Fastest-improving players in Championship

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

At a glance

H. Hackney of Middlesbrough is the standout for raw talent across players in Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 79, and O. McBurnie has been the form player this season, grading 64.6, and Z. Vipotnik leads the scoring with 23 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Silvera has improved his Season rating most, up +50.6 on last season, while R. Vítek's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +43.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Z. Vipotnik of Swansea is the most valuable name in this group at 48.3.

Bristol City · 23/24→25/26

Most improved

S. Silvera+50.6SsN

Middlesbrough · 24/25→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	Δ%	Season	Rating
1	T. Crama Centre-back	Millwall	24	+192 24/25→25/26	62192%	7769.8%
2	Z. Vipotnik Centre-forward	Swansea	24	+177.1 24/25→25/26	63177.1%	726.9%
3	B. Thomas-Asante Attacking midfielder	Coventry	27	+124.9 24/25→25/26	50124.9%	615.2%
4	J. Dasilva Full-back	Coventry	28	+122.1 24/25→25/26	53122.1%	571.7%
5	O. McBurnie Centre-forward	Hull City	30	+121.2 24/25→25/26	65121.2%	4617.1%
6	S. Thomas Attacking midfielder	Stoke City	27	+119.4 24/25→25/26	50119.4%	636.5%
7	B. Whiteman Central midfielder	Preston	30	+115.7 24/25→25/26	51115.7%	45±0%
8	V. Torp Defensive midfielder	Coventry	26	+105.9 24/25→25/26	53105.9%	680.7%
9	Sydie Peck Central midfielder	Sheffield Utd	21	+98.5 24/25→25/26	5398.5%	785.2%
10	G. Tanner Centre-back	Bristol City	26	+97.1 24/25→25/26	4197.1%	597.8%
11	N. Phillips Centre-back	West Brom	29	+91 24/25→25/26	4591%	4513%
12	A. Jones Centre-back	Middlesbrough	28	+87.1 24/25→25/26	3987.1%	5310.3%
13	L. Miller Full-back	Blackburn	25	+84.3 24/25→25/26	4584.3%	6434.2%
14	T. Cantwell Central midfielder	Blackburn	28	+82.3 24/25→25/26	4782.3%	5218.3%
15	R. Slater Defensive midfielder	Hull City	26	+77.9 24/25→25/26	4077.9%	630.8%
16	D. O'Shea Centre-back	Ipswich	27	+76.1 24/25→25/26	4776.1%	6321.1%
17	L. Kitching Centre-back	Coventry	26	+73.7 24/25→25/26	4573.7%	660.6%
18	M. Helik Centre-back	Oxford United	30	+71.2 24/25→25/26	3671.2%	4110.3%
19	L. Ayling Full-back	Middlesbrough	34	+71.1 24/25→25/26	4671.1%	285.7%
20	M. Crooks Defensive midfielder	Hull City	32	+70.3 24/25→25/26	5470.3%	3536.3%
21	E. Cashin Full-back	Blackburn	24	+69.5 24/25→25/26	4669.5%	656%
22	C. Morris Centre-forward	Derby	30	+69.2 24/25→25/26	5369.2%	4411.8%
23	J. Ngakia Central midfielder	Watford	25	+68.7 24/25→25/26	5268.7%	665.4%
24	S. Twine Attacking midfielder	Bristol City	27	+68.2 24/25→25/26	4568.2%	619.3%
25	R. Burrell Centre-forward	QPR	25	+67.4 24/25→25/26	5067.4%	7052.3%
26	I. Louza Central midfielder	Watford	27	+63.7 24/25→25/26	6363.7%	615.8%
27	E. Mason-Clark Attacking midfielder	Coventry	26	+62.1 24/25→25/26	4262.1%	693.3%
28	S. Carey Central midfielder	Charlton	25	+61.2 24/25→25/26	4561.2%	6843.3%
29	M. Johnston Winger	West Brom	27	+60.9 24/25→25/26	3560.9%	5416.3%
30	T. Harwood-Bellis Centre-back	Southampton	24	+60.3 24/25→25/26	3360.3%	768.6%
31	R. Dickie Centre-back	Bristol City	30	+59.8 24/25→25/26	3959.8%	4120.7%
32	K. Fisher Full-back	Norwich	22	+59.7 24/25→25/26	3559.7%	731.5%
33	A. Devine Central midfielder	Preston	21	+54.3 24/25→25/26	5054.3%	7629.3%
34	M. Clarke Centre-back	Derby	29	+53.6 24/25→25/26	4753.6%	513%
35	E. Simms Centre-forward	Coventry	25	+51.3 24/25→25/26	3551.3%	681.3%
36	Paik Seung-Ho Defensive midfielder	Birmingham	29	+51.3 24/25→25/26	4151.3%	4814.6%
37	C. Taylor Centre-back	Millwall	23	+50.5 24/25→25/26	4250.5%	7050.9%
38	H. Wright Centre-forward	Coventry	28	+48.9 24/25→25/26	5048.9%	5510.5%
39	R. Poole Centre-back	Portsmouth	28	+47.3 24/25→25/26	3647.3%	526.5%
40	J. Cooper Centre-back	Millwall	31	+45.6 24/25→25/26	5345.6%	429.4%
41	C. Elder Full-back	Derby	31	+43.6 24/25→25/26	3243.6%	388.2%
42	A. McCann Defensive midfielder	Preston	26	+41.2 24/25→25/26	3941.2%	594.8%
43	G. Campbell Full-back	West Brom	25	+35.8 24/25→25/26	3735.8%	6652.6%
44	C. Brannagan Defensive midfielder	Oxford United	30	+35.8 24/25→25/26	5435.8%	4216.4%
45	J. Makama Winger	Norwich	22	+35.7 24/25→25/26	3935.7%	7140.6%
46	M. van Ewijk Full-back	Coventry	25	+35.6 24/25→25/26	5935.6%	771.7%
47	C. Styles Full-back	West Brom	26	+35.5 24/25→25/26	4735.5%	617.1%
48	K. Joseph Attacking midfielder	Hull City	24	+35.4 24/25→25/26	3235.4%	6941.7%
49	F. Seriki Full-back	Sheffield Utd	24	+34 24/25→25/26	2834%	687.1%
50	Pol Valentín Full-back	Preston	29	+33.2 24/25→25/26	2733.2%	4111.8%