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Most Improved attackers in Serie A 2026

The most improved attackers in Serie A in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Álvaro Montoro of Botafogo is the standout for raw talent across attackers in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 74, and Pedro has been the form player this season, grading 83.3.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Neymar has improved his Season rating most, up +71.5 on last season, while John Kennedy's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +19.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, J. López of Palmeiras is the most valuable name in this group at 40.6.

Best talent
Álvaro Montoro74RTG
Botafogo
In form
Pedro83.3SsN
Flamengo
Rising potential
John Kennedy+19.9RTG
Fluminense · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Neymar+71.5SsN
Santos · 23/24→25/26
Top scorer
Pedro16goals
Flamengo
Most valuable
J. López40.6val
Palmeiras
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1NeymarWingerSantos34+71.5
23/24→25/26
76159.7%192.7%
2Gabriel BarbosaCentre-forwardSantos30+46.8
24/25→25/26
62162%4524.7%
3Arthur CabralCentre-forwardBotafogo28+41.7
24/25→25/26
49147.5%5515.4%
4PedroCentre-forwardFlamengo29+40.4
24/25→25/26
83104.7%5621.4%
5Vitor RoqueCentre-forwardPalmeiras21+37
24/25→25/26
54±0%7011.1%
6J. CarboneroWingerInternacional27+33.4
24/25→25/26
49109%5913.4%
7John KennedyWingerFluminense24+33.3
24/25→25/26
61518.2%7113.6%
8Kaio JorgeCentre-forwardCruzeiro24+28.7
24/25→25/26
4343.1%718.8%
9ErickWingerVitoria28+22.7
24/25→25/26
3239.9%5312.1%
10J. CalleriCentre-forwardSao Paulo33+22.3
24/25→25/26
5234177.4%
11Carlos EduardoWingerMirassol30+16.3
24/25→25/26
2331.8%4326.5%
12Pedro HenriqueCentre-forwardFortaleza EC36+15.8
24/25→25/26
22259%138.5%
13C. PavónWingerGremio30+14.4
24/25→25/26
2759.6%4116.9%
14A. VélizCentre-forwardBahia23+14.2
24/25→25/26
21±0%6327.7%
15J. LópezWingerPalmeiras25+13.9
24/25→25/26
5323.3%744.8%
16André LuísCentre-forwardMirassol32+13.3
23/24→25/26
408.1%2139%
17I. PittaCentre-forwardRB Bragantino27+11.5
24/25→25/26
4676.5%6013.3%
18Renato KayzerCentre-forwardVitoria30+10.2
24/25→25/26
315.8%369%
19C. SpinelliCentre-forwardVasco DA Gama29+9.8
22/23→25/26
10371.1%
20JeffinhoWingerBotafogo26+9.3
24/25→25/26
15155%5512%
21RomarinhoWingerSport Recife32+9
23/24→25/26
92232.6%
22T. CuelloWingerAtletico-MG26+8.8
24/25→25/26
35112.9%6317.9%
23ViniciusWingerRB Bragantino22+8.5
24/25→25/26
17±0%623.7%
24Henry MosqueraWingerRB Bragantino24+7.3
24/25→25/26
206615.5%
25A. MindaWingerAtletico-MG23+7.2
24/25→25/26
16±0%513.2%
26LucianoCentre-forwardSao Paulo33+6.8
24/25→25/26
4922.6%26±0%
27DeyversonCentre-forwardFortaleza EC35+6.6
24/25→25/26
2438.8%1616.8%
28M. DepayCentre-forwardCorinthians32+6
24/25→25/26
28±0%2217.3%
29Lucas BragaCentre-forwardVitoria29+5.6
23/24→25/26
63635.7%
30BrennerCentre-forwardVasco DA Gama26+5.3
24/25→25/26
1517.6%5350%
31K. AndradeWingerSport Recife21+5.1
24/25→25/26
1277.3%4137.6%
32WendelCentre-forwardCeara26+5
24/25→25/26
1178.1%4716.8%
33FerreiraWingerSao Paulo28+3.8
24/25→25/26
2412.3%458.1%
34EdsonWingerMirassol29+3.2
24/25→25/26
188.2%397.9%
35Bruno HenriqueWingerFlamengo35+2.7
24/25→25/26
29±0%1624.8%
36DavidCentre-forwardVasco DA Gama31-0.6
24/25→25/26
2359.6%3532.1%
37GilbertoCentre-forwardJuventude37-1.3
24/25→25/26
138.9%944.4%
38MandacaWingerJuventude25-4
24/25→25/26
1521.2%642.3%
39PabloCentre-forwardSport Recife34-4.3
24/25→25/26
1522.9%1543.7%
40M. BraithwaiteWingerGremio35-6.3
24/25→25/26
24±0%1329.8%
41J. SavarinoCentre-forwardFluminense29-10.3
24/25→25/26
3211.7%461.9%
42MarinhoWingerFortaleza EC36-10.4
24/25→25/26
1223.4%13±0%
43C. OliveraWingerBahia24-10.7
24/25→25/26
1421.2%63±0%
44J. RojasWingerVasco DA Gama24-11.3
24/25→25/26
815.4%5934.5%
45Júnior SantosWingerBotafogo32-11.8
24/25→25/26
7±0%2732.2%
46HulkWingerFluminense40-11.8
24/25→25/26
3029.3%759.4%
47Alan PatrickCentre-forwardInternacional35-12.5
24/25→25/26
2258.6%2116.9%
48EveraldoCentre-forwardBahia35-12.8
24/25→25/26
23125.7%172.3%
49R. CastilloCentre-forwardFluminense27-12.8
24/25→25/26
2147.4%5318.4%
50M. CassierraCentre-forwardAtletico-MG29-12.9
24/25→25/26
2366.4%42116.4%