Fastest-improving U23 centre-backs

The fastest-improving (by % Season change) U23 centre-backs, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

J. Chilokoa-Mullen of Scotland U21 is the standout for raw talent across U23 centre-backs, with a Field Insider Rating of 93.8, and Jacobo Ramón Naveros has been the form player this season, grading 76.4, and I. Baouf leads the scoring with 6 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, T. Hansemon of Gefle IF is the most valuable name in this group at 184.4.

Best talent

J. Chilokoa-Mullen93.8RTG

Scotland U21

In form

Jacobo Ramón Naveros76.4SsN

Como

Rising potential

T. Hansemon+66.8RTG

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	E. Bayram Centre-back	KVC Westerlo	23	+123.2 24/25→25/26	49123.2%	629.4%
2	N. Ngoy Centre-back	Lille	23	+111.6 24/25→25/26	53111.6%	8358.7%
3	D. Janse Centre-back	Groningen	20	+94.9 24/25→25/26	4294.9%	7543.5%
4	L. Di Lollo Centre-back	Boca Juniors	22	+90.5 24/25→25/26	5090.5%	5712.3%
5	A. Khusanov Centre-back	Manchester City	22	+73.4 24/25→25/26	4273.4%	8518.7%
6	I. Zabarnyi Centre-back	Paris Saint Germain	23	+71.3 24/25→25/26	6871.3%	849.8%
7	M. Young Centre-back	Sparta Rotterdam	20	+69.4 24/25→25/26	5969.4%	768.3%
8	S. Varatynov Centre-back	Baltika	23	+68 24/25→25/26	5168%	3729.3%
9	L. Querfeld Centre-back	Union Berlin	22	+63.8 24/25→25/26	3963.8%	828%
10	C. Taylor Centre-back	Millwall	23	+50.5 24/25→25/26	4250.5%	7050.9%
11	T. Blokzijl Centre-back	Groningen	21	+49.1 24/25→25/26	4149.1%	768.3%
12	C. Lukeba Centre-back	RB Leipzig	23	+39.2 24/25→25/26	5039.2%	848.6%
13	C. Barker Centre-back	Crawley Town	23	+35.3 24/25→25/26	3535.3%	3430.8%
14	Pau Cubarsí Paredes Centre-back	Barcelona	19	+34.3 24/25→25/26	5134.3%	93±0%
15	Marc Pubill Centre-back	Atletico Madrid	23	+29.9 24/25→25/26	3129.9%	787.9%
16	Finn Jeltsch Centre-back	VfB Stuttgart	20	+27.6 24/25→25/26	3127.6%	8029.7%
17	L. Høgsberg Centre-back	Strasbourg	20	+22.3 24/25→25/26	2522.3%	7876.1%
18	D. Huijsen Centre-back	Real Madrid	21	+21.8 24/25→25/26	4621.8%	903.2%
19	E. Kozik Centre-back	Kolos Kovalivka	23	+19 24/25→25/26	2419%	383.8%
20	Vitor Nunes Centre-back	Girona	20	+17.9 24/25→25/26	3417.9%	8621.4%
21	W. Goes Centre-back	AZ Alkmaar	22	+16.3 24/25→25/26	3916.3%	741.1%
22	R. Halhal Centre-back	KV Mechelen	23	+14.9 24/25→25/26	3114.9%	543.2%
23	J. Ordoñez Centre-back	Club Brugge KV	22	+14.8 24/25→25/26	3314.8%	601.2%
24	T. Muharemović Centre-back	Sassuolo	23	+13.9 24/25→25/26	4213.9%	8323.4%
25	N. Eile Centre-back	Bristol City	23	+12.3 24/25→25/26	2712.3%	6648.1%
26	M. Willemsen Centre-back	Heerenveen	23	+10.9 24/25→25/26	2210.9%	7129.6%
27	E. van de Blaak Centre-back	Almere City FC	21	+9.1 24/25→25/26	239.1%	56±0%
28	D. Ghilardi Centre-back	AS Roma	23	+8.7 24/25→25/26	318.7%	735.1%
29	Raúl Asencio Centre-back	Real Madrid	23	+7.5 24/25→25/26	307.5%	812.2%
30	R. Didyk Centre-back	LNZ Cherkasy	23	+6.8 24/25→25/26	336.8%	389.2%
31	A. MacNulty Centre-back	PEC Zwolle	23	+5.9 24/25→25/26	305.9%	715.7%
32	Y. Baas Centre-back	Ajax	23	+5.7 24/25→25/26	545.7%	764.5%
33	C. Cresswell Centre-back	Toulouse	23	+5 24/25→25/26	425%	82±0%
34	A. Phillips Centre-back	Stoke City	21	+4.2 24/25→25/26	344.2%	711.6%
35	Sadibou Sané Centre-back	Metz	22	0 24/25→25/26	40±0%	7410.8%
36	M. Troilo Centre-back	Parma	23	-2.9 24/25→25/26	302.9%	7336.4%
37	N. Solheid Centre-back	Seraing United	23	-8.2 24/25→25/26	308.2%	446.6%
38	António Silva Centre-back	Benfica	22	-8.5 24/25→25/26	418.5%	644.6%
39	M. Moreno Centre-back	Levante	22	-8.5 24/25→25/26	368.5%	8154.6%
40	E. Pye Centre-back	Stockport County	23	-10.6 24/25→25/26	4410.6%	541.5%
41	N. Zézé Centre-back	NEOM	21	-10.6 24/25→25/26	1910.6%	5919.1%
42	Julian Kuijpers Centre-back	FC OSS	21	-12 24/25→25/26	2412%	533.4%
43	C. Ravych Centre-back	Cercle Brugge	23	-12.4 24/25→25/26	3412.4%	565.7%
44	I. Drapiński Centre-back	Piast Gliwice	22	-13 24/25→25/26	2313%	391.3%
45	R. Hillen Centre-back	NAC Breda	23	-13.3 24/25→25/26	3013.3%	645.6%
46	G. Blancquart Centre-back	VVV Venlo	22	-14 24/25→25/26	2014%	555.2%
47	N. Bertola Centre-back	Udinese	23	-15.1 24/25→25/26	3415.1%	7613.7%
48	M. Smets Centre-back	Genk	22	-15.4 24/25→25/26	4115.4%	61±0%
49	C. Riedel Centre-back	Espanyol	22	-16.3 24/25→25/26	1916.3%	7613.7%
50	C. Makosso Centre-back	Luton	22	-18.3 24/25→25/26	1818.3%	440.7%