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Most Improved defenders in Super League 1 26/27

The most improved defenders in Super League 1 in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

J. Gómez of PAOK is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Super League 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 64.4, and B. Šutalo has been the form player this season, grading 43.1, and G. Granath leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: D. Calabria has improved his Season rating most, up +22.9 on last season, while Z. Smajlović's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +10 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, J. Gómez of PAOK is the most valuable name in this group at 10.8.

Best talent
J. Gómez64.4RTG
PAOK
In form
B. Šutalo43.1SsN
Aris Thessalonikis
Rising potential
Z. Smajlović+10RTG
Olympiakos Piraeus · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
D. Calabria+22.9SsN
Panathinaikos · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
G. Granath2goals
Panetolikos
Most valuable
J. Gómez10.8val
PAOK
30 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1D. CalabriaFull-backPanathinaikos29+22.9
24/25→25/26
36±0%28±0%
2Z. SmajlovićFull-backOlympiakos Piraeus22+19.3
24/25→25/26
2534.4%3719%
3E. Palmer-BrownCentre-backPanathinaikos29+16.9
24/25→25/26
20512.1%247.7%
4I. SyllaFull-backAsteras Tripolis32+11.9
24/25→25/26
19163%1555.4%
5Tiago MansoFull-backKifisia26+9.9
24/25→25/26
2013.3%49±0%
6T. TsaprasFull-backPanathinaikos24+9.4
24/25→25/26
34±0%45±0%
7Núrio FortunaFull-backVolos NFC31+8.5
24/25→25/26
12229.7%1840.2%
8I. GelashviliCentre-backPanserraikos25+8.4
23/24→25/26
15137.7%3635.1%
9M. TsaousisFull-backPanserraikos26+8.3
23/24→25/26
2071.6%345%
10N. ŠipčićCentre-backAsteras Tripolis31+3.9
24/25→25/26
2025%1849.1%
11T. IliadisCentre-backLarisa30+3.1
20/21→25/26
1235.2%2242.2%
12P. DeligiannidisFull-backAsteras Tripolis30+2.8
24/25→25/26
1522.6%2615.6%
13A. PetkovCentre-backKifisia27+2.8
24/25→25/26
17±0%30±0%
14Q. LecoeucheCentre-backVolos NFC32+2
24/25→25/26
1318.2%1645.1%
15N. MarinakisFull-backOFI33+2
24/25→25/26
654.1%1321.1%
16D. VidaCentre-backAEK Athens FC37+0.2
24/25→25/26
270.7%735%
17B. ŠutaloFull-backAris Thessalonikis260
24/25→25/26
4312.5%356%
18BotíaCentre-backKifisia37-0.1
23/24→25/26
71.4%453.7%
19David SimónFull-backKifisia37-0.9
23/24→25/26
214.1%941.4%
20S. IngasonCentre-backPanathinaikos33-2.9
24/25→25/26
2012.6%1243.9%
21S. ChaklaCentre-backLarisa33-4.3
22/23→25/26
8±0%1328.8%
22E. FerigraFull-backLarisa27-4.7
24/25→25/26
1032.9%2837.6%
23D. BatubinsikaCentre-backLarisa30-8.9
24/25→25/26
1341.2%1866.1%
24C. LykogiannisFull-backAEK Athens FC32-9.2
24/25→25/26
950.3%2535.6%
25Pepe CastañoCentre-backAsteras Tripolis27-13.3
24/25→25/26
292.7%2541.5%
26E. PantelakisCentre-backLarisa31-14.8
24/25→25/26
573.3%1633.2%
27R. van DrongelenCentre-backPanathinaikos27-15.2
24/25→25/26
325.5%441.9%
28D. HouhoumisCentre-backKifisia32-16
24/25→25/26
291.4%1251.6%
29O. AdefunyibomiCentre-backAsteras Tripolis26-18.6
24/25→25/26
858.9%3120.6%
30S. de VrijCentre-backPanathinaikos34-18.9
24/25→25/26
1521.2%2030.3%