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Most Improved defenders in Super League 25/26

The most improved defenders in Super League in 25/26, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

L. Villa of FC Sion is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Super League, with a Field Insider Rating of 56.8, and K. Hajrizi has been the form player this season, grading 67.1, and Genís Montolio leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: A. Papadopoulos has improved his Season rating most, up +33.3 on last season, while T. Strannegård's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +11.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, N. Hefti of FC Sion is the most valuable name in this group at 14.6.

Best talent
L. Villa56.8RTG
FC Sion
In form
K. Hajrizi67.1SsN
FC Sion
Rising potential
T. Strannegård+11.3RTG
FC Thun · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
A. Papadopoulos+33.3SsN
FC Lugano · 23/24→25/26
Top scorer
Genís Montolio4goals
FC Thun
Most valuable
N. Hefti14.6val
FC Sion
28 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1A. PapadopoulosFull-backFC Lugano26+33.3
23/24→25/26
41456.2%448.1%
2L. MaiCentre-backFC Lugano26+25.3
21/22→25/26
41157.1%4129.5%
3J. StanićCentre-backFC ST. Gallen27+23.9
21/22→25/26
38173.2%397.2%
4K. MouangaCentre-backLausanne26+21.3
23/24→25/26
39121%4027%
5B. SoppyFull-backLausanne24+20.7
23/24→25/26
26390.6%4417.9%
6K. RüeggFull-backFC Basel 189328+18
20/21→25/26
193600%2956%
7F. DaniliucCentre-backFC Basel 189325+14.5
24/25→25/26
25138.1%4336.7%
8M. BurchCentre-backServette FC25+12.3
24/25→25/26
16315.4%388.6%
9S. KneževićCentre-backFC Luzern29+10.5
23/24→25/26
18132.9%2739.9%
10H. DelcroixFull-backFC Lugano27+9.9
24/25→25/26
16152.3%3242.1%
11B. MazikouFull-backServette FC30+8.1
22/23→25/26
2939.7%2616%
12N. BürgyCentre-backFC Thun31+3.9
24/25→25/26
1827.7%272.9%
13T. StrannegårdFull-backFC Thun24+3.7
24/25→25/26
1419.1%4536.6%
14E. AlioskiDefensive midfielderFC Lugano34+3
23/24→25/26
1231.9%1053.7%
15S. JankoFull-backBSC Young Boys30+2
22/23→25/26
1515.3%2360.9%
16T. GaalFull-backFC ST. Gallen25+1.5
24/25→25/26
266.3%4523.4%
17T. BergvallFull-backLausanne21-1.2
24/25→25/26
714.5%3816.7%
18M. PoatyFull-backLausanne29-2.6
23/24→25/26
1911.9%2635.8%
19A. CigaņiksFull-backFC Luzern29-4
23/24→25/26
1027.8%2523.4%
20D. BronnFull-backServette FC31-6.1
24/25→25/26
1332.1%1851.9%
21S. DecarliCentre-backGrasshoppers34-6.8
23/24→25/26
368.7%864.2%
22K. TsunemotoFull-backFC Basel 189327-6.8
23/24→25/26
1926.3%3331.1%
23B. PllanaCentre-backGrasshoppers24-7.7
24/25→25/26
1043.7%3215.6%
24J. BichselCentre-backFC Lugano24-8.9
24/25→25/26
756%3713.2%
25A. HackCentre-backFC Zurich32-11.9
22/23→25/26
956.7%1470.9%
26R. AndrewsFull-backBSC Young Boys22-12.5
24/25→25/26
861%4042.5%
27C. ZesigerCentre-backBSC Young Boys28-16.6
24/25→25/26
1650.3%5322.1%
28Houboulang MendesCentre-backServette FC28-38.4
24/25→25/26
1276%2751.6%