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Most Improved defenders in 2. Bundesliga 26/27

The most improved defenders in 2. Bundesliga in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

A. Zehnter of VfL Wolfsburg is the standout for raw talent across defenders in 2. Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 71.8, and J. Müller has been the form player this season, grading 46, and A. Nollenberger leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Müller has improved his Season rating most, up +39.1 on last season, while K. Schmidt's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +23.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Gyamfi of 1. FC Kaiserslautern is the most valuable name in this group at 27.9.

Best talent
A. Zehnter71.8RTG
VfL Wolfsburg
In form
J. Müller46SsN
VfL Osnabrück
Rising potential
K. Schmidt+23.4RTG
Dynamo Dresden · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
J. Müller+39.1SsN
VfL Osnabrück · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
A. Nollenberger3goals
1. FC Magdeburg
Most valuable
M. Gyamfi27.9val
1. FC Kaiserslautern
45 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1J. MüllerCentre-backVfL Osnabrück32+39.1
24/25→25/26
46±0%21±0%
2P. PfeifferCentre-backSV Darmstadt 9827+35.8
24/25→25/26
40±0%599.1%
3N. WiemannCentre-backVfL Osnabrück27+31.8
24/25→25/26
44±0%38±0%
4M. GyamfiCentre-back1. FC Kaiserslautern26+28.9
24/25→25/26
38±0%57±0%
5L. GechterCentre-backHertha BSC22+26.2
24/25→25/26
45±0%66±0%
6F. OttoFull-back1. FC Nürnberg24+19.8
24/25→25/26
2512.4%5940.7%
7M. WittekFull-backVfL Bochum31+17.5
24/25→25/26
45±0%3912.5%
8M. SteinwenderCentre-backVfL Bochum26+16.7
24/25→25/26
449.5%5323.7%
9H. SekineFull-backHolstein Kiel24+14
24/25→25/26
33±0%562.6%
10K. ManuFull-backEnergie Cottbus22+13.6
24/25→25/26
15±0%42±0%
11C. KobaldCentre-backKarlsruher SC29+11.7
24/25→25/26
26±0%40±0%
12J. EitschbergerFull-backHertha BSC22+11.7
24/25→25/26
26±0%59±0%
13K. EhlersCentre-backEintracht Braunschweig25+10.4
24/25→25/26
33±0%59±0%
14C. JohanssonCentre-backHolstein Kiel32+10.3
24/25→25/26
15245.2%2034.4%
15J. FöhrenbachFull-back1. FC Heidenheim30+10.2
24/25→25/26
34±0%43±0%
16K. SchmidtCentre-backDynamo Dresden24+8
24/25→25/26
12228.6%5866.9%
17M. AydınFull-backEintracht Braunschweig24+6.5
24/25→25/26
34±0%64±0%
18P. NkoaFull-backEintracht Braunschweig27+4.3
24/25→25/26
15±0%44±0%
19B. TomiakCentre-backHannover 9628+3.4
24/25→25/26
29±0%5310.7%
20R. JanssonFull-backFC St. Pauli22+2.8
24/25→25/26
11150%3740.5%
21F. RonstadtFull-back1. FC Kaiserslautern29+1.2
24/25→25/26
914.6%2446%
22A. MacNultyCentre-back1. FC Magdeburg23+0.6
24/25→25/26
293.6%648.5%
23K. MetsCentre-backVfL Bochum33-0.1
24/25→25/26
148.5%2215.3%
24M. BauerCentre-backArminia Bielefeld26-0.2
24/25→25/26
18±0%49±0%
25N. CozzaCentre-backVfL Wolfsburg27-2.7
24/25→25/26
269.3%6013.6%
26T. JanischFull-back1. FC Nürnberg21-5.1
24/25→25/26
11±0%58±0%
27J. HeuerCentre-backSpVgg Greuther Fürth27-6
24/25→25/26
23±0%501.4%
28M. GroßerCentre-backArminia Bielefeld25-6.2
24/25→25/26
23±0%57±0%
29B. AllgeierCentre-backHannover 9624-6.7
24/25→25/26
18±0%56±0%
30K. VogtCentre-backVfL Bochum35-7.1
24/25→25/26
944.4%1259.2%
31F. HollandCentre-backSV Darmstadt 9836-7.2
23/24→25/26
1335.3%1250.4%
32J. MæhleFull-backVfL Wolfsburg29-7.3
24/25→25/26
13±0%43±0%
33L. BünningCentre-backDynamo Dresden28-8
24/25→25/26
946%384.1%
34G. ItterCentre-backSpVgg Greuther Fürth27-8.3
24/25→25/26
23±0%44±0%
35P. StrompfCentre-backVfL Bochum28-12.3
24/25→25/26
2631.9%4614.6%
36F. NürnbergerFull-backSV Darmstadt 9827-12.4
24/25→25/26
1741.9%5013.4%
37J. ElvediCentre-back1. FC Kaiserslautern30-12.6
24/25→25/26
23±0%3921.4%
38H. WahlCentre-backVfL Wolfsburg32-13.3
24/25→25/26
26±0%361.4%
39H. RorigCentre-backEnergie Cottbus26-15.9
24/25→25/26
12±0%39±0%
40A. KalogeropoulosCentre-back1. FC Nürnberg22-16.3
24/25→25/26
914.8%5449.9%
41A. ZehnterCentre-backVfL Wolfsburg21-22.6
24/25→25/26
874.3%723.8%
42D. NemethFull-backFC St. Pauli25-29.2
24/25→25/26
099.3%5625.3%
43P. MainkaCentre-back1. FC Heidenheim31-30.3
24/25→25/26
22±0%43±0%
44N. KolbeCentre-backHertha BSC29-35.6
24/25→25/26
17±0%34±0%
45M. JenzCentre-backVfL Wolfsburg27-40.9
24/25→25/26
1573.3%5621.8%