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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

E. Annan of Rapid is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Liga I, with a Field Insider Rating of 58.1, 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, E. Annan of Rapid is the most valuable name in this group at 7.9.

Best talent
E. Annan58.1RTG
Rapid
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
E. Annan7.9val
Rapid
25 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1O. RomanchukFull-backUniversitatea Craiova26+21.7
24/25→25/26
5076.1%3317.2%
2N. LoosliFull-backUniversitatea Cluj29+18.3
24/25→25/26
29179.4%411.9%
3S. SinyanCentre-backCFR 1907 Cluj30+17
24/25→25/26
31125.9%2214.9%
4A. RusCentre-backUniversitatea Craiova30+16.7
24/25→25/26
3496.5%2053.1%
5D. PospelovCentre-backUta Arad34+16.6
22/23→25/26
27161.2%1332.1%
6M. BriceagFull-backArges Pitesti34+16.1
23/24→25/26
27154.8%942.7%
7C. GaneaFull-backFarul Constanta34+14.6
22/23→25/26
22208.6%1228.1%
8N. StevanovićCentre-backUniversitatea Craiova28+14.5
22/23→25/26
19295.9%2629%
9M. CocoFull-backCFR 1907 Cluj30+14.3
24/25→25/26
19280.4%1958%
10A. MărgineanCentral midfielderDinamo Bucuresti25+14.2
23/24→25/26
16676.2%3138.8%
11P. OuanehCentre-backUta Arad28+13.2
24/25→25/26
23138.9%472.8%
12Heriberto TavaresAttacking midfielderUniversitatea Craiova29+12.1
23/24→25/26
23114.2%2452%
13KazuFull-backOţelul26+11
24/25→25/26
14343.8%2745%
14Né LopesCentre-backOţelul26+10.3
24/25→25/26
20104%2842%
15L. KramerCentre-backRapid27+1.7
24/25→25/26
286.4%2737.2%
16V. SelimovićCentre-backAFC Hermannstadt29+1.7
21/22→25/26
734%1946.9%
17D. GraovacCentre-backRapid33+1.6
22/23→25/26
1512.4%1452.7%
18B. ChorbadzhiyskiCentre-backAFC Hermannstadt31+0.1
22/23→25/26
71.4%1448.7%
19B. ȚîruCentre-backFarul Constanta32-5.4
23/24→25/26
1526.9%1534.8%
20A. PașcanuCentre-backRapid27-7.6
23/24→25/26
2622.4%2855.5%
21André DuarteCentre-backFCSB29-10.6
21/22→25/26
1149.1%2254.8%
22Léo BolgadoFull-backRapid28-15.2
23/24→25/26
769.7%2452.6%
23O. AdefunyibomiCentre-backArges Pitesti26-18.6
24/25→25/26
858.9%3120.6%
24Martín PascualFull-backDinamo Bucuresti27-23
22/23→25/26
583%4430%
25D. DiawCentre-backFC Botosani31-28.6
23/24→25/26
1959.6%1765.2%