Most Improved defenders in Eredivisie 26/27

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

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At a glance

J. Bos of Feyenoord is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Eredivisie, with a Field Insider Rating of 76.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Bos has improved his Season rating most, up +30 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, J. Bos of Feyenoord is the most valuable name in this group at 36.8.

N. Kasanwirjo+28.6RTG

Feyenoord · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

J. Bos+30SsN

Feyenoord · 24/25→25/26

20 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	J. Bos Full-back	Feyenoord	23	+30 24/25→25/26	39319.1%	7637.4%
2	N. Kasanwirjo Full-back	Feyenoord	24	+16.2 24/25→25/26	20450%	7068.6%
3	Tomas Galvez Full-back	GO Ahead Eagles	21	+14.3 24/25→25/26	3282.2%	6517.1%
4	M. Pedersen Full-back	Feyenoord	26	+13.5 24/25→25/26	28±0%	726.4%
5	Yarek Gasiorowski Full-back	PSV Eindhoven	21	+12.8 24/25→25/26	28±0%	76±0%
6	O. Wijndal Centre-back	Ajax	26	+12.5 24/25→25/26	21145.3%	563.6%
7	S. de Grand Full-back	AZ Alkmaar	21	+10.7 24/25→25/26	21±0%	511.8%
8	B. Reith Full-back	Sparta Rotterdam	27	+9.8 24/25→25/26	2280.3%	4617.2%
9	A. Kaplan Centre-back	NEC Nijmegen	23	+9.1 24/25→25/26	2364.1%	7417.3%
10	Gabriel Brás Full-back	NEC Nijmegen	22	+5.7 24/25→25/26	1655.9%	481.8%
11	M. Deijl Full-back	Feyenoord	29	+3.2 24/25→25/26	389.3%	5020.4%
12	G. Smal Full-back	Feyenoord	28	+0.3 24/25→25/26	161.9%	4623.5%
13	D. Blind Centre-back	Ajax	36	+0.2 24/25→25/26	320.6%	306.7%
14	K. Itakura Centre-back	Ajax	29	-8.6 24/25→25/26	2228.3%	4039.9%
15	A. Gaaei Full-back	Ajax	23	-9.3 24/25→25/26	2924.3%	718.2%
16	D. Kasius Full-back	AZ Alkmaar	23	-10.2 24/25→25/26	1638.8%	676.7%
17	Iván Márquez Centre-back	Fortuna Sittard	32	-12.6 24/25→25/26	1939.5%	3220.9%
18	J. Berkhout Centre-back	Cambuur	24	-13.1 24/25→25/26	1546.6%	5010.8%
19	G. Nauber Centre-back	GO Ahead Eagles	34	-27.8 24/25→25/26	976.4%	1458.6%
20	J. Šutalo Centre-back	Ajax	26	-40 24/25→25/26	2759.9%	5918.4%