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Most Improved defenders This Season in First League

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

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At a glance

Lucas Ryan of Lokomotiv Plovdiv is the standout for raw talent across defenders in First League, with a Field Insider Rating of 33.2, and Z. Atanasov has been the form player this season, grading 32, and R. Bidounga leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Dinis Almeida has improved his Season rating most, up +19.9 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Lucas Ryan of Lokomotiv Plovdiv is the most valuable name in this group at 5.4.

Best talent
Lucas Ryan33.2RTG
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
In form
Z. Atanasov32SsN
Cherno More Varna
Rising potential
V. Velev-1.2RTG
Arda Kardzhali · 20/21→25/26
Most improved
Dinis Almeida+19.9SsN
Ludogorets · 22/23→25/26
Top scorer
R. Bidounga4goals
Lokomotiv Sofia
Most valuable
Lucas Ryan5.4val
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
20 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1Dinis AlmeidaFull-backLudogorets31+19.9
22/23→25/26
27265.3%1559.9%
2F. Eboa EboaCentre-backArda Kardzhali29+19
22/23→25/26
27253.3%2158.8%
3V. VelevFull-backArda Kardzhali26+14.8
20/21→25/26
23187.3%284.1%
4D. FerraressoFull-backSlavia Sofia34+12.5
20/21→25/26
15543.5%957.3%
5AldairFull-backLevski Sofia26+10.8
22/23→25/26
14308.6%2944.2%
6D. VelkovskiFull-backArda Kardzhali31+8.2
22/23→25/26
16101.2%1544.7%
7N. SoldoCentre-backBotev Plovdiv25+7.8
23/24→25/26
2157.4%3042.7%
8C. MakounCentre-backLevski Sofia26+6.1
23/24→25/26
11115.1%2827.1%
9Vasco OliveiraCentre-backDobrudzha26+5.7
24/25→25/26
8228%2539.1%
10I. GoranovCentre-backBotev Vratsa34+5.6
22/23→25/26
1747.9%860.7%
11S. PetrovCentre-backBotev Plovdiv26+4.4
24/25→25/26
1165.7%2621.6%
12Augusto DaboCentre-backBeroe22+3.4
24/25→25/26
785%2848.1%
13J. AnderssonFull-backLudogorets29+1.5
24/25→25/26
189.2%1945.5%
14J. SoaresFull-backMontana27-1.5
24/25→25/26
815.8%2349.2%
15K. BalogiannisFull-backBotev Plovdiv27-7.6
22/23→25/26
847.8%2536.8%
16E. KwatengFull-backBotev Plovdiv29-8.6
21/22→25/26
1242.4%1972.4%
17A. HoffmannCentre-backCSKA 194833-15.5
24/25→25/26
1061.5%874.1%
18PastorFull-backCSKA Sofia26-17.4
24/25→25/26
1750.3%3051%
19SonFull-backLudogorets32-21
22/23→25/26
2150.4%1373.3%
20Á. MartinoFull-backCSKA Sofia28-25.4
24/25→25/26
1859.2%2353.8%