Fastest-improving defenders

The fastest-improving (by % Season change) defenders, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

J. Timber of Arsenal is the standout for raw talent across defenders, with a Field Insider Rating of 97.3, and Reinaldo leads the scoring with 13 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, J. Timber of Arsenal is the most valuable name in this group at 194.6.

Gefle IF · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Jacobo Ramón Naveros+71.2SsN

50 players · ranked by biggest season change %Customise →

#	Player	Team	Age	Δ%	Season	Rating
1	C. Paz Centre-back	Deportivo Riestra	31	+241.8 24/25→25/26	77241.8%	3111.9%
2	Hassan Tambakti Full-back	Al-Hilal Saudi FC	27	+218.5 24/25→25/26	65218.5%	474.8%
3	L. Villalba Centre-back	Cruzeiro	31	+213.9 24/25→25/26	63213.9%	426.7%
4	Kaiki Full-back	Cruzeiro	23	+207.5 24/25→25/26	74207.5%	8023.3%
5	M. Senesi Centre-back	Bournemouth	29	+197.5 24/25→25/26	60197.5%	658.7%
6	L. Rota Full-back	AEK Athens FC	28	+193.2 24/25→25/26	64193.2%	3512.1%
7	T. Crama Centre-back	Millwall	24	+192 24/25→25/26	62192%	7769.8%
8	T. Koga Centre-back	Kashiwa Reysol	27	+189.5 24/25→25/26	69189.5%	504.6%
9	J. Bednarek Centre-back	FC Porto	30	+184.9 24/25→25/26	81184.9%	4129.2%
10	J. Garner Defensive midfielder	Everton	25	+178.3 24/25→25/26	65178.3%	9016.2%
11	W. Anton Centre-back	Borussia Dortmund	29	+173.2 24/25→25/26	70173.2%	606.4%
12	Grego Centre-back	Burgos	33	+168.1 24/25→25/26	62168.1%	306.1%
13	M. Bani Centre-back	Palermo	32	+166.2 24/25→25/26	58166.2%	3024.3%
14	S. Dahl Full-back	Benfica	23	+165.2 24/25→25/26	60165.2%	6984.5%
15	O. Solet Full-back	Udinese	26	+160.6 24/25→25/26	57160.6%	75±0%
16	P. Retsos Centre-back	Olympiakos Piraeus	27	+159.9 24/25→25/26	63159.9%	355.4%
17	Léo Pereira Centre-back	Flamengo	30	+159.9 24/25→25/26	62159.9%	475.2%
18	A. Costa Centre-back	Boca Juniors	27	+150.7 24/25→25/26	50150.7%	443.1%
19	Z. Romero Centre-back	Getafe	26	+148.4 24/25→25/26	53148.4%	7548.4%
20	Renê Full-back	Fluminense	33	+146.4 24/25→25/26	55146.4%	283.4%
21	Fabrício Bruno Centre-back	Cruzeiro	30	+144.3 24/25→25/26	62144.3%	487.9%
22	N. Schlotterbeck Full-back	Borussia Dortmund	26	+142.3 24/25→25/26	64142.3%	811.1%
23	E. Báez Full-back	San Lorenzo	21	+141.9 24/25→25/26	67141.9%	5817%
24	A. Marušić Full-back	Lazio	33	+136.7 24/25→25/26	54136.7%	3417.3%
25	L. Pirola Centre-back	Olympiakos Piraeus	24	+135.1 24/25→25/26	52135.1%	417%
26	Sergio Akieme Full-back	Reims	28	+134.9 24/25→25/26	56134.9%	5324.8%
27	M. Bokele Full-back	Göztepe	26	+132.9 24/25→25/26	55132.9%	482.7%
28	M. Akanji Centre-back	Inter	30	+132.9 24/25→25/26	68132.9%	526%
29	Gustavo Mantuan Full-back	Zenit	25	+132.7 24/25→25/26	51132.7%	360.6%
30	M. Yumlu Centre-back	Erzurumspor FK	38	+131.4 20/21→25/26	48131.4%	1235.8%
31	Lucas Rosa Full-back	Ajax	26	+129.8 24/25→25/26	55129.8%	6213%
32	C. Favasuli Defensive midfielder	Catanzaro	22	+127.4 24/25→25/26	47127.4%	7216.4%
33	M. Fofana Centre-back	New England Revolution	28	+126.4 24/25→25/26	46126.4%	3430.1%
34	Eric García Full-back	Barcelona	25	+125.6 24/25→25/26	63125.6%	85±0%
35	M. Sarr Full-back	Lens	27	+125.3 24/25→25/26	68125.3%	713.1%
36	R. Calafiori Full-back	Arsenal	24	+124.9 24/25→25/26	45124.9%	853%
37	M. Araújo Full-back	Sporting CP	26	+124.6 24/25→25/26	54124.6%	633.8%
38	E. Bayram Centre-back	KVC Westerlo	23	+123.2 24/25→25/26	49123.2%	629.4%
39	Nuno Mendes Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	24	+122.2 24/25→25/26	46122.2%	831.6%
40	J. Dasilva Full-back	Coventry	28	+122.1 24/25→25/26	53122.1%	571.7%
41	P. Ceccaroni Full-back	Palermo	30	+121.6 24/25→25/26	60121.6%	418.1%
42	L. Buadés Full-back	Le Mans	28	+121.5 24/25→25/26	56121.5%	4932.5%
43	A. Oyono Full-back	Frosinone	25	+120.2 24/25→25/26	47120.2%	6815.4%
44	Léo Ortiz Full-back	Flamengo	30	+119.1 24/25→25/26	52119.1%	4214.6%
45	M. Yeşil Centre-back	Amed	28	+118.6 23/24→25/26	45118.6%	418.4%
46	K. Diks Centre-back	Borussia Mönchengladbach	29	+117.7 24/25→25/26	54117.7%	5649.6%
47	A. Hakimi Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	27	+117.7 24/25→25/26	63117.7%	7311.5%
48	Gaizka Larrazabal Central midfielder	Casa Pia	28	+117.1 24/25→25/26	52117.1%	5112.2%
49	J. Ryerson Defensive midfielder	Borussia Dortmund	28	+112 24/25→25/26	53112%	6413.9%
50	N. Ngoy Centre-back	Lille	23	+111.6 24/25→25/26	53111.6%	8358.7%