Most Improved defenders in La Liga 26/27
The most improved defenders in La Liga in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
Q. Hartman of Espanyol is the standout for raw talent across defenders in La Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 87.9, and Diego Murillo has been the form player this season, grading 44.1, and C. Romero leads the scoring with 4 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Diego Murillo has improved his Season rating most, up +32.8 on last season, while Q. Hartman's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +23.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, Raúl Asencio of Real Madrid is the most valuable name in this group at 96.9.
32 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diego MurilloCentre-back |  Malaga | 25 | +32.8 24/25→25/26 | 44290.3% | 6719.6% |
| 2 | Pau NavarroCentre-back |  Villarreal | 21 | +21.7 24/25→25/26 | 32±0% | 84±0% |
| 3 | C. RomeroCentre-back |  Atletico Madrid | 28 | +19.3 24/25→25/26 | 34±0% | 59±0% |
| 4 | Fernando CaleroCentre-back | Malaga | 31 | +17.6 24/25→25/26 | 32125.7% | 503.5% |
| 5 | Hugo NovoaFull-back |  Alaves | 23 | +13.9 24/25→25/26 | 14 | 643.8% |
| 6 | Q. HartmanFull-back |  Espanyol | 24 | +11.5 24/25→25/26 | 20±0% | 8813.3% |
| 7 | Dani BarciaCentre-back |  Deportivo La Coruna | 23 | +11.2 24/25→25/26 | 2392.6% | 647.2% |
| 8 | Arnau ComasCentre-back | Deportivo La Coruna | 26 | +7.1 24/25→25/26 | 1865.1% | 550.5% |
| 9 | Alejandro BaldeFull-back |  Barcelona | 22 | +5.6 24/25→25/26 | 3221% | 848.6% |
| 10 | R. RodríguezCentre-back |  Real Betis | 34 | +5.4 24/25→25/26 | 19±0% | 2516.6% |
| 11 | Jon PachecoCentre-back |  Real Sociedad | 25 | +5 24/25→25/26 | 19±0% | 7911.7% |
| 12 | L. CabreraCentre-back | Espanyol | 35 | +4.5 24/25→25/26 | 37±0% | 33±0% |
| 13 | Éder MilitãoFull-back |  Real Madrid | 28 | +4.4 24/25→25/26 | 2422.7% | 5515.4% |
| 14 | Matia Barzic GutiérrezCentre-back |  Elche | 22 | +4.2 24/25→25/26 | 2026.6% | 669.8% |
| 15 | CopeteCentre-back |  Valencia | 26 | +2.4 24/25→25/26 | 2411.2% | 687.8% |
| 16 | J. PerlazaFull-back | Barcelona | 29 | +1.4 24/25→25/26 | 628% | 360.8% |
| 17 | F. GarcésCentre-back | Alaves | 27 | -1 24/25→25/26 | 712.8% | 6010.1% |
| 18 | Raúl AsencioCentre-back | Real Madrid | 23 | -1 24/25→25/26 | 273.6% | 803.9% |
| 19 | MarcãoCentre-back |  Sevilla | 30 | -1.8 24/25→25/26 | 818.4% | 3719.4% |
| 20 | Sergi CardonaFull-back | Villarreal | 27 | -4.8 24/25→25/26 | 30±0% | 68±0% |
| 21 | Juan BerrocalCentre-back |  Getafe | 27 | -5.8 24/25→25/26 | 7±0% | 3625.7% |
| 22 | J. BáezCentre-back | Barcelona | 36 | -6.4 22/23→25/26 | 2719.4% | 1249.6% |
| 23 | John NwankwoCentre-back | Elche | 25 | -6.9 24/25→25/26 | 942.3% | 666.6% |
| 24 | D. FoulquierFull-back | Valencia | 33 | -11.8 24/25→25/26 | 1152% | 2245.4% |
| 25 | G. TsitaishviliFull-back |  Rayo Vallecano | 25 | -12.4 24/25→25/26 | 21±0% | 740.7% |
| 26 | Rubén SánchezFull-back | Espanyol | 25 | -13.6 24/25→25/26 | 10±0% | 70±0% |
| 27 | GorosabelFull-back |  Athletic Club | 30 | -21.1 24/25→25/26 | 1460.5% | 3939.3% |
| 28 | Dani SánchezFull-back | Malaga | 26 | -22.7 24/25→25/26 | 777.7% | 5215.7% |
| 29 | Dani VivianCentre-back | Athletic Club | 27 | -25.1 24/25→25/26 | 2649.4% | 6622.4% |
| 30 | Diego RicoCentre-back | Osasuna | 33 | -41.2 24/25→25/26 | 32±0% | 3116.7% |
| 31 | Manu SánchezFull-back |  Celta Vigo | 26 | -42.8 24/25→25/26 | 39±0% | 8111.3% |
| 32 | F. BoyomoFull-back |  Osasuna | 24 | -49.9 24/25→25/26 | 26±0% | 77±0% |