Most Improved defenders This Season in Primera A
The most improved defenders in Primera A, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
J. Mena of Águilas Doradas is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Primera A, with a Field Insider Rating of 28, 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. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, K. Suárez of Alianza Valledupar is the most valuable name in this group at 3.3.
10 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 | J. MoyaCentre-back |  Deportivo Pereira | 33 | +11.9 21/22→25/26 | 2777.8% | 1071.8% |
| 3 | E. HerreraFull-back |  Junior | 27 | +11.8 20/21→25/26 | 22120.4% | 2261.4% |
| 4 | J. QuinteroCentre-back |  Deportivo Cali | 31 | +11.4 21/22→25/26 | 20129.5% | 1275.6% |
| 5 | C. CándidoFull-back |  Atletico Nacional | 31 | +9.7 23/24→25/26 | 2469.3% | 1566.8% |
| 6 | G. CorujoCentre-back | Deportivo Cali | 30 | +7.4 23/24→25/26 | 12154.2% | 1259.9% |
| 7 | E. OliveraCentre-back | Santa Fe | 36 | -2.3 20/21→25/26 | 356.2% | 1065.7% |
| 8 | J. BáezCentre-back | Junior | 36 | -6.4 22/23→25/26 | 2719.4% | 1057% |
| 9 | L. OrejuelaFull-back | Deportivo Cali | 30 | -8.5 22/23→25/26 | 852.1% | 1278.6% |
| 10 | F. AguilarCentre-back | Deportivo Cali | 33 | -9.8 24/25→25/26 | 1246% | 768.1% |