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Most Improved defenders This Season in Eredivisie

The most improved defenders in Eredivisie, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

M. Rots of Twente is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Eredivisie, with a Field Insider Rating of 83.9, and M. Young has been the form player this season, grading 59.3, and B. Kemper leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Teo Quintero has improved his Season rating most, up +47.2 on last season, while N. Kasanwirjo's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +28.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Teo Quintero of Sparta Rotterdam is the most valuable name in this group at 43.2.

Best talent
M. Rots83.9RTG
Twente
In form
M. Young59.3SsN
Sparta Rotterdam
Rising potential
N. Kasanwirjo+28.6RTG
Fortuna Sittard · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Teo Quintero+47.2SsN
Sparta Rotterdam · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
B. Kemper5goals
NAC Breda
Most valuable
Teo Quintero43.2val
Sparta Rotterdam
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1Teo QuinteroCentre-backSparta Rotterdam27+47.2
24/25→25/26
56518.7%584.3%
2M. RotsFull-backTwente20+34.2
24/25→25/26
42456%8430.1%
3B. Martins IndiCentre-backSparta Rotterdam34+33.6
24/25→25/26
40494.1%2518.4%
4J. BosFull-backFeyenoord23+32.5
24/25→25/26
42345.7%7739.1%
5Lucas RosaFull-backAjax26+30.9
24/25→25/26
55129.8%6213%
6M. de WitFull-backAZ Alkmaar28+28.9
24/25→25/26
38328.4%584.4%
7S. FloranusFull-backPEC Zwolle27+27
24/25→25/26
31642.9%5810.2%
8S. DestFull-backPSV Eindhoven25+25.9
24/25→25/26
30616.7%7621.8%
9M. DiddenCentre-backUtrecht24+24.3
24/25→25/26
33285.9%6711.6%
10M. YoungCentre-backSparta Rotterdam20+24.3
24/25→25/26
5969.4%768.3%
11R. MeissenFull-backExcelsior24+21.5
24/25→25/26
31224%6918.6%
12D. JanseCentre-backGroningen20+20.3
24/25→25/26
4294.9%7543.5%
13O. WijndalCentre-backAjax26+19.5
24/25→25/26
28226.7%591.2%
14N. KasanwirjoFull-backFortuna Sittard24+15.5
24/25→25/26
19430.6%7068.6%
15N. VesterlundFull-backUtrecht27+13.5
24/25→25/26
22153.4%5510.8%
16M. PeersmanFull-backGroningen35+13.5
24/25→25/26
3659.5%2720.4%
17T. BlokzijlCentre-backGroningen21+13.4
24/25→25/26
4149.1%768.3%
18A. KaplanCentre-backNEC Nijmegen23+13.2
24/25→25/26
2793%7113.3%
19Yarek GasiorowskiCentre-backPSV Eindhoven21+12.8
24/25→25/26
2883.7%761.2%
20Mauro JúniorFull-backPSV Eindhoven27+10.5
24/25→25/26
4134.8%649.5%
21D. KasiusCentral midfielderAZ Alkmaar23+9.3
24/25→25/26
3635.4%72±0%
22A. SampstedFull-backGO Ahead Eagles28+8.2
24/25→25/26
1884.5%4315.5%
23A. AdelgaardFull-backGO Ahead Eagles22+8
24/25→25/26
2546.8%671.4%
24Cherrion ValeriusFull-backNAC Breda20+7
24/25→25/26
2538.3%664.8%
25G. SmalFull-backFeyenoord28+6
24/25→25/26
2139%4819.8%
26D. JamesCentre-backGO Ahead Eagles26+5.8
24/25→25/26
2529.9%5712.5%
27J. KramerCentre-backGO Ahead Eagles30+5.7
24/25→25/26
4116.1%4920.2%
28S. GravesCentre-backPEC Zwolle27+5.6
24/25→25/26
2924.1%5614.2%
29W. GoesCentre-backAZ Alkmaar22+5.5
24/25→25/26
3916.3%741.1%
30J. LotombaFull-backFeyenoord27+4.8
24/25→25/26
1546.6%5017.9%
31B. KemperFull-backNAC Breda27+4.2
24/25→25/26
2817.5%5911.2%
32M. DeijlFull-backGO Ahead Eagles29+3.2
24/25→25/26
389.3%5020.4%
33Y. BaasCentre-backAjax23+2.9
24/25→25/26
545.7%764.5%
34M. RenteFull-backGroningen29+2.6
24/25→25/26
416.8%5010.7%
35A. ObispoCentre-backPSV Eindhoven27+2.6
24/25→25/26
755.3%5113.7%
36E. DasaFull-backNEC Nijmegen33+2.5
24/25→25/26
1422.7%2558.7%
37K. SildilliaFull-backPSV Eindhoven24+2.3
24/25→25/26
1814.3%714.3%
38M. WillemsenCentre-backHeerenveen23+2.2
24/25→25/26
2210.9%7129.6%
39A. MacNultyCentre-backPEC Zwolle23+1.7
24/25→25/26
305.9%715.7%
40S. El KarouaniFull-backUtrecht25+0.6
24/25→25/26
441.4%755.9%
41O. AertssenFull-backPEC Zwolle21+0.3
24/25→25/26
311%674.2%
42E. DijkstraFull-backAZ Alkmaar200
24/25→25/26
23±0%678.8%
43R. PröpperCentre-backTwente32-0.7
24/25→25/26
292.3%3010%
44V. ZagaritisFull-backHeerenveen25-0.8
24/25→25/26
322.5%69±0%
45A. Van HoorenbeeckCentre-backHeracles27-1.2
24/25→25/26
167%5115.7%
46D. OdoiFull-backNAC Breda38-2.6
24/25→25/26
1912.1%1226.2%
47E. MahmutovićCentre-backNAC Breda29-3.8
24/25→25/26
639.6%3422.1%
48R. HillenCentre-backNAC Breda23-4.6
24/25→25/26
3013.3%645.6%
49Alexandre PenetraCentre-backAZ Alkmaar24-5
24/25→25/26
3712%721.4%
50P. van AanholtFull-backSparta Rotterdam35-5
24/25→25/26
1131.1%1434.1%