Most Improved defenders This Season in Segunda División
The most improved defenders in Segunda División, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
Jorge Salinas of Racing Santander is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Segunda División, with a Field Insider Rating of 75.4, and F. Miguel has been the form player this season, grading 64.9, and F. Brignani leads the scoring with 7 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Grego has improved his Season rating most, up +39 on last season, while Sergio Barcia's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +31.5 over the same span. 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 41.5.
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GregoCentre-back |  Burgos | 33 | +39 24/25→25/26 | 62168.1% | 306.1% |
| 2 | Sergio BarciaCentre-back |  Las Palmas | 25 | +38.8 24/25→25/26 | 421385.7% | 6593.5% |
| 3 | Diego MurilloCentre-back |  Malaga | 25 | +32.8 24/25→25/26 | 44290.3% | 6719.6% |
| 4 | Enrique ClementeFull-back | Las Palmas | 27 | +32.6 24/25→25/26 | 49200% | 6011.8% |
| 5 | Iker RecioCentre-back |  Cadiz | 25 | +32.2 24/25→25/26 | 351288% | 6421.1% |
| 6 | Iván AlejoFull-back |  Valladolid | 31 | +26.9 24/25→25/26 | 39228% | 334.1% |
| 7 | O. NaaseiCentre-back |  Granada CF | 21 | +25.9 24/25→25/26 | 29809.4% | 6715.7% |
| 8 | Anaitz ArbillaCentre-back |  Eibar | 39 | +24.9 24/25→25/26 | 5679.8% | 1824.3% |
| 9 | Diego GonzálezFull-back |  AD Ceuta FC | 27 | +23.6 24/25→25/26 | 35208.8% | 546.3% |
| 10 | Manu LamaCentre-back | Granada CF | 25 | +23.4 24/25→25/26 | 33243.8% | 634.5% |
| 11 | Marvin ParkFull-back | Las Palmas | 26 | +23 24/25→25/26 | 33225.5% | 609% |
| 12 | Sergio CuberoFull-back | Eibar | 26 | +22.9 24/25→25/26 | 5085.4% | 602.3% |
| 13 | MarvelFull-back |  Leganes | 23 | +22.8 24/25→25/26 | 42116.9% | 664% |
| 14 | David TorresCentre-back | Valladolid | 23 | +22.5 24/25→25/26 | 33212.3% | 669.1% |
| 15 | Carlos NevaFull-back |  Albacete | 30 | +21.2 24/25→25/26 | 39121.8% | 3812.1% |
| 16 | V. GarcíaFull-back |  Cultural Leonesa | 32 | +20.8 22/23→25/26 | 24717.2% | 278.3% |
| 17 | F. MiguelFull-back | Burgos | 29 | +20.6 24/25→25/26 | 6546.5% | 4812.7% |
| 18 | Eric CurbeloCentre-back |  Sporting Gijon | 32 | +18.3 24/25→25/26 | 26228.8% | 2315.4% |
| 19 | Marco MorenoCentre-back | Eibar | 25 | +17.9 24/25→25/26 | 4275.2% | 637.9% |
| 20 | Ignasi MiquelCentre-back | Leganes | 33 | +17.7 24/25→25/26 | 30139.4% | 2224% |
| 21 | Peru RodríguezCentre-back |  Real Sociedad II | 24 | +17.2 21/22→25/26 | 20637% | 598.9% |
| 22 | Mika MàrmolCentre-back | Las Palmas | 25 | +16.9 24/25→25/26 | 4463.3% | 6712.8% |
| 23 | Carlos HernándezCentre-back | AD Ceuta FC | 35 | +16.8 23/24→25/26 | 4658.1% | 254.5% |
| 24 | Álex MartínCentre-back |  Cordoba | 28 | +16.3 24/25→25/26 | 24217.3% | 474.9% |
| 25 | Enric FranquesaFull-back | Leganes | 29 | +15.2 24/25→25/26 | 25160% | 3730.3% |
| 26 | Rubén PeñaFull-back | Leganes | 35 | +15 24/25→25/26 | 23189.9% | 1615% |
| 27 | Hugo NovoaFull-back |  Mirandes | 23 | +14.6 24/25→25/26 | 15 | 618.6% |
| 28 | L. PerrinCentre-back | Sporting Gijon | 27 | +13.8 24/25→25/26 | 25125.5% | 491.4% |
| 29 | Fernando MedranoFull-back | Mirandes | 26 | +13.5 24/25→25/26 | 22158.8% | 543.4% |
| 30 | José MatosFull-back | AD Ceuta FC | 31 | +12.9 24/25→25/26 | 3753.8% | 357.4% |
| 31 | Álex MuñozFull-back |  Almeria | 32 | +12.7 24/25→25/26 | 2977.9% | 3512.8% |
| 32 | Álex SolaFull-back | Granada CF | 27 | +11.8 24/25→25/26 | 3161.1% | 5226% |
| 33 | Martí VilàFull-back |  FC Andorra | 27 | +11.4 23/24→25/26 | 19158.3% | 494.9% |
| 34 | Dani BarciaCentre-back |  Deportivo La Coruna | 23 | +11.2 24/25→25/26 | 2392.6% | 647.2% |
| 35 | Ramón MartínezFull-back | Valladolid | 23 | +10.2 24/25→25/26 | 15226.7% | 5718.4% |
| 36 | Jair AmadorCentre-back | Eibar | 36 | +9.9 24/25→25/26 | 2471.2% | 165.3% |
| 37 | Álvaro MantillaFull-back |  Racing Santander | 26 | +9.7 24/25→25/26 | 19101% | 592.6% |
| 38 | Pepe SánchezCentre-back | Albacete | 26 | +9.5 24/25→25/26 | 2658.3% | 552.1% |
| 39 | Alberto JiménezCentre-back |  Castellón | 33 | +9.5 24/25→25/26 | 4626% | 2721.7% |
| 40 | B. DialloFull-back | Granada CF | 25 | +9.3 24/25→25/26 | 2850.8% | 624.4% |
| 41 | Álvaro RodríguezFull-back | Eibar | 32 | +9.2 24/25→25/26 | 18108.2% | 2228.4% |
| 42 | Lalo AguilarFull-back | Leganes | 24 | +8.9 24/25→25/26 | 3337.1% | 626.3% |
| 43 | G. QuagliataDefensive midfielder | Deportivo La Coruna | 26 | +7.3 24/25→25/26 | 3032.6% | 622.8% |
| 44 | Guille RosasFull-back | Sporting Gijon | 26 | +7.3 24/25→25/26 | 4519.3% | 642.6% |
| 45 | Arnau ComasCentre-back | Deportivo La Coruna | 26 | +7.1 24/25→25/26 | 1865.1% | 550.5% |
| 46 | Guille BuenoFull-back | Valladolid | 23 | +7 24/25→25/26 | 1864.8% | 583.4% |
| 47 | Álvaro CarrilloCentre-back |  Huesca | 24 | +6.5 24/25→25/26 | 2436.3% | 624% |
| 48 | Pablo InsuaCentre-back |  Zaragoza | 32 | +6.3 24/25→25/26 | 2239.9% | 2712.1% |
| 49 | A. CaicedoCentre-back | Cadiz | 21 | +5.9 24/25→25/26 | 1296.7% | 5641.4% |
| 50 | Mario ClimentFull-back | Cadiz | 24 | +5.6 24/25→25/26 | 2528.6% | 634.1% |