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Most Improved defenders in Eerste Divisie 26/27

The most improved defenders in Eerste Divisie in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

R. Hillen of NAC Breda is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Eerste Divisie, with a Field Insider Rating of 63.1, and M. Schikora has been the form player this season, grading 51.2, and M. Mariani leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Schikora has improved his Season rating most, up +33.4 on last season, while D. Vianello's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +9.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, W. Coomans of MVV is the most valuable name in this group at 16.9.

Best talent
R. Hillen63.1RTG
NAC Breda
In form
M. Schikora51.2SsN
Vitesse
Rising potential
D. Vianello+9.9RTG
FC OSS · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
M. Schikora+33.4SsN
Vitesse · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
M. Mariani2goals
FC OSS
Most valuable
W. Coomans16.9val
MVV
36 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1M. SchikoraFull-backVitesse32+33.4
24/25→25/26
51±0%3012.2%
2D. VianelloCentre-backFC OSS24+27.6
24/25→25/26
38±0%571.8%
3M. TolCentre-backRoda28+24.3
24/25→25/26
27±0%43±0%
4N. TwiskCentre-backJong AZ23+12.9
24/25→25/26
23130.3%535.2%
5L. WoutersCentre-backVitesse27+12.3
24/25→25/26
23118.3%4515.6%
6D. BeukersFull-backFC Volendam22+10.2
24/25→25/26
14275.7%521.6%
7J. MukehCentre-backEmmen23+6.8
24/25→25/26
16±0%521.1%
8Djairo TehubyuluwFull-backMVV21+6.7
24/25→25/26
11152.3%482.8%
9R. BesselinkCentre-backDe Graafschap21+5.1
24/25→25/26
26±0%58±0%
10D. VosCentre-backEmmen24+4.4
24/25→25/26
2521.9%553.6%
11S. DekkersFull-backHelmond Sport22+0.9
24/25→25/26
17±0%48±0%
12L. MiguelCentre-backFC OSS25+0.8
24/25→25/26
19±0%52±0%
13R. AkmumCentre-backDen Bosch25+0.4
24/25→25/26
162.5%491.2%
14B. KoglinCentre-backHelmond Sport29-0.3
24/25→25/26
32±0%34±0%
15F. DickeFull-backMVV22-2
24/25→25/26
1112.1%483.2%
16G. BlancquartCentre-backVVV Venlo22-3.3
24/25→25/26
20±0%55±0%
17Julian KuijpersFull-backFC OSS22-3.3
24/25→25/26
24±0%52±0%
18B. Van HoveFull-backEmmen26-3.7
24/25→25/26
24±0%461.1%
19Jeffry FortesCentre-backDen Bosch37-5.4
24/25→25/26
23±0%13±0%
20K. SymonsCentre-backDe Graafschap21-7.2
24/25→25/26
19±0%54±0%
21R. HillenFull-backNAC Breda23-7.3
24/25→25/26
27±0%63±0%
22J. JacobsCentre-backAlmere City FC26-7.6
24/25→25/26
10±0%44±0%
23C. MpanzuFull-backDordrecht22-10.3
24/25→25/26
0100%430.7%
24W. CoomansCentre-backMVV24-10.5
24/25→25/26
2430.7%519%
25P. UgwuFull-backFC Volendam20-11.3
24/25→25/26
168.3%5616.5%
26L. SchoppemaFull-backDe Graafschap22-11.5
24/25→25/26
1542.8%562.6%
27L. BeertenCentre-backRoda23-11.7
24/25→25/26
22±0%53±0%
28D. MiraniCentre-backHeracles30-12.8
24/25→25/26
19±0%41±0%
29D. van der KustFull-backHeracles25-16.1
24/25→25/26
13±0%57±0%
30M. LarosFull-backDen Bosch20-16.4
24/25→25/26
35±0%59±0%
31L. van GelderenCentre-backWaalwijk25-21.7
24/25→25/26
15±0%48±0%
32L. GreimlCentre-backNAC Breda25-22.1
24/25→25/26
16±0%55±0%
33M. EngelFull-backAlmere City FC24-24.2
24/25→25/26
777.8%4813.6%
34F. Al MazyaniFull-backWaalwijk21-24.5
24/25→25/26
4±0%50±0%
35T. BijleveldCentre-backAlmere City FC28-24.9
23/24→25/26
12±0%35±0%
36J. Van den BerghCentre-backNAC Breda32-30.6
24/25→25/26
3±0%14±0%