Most Improved defenders in Primera A 25/26
The most improved defenders in Primera A in 25/26, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
Fernando Antonio Álvarez Amador of Deportivo Cali is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Primera A, with a Field Insider Rating of 38.9, and Y. Rosales has been the form player this season, grading 43.1, and C. Mafla leads the scoring with 5 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: C. Mafla has improved his Season rating most, up +19.7 on last season, while K. Balanta's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +0.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, P. Ortíz of Junior is the most valuable name in this group at 3.7.
11 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. MaflaCentral midfielder |  Santa Fe | 33 | +19.7 21/22→25/26 | 26339.7% | 1156.7% |
| 2 | K. BalantaCentre-back | Santa Fe | 29 | +13 24/25→25/26 | 25105.7% | 351.8% |
| 3 | J. MoyaCentre-back |  Deportivo Cali | 34 | +11.9 21/22→25/26 | 2777.8% | 974.9% |
| 4 | E. HerreraFull-back |  Junior | 27 | +11.8 20/21→25/26 | 22120.4% | 2261.4% |
| 5 | J. QuinteroCentre-back | Santa Fe | 31 | +11.4 21/22→25/26 | 20129.5% | 1275.6% |
| 6 | W. TesilloCentre-back |  Atletico Nacional | 36 | +7.6 23/24→25/26 | 3132.6% | 1043.3% |
| 7 | E. OliveraCentre-back | Santa Fe | 36 | -2.3 20/21→25/26 | 356.2% | 1065.7% |
| 8 | A. MosqueraCentre-back |  Águilas Doradas | 36 | -2.6 23/24→25/26 | 1415.8% | 659.6% |
| 9 | M. CascoFull-back | Atletico Nacional | 38 | -6.8 24/25→25/26 | 2124.5% | 1312.4% |
| 10 | Fernando Antonio Álvarez AmadorFull-back | Deportivo Cali | 23 | -16.1 24/25→25/26 | 771.2% | 3913.6% |
| 11 | S. BarreiroCentre-back |  Millonarios | 32 | -17.2 24/25→25/26 | 2541.2% | 2525.7% |