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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 43.2.

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
Pedro15goals
Flamengo
Most valuable
J. López43.2val
Palmeiras
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1NeymarWingerSantos34+71.5
23/24→25/26
76159.7%192.7%
2Gabriel BarbosaCentre-forwardSantos29+46.8
24/25→25/26
62162%457.2%
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%
5J. CarboneroWingerInternacional27+33.4
24/25→25/26
49109%5913.4%
6John KennedyWingerFluminense24+33.3
24/25→25/26
61518.2%7113.6%
7Kaio JorgeCentre-forwardCruzeiro24+28.7
24/25→25/26
4343.1%718.8%
8ErickWingerVitoria28+22.7
24/25→25/26
3239.9%5312.1%
9J. CalleriCentre-forwardSao Paulo32+22.3
24/25→25/26
523494.4%
10Matheus MartinsWingerBotafogo23+21
24/25→25/26
28464%6811.8%
11Carlos EduardoWingerMirassol29+16.3
24/25→25/26
2331.8%437.8%
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%
14J. LópezWingerPalmeiras25+13.9
24/25→25/26
5323.3%744.8%
15I. PittaCentre-forwardRB Bragantino27+11.5
24/25→25/26
4676.5%6013.3%
16Renato KayzerCentre-forwardVitoria30+10.2
24/25→25/26
315.8%369%
17C. SpinelliCentre-forwardVasco DA Gama29+9.8
22/23→25/26
10371.1%
18JeffinhoWingerBotafogo26+9.3
24/25→25/26
15155%5512%
19T. CuelloWingerAtletico-MG26+8.8
24/25→25/26
35112.9%6317.9%
20Henry MosqueraWingerRB Bragantino24+7.3
24/25→25/26
206615.5%
21LucianoCentre-forwardSao Paulo33+6.8
24/25→25/26
4922.6%26±0%
22Lucas BragaCentre-forwardVitoria29+5.6
23/24→25/26
63635.7%
23BrennerCentre-forwardVasco DA Gama26+5.3
24/25→25/26
1517.6%5350%
24WendelCentre-forwardCeara26+5
24/25→25/26
1178.1%4716.8%
25FerreiraWingerSao Paulo28+3.8
24/25→25/26
2412.3%458.1%
26EdsonWingerMirassol29+3.2
24/25→25/26
188.2%397.9%
27DavidWingerVasco DA Gama30-0.6
24/25→25/26
2359.6%3511.7%
28DuduWingerSport Recife27-2.7
24/25→25/26
1614.1%5013.7%
29MandacaWingerJuventude24-4
24/25→25/26
1521.2%642.3%
30J. SavarinoCentre-forwardFluminense29-10.3
24/25→25/26
3211.7%461.9%
31MarinhoWingerFortaleza EC36-10.4
24/25→25/26
1223.4%13±0%
32C. OliveraWingerBahia24-10.7
24/25→25/26
1421.2%63±0%
33J. RojasWingerVasco DA Gama23-11.3
24/25→25/26
815.4%5931.8%
34HulkWingerFluminense40-11.8
24/25→25/26
3029.3%759.4%
35Alan PatrickCentre-forwardInternacional35-12.5
24/25→25/26
2258.6%2116.9%
36EveraldoCentre-forwardBahia35-12.8
24/25→25/26
23125.7%172.3%
37R. CastilloCentre-forwardFluminense27-12.8
24/25→25/26
2147.4%5318.4%
38AdemirWingerBahia31-12.9
24/25→25/26
771.3%2913%
39M. CassierraCentre-forwardAtletico-MG29-12.9
24/25→25/26
2366.4%42116.4%
40Lucas BarbosaCentre-forwardRB Bragantino25-14
24/25→25/26
3711.8%723.1%
41J. HerreraWingerRB Bragantino23-14.3
24/25→25/26
1514.9%6326.3%
42R. GarroWingerCorinthians28-15
24/25→25/26
42182%5417.8%
43Yuri AlbertoCentre-forwardCorinthians25-16.3
24/25→25/26
382.6%705.5%
44AdsonWingerVasco DA Gama25-19.4
24/25→25/26
0100%546.3%
45RonyCentre-forwardSantos31-21.7
24/25→25/26
0100%3020.7%
46ThacianoCentre-forwardSantos31-21.9
24/25→25/26
1982.1%288.5%
47AlerrandroCentre-forwardInternacional26-23.4
24/25→25/26
32325.3%58114.9%
48Y. SoteldoWingerFluminense29-24.3
24/25→25/26
0100%400.8%
49Eduardo SashaCentre-forwardRB Bragantino34-26
24/25→25/26
1168.9%1919.5%
50CaulyCentre-forwardSao Paulo30-29.4
24/25→25/26
928.5%322.8%