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
Pau Cubarsí Paredes of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across defenders in La Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 95.3, 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 A. Faye's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +53.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, M. Ruggeri of Atletico Madrid is the most valuable name in this group at 97.2.
45 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 | 32210.7% | 848.4% |
| 3 | C. RomeroCentre-back |  Atletico Madrid | 28 | +19.3 24/25→25/26 | 34130.4% | 599.5% |
| 4 | Fernando CaleroCentre-back | Malaga | 30 | +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 | Pau Cubarsí ParedesCentre-back |  Barcelona | 19 | +13 24/25→25/26 | 5134.3% | 953.3% |
| 7 | Q. HartmanFull-back |  Espanyol | 24 | +11.5 24/25→25/26 | 20129.2% | 8836.7% |
| 8 | Dani BarciaCentre-back |  Deportivo La Coruna | 23 | +11.2 24/25→25/26 | 2392.6% | 647.2% |
| 9 | Arnau ComasCentre-back | Deportivo La Coruna | 26 | +7.1 24/25→25/26 | 1865.1% | 550.5% |
| 10 | Alejandro BaldeFull-back | Barcelona | 22 | +5.6 24/25→25/26 | 3221% | 848.6% |
| 11 | Jon PachecoCentre-back |  Real Sociedad | 25 | +5 24/25→25/26 | 1936.8% | 7912.9% |
| 12 | L. CabreraCentre-back | Espanyol | 35 | +4.5 24/25→25/26 | 3713.7% | 332.7% |
| 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 | A. FayeCentre-back | Celta Vigo | 21 | +3.9 24/25→25/26 | 2122.9% | 84176.5% |
| 16 | CopeteCentre-back |  Valencia | 26 | +2.4 24/25→25/26 | 2411.2% | 687.8% |
| 17 | Jorge HerrandoCentre-back |  Osasuna | 25 | +1.4 24/25→25/26 | 18±0% | 69±0% |
| 18 | J. PerlazaFull-back | Barcelona | 28 | +1.4 24/25→25/26 | 628% | 360.8% |
| 19 | Miguel LoureiroCentre-back | Deportivo La Coruna | 29 | +1.1 24/25→25/26 | 38±0% | 48±0% |
| 20 | F. GarcésCentre-back | Alaves | 26 | -1 24/25→25/26 | 712.8% | 6010.1% |
| 21 | Raúl AsencioCentre-back | Real Madrid | 23 | -1 24/25→25/26 | 273.6% | 803.9% |
| 22 | MarcãoCentre-back |  Sevilla | 30 | -1.8 24/25→25/26 | 818.4% | 3719.4% |
| 23 | Diego LlorenteCentre-back |  Real Betis | 33 | -4.7 24/25→25/26 | 2416.4% | 2352.9% |
| 24 | Sergi CardonaFull-back | Villarreal | 27 | -4.8 24/25→25/26 | 3013.9% | 6821.9% |
| 25 | M. RuggeriFull-back | Atletico Madrid | 24 | -5.2 24/25→25/26 | 31±0% | 82±0% |
| 26 | Juan BerrocalCentre-back |  Getafe | 27 | -5.8 24/25→25/26 | 7±0% | 3625.7% |
| 27 | CatenaCentre-back | Osasuna | 31 | -6 24/25→25/26 | 31±0% | 44±0% |
| 28 | J. BáezCentre-back | Barcelona | 36 | -6.4 22/23→25/26 | 2719.4% | 1249.6% |
| 29 | John NwankwoCentre-back | Elche | 25 | -6.9 24/25→25/26 | 942.3% | 666.6% |
| 30 | C. StarfeltCentre-back |  Celta Vigo | 31 | -8.5 24/25→25/26 | 1930.7% | 3632.3% |
| 31 | D. FoulquierFull-back | Valencia | 33 | -11.8 24/25→25/26 | 1152% | 2245.4% |
| 32 | G. TsitaishviliFull-back |  Rayo Vallecano | 25 | -12.4 24/25→25/26 | 2137.6% | 745.9% |
| 33 | A. BoiroFull-back |  Athletic Club | 24 | -12.6 24/25→25/26 | 959.7% | 6811.7% |
| 34 | Rubén SánchezFull-back | Espanyol | 25 | -13.6 24/25→25/26 | 1058.9% | 7010.3% |
| 35 | A. RüdigerCentre-back | Real Madrid | 33 | -16 24/25→25/26 | 2143.5% | 2541.1% |
| 36 | GorosabelFull-back | Athletic Club | 30 | -21.1 24/25→25/26 | 1460.5% | 3939.3% |
| 37 | João CanceloCentre-back | Barcelona | 32 | -22.5 24/25→25/26 | 1614.3% | 3721.9% |
| 38 | Dani SánchezFull-back | Malaga | 26 | -22.7 24/25→25/26 | 777.7% | 5215.7% |
| 39 | Dani VivianCentre-back | Athletic Club | 27 | -25.1 24/25→25/26 | 2649.4% | 6622.4% |
| 40 | Álvaro NúñezFull-back | Celta Vigo | 26 | -32 24/25→25/26 | 2161% | 754.5% |
| 41 | Diego RicoCentre-back | Osasuna | 33 | -41.2 24/25→25/26 | 3256.7% | 3132.9% |
| 42 | Manu SánchezFull-back | Celta Vigo | 26 | -42.8 24/25→25/26 | 39±0% | 8111.3% |
| 43 | Junior FirpoFull-back | Real Betis | 30 | -47.6 24/25→25/26 | 1181% | 4625.9% |
| 44 | F. BoyomoFull-back | Osasuna | 24 | -49.9 24/25→25/26 | 2665.6% | 7712.9% |
| 45 | V. GómezCentre-back | Real Betis | 23 | -51 24/25→25/26 | 3261.8% | 8029.8% |