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Most Improved defenders in Bundesliga 25/26

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

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At a glance

N. Brown of Bayern München is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 87.9, and O. Wójcik has been the form player this season, grading 70.3, and M. Mittelstädt leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: W. Anton has improved his Season rating most, up +44.5 on last season, while F. Gruber's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +24.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, N. Schlotterbeck of Borussia Dortmund is the most valuable name in this group at 63.9.

Best talent
N. Brown87.9RTG
Bayern München
In form
O. Wójcik70.3SsN
Werder Bremen
Rising potential
F. Gruber+24.1RTG
FSV Mainz 05 · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
W. Anton+44.5SsN
Borussia Dortmund · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
M. Mittelstädt6goals
VfB Stuttgart
Most valuable
N. Schlotterbeck63.9val
Borussia Dortmund
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1W. AntonCentre-backBorussia Dortmund30+44.5
24/25→25/26
70173.2%527.1%
2K. KosugiFull-backEintracht Frankfurt20+40.1
24/25→25/26
54284.4%4217.5%
3M. RotsFull-back1899 Hoffenheim20+36.5
24/25→25/26
44486.7%8430.1%
4N. SchlotterbeckCentre-backBorussia Dortmund26+32.3
24/25→25/26
59121.9%774.1%
5L. LochoshviliCentre-back1. FC Köln28+30.4
24/25→25/26
36542.9%517.5%
6N. ElvediFull-backBorussia Mönchengladbach29+29
24/25→25/26
6190.3%5610%
7Maximilian HennigFull-backBayern München19+26.4
24/25→25/26
31538.8%5026.9%
8V. CoufalFull-back1899 Hoffenheim34+24.5
24/25→25/26
36207.6%3815.6%
9K. DiksCentre-backBorussia Mönchengladbach29+23.5
24/25→25/26
4894.8%5343.2%
10J. RyersonFull-backBorussia Dortmund28+22.1
24/25→25/26
4788%6513.5%
11R. HranáčCentre-back1899 Hoffenheim26+21.7
24/25→25/26
231808.3%7121.2%
12F. GruberCentre-backFSV Mainz 0523+21.4
24/25→25/26
32201.9%6558.5%
13J. ScallyFull-backBorussia Mönchengladbach23+20.4
24/25→25/26
4873.1%793.9%
14R. HendriksFull-backVfB Stuttgart25+17.1
24/25→25/26
34103%768.3%
15J. QuansahCentre-backBayer Leverkusen23+17
24/25→25/26
29147.8%825.7%
16BernardoCentre-back1899 Hoffenheim31+16.4
24/25→25/26
3973.2%428.4%
17L. QuerfeldCentre-backUnion Berlin22+14.3
24/25→25/26
3860.9%817.3%
18Noahkai Kai Daniel BanksCentre-backFC Augsburg19+13.9
24/25→25/26
21198.6%7815.8%
19L. UllrichFull-backBorussia Mönchengladbach22+12.2
24/25→25/26
3163.5%728.9%
20H. ItoFull-backBayern München27+12.1
24/25→25/26
17257.4%6010%
21C. BrackelmannFull-backFC Augsburg27+11.6
24/25→25/26
3745.3%5117.3%
22N. HoffmannFull-back1. FC Köln29+11.1
24/25→25/26
18168.2%265.9%
23Z. Van Den BoschCentre-backUnion Berlin23+9.6
24/25→25/26
4626.1%7934.8%
24F. ChiarodiaCentre-backBorussia Mönchengladbach21+9.4
24/25→25/26
17122.1%684.1%
25J. ChabotCentre-backVfB Stuttgart28+9.3
24/25→25/26
4129.7%5819.4%
26L. JaquezFull-backVfB Stuttgart23+9.2
24/25→25/26
13219%683.3%
27J. VagnomanFull-backVfB Stuttgart25+8.5
24/25→25/26
2551.2%733.1%
28J. StanišićFull-backBayern München26+8.4
24/25→25/26
3236.1%732.3%
29R. BakuFull-backRB Leipzig28+7.6
24/25→25/26
4719.1%6418.4%
30K. LaimerFull-backBayern München29+7
24/25→25/26
3921.9%578.5%
31D. RaumFull-backRB Leipzig28+6.8
24/25→25/26
4418.3%657.8%
32Julian Andreas PauliCentre-back1. FC Köln21+6.4
24/25→25/26
2632.3%611.6%
33S. WidmerCentre-backFSV Mainz 0533+6.2
24/25→25/26
1666%2612.9%
34C. LukebaCentre-backRB Leipzig23+5.2
24/25→25/26
4114.6%804%
35Miguel GutiérrezFull-backBayer Leverkusen25+5.1
24/25→25/26
2921.5%777%
36T. KraußFull-back1. FC Köln25+4.6
24/25→25/26
2919.1%686.9%
37J. TahCentre-backBayern München30+4.2
24/25→25/26
3912%4629.5%
38N. BrownFull-backBayern München23+3.6
24/25→25/26
3810.4%88±0%
39W. OrbánCentre-backRB Leipzig33+3.6
24/25→25/26
566.9%3616.2%
40M. MittelstädtFull-backVfB Stuttgart29+3.3
24/25→25/26
507.1%5519.9%
41R. BensebaïniFull-backBorussia Dortmund31+3.2
24/25→25/26
3410.3%3927.4%
42K. SchlotterbeckCentre-backFC Augsburg29+3.2
24/25→25/26
2613.8%4913.6%
43Sean DulicFull-back1899 Hoffenheim21+3.2
24/25→25/26
1332.3%402.2%
44Y. KonoplyaFull-backBorussia Mönchengladbach27+2.8
24/25→25/26
2016.6%356.7%
45D. HashiokaCentre-backBorussia Mönchengladbach27+2.8
24/25→25/26
1621.9%6621.2%
46Finn JeltschCentre-backVfB Stuttgart20+2.1
24/25→25/26
268.8%7622.7%
47D. HeroldFull-backBorussia Mönchengladbach23+1.7
24/25→25/26
286.4%686.9%
48D. KöhnFull-backUnion Berlin27+0.7
24/25→25/26
184.1%6018.2%
49A. PrassFull-back1899 Hoffenheim25+0.6
24/25→25/26
154.1%757%
50R. KochCentre-backEintracht Frankfurt30+0.5
24/25→25/26
371.4%5019.4%