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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

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 F. Terracciano leads the scoring with 3 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.

Best talent
Natan85.7RTG
Napoli
In form
F. Tomori55.2SsN
AC Milan
Rising potential
E. Ebosse+28.9RTG
Torino · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
F. Terracciano+42.6SsN
AC Milan · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
F. Terracciano3goals
AC Milan
Most valuable
L. Valenti63.1val
Parma
41 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1F. TerraccianoCentre-backAC Milan23+42.6
24/25→25/26
51±0%801.2%
2L. ValentiCentre-backParma27+31.6
24/25→25/26
45±0%62±0%
3S. WalukiewiczCentre-backSassuolo26+30.4
24/25→25/26
35741.5%7421.1%
4F. TomoriFull-backAC Milan28+24.6
24/25→25/26
5580.4%616.9%
5H. AhanorCentre-backAtalanta18+23.3
24/25→25/26
27±0%78±0%
6C. FavasuliFull-backNapoli22+22.7
24/25→25/26
44±0%73±0%
7M. ŠverkoCentre-backVenezia28+20.8
24/25→25/26
32185.7%4620.3%
8M. MitajFull-backGenoa23+17.3
24/25→25/26
3790.1%604.1%
9C. KabaseleCentre-backUdinese35+17.1
24/25→25/26
31±0%26±0%
10A. RomagnoliCentre-backLazio31+16.4
24/25→25/26
4950.6%4221.9%
11NatanCentre-backNapoli25+13.7
24/25→25/26
351.4%863.6%
12L. PellegriniFull-backLazio27+11.3
24/25→25/26
2771.5%5818.3%
13T. KristensenCentre-backAtalanta24+9.2
24/25→25/26
3338.5%8512.6%
14Carlos AugustoCentre-backInter27+7.7
24/25→25/26
40±0%63±0%
15B. BaloghCentre-backParma24+5.8
24/25→25/26
3023.8%4539.2%
16E. EbosseFull-backTorino27+5.3
24/25→25/26
16±0%629.7%
17D. SpenceFull-backInter26+4.8
24/25→25/26
2622.3%708.1%
18J. RouhiFull-backJuventus22+4.4
24/25→25/26
910.1%58±0%
19I. Van der BremptFull-backComo24+4.3
24/25→25/26
2322.6%713.2%
20PatricCentre-backLazio33+3.3
24/25→25/26
1144%1838.7%
21D. GhilardiCentre-backAS Roma23+2.5
24/25→25/26
31±0%73±0%
22Riyad IdrissiFull-backCagliari23+0.7
24/25→25/26
116.9%6920.1%
23F. ParisiFull-backFiorentina25-1.9
24/25→25/26
179.8%688.7%
24D. RenschFull-backAS Roma23-2.3
24/25→25/26
29±0%78±0%
25R. AlhassaneCentre-backBologna24-4.2
24/25→25/26
261.5%71±0%
26A. Salah-EddineFull-backAS Roma24-6.9
24/25→25/26
1335.4%701%
27A. ZanoliFull-backUdinese25-7
24/25→25/26
1629.9%797.8%
28A. BuongiornoCentre-backNapoli27-7.3
24/25→25/26
4813.3%6811.6%
29R. IvanovCentre-backInter31-9.3
24/25→25/26
1342.1%1652.5%
30A. DossenaFull-backComo27-9.4
24/25→25/26
1146.8%6214.3%
31I. HienCentre-backAtalanta27-10.3
24/25→25/26
3821.5%6220.7%
32M. MorenoCentre-backVenezia22-11
24/25→25/26
289.7%79±0%
33N. MolinaFull-backAS Roma28-11.9
24/25→25/26
25±0%638.1%
34Y. MinaCentre-backCagliari31-12.4
24/25→25/26
2632.5%3826.1%
35N. CasaleCentre-backBologna28-14.8
24/25→25/26
864.6%4726.6%
36Luca MarianucciFull-backNapoli22-16.7
24/25→25/26
1453.7%753.6%
37Aarón MartínFull-backGenoa29-18.2
24/25→25/26
25±0%51±0%
38F. GattiCentre-backJuventus28-25.1
24/25→25/26
20±0%52±0%
39S. SabelliCentre-backGenoa33-25.1
24/25→25/26
10±0%19±0%
40J. ŠutaloCentre-backLazio26-40
24/25→25/26
27±0%59±0%
41S. BeukemaCentre-backNapoli27-47.8
24/25→25/26
2863.4%6226.9%