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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

R. Jansson of FC St. Pauli is the standout for raw talent across defenders in 2. Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 81.4, and S. Trémoulet has been the form player this season, grading 38.9.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Trémoulet has improved his Season rating most, up +31.3 on last season, while R. Jansson's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +50.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, A. Murphy of 1. FC Kaiserslautern is the most valuable name in this group at 24.4.

Best talent
R. Jansson81.4RTG
FC St. Pauli
In form
S. Trémoulet38.9SsN
Karlsruher SC
Rising potential
R. Jansson+50.4RTG
FC St. Pauli · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
S. Trémoulet+31.3SsN
Karlsruher SC · 23/24→25/26
Top scorer
R. Jansson3goals
FC St. Pauli
Most valuable
A. Murphy24.4val
1. FC Kaiserslautern
19 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1S. TrémouletCentre-backKarlsruher SC26+31.3
23/24→25/26
39±0%375.1%
2N. MadsenCentre-backHolstein Kiel25+15.9
24/25→25/26
25±0%46±0%
3A. DźwigałaFull-backFC St. Pauli30+12.5
24/25→25/26
2121.7%367%
4C. JohanssonCentre-backHolstein Kiel32+10.3
24/25→25/26
15245.2%2034.4%
5R. JanssonFull-backFC St. Pauli22+8.6
24/25→25/26
17281.8%81208.3%
6K. SchmidtCentre-backDynamo Dresden24+8
24/25→25/26
12228.6%5866.9%
7P. NkoaFull-backEintracht Braunschweig27+4.3
24/25→25/26
15±0%44±0%
8F. HagmannCentre-backArminia Bielefeld22+2.5
24/25→25/26
843.1%5429.7%
9F. RonstadtFull-back1. FC Kaiserslautern29+1.2
24/25→25/26
914.6%2446%
10N. CozzaCentre-backVfL Wolfsburg27-2.7
24/25→25/26
269.3%6013.6%
11L. RitzkaCentre-backFC St. Pauli28-4.3
24/25→25/26
19±0%45±0%
12K. VogtCentre-backVfL Bochum34-7.1
24/25→25/26
944.4%1259.2%
13F. HollandCentre-backSV Darmstadt 9836-7.2
23/24→25/26
1335.3%1250.4%
14L. SchneiderCentre-backArminia Bielefeld26-7.6
24/25→25/26
1435.3%4918.4%
15L. BünningCentre-backDynamo Dresden28-8
24/25→25/26
946%384.1%
16P. StrompfCentre-backVfL Bochum28-12.3
24/25→25/26
2631.9%4614.6%
17F. NürnbergerFull-backSV Darmstadt 9827-12.4
24/25→25/26
1741.9%5013.4%
18A. ZehnterCentre-backVfL Wolfsburg21-22.6
24/25→25/26
874.3%723.8%
19M. JenzCentre-backVfL Wolfsburg27-40.9
24/25→25/26
1573.3%5621.8%