Most Improved defenders in Segunda División 26/27
The most improved defenders in Segunda División in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
Álex of Burgos is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Segunda División, with a Field Insider Rating of 72.8, and F. Brignani leads the scoring with 7 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Iker Recio has improved his Season rating most, up +32.2 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, Álex of Burgos is the most valuable name in this group at 48.4.
34 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iker RecioCentre-back |  Cadiz | 25 | +32.2 24/25→25/26 | 35±0% | 64±0% |
| 2 | Diego GonzálezCentre-back |  Zaragoza | 27 | +23.6 24/25→25/26 | 35208.8% | 546.6% |
| 3 | V. GarcíaFull-back |  Cultural Leonesa | 32 | +20.8 22/23→25/26 | 24717.2% | 278.3% |
| 4 | Peru RodríguezCentre-back | Cultural Leonesa | 24 | +17.2 21/22→25/26 | 20637% | 598.9% |
| 5 | Enric FranquesaFull-back |  Leganes | 29 | +15.2 24/25→25/26 | 25160% | 3730.3% |
| 6 | A. AppiahFull-back |  Almeria | 25 | +7.4 24/25→25/26 | 7 | 541.6% |
| 7 | Guille BuenoFull-back |  Valladolid | 23 | +7 24/25→25/26 | 1864.8% | 583.4% |
| 8 | Álvaro CarrilloFull-back |  Huesca | 24 | +6.5 24/25→25/26 | 2436.3% | 646.3% |
| 9 | Pablo InsuaCentre-back | Zaragoza | 33 | +6.3 24/25→25/26 | 2239.9% | 2712.1% |
| 10 | N. OpokuCentre-back |  Las Palmas | 29 | +5.3 24/25→25/26 | 2823.9% | 3420.8% |
| 11 | F. BrignaniCentre-back |  Castellón | 28 | +5.2 24/25→25/26 | 2625.6% | 4812.5% |
| 12 | Imanol García de AlbénizFull-back |  Eibar | 26 | +4.5 23/24→25/26 | 1735.2% | 5227.6% |
| 13 | Salva RuizCentre-back | Huesca | 31 | +4.5 24/25→25/26 | 1355.6% | 2621.7% |
| 14 | Iza CarcelénFull-back | Cadiz | 33 | +2.8 24/25→25/26 | 358.7% | 2328.8% |
| 15 | Sergio EscuderoFull-back | Zaragoza | 37 | +1.6 24/25→25/26 | 921.9% | 1419.8% |
| 16 | A. RadovanovićCentre-back | Zaragoza | 32 | +1.1 24/25→25/26 | 139.4% | 2227% |
| 17 | Toni AbadCentre-back | Huesca | 29 | +0.7 24/25→25/26 | 18±0% | 37±0% |
| 18 | Javi MonteroCentre-back | Leganes | 27 | +0.5 24/25→25/26 | 202.6% | 4918.5% |
| 19 | ValeryFull-back | Zaragoza | 26 | -0.6 24/25→25/26 | 69.1% | 4632.2% |
| 20 | Rodrigo ElyCentre-back | Almeria | 32 | -3.5 24/25→25/26 | 23100% | 2824.3% |
| 21 | Pablo TomeoCentre-back | Valladolid | 26 | -6 24/25→25/26 | 33±0% | 58±0% |
| 22 | Jordi MartínFull-back | Huesca | 25 | -6.3 24/25→25/26 | 10±0% | 51±0% |
| 23 | Martín AguirregabiriaFull-back |  Mirandes | 30 | -6.6 24/25→25/26 | 1629.7% | 3225.8% |
| 24 | Tomás RibeiroCentre-back | Cultural Leonesa | 27 | -6.7 24/25→25/26 | 748.2% | 4118.5% |
| 25 | Carlos PomaresCentre-back | Zaragoza | 33 | -8.9 24/25→25/26 | 1339.9% | 1643.5% |
| 26 | PostigoCentre-back | Mirandes | 37 | -10 24/25→25/26 | 380% | 656% |
| 27 | David LópezCentre-back |  Mallorca | 23 | -10 24/25→25/26 | 854.9% | 679.8% |
| 28 | Jorge SáenzCentre-back |  Sporting Gijon | 29 | -10.4 24/25→25/26 | 1837.3% | 3442.1% |
| 29 | TachiCentre-back | Zaragoza | 29 | -12 24/25→25/26 | 958% | 3830.1% |
| 30 | Aritz ArambarriFull-back | Mirandes | 28 | -13.2 24/25→25/26 | 1744.4% | 4030.6% |
| 31 | Javi HernándezCentre-back | Leganes | 28 | -17.7 24/25→25/26 | 1316.7% | 3013.6% |
| 32 | C. MichelinFull-back | Valladolid | 29 | -18.5 24/25→25/26 | 871.2% | 3335.7% |
| 33 | Juan GutiérrezCentre-back | Mirandes | 26 | -25.7 24/25→25/26 | 17±0% | 58±0% |
| 34 | Nélson MonteCentre-back | Almeria | 31 | -27.6 24/25→25/26 | 2156.8% | 3224.8% |