Fastest-improving players in Championship

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

At a glance

M. Moore of Rangers is the standout for raw talent across players in Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 55.3, and C. Ward has been the form player this season, grading 65.8, and Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise leads the scoring with 17 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: A. Schwolow has improved his Season rating most, up +48.9 on last season, while K. Bilalovic's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +20.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, A. Kyziridis of Heart Of Midlothian is the most valuable name in this group at 33.

Aberdeen · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

A. Schwolow+48.9SsN

Heart Of Midlothian · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise17goals

50 players · ranked by biggest season change %Customise →

#	Player	Team	Age	Δ%	Season	Rating
1	E. Watt Defensive midfielder	Motherwell	26	+113.5 24/25→25/26	51113.5%	476.3%
2	Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise Attacking midfielder	Motherwell	23	+112.1 24/25→25/26	51112.1%	5311.1%
3	F. Passlack Defensive midfielder	Hibernian	28	+58 24/25→25/26	3858%	3745.8%
4	N. Raskin Defensive midfielder	Rangers	25	+52.6 24/25→25/26	5352.6%	530.7%
5	M. Steinwender Full-back	Heart Of Midlothian	26	+48 24/25→25/26	4048%	4336%
6	Cláudio Braga Centre-forward	Heart Of Midlothian	26	+38.4 24/25→25/26	4738.4%	4935.6%
7	J. McGrath Attacking midfielder	Hibernian	29	+31.7 24/25→25/26	3331.7%	3414%
8	T. Aasgaard Attacking midfielder	Rangers	24	+30.1 24/25→25/26	2930.1%	507.1%
9	C. Devlin Central midfielder	Heart Of Midlothian	28	+27.1 24/25→25/26	3927.1%	379.7%
10	Luca Stephenson Defensive midfielder	Dundee Utd	22	+26.2 24/25→25/26	3826.2%	52±0%
11	J. Iredale Full-back	Hibernian	30	+26.1 24/25→25/26	3626.1%	2918.2%
12	C. Congreve Attacking midfielder	Dundee	22	+21.3 24/25→25/26	2621.3%	4936.2%
13	L. Shankland Centre-forward	Heart Of Midlothian	30	+20.8 24/25→25/26	4820.8%	3214.7%
14	W. Ferry Defensive midfielder	Dundee Utd	25	+20.6 24/25→25/26	4920.6%	506.2%
15	A. Gogić Centre-back	ST Mirren	32	+17.5 24/25→25/26	3017.5%	2226.3%
16	R. Bushiri Centre-back	Hibernian	26	+16.3 24/25→25/26	2416.3%	4313%
17	M. Sylla Defensive midfielder	Livingston	32	+10.7 24/25→25/26	3310.7%	1927.3%
18	W. O'Hora Full-back	Hibernian	27	+10 24/25→25/26	2910%	3917.1%
19	R. Deas Centre-back	Kilmarnock	26	+6.3 24/25→25/26	326.3%	434.5%
20	M. Fraser Full-back	ST Mirren	32	+1.7 24/25→25/26	301.7%	2133.9%
21	D. Wright Full-back	Dundee	31	-1.9 24/25→25/26	211.9%	2614%
22	B. Nygren Attacking midfielder	Celtic	25	-2.3 24/25→25/26	512.3%	5210%
23	M. Mandron Centre-forward	ST Mirren	31	-3.1 24/25→25/26	253.1%	2419.1%
24	J. Butland Goalkeeper	Rangers	33	-3.3 24/25→25/26	293.3%	2312%
25	L. Scales Centre-back	Celtic	27	-5.9 24/25→25/26	405.9%	4312.2%
26	T. Keskinen Defensive midfielder	Aberdeen	23	-6 24/25→25/26	226%	477.5%
27	J. Mulligan Central midfielder	Hibernian	23	-8 24/25→25/26	308%	472.9%
28	T. Sparrow Full-back	Motherwell	23	-8.6 24/25→25/26	308.6%	471.9%
29	N. Devlin Defensive midfielder	Aberdeen	32	-9.6 24/25→25/26	219.6%	2029.7%
30	D. Gassama Attacking midfielder	Rangers	22	-11 24/25→25/26	2311%	5427.1%
31	D. Maeda Centre-forward	Celtic	28	-12.5 24/25→25/26	5012.5%	4117.7%
32	C. McGregor Defensive midfielder	Celtic	33	-15.8 24/25→25/26	3715.8%	2225.6%
33	A. Engels Defensive midfielder	Celtic	22	-16 24/25→25/26	3116%	536.7%
34	M. Diomandé Defensive midfielder	Rangers	24	-18.4 24/25→25/26	2418.4%	4813%
35	J. Brenet Full-back	Livingston	32	-20.5 23/24→25/26	1620.5%	1858.3%
36	K. Nisbet Centre-forward	Aberdeen	29	-21.4 24/25→25/26	3021.4%	3123.6%
37	J. Cotterill Central midfielder	Dundee	20	-25.2 24/25→25/26	1725.2%	4634.7%
38	J. Souttar Centre-back	Rangers	29	-25.5 24/25→25/26	2225.5%	3121.2%
39	T. Rommens Full-back	Rangers	23	-29.4 24/25→25/26	2429.4%	4918%
40	J. Tavernier Full-back	Rangers	34	-29.6 24/25→25/26	3229.6%	1732.6%
41	R. Strain Defensive midfielder	Dundee Utd	29	-30.8 24/25→25/26	1930.8%	2929%
42	Panutche Camará Central midfielder	Dundee Utd	29	-33.2 24/25→25/26	2233.2%	2826.8%
43	D. Sterling Full-back	Rangers	26	-34.2 24/25→25/26	1334.2%	399.6%
44	N. Cadden Defensive midfielder	Hibernian	29	-36.7 24/25→25/26	1836.7%	3025.3%
45	V. Ševelj Defensive midfielder	Dundee Utd	25	-36.9 24/25→25/26	3336.9%	4510.7%
46	B. Baningime Central midfielder	Heart Of Midlothian	27	-37.4 24/25→25/26	2037.4%	3817.2%
47	B. Anderson Centre-forward	Kilmarnock	27	-37.7 24/25→25/26	1937.7%	3617.6%
48	G. Shinnie Central midfielder	Aberdeen	34	-38.6 24/25→25/26	2538.6%	1344.9%
49	M. Boyle Centre-forward	Hibernian	33	-40.4 24/25→25/26	3040.4%	1837.7%
50	L. Mayo Centre-back	Kilmarnock	26	-41.3 24/25→25/26	2141.3%	3822%