Most Improved defenders in Serie A 26/27

The most improved defenders in Serie A in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Jacobo Ramón Naveros of Como is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 87, and S. Esposito leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Jacobo Ramón Naveros has improved his Season rating most, up +63.1 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, A. Buongiorno of Napoli is the most valuable name in this group at 56.8.

Best talent

Jacobo Ramón Naveros87RTG

Como

In form

Jacobo Ramón Naveros68.3SsN

Como

Rising potential

O. Provstgaard+31.5RTG

Lazio · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Jacobo Ramón Naveros+63.1SsN

29 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	Jacobo Ramón Naveros Centre-back	Como	21	+63.1 24/25→25/26	68±0%	87±0%
2	Danilo Veiga Full-back	Lecce	24	+34.6 24/25→25/26	50±0%	801.7%
3	S. Walukiewicz Centre-back	Sassuolo	26	+30.4 24/25→25/26	35741.5%	7421.1%
4	Bremer Centre-back	Juventus	29	+26.2 24/25→25/26	43±0%	55±0%
5	A. Obert Centre-back	Cagliari	24	+24.2 24/25→25/26	41±0%	801.7%
6	S. Pavlović Full-back	AC Milan	25	+21.4 24/25→25/26	55±0%	84±0%
7	M. Šverko Centre-back	Venezia	28	+20.8 24/25→25/26	32185.7%	4620.3%
8	M. Mitaj Full-back	Genoa	23	+17.3 24/25→25/26	3790.1%	604.1%
9	E. Del Prato Centre-back	Parma	26	+17.2 24/25→25/26	44±0%	72±0%
10	Mario Gila Centre-back	AC Milan	26	+15.4 24/25→25/26	49±0%	8112.9%
11	Natan Centre-back	Napoli	25	+13.7 24/25→25/26	351.4%	863.6%
12	O. Provstgaard Centre-back	Lazio	23	+13.6 24/25→25/26	28±0%	74±0%
13	L. Østigård Centre-back	Genoa	26	+12.3 24/25→25/26	331.2%	732%
14	L. Pellegrini Full-back	Lazio	27	+11.3 24/25→25/26	2771.5%	5818.3%
15	E. Ebosse Full-back	Torino	27	+5.3 24/25→25/26	16±0%	629.7%
16	J. Rouhi Full-back	Juventus	22	+4.4 24/25→25/26	910.1%	58±0%
17	K. De Winter Centre-back	AC Milan	24	+3.8 24/25→25/26	33±0%	76±0%
18	Riyad Idrissi Full-back	Cagliari	23	+0.7 24/25→25/26	116.9%	6920.1%
19	E. Valeri Full-back	Parma	27	+0.3 24/25→25/26	28±0%	64±0%
20	M. Troilo Centre-back	Parma	23	-0.8 24/25→25/26	318.5%	731.2%
21	F. Parisi Full-back	Fiorentina	25	-1.9 24/25→25/26	179.8%	688.7%
22	R. Drăgușin Full-back	Fiorentina	24	-3.2 24/25→25/26	82.5%	704%
23	A. Buongiorno Centre-back	Napoli	27	-7.3 24/25→25/26	4813.3%	6811.6%
24	R. Ivanov Centre-back	Inter	32	-9.3 24/25→25/26	1342.1%	1652.5%
25	A. Dossena Full-back	Como	28	-9.4 24/25→25/26	1146.8%	6214.3%
26	I. Hien Centre-back	Atalanta	27	-10.3 24/25→25/26	3821.5%	6220.7%
27	Luca Marianucci Full-back	Napoli	22	-16.7 24/25→25/26	1453.7%	753.6%
28	G. Di Lorenzo Full-back	Napoli	33	-34.9 24/25→25/26	40±0%	30±0%
29	Amir Rrahmani Full-back	Napoli	32	-37.1 24/25→25/26	34±0%	33±0%