Most In-Form U23 defenders This Season from Brazil
The most in-form U23 defenders from Brazil, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
Jonathan of Cruzeiro is the standout for raw talent across U23 defenders from Brazil, with a Field Insider Rating of 69.9, and David Ricardo has been the form player this season, grading 42.3, and Raphael leads the scoring with 2 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: David Ricardo has improved his Season rating most, up +37.8 on last season, while Jonathan's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +9.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, Pedro Teixeira of Free Agents is the most valuable name in this group at 80.5.
17 players · ranked by best this seasonCustomise →
| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David RicardoCentre-back |  Dynamo | 23 | 4229.4% | 3548.3% |
| 2 | CuiabanoFull-back |  Vasco DA Gama | 23 | 4036.9% | 666.7% |
| 3 | JonathanCentre-back |  Cruzeiro | 22 | 39125% | 706.1% |
| 4 | Victor GabrielCentre-back |  Internacional | 22 | 33147.7% | 666.3% |
| 5 | ArthurCentre-back |  Palmeiras | 21 | 30 | 70 |
| 6 | Robert RenanCentre-back |  Zenit | 23 | 1713.7% | 3740.1% |
| 7 | João HenriqueFull-back |  QPR | 20 | 1515100% | 626.9% |
| 8 | AbnerFull-back |  Juventude | 22 | 15 | 61 |
| 9 | Kaio HenriqueCentre-back |  Fortaleza EC | 20 | 14197.8% | 473.7% |
| 10 | Marcos PauloCentre-back | Juventude | 23 | 131575% | 601.2% |
| 11 | Vitor VargasFull-back |  Al Najma | 22 | 13 | 49 |
| 12 | MaykonCentre-back |  Vitoria | 20 | 12 | 66 |
| 13 | IagoFull-back |  Orlando City SC | 21 | 10227.6% | 4133.2% |
| 14 | Matheus Dário Pinheiro da SilvaCentre-back |  Felgueiras 1932 | 23 | 9 | 43 |
| 15 | Bruno RamosCentre-back |  Sporting CP B | 21 | 9 | 44 |
| 16 | Diego CaitoFull-back |  Gremio | 22 | 6 | 60 |
| 17 | WallaceFull-back | Gremio | 21 | 2 | 59 |