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Most Improved defenders This Season in Jupiler Pro League

The most improved defenders in Jupiler Pro League, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

J. Seys of Club Brugge KV is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Jupiler Pro League, with a Field Insider Rating of 65.5, and K. Mac Allister has been the form player this season, grading 74.5, and Z. El Ouahdi leads the scoring with 8 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: G. Magnée has improved his Season rating most, up +41.6 on last season, while J. Kiilerich's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +18.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, G. Magnée of Cercle Brugge is the most valuable name in this group at 30.1.

Best talent
J. Seys65.5RTG
Club Brugge KV
In form
K. Mac Allister74.5SsN
Union St. Gilloise
Rising potential
J. Kiilerich+18.2RTG
Zulte Waregem · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
G. Magnée+41.6SsN
Cercle Brugge · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Z. El Ouahdi8goals
Genk
Most valuable
G. Magnée30.1val
Cercle Brugge
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1G. MagnéeCentral midfielderCercle Brugge26+41.6
24/25→25/26
61212.2%572.7%
2Flávio NazinhoCentral midfielderCercle Brugge23+37.6
24/25→25/26
55217.3%605.5%
3E. BayramCentre-backKVC Westerlo23+27.1
24/25→25/26
49123.2%629.4%
4S. TaniguchiCentre-backSt. Truiden35+26.7
24/25→25/26
34392.6%2144.4%
5S. Van der HeydenFull-backGent28+26.4
24/25→25/26
43162%4227.4%
6R. SykesFull-backUnion St. Gilloise27+25.2
24/25→25/26
5390.6%496.3%
7L. PatrisFull-backUnion St. Gilloise25+24.4
24/25→25/26
30451.9%525.8%
8V. MusliuCentre-backSt. Truiden31+22.7
24/25→25/26
31267.1%29±0%
9M. NzitaFull-backCharleroi26+22.5
24/25→25/26
35180%528.5%
10E. PletinckxFull-backOH Leuven25+21.5
24/25→25/26
36146.3%5916.3%
11R. NyakossiCentre-backOH Leuven22+20.6
24/25→25/26
23763%5812.3%
12C. KeitaCentre-backCharleroi23+19.2
24/25→25/26
34127.2%6010%
13B. ReynoldsFull-backKVC Westerlo25+18.5
24/25→25/26
4376.4%580.8%
14J. KiilerichCentre-backZulte Waregem26+17
24/25→25/26
27177.1%5155.3%
15J. BangueraCentre-backLommel United22+15.7
24/25→25/26
20356.8%5745.6%
16L. HeyCentre-backAnderlecht23+15.5
24/25→25/26
26153.5%5531.2%
17G. KondoCentre-backCercle Brugge24+14.6
24/25→25/26
19374.4%530.9%
18C. BurgessCentre-backUnion St. Gilloise34+14.4
24/25→25/26
6627.8%2315%
19Y. CappelleDefensive midfielderZulte Waregem22+14.3
24/25→25/26
26123.3%5629.6%
20Óscar GilDefensive midfielderOH Leuven28+14.1
24/25→25/26
3277%409.2%
21K. Van Den KerkhofAttacking midfielderCharleroi30+13
24/25→25/26
21154.8%3318.8%
22Leonardo LopesDefensive midfielderGent27+12.7
24/25→25/26
2696.9%433.4%
23S. de GrandFull-backLommel United21+12.3
24/25→25/26
23116%6139.3%
24L. LemoineFull-backZulte Waregem28+12.2
24/25→25/26
21145.2%381.3%
25A. OusouCentre-backCharleroi26+12
24/25→25/26
3945.3%542.1%
26K. KouyatéCentre-backAntwerp29+11.1
24/25→25/26
21109.9%3135.3%
27A. LapageCentre-backKVC Westerlo21+10.3
24/25→25/26
20109.6%5326.7%
28Tiago AraújoFull-backGent25+9.5
24/25→25/26
2658.6%5515.6%
29K. SabbeFull-backClub Brugge KV21+9.4
24/25→25/26
2754.3%6213.4%
30N. GillotDefensive midfielderRAAL La Louvière23+9.3
24/25→25/26
2654.4%5625.8%
31A. VerstraetenFull-backAntwerp20+8.8
24/25→25/26
13231.6%526.8%
32L. Mbe SohCentre-backSt. Truiden25+8.6
24/25→25/26
2844.8%533.6%
33J. SeysFull-backClub Brugge KV21+8.2
24/25→25/26
3728.4%6615.3%
34B. MeijerFull-backClub Brugge KV23+7.8
24/25→25/26
11243.8%521.5%
35T. AkimotoFull-backOH Leuven28+7.4
24/25→25/26
3526.6%4310.9%
36Emmanuel KakouFull-backCercle Brugge21+7.3
24/25→25/26
2442.9%563.3%
37M. KanaDefensive midfielderAnderlecht23+6.6
24/25→25/26
13111.9%5336.2%
38H. SiquetFull-backClub Brugge KV24+6.4
24/25→25/26
1575.3%545.2%
39K. Mac AllisterFull-backUnion St. Gilloise28+6.2
24/25→25/26
759.1%4416.7%
40Y. TsunashimaCentre-backAntwerp25+6
24/25→25/26
3520.7%557.7%
41J. SpileersCentre-backClub Brugge KV21+5.8
24/25→25/26
1384.1%553.4%
42S. KimuraCentre-backKVC Westerlo24+5
24/25→25/26
2525%538%
43D. BatesCentre-backStandard Liege29+4.5
24/25→25/26
2522.2%3313%
44R. NeustädterCentre-backKVC Westerlo38+4.5
24/25→25/26
1735.7%936.8%
45J. OrdoñezCentre-backClub Brugge KV22+4.2
24/25→25/26
3314.8%601.2%
46Z. Van Den BoschFull-backAntwerp23+4.2
24/25→25/26
4111.4%59±0%
47R. HalhalCentre-backKV Mechelen23+4
24/25→25/26
3114.9%543.2%
48D. DierckxCentre-backStandard Liege23+3.2
24/25→25/26
1723.4%511.2%
49F. LeysenFull-backUnion St. Gilloise23+2.4
24/25→25/26
376.9%553.9%
50J. KongoloCentre-backGenk20+2.2
24/25→25/26
1419.1%5331.9%