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Most Improved defenders in First League 26/27

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

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At a glance

Y. Koledin of Nizhny Novgorod is the standout for raw talent across defenders in First League, with a Field Insider Rating of 29, and S. Karič has been the form player this season, grading 28.6, and Marcelo Alves leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Y. Koledin has improved his Season rating most, up +21 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, E. Fariña of Nizhny Novgorod is the most valuable name in this group at 2.9.

Best talent
Y. Koledin29RTG
Nizhny Novgorod
In form
S. Karič28.6SsN
Nizhny Novgorod
Rising potential
Y. Koledin+2.9RTG
Nizhny Novgorod · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Y. Koledin+21SsN
Nizhny Novgorod · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Marcelo Alves2goals
FC Sochi
Most valuable
E. Fariña2.9val
Nizhny Novgorod
15 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1Y. KoledinFull-backNizhny Novgorod21+21
24/25→25/26
26437.5%2911.1%
2K. GotsukCentre-backArsenal Tula34+10.4
24/25→25/26
2570.3%145.3%
3Marcelo AlvesCentre-backFC Sochi28+9.4
24/25→25/26
17130.6%223.3%
4R. EvgenjevCentre-backNizhny Novgorod27+7.9
24/25→25/26
1969.3%2515.7%
5A. SoldatenkovCentre-backFC Sochi29+3.4
24/25→25/26
2218.7%1928%
6S. KaričCentre-backNizhny Novgorod28+2.7
24/25→25/26
2910.4%2219.7%
7I. KalininCentre-backFC Sochi30+1.9
24/25→25/26
239.1%235.9%
8V. LitvinovCentre-backFC Sochi25+1.8
24/25→25/26
219.3%27±0%
9V. AleksandrovCentre-backNizhny Novgorod24-1.3
24/25→25/26
196.6%2810.1%
10R. MagalFull-backFC Sochi35-2.9
24/25→25/26
1220.1%1013.6%
11N. KakkoevFull-backNizhny Novgorod27-4.9
24/25→25/26
2417.1%2327.1%
12E. FariñaCentre-backNizhny Novgorod25-6
24/25→25/26
2419.9%2614.6%
13K. ZaikaCentre-backFC Sochi33-10.4
24/25→25/26
1149.3%1031.5%
14A. MakarchukFull-backFC Sochi30-11.3
24/25→25/26
760.4%1524.9%
15K. SavichevCentre-backSka-khabarovsk32-24.5
24/25→25/26
972.9%1239.2%