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Most Improved defenders This Season in Pro League

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

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At a glance

Mohammed Abu Al Shamat of Al-Qadisiyah FC is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Pro League, with a Field Insider Rating of 61.5, and Hassan Tambakti has been the form player this season, grading 65.3, and T. Hernández leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Hassan Tambakti has improved his Season rating most, up +44.8 on last season, while Ziyad Al Jari's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +6.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Simakan of Al-Nassr is the most valuable name in this group at 26.9.

Best talent
Mohammed Abu Al Shamat61.5RTG
Al-Qadisiyah FC
In form
Hassan Tambakti65.3SsN
Al-Hilal Saudi FC
Rising potential
Ziyad Al Jari+6.3RTG
Al-Fateh · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Hassan Tambakti+44.8SsN
Al-Hilal Saudi FC · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
T. Hernández5goals
Al-Hilal Saudi FC
Most valuable
M. Simakan26.9val
Al-Nassr
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1Hassan TambaktiFull-backAl-Hilal Saudi FC27+44.8
24/25→25/26
65218.5%474.8%
2M. SimakanCentre-backAl-Nassr26+26.8
24/25→25/26
5788.7%551.3%
3Íñigo MartínezFull-backAl-Nassr35+26
24/25→25/26
5978.3%2234.5%
4Mohammed Mater Mohsin MahzariFull-backAl Taawon24+18.6
24/25→25/26
37100.5%5812%
5J. HendryCentre-backAl-Ettifaq31+16.8
24/25→25/26
29137.7%304.4%
6Muhannad Al ShanqitiDefensive midfielderAl-Ittihad FC27+16.5
24/25→25/26
4362.7%4912.3%
7Ziyad Al JariFull-backAl-Fateh24+16.3
24/25→25/26
20479.4%5114.2%
8Jorge FernandesCentre-backAl-Fateh29+14.9
24/25→25/26
26134.2%377.5%
9Sanousi Al HawsawiFull-backDamac27+13.9
24/25→25/26
23156.2%425%
10F. CalvoCentre-backAl-Ettifaq34+13.7
24/25→25/26
3955.2%228.6%
11Mohammed Al KhaibariCentre-backAl Riyadh24+13
24/25→25/26
20178.1%515%
12Sultan Al GhannamFull-backAl-Nassr32+12.8
24/25→25/26
4244.4%2427.3%
13Khalifah Al DawsariFull-backNEOM27+12.1
24/25→25/26
21133%444%
14Abdulbasit Al-HindiCentre-backAl-Ettifaq29+12.1
24/25→25/26
17263%3118.7%
15Nawaf BoushalFull-backAl-Nassr26+11.8
24/25→25/26
5527.3%5210.4%
16M. MitajDefensive midfielderAl-Ittihad FC23+11.7
24/25→25/26
3160.9%555%
17Moteb Al HarbiFull-backAl-Hilal Saudi FC26+11.3
24/25→25/26
4632.2%497.2%
18Abdulrahman Al-DakheelCentre-backAl-Hazm30+11.3
23/24→25/26
17209.3%3013%
19Ayman YahyaFull-backAl-Nassr25+10.3
24/25→25/26
3344.6%542.7%
20Zakaria Al HawsawiFull-backAl-Ahli Jeddah25+9.9
24/25→25/26
4231.2%522.2%
21E. UtkusCentre-backAl Kholood26+9.9
24/25→25/26
2660%501.4%
22Saeed BaattiaDefensive midfielderAl-Fateh25+9.8
24/25→25/26
3243.8%535.2%
23Abdulelah Al AmriCentre-backAl-Nassr29+9.4
24/25→25/26
4725.1%3617%
24Abdullah KhateebFull-backAl-Ettifaq31+8.1
24/25→25/26
3135.7%2917.5%
25Mohammed Fuad Ibrahim Al ThaniFull-backAl Shabab29+7.8
24/25→25/26
2066.1%3326.1%
26M. SaâdaneCentre-backAl-Fateh34+7.7
24/25→25/26
3132.8%1924.8%
27Ahmed HegazyCentre-backNEOM35+6.3
23/24→25/26
1852.9%192.2%
28Saeed Al RubaieCentre-backAl Okhdood32+6.2
20/21→25/26
1021
29Saad YaslamFull-backAl Shabab26+6
24/25→25/26
4017.7%533.1%
30Abdullah Al ShanqitiCentre-backAl-Hazm27+5.9
23/24→25/26
11125.5%3910.3%
31Danilo PereiraCentre-backAl-Ittihad FC34+5.7
24/25→25/26
3023.3%2214.9%
32Abdulrahman Al ObaidFull-backDamac33+5.3
24/25→25/26
1745.3%205.8%
33T. HernándezCentral midfielderAl-Hilal Saudi FC28+5.1
24/25→25/26
4313.5%4638.2%
34Yusuf AkçiçekCentre-backAl-Hilal Saudi FC20+4.9
24/25→25/26
1457%5112.5%
35Fahad Al AbdulrazzaqCentre-backAl Najma26+4.8
24/25→25/26
1642.9%3916.3%
36Muteb Al MufarrijCentre-backAl Taawon29+4.3
24/25→25/26
2224.6%3510.7%
37Majed QasheeshFull-backAl-Fateh24+4.1
24/25→25/26
1070.7%462.9%
38Qassem LajamiCentre-backAl Taawon30+3.7
24/25→25/26
1728.9%2814.8%
39Mohammed BakorCentre-backAl-Ahli Jeddah22+3.1
24/25→25/26
2117.7%515%
40B. SchenkeveldFull-backAl Khaleej Saihat34+2.9
24/25→25/26
1233.3%1525.2%
41Sulaiman HazaziFull-backAl Riyadh23+2.7
22/23→25/26
1039.1%482.6%
42M. VillanuevaCentre-backAl-Fayha33+2.6
24/25→25/26
2710.5%2220.4%
43N. GyömbérCentre-backAl Kholood34+2
24/25→25/26
248.9%1933.9%
44Ali MajrashiFull-backAl-Ahli Jeddah26+1.9
24/25→25/26
613.2%526.5%
45K. GünterCentre-backAl Okhdood31+1.9
24/25→25/26
2010.3%278.8%
46Hamad Turki Al TuhayfanFull-backAl-Hilal Saudi FC27+1.5
20/21→25/26
236.9%4119.9%
47Hassan KadeshFull-backAl-Ittihad FC33+0.4
24/25→25/26
321.3%2127.9%
48M. DamsFull-backAl-Ahli Jeddah22+0.2
24/25→25/26
181.1%5221.1%
49SamirCentre-backAl Najma31+0.1
21/22→25/26
190.5%2857.8%
50Abdullah Al FahadCentre-backAl Khaleej Saihat320
24/25→25/26
3992.2%2133.8%