Most Improved defenders in Premier League 26/27
The most improved defenders in Premier League in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
D. Hadžikadunić of FC Rostov is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 48.6, and A. Filin has been the form player this season, grading 40.4, and N. Marichal leads the scoring with 5 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: D. Chistyakov has improved his Season rating most, up +19.9 on last season, while I. Lepskiy's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +7.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, N. Marichal of Dynamo is the most valuable name in this group at 5.6.
12 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D. ChistyakovCentre-back |  FC Rostov | 32 | +19.9 23/24→25/26 | 29209.5% | 157.6% |
| 2 | A. FilinCentre-back |  Baltika | 30 | +16.7 24/25→25/26 | 4070.5% | 1831% |
| 3 | M. LukinCentre-back |  CSKA Moscow | 22 | +6.3 24/25→25/26 | 1950.4% | 330.9% |
| 4 | I. LepskiyCentre-back |  Krylia Sovetov | 21 | +4.4 24/25→25/26 | 1444.4% | 3129.8% |
| 5 | A. GritsaenkoCentre-back |  Rubin | 31 | +1.2 24/25→25/26 | 264.9% | 1438.6% |
| 6 | N. MarichalCentre-back |  Dynamo | 25 | -0.5 24/25→25/26 | 271.8% | 342.1% |
| 7 | Paulo VitorCentre-back |  Akron | 25 | -7.1 24/25→25/26 | 1335.7% | 288.4% |
| 8 | I. ShumakhovCentre-back |  Dinamo Makhachkala | 27 | -7.6 24/25→25/26 | 2225.3% | 2426.2% |
| 9 | D. HadžikadunićCentre-back | FC Rostov | 28 | -7.7 24/25→25/26 | 1830.6% | 4913.8% |
| 10 | S. PetrovFull-back |  FC Krasnodar | 35 | -13.7 24/25→25/26 | 2436.1% | 929.2% |
| 11 | R. FernándezCentre-back | Dynamo | 26 | -15.5 24/25→25/26 | 865.7% | 2619.9% |
| 12 | Robert RenanCentre-back |  Zenit | 22 | -26.9 24/25→25/26 | 1713.7% | 3839.6% |