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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

M. Benita of Heracles is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Eerste Divisie, with a Field Insider Rating of 59.9, and F. Van Den Eynden has been the form player this season, grading 36.1, and M. Mariani leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: F. Van Den Eynden has improved his Season rating most, up +30.4 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, F. Van Den Eynden of Helmond Sport is the most valuable name in this group at 18.7.

Best talent
M. Benita59.9RTG
Heracles
In form
F. Van Den Eynden36.1SsN
Helmond Sport
Rising potential
F. Van Den Eynden+3.8RTG
Helmond Sport · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
F. Van Den Eynden+30.4SsN
Helmond Sport · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
M. Mariani2goals
FC OSS
Most valuable
F. Van Den Eynden18.7val
Helmond Sport
15 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1F. Van Den EyndenCentre-backHelmond Sport26+30.4
24/25→25/26
36533.3%478.7%
2N. TwiskCentre-backJong AZ23+12.9
24/25→25/26
23130.3%535.2%
3D. BeukersFull-backFC Volendam22+10.2
24/25→25/26
14275.7%521.6%
4Djairo TehubyuluwFull-backMVV21+6.7
24/25→25/26
11152.3%482.8%
5D. VosCentre-backEmmen24+4.4
24/25→25/26
2521.9%553.6%
6S. BultmanCentre-backHeracles21+0.5
23/24→25/26
134%586.8%
7R. AkmumCentre-backDen Bosch25+0.4
24/25→25/26
162.5%491.2%
8J. EsajasCentre-backJong AZ21-2.8
24/25→25/26
923.9%4811.1%
9T. PollFull-backHelmond Sport24-4.5
24/25→25/26
2813.7%533.3%
10W. CoomansCentre-backMVV24-10.5
24/25→25/26
2430.7%519%
11L. SchoppemaFull-backDe Graafschap22-11.5
24/25→25/26
1542.8%562.6%
12M. BenitaFull-backHeracles22-18.2
24/25→25/26
1554.8%6011%
13M. EngelFull-backAlmere City FC23-24.2
24/25→25/26
777.8%4813.6%
14Y. LeliendalFull-backFC Volendam24-25
24/25→25/26
3144.6%5513.3%
15L. SchenkFull-backMVV24-31.9
24/25→25/26
1076.5%4419.8%