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Most Improved defenders in La Liga 26/27

The most improved defenders in La Liga in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Manu Sánchez of Celta Vigo is the standout for raw talent across defenders in La Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 81, and Diego Murillo has been the form player this season, grading 44.1, and J. Báez leads the scoring with 2 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. 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.

Best talent
Manu Sánchez81RTG
Celta Vigo
In form
Diego Murillo44.1SsN
Malaga
Rising potential
Diego Murillo+10.9RTG
Malaga · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Diego Murillo+32.8SsN
Malaga · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
J. Báez2goals
Barcelona
Most valuable
Raúl Asencio96.9val
Real Madrid
20 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1Diego MurilloCentre-backMalaga25+32.8
24/25→25/26
44290.3%6719.6%
2Fernando CaleroCentre-backMalaga31+17.6
24/25→25/26
32125.7%503.5%
3Hugo NovoaFull-backAlaves23+13.9
24/25→25/26
14643.8%
4Dani BarciaCentre-backDeportivo La Coruna23+11.2
24/25→25/26
2392.6%647.2%
5Arnau ComasCentre-backDeportivo La Coruna26+7.1
24/25→25/26
1865.1%550.5%
6Éder MilitãoFull-backReal Madrid28+4.4
24/25→25/26
2422.7%5515.4%
7Matia Barzic GutiérrezCentre-backElche22+4.2
24/25→25/26
20±0%664.9%
8CopeteCentre-backValencia26+2.4
24/25→25/26
2411.2%687.8%
9J. PerlazaFull-backBarcelona29+1.4
24/25→25/26
628%360.8%
10F. GarcésCentre-backAlaves27-1
24/25→25/26
712.8%6010.1%
11Raúl AsencioCentre-backReal Madrid23-1
24/25→25/26
273.6%803.9%
12MarcãoCentre-backSevilla30-1.8
24/25→25/26
818.4%3719.4%
13Juan BerrocalCentre-backMalaga27-5.8
24/25→25/26
7±0%3625.7%
14J. BáezCentre-backBarcelona36-6.4
22/23→25/26
2719.4%1249.6%
15D. FoulquierFull-backValencia33-11.8
24/25→25/26
1152%2245.4%
16GorosabelFull-backEspanyol30-21.1
24/25→25/26
1460.5%3939.3%
17Dani SánchezFull-backMalaga26-22.7
24/25→25/26
777.7%5215.7%
18Dani VivianCentre-backAthletic Club27-25.1
24/25→25/26
2649.4%6622.4%
19K. LomónacoCentre-backElche24-36.3
24/25→25/26
3445.2%540.6%
20Manu SánchezFull-backCelta Vigo26-42.8
24/25→25/26
39±0%8111.3%