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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

O. El Hilali of Espanyol is the standout for raw talent across defenders in La Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 85.4, and Eric García has been the form player this season, grading 61.7, and Álex Grimaldo leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Eric García has improved his Season rating most, up +33.6 on last season, while Jonny's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +20.6 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 96.4.

Best talent
O. El Hilali85.4RTG
Espanyol
In form
Eric García61.7SsN
Barcelona
Rising potential
Jonny+20.6RTG
Alaves · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Eric García+33.6SsN
Barcelona · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Álex Grimaldo3goals
Atletico Madrid
Most valuable
Raúl Asencio96.4val
Real Madrid
46 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1Eric GarcíaCentre-backBarcelona25+33.6
24/25→25/26
62±0%85±0%
2Diego MurilloCentre-backMalaga25+32.8
24/25→25/26
44290.3%6719.6%
3Germán ValeraFull-backElche24+17.9
24/25→25/26
34±0%84±0%
4Héctor BellerínFull-backReal Betis31+14.1
24/25→25/26
20±0%40±0%
5D. DakonamCentre-backGetafe34+13.3
24/25→25/26
39±0%29±0%
6Dani BarciaCentre-backDeportivo La Coruna23+11.2
24/25→25/26
2392.6%647.2%
7Andrés CastrínCentre-backSevilla23+11
22/23→25/26
15±0%72±0%
8Juan IglesiasCentre-backSevilla28+10.8
24/25→25/26
58±0%66±0%
9F. LejeuneCentre-backRayo Vallecano35+10.7
24/25→25/26
54±0%33±0%
10Renato VeigaFull-backVillarreal23+10.7
24/25→25/26
26±0%85±0%
11JonnyCentre-backAlaves32+10.3
24/25→25/26
29±0%40±0%
12Álvaro MantillaCentre-backRacing Santander26+9.7
24/25→25/26
19±0%59±0%
13Yoel LagoCentre-backCelta Vigo22+8.8
24/25→25/26
15±0%74±0%
14DelaCentre-backLevante27+8.4
24/25→25/26
35±0%66±0%
15Arnau ComasCentre-backDeportivo La Coruna26+7.1
24/25→25/26
1865.1%550.5%
16Jon MartínFull-backReal Sociedad20+6.2
24/25→25/26
19±0%82±0%
17Álex GrimaldoFull-backAtletico Madrid31+4.6
24/25→25/26
34±0%5412.1%
18G. QuagliataFull-backDeportivo La Coruna26+4.4
24/25→25/26
27±0%62±0%
19D. HanckoFull-backAtletico Madrid28+4.2
24/25→25/26
42±0%62±0%
20CopeteCentre-backValencia27+2.4
24/25→25/26
2411.2%687.8%
21J. PerlazaFull-backBarcelona29+1.4
24/25→25/26
628%360.8%
22PepeluCentre-backValencia28+0.9
24/25→25/26
33±0%59±0%
23F. GarcésCentre-backAlaves27-1
24/25→25/26
712.8%6010.1%
24Abel BretonesFull-backOsasuna26-1
24/25→25/26
26±0%728.3%
25Raúl AsencioCentre-backReal Madrid23-1
24/25→25/26
273.6%803.9%
26MarcãoCentre-backSevilla30-1.8
24/25→25/26
818.4%3719.4%
27J. MojicaFull-backGetafe34-4.2
24/25→25/26
24±0%305.6%
28O. El HilaliFull-backEspanyol23-4.4
24/25→25/26
45±0%851.7%
29I. KonatéCentre-backReal Madrid27-4.5
24/25→25/26
42±0%771.7%
30Kike SalasCentre-backSevilla24-4.7
24/25→25/26
31±0%77±0%
31Sergio GómezCentre-backReal Sociedad26-4.8
24/25→25/26
22±0%807.5%
32Juan BerrocalCentre-backMalaga27-5.8
24/25→25/26
7±0%3625.7%
33P. CissCentre-backRayo Vallecano32-5.8
24/25→25/26
37±0%34±0%
34CatenaFull-backOsasuna31-6
24/25→25/26
31±0%44±0%
35J. BáezCentre-backBarcelona36-6.4
22/23→25/26
2719.4%1249.6%
36G. SuazoCentre-backSevilla29-7.2
24/25→25/26
34±0%50±0%
37Víctor ChustFull-backElche26-11.4
24/25→25/26
31±0%69±0%
38D. FoulquierFull-backValencia33-11.8
24/25→25/26
1152%2245.4%
39Ximo NavarroCentre-backDeportivo La Coruna36-11.9
24/25→25/26
23±0%17±0%
40N. TenagliaFull-backAlaves30-16
24/25→25/26
35±0%51±0%
41GorosabelFull-backEspanyol30-21.1
24/25→25/26
1460.5%3939.3%
42Dani SánchezFull-backMalaga26-22.7
24/25→25/26
777.7%5215.7%
43Dani VivianCentre-backAthletic Club27-25.1
24/25→25/26
2649.4%6622.4%
44Fran GarcíaFull-backReal Betis27-29.5
24/25→25/26
17±0%6511.2%
45K. LomónacoCentre-backElche24-36.3
24/25→25/26
3445.2%540.6%
46Manu SánchezFull-backCelta Vigo26-42.8
24/25→25/26
39±0%8111.3%