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Most Improved defenders This Season in Serie A

The most improved defenders in Serie A, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Wesley of AS Roma is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 91.3, and Jacobo Ramón Naveros has been the form player this season, grading 76.4.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Jacobo Ramón Naveros has improved his Season rating most, up +71.2 on last season, while O. Provstgaard's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +31.5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Jacobo Ramón Naveros of Como is the most valuable name in this group at 71.

Best talent
Wesley91.3RTG
AS Roma
In form
Jacobo Ramón Naveros76.4SsN
Como
Rising potential
O. Provstgaard+31.5RTG
Lazio · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Jacobo Ramón Naveros+71.2SsN
Como · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Wesley5goals
AS Roma
Most valuable
Jacobo Ramón Naveros71val
Como
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1Jacobo Ramón NaverosCentre-backComo21+71.2
24/25→25/26
761369.2%8914.7%
2HermosoFull-backAS Roma31+54
24/25→25/26
591102%4514.4%
3G. ScalviniFull-backAtalanta22+48.2
24/25→25/26
53964%8418.5%
4A. CircatiFull-backParma22+47.6
24/25→25/26
521133.3%8425.4%
5Álex ValleFull-backComo22+43.8
24/25→25/26
54429.4%8516.7%
6BremerCentre-backJuventus29+43.7
24/25→25/26
60261.7%6112.2%
7Diego CarlosCentre-backComo33+42.4
24/25→25/26
50530%2814.4%
8F. TerraccianoFull-backCremonese23+42.4
24/25→25/26
50530%8115%
9L. ValentiFull-backParma27+40
24/25→25/26
53305.3%653.4%
10M. AkanjiCentre-backInter31+38.8
24/25→25/26
68132.9%4616.4%
11L. KellyFull-backJuventus27+37.9
24/25→25/26
57195.4%713.1%
12V. NelssonCentre-backHellas Verona27+36.8
24/25→25/26
41994.6%6666.7%
13I. SmolčićFull-backComo25+36.7
24/25→25/26
44516.9%7410.5%
14Danilo VeigaFull-backLecce23+35.6
24/25→25/26
51225.3%8035.8%
15O. SoletFull-backUdinese26+35
24/25→25/26
57160.6%75±0%
16A. MarušićFull-backLazio33+31.3
24/25→25/26
54136.7%3417.3%
17WesleyFull-backAS Roma22+30.8
24/25→25/26
7177.4%9123%
18S. WalukiewiczFull-backSassuolo26+30.4
24/25→25/26
35741.5%7522.4%
19Tiago GabrielCentre-backLecce21+29.4
24/25→25/26
44205.6%8450.8%
20M. FreseFull-backHellas Verona28+27.4
24/25→25/26
35375.3%560.5%
21A. ObertFull-backCagliari23+26.5
24/25→25/26
43159.6%8115.1%
22Mario GilaCentre-backLazio25+26.4
24/25→25/26
6079.3%812.2%
23M. KempfCentre-backComo31+26.3
24/25→25/26
52103.5%4318.8%
24F. TomoriFull-backAC Milan28+26
24/25→25/26
5785%616.1%
25A. IsmajliCentre-backTorino29+25.8
24/25→25/26
5491.8%5511.1%
26A. MarcandalliFull-backGenoa23+25.8
24/25→25/26
28992.3%7921.3%
27H. AhanorFull-backAtalanta18+24.1
24/25→25/26
28587.8%7915.1%
28B. Norton-CuffyFull-backGenoa22+24
24/25→25/26
32320%8115.4%
29A. RomagnoliCentre-backLazio31+23.8
24/25→25/26
5673.5%4516.9%
30A. Bella-KotchapCentre-backHellas Verona24+22.1
24/25→25/26
25850%706.2%
31S. PavlovićFull-backAC Milan25+21.3
24/25→25/26
5464.4%8410%
32M. GabbiaCentre-backAC Milan26+18.4
24/25→25/26
5059.2%77±0%
33C. KabaseleCentre-backUdinese35+18
24/25→25/26
32130.4%2621.3%
34T. KristensenFull-backUdinese24+17.3
24/25→25/26
4172.4%8513%
35Nuno TavaresFull-backLazio26+16.9
24/25→25/26
3594.9%6615.8%
36L. ØstigårdCentre-backGenoa26+16.6
24/25→25/26
3781.4%739.1%
37Saúl CocoFull-backTorino27+16.5
24/25→25/26
5740.4%6911.3%
38Unai NúñezCentre-backHellas Verona29+16.5
24/25→25/26
28148.6%4812.2%
39Juan MirandaFull-backBologna26+13.7
24/25→25/26
4544.2%748.7%
40L. PellegriniFull-backLazio27+13.6
24/25→25/26
2986.1%5917%
41O. ProvstgaardCentre-backLazio23+13.6
24/25→25/26
2895.8%7474.1%
42N. ValentiniFull-backHellas Verona25+13
24/25→25/26
21171.1%69±0%
43M. PongračićCentre-backFiorentina28+12.8
24/25→25/26
4145.2%616.5%
44Y. BisseckFull-backInter25+12.8
24/25→25/26
4639.1%804%
45Alberto MorenoFull-backComo34+12.5
24/25→25/26
2880.6%2036.3%
46G. ManciniFull-backAS Roma30+11.7
24/25→25/26
7319.2%5515%
47E. HolmDefensive midfielderBologna26+11.5
24/25→25/26
3158.1%647.5%
48Juan JesusCentre-backNapoli35+10.5
24/25→25/26
3739.6%234.1%
49M. BianchettiCentre-backCremonese33+10.4
24/25→25/26
3641.4%2815.6%
50A. BastoniFull-backInter27+10.4
24/25→25/26
5821.8%7114.5%