Most Improved defenders in Primera División 25/26
The most improved defenders in Primera División in 25/26, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
T. Avilés of O'Higgins is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Primera División, with a Field Insider Rating of 42.5, and J. Cornejo has been the form player this season, grading 61.3, and F. Salinas leads the scoring with 6 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: H. Magallanes has improved his Season rating most, up +13.9 on last season, while R. Delgado's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +3.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, I. Román of Colo Colo is the most valuable name in this group at 3.4.
13 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H. MagallanesCentre-back |  Everton de Vina | 29 | +13.9 21/22→25/26 | 18339% | 1659.6% |
| 2 | J. DíazCentre-back |  U. Catolica | 28 | +9.6 22/23→25/26 | 2755.2% | 1860.7% |
| 3 | S. SánchezCentre-back |  Deportes Iquique | 31 | +7.3 24/25→25/26 | 9405.6% | 1144.1% |
| 4 | M. BrizuelaCentre-back | O'Higgins | 29 | +5.1 24/25→25/26 | 2328.7% | 3512.4% |
| 5 | C. GutiérrezFull-back | Union La Calera | 29 | +2.6 23/24→25/26 | 5104% | 1453.4% |
| 6 | M. OrtizCentre-back |  A. Italiano | 32 | +1.5 22/23→25/26 | 1610.4% | 2135.1% |
| 7 | A. IbacacheFull-back | Everton de Vina | 27 | +1 24/25→25/26 | 119.6% | 1859.8% |
| 8 | F. MezaDefensive midfielder |  Palestino | 36 | +0.9 24/25→25/26 | 204.8% | 932.5% |
| 9 | G. MedelDefensive midfielder | U. Catolica | 39 | -0.2 24/25→25/26 | 121.7% | 644.4% |
| 10 | R. DelgadoCentre-back | D. La Serena | 36 | -7.4 24/25→25/26 | 2126.1% | 1924.4% |
| 11 | T. AvilésCentre-back | O'Higgins | 22 | -11.9 24/25→25/26 | 1212.9% | 434.7% |
| 12 | E. MenaFull-back | U. Catolica | 38 | -13.8 22/23→25/26 | 2734.2% | 660.1% |
| 13 | R. GonzálezCentre-back | Everton de Vina | 35 | -14.1 22/23→25/26 | 1450.5% | 866.1% |