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Most Improved defenders in Liga I 25/26

The most improved defenders in Liga I in 25/26, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

P. Ouaneh of Uta Arad is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Liga I, with a Field Insider Rating of 47, and O. Romanchuk has been the form player this season, grading 50.2, and D. Pospelov leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: O. Romanchuk has improved his Season rating most, up +21.7 on last season, while P. Ouaneh's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +1.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, O. Romanchuk of Universitatea Craiova is the most valuable name in this group at 6.8.

Best talent
P. Ouaneh47RTG
Uta Arad
In form
O. Romanchuk50.2SsN
Universitatea Craiova
Rising potential
P. Ouaneh+1.3RTG
Uta Arad · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
O. Romanchuk+21.7SsN
Universitatea Craiova · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
D. Pospelov7goals
Uta Arad
Most valuable
O. Romanchuk6.8val
Universitatea Craiova
24 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1O. RomanchukFull-backUniversitatea Craiova26+21.7
24/25→25/26
5076.1%3317.2%
2S. SinyanCentre-backCFR 1907 Cluj30+17
24/25→25/26
31125.9%2214.9%
3A. RusCentre-backUniversitatea Craiova30+16.7
24/25→25/26
3496.5%2053.1%
4D. PospelovCentre-backUta Arad34+16.6
22/23→25/26
27161.2%1332.1%
5C. GaneaFull-backFarul Constanta34+14.6
22/23→25/26
22208.6%1228.1%
6N. StevanovićCentre-backUniversitatea Craiova27+14.5
22/23→25/26
19295.9%2629%
7A. MărgineanCentral midfielderDinamo Bucuresti25+14.2
23/24→25/26
16676.2%3138.8%
8P. OuanehCentre-backUta Arad28+13.2
24/25→25/26
23138.9%472.8%
9Heriberto TavaresAttacking midfielderUniversitatea Craiova29+12.1
23/24→25/26
23114.2%2452%
10KazuFull-backOţelul26+11
24/25→25/26
14343.8%2745%
11Né LopesCentre-backOţelul26+10.3
24/25→25/26
20104%2842%
12A. AbeidFull-backCFR 1907 Cluj28+4.8
21/22→25/26
1740.3%2354.8%
13L. KramerCentre-backRapid27+1.7
24/25→25/26
286.4%2737.2%
14D. GraovacCentre-backRapid33+1.6
22/23→25/26
1512.4%1452.7%
15B. ChorbadzhiyskiCentre-backAFC Hermannstadt31+0.1
22/23→25/26
71.4%1448.7%
16R. PantalonCentre-backCFR 1907 Cluj28-3
24/25→25/26
1417.8%2255.2%
17B. ȚîruCentre-backFarul Constanta32-5.4
23/24→25/26
1526.9%1534.8%
18O. SafronovFull-backUnirea Slobozia27-6.9
21/22→25/26
1827.9%2636.5%
19A. PașcanuCentre-backRapid27-7.6
23/24→25/26
2622.4%2855.5%
20D. BatubinsikaCentre-backFCSB30-8.9
24/25→25/26
1341.2%1866.1%
21André DuarteCentre-backFCSB28-10.6
21/22→25/26
1149.1%2254.8%
22Léo BolgadoFull-backRapid28-15.2
23/24→25/26
769.7%2452.6%
23Martín PascualFull-backDinamo Bucuresti27-23
22/23→25/26
583%4430%
24D. DiawCentre-backFC Botosani31-28.6
23/24→25/26
1959.6%1765.2%