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
Fellipe Jack of Cremonese is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Serie B, with a Field Insider Rating of 75.4, and G. Zaro has been the form player this season, grading 48.8, and M. Lovato leads the scoring with 3 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: L. Ravanelli has improved his Season rating most, up +21.9 on last season, while G. Corbo's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +5.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, A. Fontanarosa of Avellino is the most valuable name in this group at 29.2.
36 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L. RavanelliFull-back |  Sampdoria | 29 | +21.9 24/25→25/26 | 4690.5% | 4316.8% |
| 2 | A. PapettiCentre-back |  Reggiana | 24 | +20.2 24/25→25/26 | 38113.5% | 6210.2% |
| 3 | A. FontanarosaCentre-back |  Avellino | 23 | +18.9 24/25→25/26 | 28198.9% | 618.9% |
| 4 | G. ZaroCentre-back |  Cesena | 32 | +18.7 24/25→25/26 | 4962.1% | 3215% |
| 5 | N. RadaelliFull-back |  Mantova | 23 | +13 24/25→25/26 | 21173.3% | 644.6% |
| 6 | A. GiorginiCentre-back | Sudtirol | 24 | +12.5 24/25→25/26 | 37±0% | 67±0% |
| 7 | G. MagnaniCentre-back |  Palermo | 30 | +9.6 24/25→25/26 | 2372.7% | 3024.3% |
| 8 | L. LibuttiCentre-back | Reggiana | 28 | +8.9 24/25→25/26 | 2750% | 4418.4% |
| 9 | B. MeijerFull-back | Sampdoria | 23 | +7.8 24/25→25/26 | 11±0% | 511.7% |
| 10 | M. LovatoCentre-back |  Padova | 26 | +6.9 24/25→25/26 | 2931.4% | 574.9% |
| 11 | T. BarbieriFull-back |  Cremonese | 24 | +6 24/25→25/26 | 2826.9% | 712.4% |
| 12 | M. PiacentiniCentre-back | Cesena | 27 | +5.9 24/25→25/26 | 9168.6% | 4315% |
| 13 | G. LetiziaFull-back |  Pescara | 36 | +3.8 23/24→25/26 | 1630.4% | 206.5% |
| 14 | R. CapelliniCentre-back | Pescara | 26 | +3.6 22/23→25/26 | 2318.9% | 545.4% |
| 15 | F. BaschirottoCentre-back | Cremonese | 29 | +2.7 24/25→25/26 | 358.3% | 5025.8% |
| 16 | A. CistanaCentre-back | Spezia | 29 | 0 24/25→25/26 | 23±0% | 3720.2% |
| 17 | T. MaggioniCentre-back |  Juve Stabia | 25 | -0.7 24/25→25/26 | 125.4% | 566.5% |
| 18 | A. FerrariCentre-back | Sampdoria | 32 | -0.8 24/25→25/26 | 107.1% | 1929.3% |
| 19 | D. AdorniCentre-back |  Modena | 34 | -0.9 24/25→25/26 | 352.5% | 2042.7% |
| 20 | P. RozzioCentre-back | Reggiana | 34 | -2.3 24/25→25/26 | 1018.5% | 1340.4% |
| 21 | P. GhiglioneFull-back | Padova | 29 | -3.4 24/25→25/26 | 927% | 3424.6% |
| 22 | G. CorboCentre-back | Pescara | 26 | -6.3 24/25→25/26 | 941.7% | 4614.4% |
| 23 | M. MangravitiCentre-back | Cesena | 28 | -7.1 24/25→25/26 | 2125.5% | 4621.1% |
| 24 | R. BroscoCentre-back | Pescara | 35 | -8 21/22→25/26 | 1436.7% | 1751.6% |
| 25 | N. PietrangeliCentre-back |  Sudtirol | 26 | -8.4 24/25→25/26 | 1535.7% | 4821.4% |
| 26 | F. VicariCentre-back |  Bari | 32 | -8.6 24/25→25/26 | 1339.8% | 2145.5% |
| 27 | L. VenutiCentre-back | Sampdoria | 31 | -9.8 24/25→25/26 | 1049.2% | 2533.2% |
| 28 | R. PucinoCentre-back | Bari | 35 | -10.3 24/25→25/26 | 2033.7% | 1625.8% |
| 29 | Tomás EstevesCentre-back | Pisa | 24 | -10.5 23/24→25/26 | 952.8% | 5415.5% |
| 30 | F. FolinoCentre-back | Cremonese | 24 | -11.6 24/25→25/26 | 858.9% | 651.6% |
| 31 | M. VarnierFull-back | Sudtirol | 28 | -13.3 24/25→25/26 | 1253.6% | 3926.4% |
| 32 | A. RiccioCentre-back | Sampdoria | 24 | -13.9 24/25→25/26 | 1253.7% | 547.1% |
| 33 | M. ImperialeCentre-back |  Carrarese | 27 | -15.8 24/25→25/26 | 2737% | 4825.1% |
| 34 | L. VignaliCentre-back |  Spezia | 30 | -17.5 24/25→25/26 | 1454.9% | 3035.7% |
| 35 | V. MantovaniCentre-back | Bari | 30 | -20.9 24/25→25/26 | 1361.1% | 3132% |
| 36 | P. HristovCentre-back | Spezia | 27 | -37.4 24/25→25/26 | 1867.3% | 4630.8% |