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Most Improved defenders in A-League 25/26

The most improved defenders in A-League in 25/26, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

T. Sekine of Sydney is the standout for raw talent across defenders in A-League, with a Field Insider Rating of 25, 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, D. Wilmering of Newcastle Jets is the most valuable name in this group at 1.3.

Best talent
T. Sekine25RTG
Sydney
In form
Y. Salas43.7SsN
Brisbane Roar
Rising potential
H. Sakai-2.8RTG
Auckland · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
G. Ferreyra+35SsN
Western Sydney Wanderers · 23/24→25/26
Top scorer
C. Piper4goals
Wellington Phoenix
Most valuable
D. Wilmering1.3val
Newcastle Jets
19 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1G. FerreyraCentre-backWestern Sydney Wanderers30+35
23/24→25/26
43421.7%1336.6%
2J. McGarryFull-backWellington Phoenix28+27.3
24/25→25/26
33515.1%1555.5%
3J. KingCentre-backBrisbane Roar25+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-backNewcastle Jets32+16.9
23/24→25/26
34101.2%966.1%
9A. BehichFull-backMelbourne City35+13
22/23→25/26
3364.7%868.2%
10A. GersbachFull-backWestern Sydney Wanderers29+13
24/25→25/26
20178.1%1349.2%
11S. WoottonCentre-backPerth Glory34+12.8
21/22→25/26
16355.6%867.6%
12J. ShaughnessyCentre-backNewcastle Jets34+9.3
24/25→25/26
14202.2%753.8%
13J. DavidsonCentre-backMelbourne Victory35+5.1
24/25→25/26
2230.2%849.3%
14L. JacksonCentre-backPerth Glory31+1.4
24/25→25/26
820.6%870.1%
15P. ZiereisCentre-backMelbourne Victory33+1
21/22→25/26
215.1%2447%
16T. SekineFull-backSydney31-5.9
24/25→25/26
1824.4%2522.6%
17T. LockyerCentre-backMelbourne Victory31-6.3
23/24→25/26
845.7%1275.2%
18B. VriendsCentre-backAdelaide United35-11
23/24→25/26
1739.4%776.6%
19M. TisserandCentre-backSydney33-17.5
24/25→25/26
2244.2%773.3%