Most Improved defenders in Serie B 26/27
The most improved defenders in Serie B in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
D. Tonoli of Modena is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Serie B, with a Field Insider Rating of 69.6, and A. Bozzolan leads the scoring with 2 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: A. Papetti has improved his Season rating most, up +20.2 on last season, while S. Cella's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +6.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, C. Faedo of Padova is the most valuable name in this group at 28.4.
33 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. PapettiCentre-back |  Reggiana | 24 | +20.2 24/25→25/26 | 38±0% | 62±0% |
| 2 | G. ZaroCentre-back |  Cesena | 32 | +18.7 24/25→25/26 | 4962.1% | 3215% |
| 3 | F. OlianaCentre-back |  Carrarese | 27 | +16.7 24/25→25/26 | 34±0% | 48±0% |
| 4 | N. RadaelliFull-back |  Mantova | 23 | +13 24/25→25/26 | 21173.3% | 644.6% |
| 5 | A. GiorginiCentre-back |  Sudtirol | 24 | +12.5 24/25→25/26 | 37±0% | 67±0% |
| 6 | S. CellaFull-back | Mantova | 25 | +11.2 24/25→25/26 | 27±0% | 64±0% |
| 7 | V. MogoșFull-back |  Bari | 33 | +10 21/22→25/26 | 16169.5% | 976.2% |
| 8 | A. GravillonFull-back |  Pescara | 28 | +9.3 24/25→25/26 | 12372% | 3911.8% |
| 9 | Alessandro DellavalleCentre-back |  Padova | 22 | +9.1 24/25→25/26 | 27±0% | 59±0% |
| 10 | L. LibuttiCentre-back | Reggiana | 29 | +8.9 24/25→25/26 | 2750% | 4418.4% |
| 11 | B. MeijerFull-back |  Sampdoria | 23 | +7.8 24/25→25/26 | 11±0% | 511.7% |
| 12 | T. AugelloFull-back |  Palermo | 32 | +7.5 24/25→25/26 | 32±0% | 3811.5% |
| 13 | A. Di PardoCentre-back | Sampdoria | 27 | +5.7 24/25→25/26 | 191.5% | 462% |
| 14 | G. LetiziaFull-back | Pescara | 36 | +3.8 23/24→25/26 | 1630.4% | 206.5% |
| 15 | R. CapelliniCentre-back | Pescara | 26 | +3.6 22/23→25/26 | 2318.9% | 545.4% |
| 16 | A. IzzoCentre-back |  Avellino | 34 | +2.7 24/25→25/26 | 27±0% | 20±0% |
| 17 | D. AdorniCentre-back |  Modena | 34 | -0.9 24/25→25/26 | 352.5% | 2042.7% |
| 18 | M. BellichFull-back |  Juve Stabia | 27 | -1.4 24/25→25/26 | 24±0% | 52±0% |
| 19 | P. RozzioCentre-back | Reggiana | 34 | -2.3 24/25→25/26 | 1018.5% | 1340.4% |
| 20 | P. GhiglioneFull-back | Padova | 29 | -3.4 24/25→25/26 | 927% | 3424.6% |
| 21 | A. CiofiCentre-back | Cesena | 27 | -4.1 24/25→25/26 | 29±0% | 54±0% |
| 22 | S. MolinaFull-back | Sudtirol | 34 | -4.5 24/25→25/26 | 31±0% | 23±0% |
| 23 | L. ParodiFull-back |  Virtus Entella | 31 | -5.1 21/22→25/26 | 21±0% | 34±0% |
| 24 | G. CorboCentre-back | Pescara | 26 | -6.3 24/25→25/26 | 941.7% | 4614.4% |
| 25 | R. BroscoCentre-back | Pescara | 35 | -8 21/22→25/26 | 1436.7% | 1751.6% |
| 26 | F. VicariCentre-back | Bari | 32 | -8.6 24/25→25/26 | 1339.8% | 2145.5% |
| 27 | M. CicconiCentre-back | Sampdoria | 29 | -8.9 24/25→25/26 | 26±0% | 41±0% |
| 28 | C. CauzFull-back |  Empoli | 30 | -9.8 24/25→25/26 | 3±0% | 26±0% |
| 29 | R. PucinoCentre-back | Bari | 35 | -10.3 24/25→25/26 | 2033.7% | 1625.8% |
| 30 | M. VarnierFull-back | Sudtirol | 28 | -13.3 24/25→25/26 | 1253.6% | 3926.4% |
| 31 | V. MantovaniCentre-back | Bari | 30 | -20.9 24/25→25/26 | 1361.1% | 3132% |
| 32 | P. HristovCentre-back |  Spezia | 27 | -37.4 24/25→25/26 | 1867.3% | 4630.8% |
| 33 | B. NielingCentre-back | Modena | 23 | -52.7 24/25→25/26 | 0100% | 5116.4% |