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Most Improved defenders in Bundesliga 26/27

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

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At a glance

I. Ogbus of SC Freiburg is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 73.8, and A. Koné has been the form player this season, grading 53.7, and H. Wahl leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Maximilian Hennig has improved his Season rating most, up +26.4 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, A. Koné of RB Leipzig is the most valuable name in this group at 53.2.

Best talent
I. Ogbus73.8RTG
SC Freiburg
In form
A. Koné53.7SsN
RB Leipzig
Rising potential
Maximilian Hennig+10.5RTG
Bayern München · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Maximilian Hennig+26.4SsN
Bayern München · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
H. Wahl2goals
VfL Wolfsburg
Most valuable
A. Koné53.2val
RB Leipzig
22 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1Maximilian HennigFull-backBayern München20+26.4
24/25→25/26
31538.8%5026.9%
2H. ItoFull-backBayern München27+12.1
24/25→25/26
17257.4%6010%
3N. HoffmannFull-back1. FC Köln29+11.1
24/25→25/26
18168.2%265.9%
4J. FöhrenbachFull-back1. FC Heidenheim30+10.2
24/25→25/26
34±0%43±0%
5L. JaquezFull-backVfB Stuttgart23+9.2
24/25→25/26
13219%683.3%
6Sean DulicFull-back1899 Hoffenheim21+3.2
24/25→25/26
1322.4%40±0%
7Y. KonoplyaFull-backBorussia Mönchengladbach27+2.8
24/25→25/26
2016.6%356.7%
8N. CozzaCentre-backVfL Wolfsburg27-2.7
24/25→25/26
269.3%6013.6%
9S. NsokiFull-backUnion Berlin27-3.8
24/25→25/26
1224.1%5712.5%
10F. MeyerCentre-backFC Schalke 0424-3.8
24/25→25/26
336
11J. MæhleFull-backVfL Wolfsburg29-7.3
24/25→25/26
13±0%43±0%
12F. KrätzigFull-backBayern München23-11.1
24/25→25/26
2332.6%5031.7%
13H. WahlCentre-backVfL Wolfsburg32-13.3
24/25→25/26
26±0%361.4%
14S. BellFull-backFSV Mainz 0535-14.3
24/25→25/26
960.3%1841.7%
15R. van den BergFull-back1. FC Köln22-15.1
24/25→25/26
962.4%68±0%
16C. GünterFull-backSC Freiburg33-18.1
24/25→25/26
1359.2%2638.4%
17F. AguCentre-backWerder Bremen27-18.9
24/25→25/26
1064.9%5626.4%
18A. ZehnterCentre-backVfL Wolfsburg21-22.6
24/25→25/26
874.3%723.8%
19P. MainkaCentre-back1. FC Heidenheim31-30.3
24/25→25/26
22±0%43±0%
20N. StarkCentre-backWerder Bremen31-32.1
24/25→25/26
977.9%2845.1%
21T. HübersCentre-back1. FC Köln30-33.1
24/25→25/26
880%3334.3%
22M. JenzCentre-backVfL Wolfsburg27-40.9
24/25→25/26
1573.3%5621.8%