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Most Improved defenders This Season in La Liga

The most improved defenders in La Liga, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Pau Cubarsí Paredes of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across defenders in La Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 92.5, and Eric García has been the form player this season, grading 63.4, and Carlos Romero leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Eric García has improved his Season rating most, up +35.3 on last season, while M. Moreno's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +28.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Eric García of Barcelona is the most valuable name in this group at 116.7.

Best talent
Pau Cubarsí Paredes92.5RTG
Barcelona
In form
Eric García63.4SsN
Barcelona
Rising potential
M. Moreno+28.7RTG
Levante · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Eric García+35.3SsN
Barcelona · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Carlos Romero7goals
Espanyol
Most valuable
Eric García116.7val
Barcelona
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1Eric GarcíaFull-backBarcelona25+35.3
24/25→25/26
63125.6%85±0%
2Z. RomeroCentre-backGetafe26+31.6
24/25→25/26
53148.4%7548.4%
3Éder MilitãoFull-backReal Madrid28+28.2
24/25→25/26
48145.4%642.6%
4Pau NavarroCentre-backVillarreal21+24.4
24/25→25/26
35236.9%859.9%
5A. WitselDefensive midfielderGirona37+24.3
24/25→25/26
35218.9%2029.9%
6Gerard MartínCentre-backBarcelona24+23.2
24/25→25/26
42126.1%832.2%
7Fernando CaleroCentre-backEspanyol30+21.3
24/25→25/26
35152.1%473.7%
8Domingos DuarteCentre-backGetafe31+20.7
24/25→25/26
4392%474.1%
9PedrazaFull-backVillarreal30+20.7
24/25→25/26
25544.7%469.1%
10Héctor BellerínFull-backReal Betis31+19.4
24/25→25/26
25323.3%440.7%
11Carlos RomeroFull-backEspanyol24+17.4
24/25→25/26
5053.4%894.1%
12Nacho VidalFull-backOviedo31+17.3
24/25→25/26
3979.4%411.7%
13D. DakonamCentre-backGetafe34+16.6
24/25→25/26
4264.8%3018.9%
14Marc BartraCentre-backReal Betis35+16.5
24/25→25/26
4363.2%283.1%
15E. BaillyCentre-backOviedo32+16.2
24/25→25/26
22261.3%2820.7%
16CopeteCentre-backValencia26+16.2
24/25→25/26
3875.7%751.8%
17Thierry CorreiaFull-backValencia27+15.8
24/25→25/26
26153.4%66±0%
18Sergio CarreiraCentral midfielderCelta Vigo25+15.5
24/25→25/26
3389.6%81±0%
19NatanCentre-backReal Betis25+15.2
24/25→25/26
3770.4%833%
20Lucas AhijadoFull-backOviedo31+13.4
24/25→25/26
25115.5%3213.7%
21R. AraújoCentre-backBarcelona27+13
24/25→25/26
2699.2%6514%
22Pau Cubarsí ParedesCentre-backBarcelona19+13
24/25→25/26
5134.3%93±0%
23Andrés CastrínCentre-backSevilla23+12.8
22/23→25/26
17290.9%7336.3%
24Marcos AlonsoFull-backCelta Vigo35+12.6
24/25→25/26
3947.7%343.7%
25Alejandro BaldeFull-backBarcelona22+11.7
24/25→25/26
3843.8%865.8%
26DelaCentre-backLevante27+11.4
24/25→25/26
3842.7%674.7%
27JonnyCentre-backAlaves32+11.1
24/25→25/26
3058.7%40111.6%
28Yoel LagoCentre-backCelta Vigo22+11
24/25→25/26
17193%750.9%
29A. RațiuFull-backRayo Vallecano28+10.8
24/25→25/26
5226.2%6714%
30Juan IglesiasFull-backGetafe28+10.8
24/25→25/26
5823.1%6610.6%
31F. LejeuneCentre-backRayo Vallecano35+10.7
24/25→25/26
5424.5%3310%
32J. KoundéFull-backBarcelona27+10
24/25→25/26
5422.7%7414%
33José GayàFull-backValencia31+9.9
24/25→25/26
3539.3%4410.5%
34Javi RuedaCentral midfielderCelta Vigo24+9.8
24/25→25/26
3834.9%8224.3%
35J. FoythCentre-backVillarreal28+9.6
24/25→25/26
2755.2%5813.8%
36Dani CarvajalFull-backReal Madrid34+9.5
24/25→25/26
2466.4%2120.1%
37D. HanckoCentre-backAtletico Madrid28+9.1
24/25→25/26
4724.1%645.1%
38C. StarfeltCentre-backCelta Vigo31+8.8
24/25→25/26
3731.8%4514.8%
39Kiko FemeníaFull-backGetafe35+8.8
24/25→25/26
3929.1%278.7%
40Jon MartínCentre-backReal Sociedad20+8.5
24/25→25/26
2166.9%8410.8%
41D. HuijsenCentre-backReal Madrid21+8.2
24/25→25/26
4621.8%903.2%
42J. AidooCentre-backCelta Vigo30+7.5
24/25→25/26
10326.1%3717.2%
43Pep ChavarríaFull-backRayo Vallecano28+7.5
24/25→25/26
4320.9%6315.3%
44A. AbqarCentre-backGetafe27+7.2
24/25→25/26
3823.3%6613.6%
45Marc PubillCentre-backAtletico Madrid23+7.2
24/25→25/26
3129.9%787.9%
46Pablo MaffeoFull-backMallorca29+7.1
24/25→25/26
3922.1%5516.5%
47Jon PachecoCentre-backAlaves25+6.6
24/25→25/26
2048.5%722.6%
48R. RodríguezFull-backReal Betis33+6.5
24/25→25/26
2048.9%2625.4%
49MarcãoCentre-backSevilla30+6.2
24/25→25/26
1663.3%435.5%
50David CostasCentre-backOviedo31+6.1
24/25→25/26
3521%414.7%