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Most Improved defenders This Season in Premier League

The most improved defenders in Premier League, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

S. Varatynov of Baltika is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 36.6, and K. Andrade has been the form player this season, grading 63.7, and N. Marichal leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: V. Drkušić has improved his Season rating most, up +23.8 on last season, while S. Varatynov's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +8.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, S. Varatynov of Baltika is the most valuable name in this group at 6.6.

Best talent
S. Varatynov36.6RTG
Baltika
In form
K. Andrade63.7SsN
Baltika
Rising potential
S. Varatynov+8.3RTG
Baltika · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
V. Drkušić+23.8SsN
Zenit · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
N. Marichal5goals
Dynamo
Most valuable
S. Varatynov6.6val
Baltika
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1V. DrkušićCentre-backZenit26+23.8
24/25→25/26
37183.1%303.8%
2E. TeslenkoCentre-backRubin25+22.1
24/25→25/26
5274.4%346.4%
3M. BogosavacFull-backAkhmat29+21.8
24/25→25/26
30262.7%2410.6%
4Gustavo MantuanFull-backZenit25+21.8
24/25→25/26
4496.5%353.6%
5V. MelekhinCentre-backFC Rostov22+21
24/25→25/26
32187.5%3514.1%
6S. VaratynovCentre-backBaltika23+20.8
24/25→25/26
5168%3729.3%
7D. ChistyakovCentre-backFC Rostov32+19.9
23/24→25/26
29209.5%157.6%
8K. AndradeCentre-backBaltika27+18.6
24/25→25/26
6441.2%291.8%
9I. VujačićCentre-backRubin31+18.1
24/25→25/26
4567%1822.2%
10I. RozhkovFull-backRubin21+17.9
24/25→25/26
4860.5%350.8%
11M. AzziFull-backDinamo Makhachkala24+16.7
24/25→25/26
32106.4%321.9%
12A. FilinCentre-backBaltika30+16.7
24/25→25/26
4070.5%1831%
13K. NizhegorodovCentre-backRubin24+14.6
24/25→25/26
20298%292.1%
14M. ShnaptsevFull-backNizhny Novgorod22+14.4
24/25→25/26
18360%327.9%
15Y. KoledinFull-backNizhny Novgorod21+14.2
24/25→25/26
19295.8%3118%
16D. VedernikovCentre-backFC Orenburg25+13.8
24/25→25/26
17405.9%3012.8%
17R. LitvinovFull-backSpartak Moscow24+12.1
24/25→25/26
24101.7%369.2%
18Lucas FassonFull-backLokomotiv25+11.1
24/25→25/26
2488.1%3310.1%
19RubensCentre-backDynamo25+10.2
24/25→25/26
3247.4%3149.6%
20E. MorozovFull-backLokomotiv25+9.5
24/25→25/26
17126.7%338.6%
21R. BezrukovFull-backRubin24+9.2
24/25→25/26
2460.5%318%
22C. MontesCentre-backLokomotiv29+8.7
24/25→25/26
2456.1%244.7%
23J. TabidzeCentre-backDinamo Makhachkala30+8.6
24/25→25/26
3236.8%2012.6%
24M. AlibekovCentre-backDinamo Makhachkala29+8.6
24/25→25/26
2074.8%2013.7%
25D. KhotulevCentre-backFC Orenburg23+8.5
24/25→25/26
16107.6%329.9%
26M. BokoevCentre-backAkron25+8.2
24/25→25/26
2548.5%328.8%
27I. VakhaniaCentre-backFC Rostov25+7
24/25→25/26
3129.2%332.1%
28D. OrozCentre-backKrylia Sovetov25+6.9
24/25→25/26
2054.8%305.1%
29T. SundukovFull-backDinamo Makhachkala24+6.4
24/25→25/26
3225.1%331.2%
30M. LukinCentre-backCSKA Moscow22+6.3
24/25→25/26
1950.4%330.9%
31N. ChernovCentre-backKrylia Sovetov30+6
24/25→25/26
1477.9%1712.2%
32I. LepskiyCentre-backKrylia Sovetov21+4.4
24/25→25/26
1444.4%3129.8%
33O. SakoCentre-backFC Rostov30+4.3
24/25→25/26
2323.5%1825.4%
34S. KaričCentre-backNizhny Novgorod28+4.2
24/25→25/26
3016.2%2510%
35Marcelo AlvesCentre-backFC Sochi28+4.1
24/25→25/26
1156.9%223.7%
36M. SidorovCentre-backAkhmat28+3.8
24/25→25/26
2122.2%2416.7%
37Vítor TormenaCentre-backFC Krasnodar30+3
24/25→25/26
467%2214.5%
38A. SoldatenkovCentre-backFC Sochi29+2.9
24/25→25/26
2115.9%2219.8%
39D. SkopintsevFull-backDynamo29+2.9
24/25→25/26
1819.5%2112.3%
40I. NedelcearuCentre-backAkron30+2.8
24/25→25/26
1424.6%199.1%
41N. GassamaFull-backBaltika25+1.7
24/25→25/26
414.3%3317.3%
42A. GritsaenkoCentre-backRubin31+1.2
24/25→25/26
264.9%1438.6%
43D. KabutovFull-backRubin34+0.9
24/25→25/26
313%946.3%
44G. GonzálezFull-backFC Krasnodar31+0.7
24/25→25/26
292.5%1715.2%
45Y. Attiat-AllahFull-backFC Sochi31+0.3
23/24→25/26
56%1239%
46A. TchitchinadzeCentre-backFC Orenburg28-0.3
24/25→25/26
161.9%219.3%
47N. MarichalCentre-backDynamo25-0.5
24/25→25/26
271.8%342.1%
48A. SiljanovFull-backLokomotiv25-1
24/25→25/26
303.3%350.9%
49N. RasskazovFull-backKrylia Sovetov28-1.5
24/25→25/26
1310.2%2517.9%
50M. OsipenkoCentre-backDynamo32-1.6
24/25→25/26
236.5%1533.3%