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Most Improved centre-backs This Season

The most improved centre-backs, ranked on Field Insider.

Most improved goalkeepersMost improved defendersMost improved midfieldersMost improved attackersBest centre-backsMost in-form centre-backs

At a glance

W. Saliba of Arsenal is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs, with a Field Insider Rating of 87.8, and Lisandro López has been the form player this season, grading 74.9, and Luciano Juba leads the scoring with 8 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Lisandro López has improved his Season rating most, up +59.8 on last season, while K. Peprah Oppong's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +49.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, W. Saliba of Arsenal is the most valuable name in this group at 145.4.

Best talent
W. Saliba87.8RTG
Arsenal
In form
Lisandro López74.9SsN
Belgrano Cordoba
Rising potential
K. Peprah Oppong+49.2RTG
Fenerbahçe · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Lisandro López+59.8SsN
Belgrano Cordoba · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Luciano Juba8goals
Bahia
Most valuable
W. Saliba145.4val
Arsenal
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1Lisandro LópezCentre-backBelgrano Cordoba37+59.8
24/25→25/26
75174.4%18136.8%
2L. MartínezCentre-backRiver Plate30+50.9
24/25→25/26
5719.1%3413.6%
3A. MaldonadoCentre-backBelgrano Cordoba29+50.9
24/25→25/26
6170.8%3911.6%
4Alex SandroCentre-backFlamengo35+50.3
24/25→25/26
5579.9%2321.5%
5P. McGinnCentre-backMotherwell35+47.6
24/25→25/26
521057.8%1868.2%
6L. RiveroCentre-backRiver Plate22+47.4
24/25→25/26
5423%541.5%
7I. VådebuCentre-backTromso23+46.7
24/25→25/26
50275%4510.6%
8T. KogaCentre-backKashiwa Reysol27+45.3
24/25→25/26
69±0%50±0%
9T. GuidaraCentre-backLanus30+41.3
24/25→25/26
5510.9%313.3%
10E. SeguraCentre-backLos Angeles FC29+40.1
24/25→25/26
5853.3%310.6%
11F. BenkovićCentre-backSichuan Jiuniu29+38.8
23/24→25/26
48408.4%2538.5%
12E. AmorCentre-backSan Lorenzo31+38.1
21/22→25/26
46124.1%2072.8%
13Gustavo HenriqueCentre-backCorinthians33+37.8
24/25→25/26
5584.9%2920%
14Léo PereiraCentre-backFlamengo30+36.9
24/25→25/26
611%461.7%
15S. WelshCentre-backSwansea26+36.6
24/25→25/26
4813.4%43±0%
16M. WoledziCentre-backNashville SC25+36.4
24/25→25/26
6124%452.8%
17D. MartínezCentre-backDefensa Y Justicia28+36.1
24/25→25/26
42819.6%3743.5%
18G. HernándezCentre-backSan Lorenzo28+35.9
24/25→25/26
51±0%347.6%
19R. PorteousCentre-backLos Angeles FC27+35.7
24/25→25/26
59303.4%3821.9%
20RanieleCentre-backCorinthians29+35.4
24/25→25/26
6181.8%468.5%
21David DuarteCentre-backBahia31+35.3
24/25→25/26
3917.3%364.6%
22G. FerreyraCentre-backWestern Sydney Wanderers30+35
23/24→25/26
43421.7%1336.6%
23Marco PellegrinoCentre-backHuracan24+34.3
24/25→25/26
49±0%512.2%
24Marco MorenoCentre-backBahia25+34.1
24/25→25/26
58143.3%6816.5%
25JonathanCentre-backCruzeiro22+33.7
24/25→25/26
39125%706.1%
26Diego MurilloCentre-backMalaga25+32.8
24/25→25/26
44290.3%6719.6%
27F. BeijmoCentre-backFC Copenhagen28+32.7
24/25→25/26
5330.4%357.7%
28F. MansillaCentre-backCentral Cordoba de Santiago27+32.5
22/23→25/26
49477.4%4115.3%
29H. MagnussonCentre-backVasteras SK FK28+32.4
24/25→25/26
50498.8%2968.6%
30J. BaganCentre-backCardiff25+32
24/25→25/26
45±0%512.6%
31Gabriel PaulistaCentre-backCorinthians35+31.6
24/25→25/26
55423.8%25134.3%
32R. HoldingCentre-backColorado Rapids30+31.5
24/25→25/26
38517.7%2643%
33C. PazCentre-backDeportivo Riestra31+31.5
24/25→25/26
5429.8%297.4%
34N. ZalazarCentre-backAldosivi29+31.2
22/23→25/26
355.4%3611.7%
35C. HalkettCentre-backHeart Of Midlothian31+31
24/25→25/26
47191.4%273.1%
36L. Di LolloCentre-backBoca Juniors22+30.8
24/25→25/26
5714.2%57±0%
37C. BurgessCentre-backSwansea30+30.5
24/25→25/26
39346.6%4516.9%
38S. WalukiewiczCentre-backSassuolo26+30.4
24/25→25/26
35741.5%7421.1%
39F. Van Den EyndenCentre-backHelmond Sport26+30.4
24/25→25/26
36533.3%478.7%
40M. SenayaCentre-backAuxerre25+30.1
24/25→25/26
38396.1%686.4%
41N. MuravskyiCentre-backLNZ Cherkasy26+29.7
24/25→25/26
46181.1%365.8%
42M. SarrCentre-backNEOM27+29.3
24/25→25/26
5912.3%4831.3%
43R. GiampaoliCentre-backBoca Juniors26+29.3
22/23→25/26
4722.4%465.5%
44N. TafariCentre-backLos Angeles FC29+29.2
24/25→25/26
4958%306.8%
45G. EscobarCentre-backSantos29+28.8
23/24→25/26
413.8%454.2%
46HélitonCentre-backKarlsruher SC30+28.5
24/25→25/26
55107.1%3216.9%
47E. SarapiyCentre-backPolessya27+28.4
24/25→25/26
44182.1%3411.7%
48D. PolvaraCentre-backSt. Louis City26+28.3
24/25→25/26
31130.6%4217.2%
49M. MendozaCentre-backGodoy Cruz21+28.2
24/25→25/26
47154.1%478%
50S. McKennaCentre-backDinamo Zagreb29+27.5
24/25→25/26
41197.8%2756.7%