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Most Improved defenders in Premier League 25/26

The most improved defenders in Premier League in 25/26, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

A. Gouda of Masr is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 51.9, and Yehia Zakaria has been the form player this season, grading 61.4, and Ahmed Shousha leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Bentayg has improved his Season rating most, up +44 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Khaled Mohamed Awad of Pyramids FC is the most valuable name in this group at 8.4.

Best talent
A. Gouda51.9RTG
Masr
In form
Yehia Zakaria61.4SsN
Ghazl El Mehalla
Rising potential
K. Günter-5.7RTG
Al Ittihad · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
M. Bentayg+44SsN
Zamalek SC · 23/24→25/26
Top scorer
Ahmed Shousha7goals
Ghazl El Mehalla
Most valuable
Khaled Mohamed Awad8.4val
Pyramids FC
5 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1M. BentaygFull-backZamalek SC26+44
23/24→25/26
57330.8%3733.4%
2Amro TarekFull-backEl Geish34+7
21/22→25/26
2735.7%1153.9%
3K. GünterCentre-backAl Ittihad32+1.9
24/25→25/26
2010.3%2419.2%
4I. CisséFull-backAl Ittihad30-12.5
22/23→25/26
1446.5%1868.7%
5F. AbdiFull-backAl Ittihad27-20.1
24/25→25/26
30±0%3622.1%