Most Improved defenders in Serie A 26/27
The most improved defenders in Serie A in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
Natan of Napoli is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 85.7, and F. Tomori has been the form player this season, grading 55.2, and M. Kempf leads the scoring with 4 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: F. Terracciano has improved his Season rating most, up +42.6 on last season, while E. Ebosse's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +28.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, L. Valenti of Parma is the most valuable name in this group at 63.1.
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F. TerraccianoCentre-back | AC Milan | 23 | +42.6 24/25→25/26 | 51532.5% | 8014.7% |
| 2 | L. ValentiCentre-back | Parma | 27 | +31.6 24/25→25/26 | 45241.2% | 627.8% |
| 3 | S. WalukiewiczCentre-back | Sassuolo | 26 | +30.4 24/25→25/26 | 35741.5% | 7421.1% |
| 4 | M. KempfCentre-back | Como | 31 | +26.3 24/25→25/26 | 52103.5% | 4318.8% |
| 5 | M. FreseCentre-back | Hellas Verona | 28 | +24.6 24/25→25/26 | 32337% | 552.7% |
| 6 | F. TomoriFull-back | AC Milan | 28 | +24.6 24/25→25/26 | 5580.4% | 616.9% |
| 7 | H. AhanorCentre-back | Atalanta | 18 | +23.3 24/25→25/26 | 27568.3% | 7814.4% |
| 8 | C. FavasuliFull-back | Napoli | 22 | +22.7 24/25→25/26 | 44109.1% | 7316.7% |
| 9 | M. ŠverkoCentre-back | Venezia | 28 | +20.8 24/25→25/26 | 32185.7% | 4620.3% |
| 10 | M. MitajFull-back | Genoa | 23 | +17.3 24/25→25/26 | 3790.1% | 604.1% |
| 11 | C. KabaseleCentre-back | Udinese | 35 | +17.1 24/25→25/26 | 31123.9% | 2619.4% |
| 12 | A. RomagnoliCentre-back | Lazio | 31 | +16.4 24/25→25/26 | 4950.6% | 4221.9% |
| 13 | Leonardo ButaCentre-back | Udinese | 24 | +15.8 24/25→25/26 | 20343.5% | 577.6% |
| 14 | R. KoflerCentre-back | Cagliari | 21 | +14.6 24/25→25/26 | 3474.5% | 644% |
| 15 | NatanCentre-back | Napoli | 25 | +13.7 24/25→25/26 | 351.4% | 863.6% |
| 16 | KaikiFull-back | Como | 23 | +12.9 24/25→25/26 | 3749.1% | 801.7% |
| 17 | L. PellegriniFull-back | Lazio | 27 | +11.3 24/25→25/26 | 2771.5% | 5818.3% |
| 18 | M. PongračićCentre-back | Fiorentina | 28 | +10.6 24/25→25/26 | 3937.5% | 598.2% |
| 19 | T. KristensenCentre-back | Atalanta | 24 | +9.2 24/25→25/26 | 3338.5% | 8512.6% |
| 20 | Carlos AugustoCentre-back | Inter | 27 | +7.7 24/25→25/26 | 4023.6% | 6320.8% |
| 21 | N. ObaretinCentre-back | Napoli | 23 | +6.3 24/25→25/26 | 2434.8% | 611.3% |
| 22 | B. BaloghCentre-back | Parma | 24 | +5.8 24/25→25/26 | 3023.8% | 4539.2% |
| 23 | R. HalhalFull-back | Venezia | 23 | +5.4 24/25→25/26 | 3220.1% | 56±0% |
| 24 | E. EbosseFull-back | Torino | 27 | +5.3 24/25→25/26 | 16±0% | 629.7% |
| 25 | D. SpenceFull-back | Inter | 26 | +4.8 24/25→25/26 | 2622.3% | 708.1% |
| 26 | J. RouhiFull-back | Juventus | 22 | +4.4 24/25→25/26 | 910.1% | 58±0% |
| 27 | I. Van der BremptFull-back | Como | 24 | +4.3 24/25→25/26 | 2322.6% | 713.2% |
| 28 | J. IdzesCentre-back | Sassuolo | 26 | +3.8 24/25→25/26 | 3113.9% | 744.6% |
| 29 | PatricCentre-back | Lazio | 33 | +3.3 24/25→25/26 | 1144% | 1838.7% |
| 30 | D. GhilardiCentre-back | AS Roma | 23 | +2.5 24/25→25/26 | 318.7% | 735.1% |
| 31 | E. CömertFull-back | Torino | 28 | +2.1 24/25→25/26 | 1912.2% | 64±0% |
| 32 | A. MatturroFull-back | Genoa | 21 | +0.8 24/25→25/26 | 146.3% | 72±0% |
| 33 | Riyad IdrissiFull-back | Cagliari | 23 | +0.7 24/25→25/26 | 116.9% | 6920.1% |
| 34 | M. LazzariFull-back | Lazio | 32 | -0.5 24/25→25/26 | 153.3% | 2633.5% |
| 35 | F. ParisiFull-back | Fiorentina | 25 | -1.9 24/25→25/26 | 179.8% | 688.7% |
| 36 | D. RenschFull-back | AS Roma | 23 | -2.3 24/25→25/26 | 297.3% | 7816.5% |
| 37 | J. LucumíCentre-back | Juventus | 28 | -3.4 24/25→25/26 | 378.4% | 5819.5% |
| 38 | R. AlhassaneCentre-back | Bologna | 24 | -4.2 24/25→25/26 | 2614% | 719.6% |
| 39 | S. KoračFull-back | Hellas Verona | 24 | -6.4 23/24→25/26 | 2222.9% | 5868.3% |
| 40 | R. BelghaliFull-back | Hellas Verona | 24 | -6.6 24/25→25/26 | 1629.5% | 7024.8% |
| 41 | A. Salah-EddineFull-back | AS Roma | 24 | -6.9 24/25→25/26 | 1335.4% | 701% |
| 42 | A. ZanoliFull-back | Udinese | 25 | -7 24/25→25/26 | 1629.9% | 797.8% |
| 43 | A. BuongiornoCentre-back | Napoli | 27 | -7.3 24/25→25/26 | 4813.3% | 6811.6% |
| 44 | A. DossenaFull-back | Como | 27 | -9.4 24/25→25/26 | 1146.8% | 6214.3% |
| 45 | I. HienCentre-back | Atalanta | 27 | -10.3 24/25→25/26 | 3821.5% | 6220.7% |
| 46 | N. BertolaCentre-back | Udinese | 23 | -10.6 24/25→25/26 | 3026.2% | 7511% |
| 47 | M. MorenoCentre-back | Venezia | 22 | -11 24/25→25/26 | 2828.3% | 7950.2% |
| 48 | N. MolinaFull-back | AS Roma | 28 | -11.9 24/25→25/26 | 2532% | 6313.3% |
| 49 | Y. MinaCentre-back | Cagliari | 31 | -12.4 24/25→25/26 | 2632.5% | 3826.1% |
| 50 | N. CasaleCentre-back | Bologna | 28 | -14.8 24/25→25/26 | 864.6% | 4726.6% |























