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Most Improved defenders This Season in A-League

The most improved defenders in A-League, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

D. Wilmering of Newcastle Jets is the standout for raw talent across defenders in A-League, with a Field Insider Rating of 22.1, and Y. Salas has been the form player this season, grading 43.7, and C. Piper leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: G. Ferreyra has improved his Season rating most, up +35 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, L. Mauragis of Central Coast Mariners is the most valuable name in this group at 1.3.

Best talent
D. Wilmering22.1RTG
Newcastle Jets
In form
Y. Salas43.7SsN
Brisbane Roar
Rising potential
H. Sakai-2.8RTG
Auckland · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
G. Ferreyra+35SsN
Melbourne City · 23/24→25/26
Top scorer
C. Piper4goals
Wellington Phoenix
Most valuable
L. Mauragis1.3val
Central Coast Mariners
21 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1G. FerreyraCentre-backMelbourne City30+35
23/24→25/26
43421.7%1337.6%
2J. McGarryFull-backBrisbane Roar28+27.3
24/25→25/26
33515.1%1555.5%
3J. KingCentre-backSydney25+25
22/23→25/26
29595.2%1949.6%
4H. SakaiFull-backAuckland36+21.3
24/25→25/26
29269.6%728.6%
5N. AtkinsonFull-backMelbourne City27+21.2
23/24→25/26
4495.1%1661.4%
6F. de VriesFull-backAuckland31+20.9
22/23→25/26
34154.8%1251.8%
7A. PopovicCentre-backSydney23+19.7
24/25→25/26
24458.1%1956.7%
8A. GrantCentre-backSydney32+16.9
23/24→25/26
34101.2%966.1%
9A. GersbachFull-backWestern Sydney Wanderers29+13
24/25→25/26
20178.1%1349.2%
10A. BehichFull-backMelbourne City35+13
22/23→25/26
3364.7%868.2%
11S. WoottonCentre-backPerth Glory34+12.8
21/22→25/26
16355.6%867.6%
12M. JamesCentre-backWellington Phoenix33+11.2
22/23→25/26
19147.4%771.7%
13J. ShaughnessyCentre-backNewcastle Jets34+9.3
24/25→25/26
14202.2%753.8%
14J. DavidsonCentre-backMelbourne Victory35+5.1
24/25→25/26
2230.2%849.3%
15Roderick MirandaCentre-backMelbourne Victory35+4.9
20/21→25/26
1934%773%
16J. RawlinsFull-backMelbourne Victory22+2.5
22/23→25/26
2113.6%2158.7%
17L. JacksonCentre-backMelbourne Victory31+1.4
24/25→25/26
820.6%870.5%
18D. Da SilvaCentre-backMacarthur38+0.4
24/25→25/26
172.4%571.7%
19M. LodeCentre-backBrisbane Roar33-10.9
24/25→25/26
857.4%574.6%
20B. VriendsCentre-backAdelaide United35-11
23/24→25/26
1739.4%776.6%
21M. TisserandCentre-backSydney33-17.5
24/25→25/26
2244.2%773.3%