Most Improved defenders in Super League 1 26/27
The most improved defenders in Super League 1 in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
Z. Smajlović of Olympiakos Piraeus is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Super League 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 39.3, and D. Vida has been the form player this season, grading 27.4, and Fabiano leads the scoring with 3 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: E. Palmer-Brown has improved his Season rating most, up +16.9 on last season, while Z. Smajlović's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +12.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, Z. Smajlović of Olympiakos Piraeus is the most valuable name in this group at 10.7.
Best talent
Z. Smajlović39.3RTG
Olympiakos Piraeus
In form
D. Vida27.4SsN
AEK Athens FC
Rising potential
Z. Smajlović+12.1RTG
Olympiakos Piraeus · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
E. Palmer-Brown+16.9SsN
Panathinaikos · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Fabiano3goals
Aris Thessalonikis
Most valuable
Z. Smajlović10.7val
Olympiakos Piraeus
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