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Most Improved defenders This Season in Bundesliga

The most improved defenders in Bundesliga, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

M. Cissé of Lask Linz is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 50.1, and F. Wilfinger has been the form player this season, grading 48.1, and K. Jørgensen leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Bogarde has improved his Season rating most, up +34.8 on last season, while B. Owusu's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +9.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, K. Jørgensen of Lask Linz is the most valuable name in this group at 14.8.

Best talent
M. Cissé50.1RTG
Lask Linz
In form
F. Wilfinger48.1SsN
TSV Hartberg
Rising potential
B. Owusu+9.9RTG
Grazer AK · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
M. Bogarde+34.8SsN
Lask Linz · 22/23→25/26
Top scorer
K. Jørgensen7goals
Lask Linz
Most valuable
K. Jørgensen14.8val
Lask Linz
29 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1M. BogardeDefensive midfielderLask Linz24+34.8
22/23→25/26
44362.5%485%
2Lee Tae-SeokFull-backAustria Vienna24+31.3
24/25→25/26
39391.2%499.4%
3J. LawrenceCentre-backWSG Wattens23+28.6
23/24→25/26
35440%4710.6%
4K. JørgensenDefensive midfielderLask Linz26+26.7
24/25→25/26
46139.1%460.9%
5L. SpendlhoferCentre-backTSV Hartberg33+24.4
20/21→25/26
34246.5%1856.5%
6AlemãoCentre-backLask Linz23+23.6
24/25→25/26
28590%4510%
7G. BelloFull-backLask Linz24+20.9
22/23→25/26
25475%4810.5%
8Maximilian HennigFull-backTSV Hartberg19+20.7
24/25→25/26
26422.4%4823.3%
9A. DragovićCentre-backAustria Vienna35+19.7
20/21→25/26
33150.4%1859.8%
10A. AndradeFull-backLask Linz27+18.7
22/23→25/26
4088.2%4029.7%
11B. ZechCentre-backSCR Altach35+17.7
24/25→25/26
3887.2%1745.8%
12O. SteurerFull-backRied31+17.6
22/23→25/26
24258.8%268.6%
13E. KarićDefensive midfielderSturm Graz29+15.4
23/24→25/26
3390.1%3346%
14B. OwusuFull-backGrazer AK22+14.8
24/25→25/26
26133.3%4528%
15D. PinesCentre-backGrazer AK28+12
24/25→25/26
2594.5%3310%
16D. KubattaFull-backWSG Wattens22+10.7
24/25→25/26
17164.6%438.5%
17S. LainerFull-backRed Bull Salzburg33+5.6
24/25→25/26
2039.2%1840.3%
18S. Raux-YaoCentre-backRapid Vienna27+4
23/24→25/26
3612.5%3942.2%
19M. KreuzrieglerFull-backGrazer AK32-0.6
24/25→25/26
105.6%1517.3%
20J. GazibegovićCentre-backSturm Graz26-1.1
24/25→25/26
137.6%3634.8%
21K. AhoussouFull-backRapid Vienna22-2.9
24/25→25/26
1814.1%4426.8%
22A. TerzićFull-backRed Bull Salzburg26-3.1
22/23→25/26
926.1%3649.8%
23T. DrexlerFull-backRed Bull Salzburg21-4
24/25→25/26
930.8%4327%
24E. AiwuCentre-backSturm Graz25-8
23/24→25/26
1534.8%4035.2%
25M. SollbauerCentre-backRied36-12
21/22→25/26
2929.4%1750.1%
26L. KlassenFull-backGrazer AK26-14.2
24/25→25/26
960.2%3420.5%
27F. KrätzigFull-backRed Bull Salzburg23-15.3
24/25→25/26
1945%4834.4%
28S. PiesingerCentre-backWolfsberger AC34-15.3
21/22→25/26
2142.1%1355.2%
29X. MbuyambaCentre-backLask Linz24-34.4
24/25→25/26
1176.6%4134.9%