Fastest-improving U23 defenders

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

At a glance

W. Zaïre-Emery of Paris Saint Germain is the standout for raw talent across U23 defenders, with a Field Insider Rating of 94.3, and Jacobo Ramón Naveros has been the form player this season, grading 76.4, and Š. Chaloupek leads the scoring with 9 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, H. Opsahl of Norway U21 is the most valuable name in this group at 181.2.

Best talent

W. Zaïre-Emery94.3RTG

Paris Saint Germain

In form

Jacobo Ramón Naveros76.4SsN

Como

Rising potential

L. Høgsberg+33.8RTG

Strasbourg · 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	Kaiki Full-back	Cruzeiro	23	+207.5 24/25→25/26	74207.5%	8023.3%
2	S. Dahl Full-back	Benfica	23	+165.2 24/25→25/26	60165.2%	6984.5%
3	E. Báez Full-back	San Lorenzo	21	+141.9 24/25→25/26	67141.9%	5817%
4	C. Favasuli Defensive midfielder	Catanzaro	22	+127.4 24/25→25/26	47127.4%	7216.4%
5	E. Bayram Centre-back	KVC Westerlo	23	+123.2 24/25→25/26	49123.2%	629.4%
6	N. Ngoy Centre-back	Lille	23	+111.6 24/25→25/26	53111.6%	8358.7%
7	Álex Jiménez Full-back	Bournemouth	21	+98.6 24/25→25/26	4398.6%	9118.7%
8	D. Janse Centre-back	Groningen	20	+94.9 24/25→25/26	4294.9%	7543.5%
9	W. Zaïre-Emery Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	20	+94.3 24/25→25/26	6894.3%	9412.3%
10	L. Di Lollo Centre-back	Boca Juniors	22	+90.5 24/25→25/26	5090.5%	5712.3%
11	Cuiabano Full-back	Botafogo	23	+85.5 24/25→25/26	3785.5%	7311.3%
12	J. Scally Full-back	Borussia Mönchengladbach	23	+78.5 24/25→25/26	5078.5%	803.1%
13	Wesley Full-back	AS Roma	22	+77.4 24/25→25/26	7177.4%	9123%
14	A. Khusanov Centre-back	Manchester City	22	+73.4 24/25→25/26	4273.4%	8518.7%
15	I. Zabarnyi Centre-back	Paris Saint Germain	23	+71.3 24/25→25/26	6871.3%	849.8%
16	M. Young Centre-back	Sparta Rotterdam	20	+69.4 24/25→25/26	5969.4%	768.3%
17	D. Herold Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	23	+69.3 24/25→25/26	4569.3%	675.5%
18	S. Varatynov Centre-back	Baltika	23	+68 24/25→25/26	5168%	3729.3%
19	I. Rozhkov Full-back	Rubin	21	+65.9 24/25→25/26	4965.9%	36±0%
20	L. Querfeld Centre-back	Union Berlin	22	+63.8 24/25→25/26	3963.8%	828%
21	K. Fisher Full-back	Norwich	22	+59.7 24/25→25/26	3559.7%	731.5%
22	C. Taylor Centre-back	Millwall	23	+50.5 24/25→25/26	4250.5%	7050.9%
23	I. Ganiou Full-back	Lens	21	+50.3 24/25→25/26	4350.3%	8437.9%
24	T. Blokzijl Centre-back	Groningen	21	+49.1 24/25→25/26	4149.1%	768.3%
25	Rodrigo Pinheiro Full-back	Famalicao	23	+48.3 24/25→25/26	6248.3%	663.1%
26	V. Bak Jensen Defensive midfielder	FC Midtjylland	22	+47.1 24/25→25/26	3347.1%	471.8%
27	S. Studer Full-back	Independ. Rivadavia	23	+45.4 24/25→25/26	5345.4%	521.1%
28	T. Altıkardeş Full-back	Göztepe	22	+43.9 24/25→25/26	3243.9%	474.3%
29	Alejandro Balde Full-back	Barcelona	22	+43.8 24/25→25/26	3843.8%	865.8%
30	Iván Fresneda Full-back	Sporting CP	21	+43.5 24/25→25/26	3443.5%	640.9%
31	Vanderlan Full-back	RB Bragantino	23	+42.9 24/25→25/26	3042.9%	70±0%
32	C. Lukeba Centre-back	RB Leipzig	23	+39.2 24/25→25/26	5039.2%	848.6%
33	M. Del Blanco Full-back	Union Santa Fe	22	+37.4 24/25→25/26	4037.4%	608.8%
34	L. Lucchesi Full-back	Monza	23	+35.9 24/25→25/26	2835.9%	62±0%
35	C. Barker Centre-back	Crawley Town	23	+35.3 24/25→25/26	3535.3%	3430.8%
36	O. Diao Full-back	FC Midtjylland	22	+34.5 24/25→25/26	3634.5%	464%
37	Pau Cubarsí Paredes Centre-back	Barcelona	19	+34.3 24/25→25/26	5134.3%	93±0%
38	I. Odutayo Full-back	Bromley	23	+31.5 24/25→25/26	3831.5%	387%
39	Martim Fernandes Full-back	FC Porto	20	+31.2 24/25→25/26	3931.2%	636.4%
40	Marc Pubill Centre-back	Atletico Madrid	23	+29.9 24/25→25/26	3129.9%	787.9%
41	J. Seys Full-back	Club Brugge KV	21	+28.4 24/25→25/26	3728.4%	6615.3%
42	F. Sjøvold Full-back	Bodo/Glimt	22	+27.8 24/25→25/26	4827.8%	529.1%
43	Finn Jeltsch Centre-back	VfB Stuttgart	19	+27.6 24/25→25/26	3127.6%	8130.8%
44	D. Kasius Central midfielder	AZ Alkmaar	23	+27 24/25→25/26	3327%	72±0%
45	J. Tchamadeu Full-back	Stoke City	22	+26.8 24/25→25/26	4226.8%	711.3%
46	N. Collins Full-back	Eintracht Frankfurt	22	+26.8 24/25→25/26	2926.8%	801.1%
47	N. Held Full-back	Waalwijk	20	+26.2 24/25→25/26	2726.2%	6215.8%
48	Luca Stephenson Defensive midfielder	Dundee Utd	22	+26.2 24/25→25/26	3826.2%	52±0%
49	R. Besselink Full-back	De Graafschap	21	+24.3 24/25→25/26	2624.3%	586.2%
50	B. Arrey-Mbi Full-back	SC Braga	23	+23.6 24/25→25/26	3123.6%	623%