Most Improved defenders in Premier League 25/26
The most improved defenders in Premier League in 25/26, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
A. Gouda of Al Ittihad 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.
5 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. BentaygFull-back |  Zamalek SC | 26 | +44 23/24→25/26 | 57330.8% | 3733.4% |
| 2 | Amro TarekFull-back |  El Geish | 34 | +7 21/22→25/26 | 2735.7% | 1153.9% |
| 3 | A. MaxsøCentre-back |  Al Ittihad | 32 | +3.3 24/25→25/26 | 2614.5% | 2317.9% |
| 4 | K. GünterCentre-back | Al Ittihad | 32 | +1.9 24/25→25/26 | 2010.3% | 2419.2% |
| 5 | Muath FaqeehiFull-back | Al Ittihad | 24 | -0.6 24/25→25/26 | 69.2% | 3334.3% |