 | 60197.5% | 658.7% |
| 4 | T. CramaCentre-back |  Millwall | 24 | +192 24/25→25/26 | 62192% | 7769.8% |
| 5 | T. KogaCentre-back |  Kashiwa Reysol | 27 | +189.5 24/25→25/26 | 69189.5% | 504.6% |
| 6 | J. BednarekCentre-back |  FC Porto | 30 | +184.9 24/25→25/26 | 81184.9% | 4129.2% |
| 7 | W. AntonCentre-back |  Borussia Dortmund | 29 | +173.2 24/25→25/26 | 70173.2% | 606.4% |
| 8 | GregoCentre-back |  Burgos | 33 | +168.1 24/25→25/26 | 62168.1% | 306.1% |
| 9 | M. BaniCentre-back |  Palermo | 32 | +166.2 24/25→25/26 | 58166.2% | 3024.3% |
| 10 | P. RetsosCentre-back |  Olympiakos Piraeus | 27 | +159.9 24/25→25/26 | 63159.9% | 355.4% |
| 11 | Léo PereiraCentre-back |  Flamengo | 30 | +159.9 24/25→25/26 | 62159.9% | 475.2% |
| 12 | A. CostaCentre-back |  Boca Juniors | 27 | +150.7 24/25→25/26 | 50150.7% | 443.1% |
| 13 | Z. RomeroCentre-back |  Getafe | 26 | +148.4 24/25→25/26 | 53148.4% | 7548.4% |
| 14 | Fabrício BrunoCentre-back | Cruzeiro | 30 | +144.3 24/25→25/26 | 62144.3% | 487.9% |
| 15 | L. PirolaCentre-back | Olympiakos Piraeus | 24 | +135.1 24/25→25/26 | 52135.1% | 417% |
| 16 | M. AkanjiCentre-back |  Inter | 30 | +132.9 24/25→25/26 | 68132.9% | 526% |
| 17 | M. FofanaCentre-back |  New England Revolution | 28 | +126.4 24/25→25/26 | 46126.4% | 3430.1% |
| 18 | E. BayramCentre-back |  KVC Westerlo | 23 | +123.2 24/25→25/26 | 49123.2% | 629.4% |
| 19 | K. DiksCentre-back |  Borussia Mönchengladbach | 29 | +117.7 24/25→25/26 | 54117.7% | 5649.6% |
| 20 | M. YumluCentre-back |  Erzurumspor FK | 38 | +116.4 20/21→25/26 | 45116.4% | 1048.9% |
| 21 | N. NgoyCentre-back |  Lille | 23 | +111.6 24/25→25/26 | 53111.6% | 8358.7% |
| 22 | Rúben NevesCentre-back |  Al-Hilal Saudi FC | 29 | +111.2 24/25→25/26 | 59111.2% | 448.4% |
| 23 | HélitonCentre-back |  Göztepe | 30 | +107.1 24/25→25/26 | 55107.1% | 3314.8% |
| 24 | P. LemonnierCentre-back |  RED Star FC 93 | 33 | +105.3 24/25→25/26 | 51105.3% | 3010.1% |
| 25 | M. YeşilCentre-back |  Amed | 28 | +104.9 23/24→25/26 | 42104.9% | 3326.6% |
| 26 | M. KempfCentre-back |  Como | 31 | +103.5 24/25→25/26 | 52103.5% | 4318.8% |
| 27 | RômuloCentre-back |  Tigres UANL | 26 | +100 24/25→25/26 | 41100% | 4827.4% |
| 28 | Gabriel MagalhãesCentre-back |  Arsenal | 28 | +99.5 24/25→25/26 | 7699.5% | 748.8% |
| 29 | M. WoledziCentre-back |  Fredrikstad | 25 | +98 24/25→25/26 | 5098% | 445.8% |
| 30 | Matias AntoniniCentre-back |  Catanzaro | 28 | +98 24/25→25/26 | 4098% | 511.4% |
| 31 | G. TannerCentre-back |  Bristol City | 26 | +97.1 24/25→25/26 | 4197.1% | 597.8% |
| 32 | D. JanseCentre-back |  Groningen | 20 | +94.9 24/25→25/26 | 4294.9% | 7543.5% |
| 33 | C. BasseyCentre-back |  Fulham | 26 | +94.2 24/25→25/26 | 4394.2% | 799.6% |
| 34 | Domingos DuarteCentre-back | Getafe | 31 | +92 24/25→25/26 | 4392% | 474.1% |
| 35 | A. IsmajliCentre-back |  Torino | 29 | +91.8 24/25→25/26 | 5491.8% | 5511.1% |
| 36 | N. PhillipsCentre-back |  West Brom | 29 | +91 24/25→25/26 | 4591% | 4513% |
| 37 | L. Di LolloCentre-back | Boca Juniors | 22 | +90.5 24/25→25/26 | 5090.5% | 5712.3% |
| 38 | N. ElvediCentre-back | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 29 | +90.3 24/25→25/26 | 6190.3% | 569% |
| 39 | A. FilinCentre-back |  Baltika | 30 | +89.5 24/25→25/26 | 4589.5% | 1929.1% |
| 40 | M. SimakanCentre-back |  Al-Nassr | 26 | +88.7 24/25→25/26 | 5788.7% | 551.3% |
| 41 | H. ArakiCentre-back |  Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 29 | +88.1 24/25→25/26 | 5488.1% | 3913.2% |
| 42 | B. ZechCentre-back |  SCR Altach | 35 | +87.2 24/25→25/26 | 3887.2% | 1745.8% |
| 43 | A. JonesCentre-back |  Middlesbrough | 28 | +87.1 24/25→25/26 | 3987.1% | 5310.3% |
| 44 | M. LabordaCentre-back |  Vancouver Whitecaps | 26 | +86.9 24/25→25/26 | 4486.9% | 446% |
| 45 | A. MandiCentre-back | Lille | 34 | +86.8 24/25→25/26 | 5486.8% | 298.7% |
| 46 | Danilo BozaCentre-back |  Urawa | 28 | +81.6 24/25→25/26 | 4381.6% | 4330.6% |
| 47 | L. ØstigårdCentre-back |  Genoa | 26 | +81.4 24/25→25/26 | 3781.4% | 739.1% |
| 48 | Anaitz ArbillaCentre-back |  Eibar | 39 | +79.8 24/25→25/26 | 5679.8% | 1824.3% |
| 49 | Mario GilaCentre-back |  Lazio | 25 | +79.3 24/25→25/26 | 6079.3% | 812.2% |
| 50 | H. TaniguchiCentre-back |  Tokyo Verdy | 26 | +79.1 24/25→25/26 | 5779.1% | 4811.6% |
