Most Improved defenders in Süper Lig 26/27
The most improved defenders in Süper Lig in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
E. Bitshiabu of Galatasaray is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Süper Lig, with a Field Insider Rating of 71.6, and O. Ovacıklı has been the form player this season, grading 60.7, and Kévin Rodrigues leads the scoring with 2 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: A. Gerxhaliu has improved his Season rating most, up +29.1 on last season, while J. Oosterwolde's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +6.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, E. Bitshiabu of Galatasaray is the most valuable name in this group at 15.9.
36 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. GerxhaliuCentre-back |  Erzurumspor FK | 24 | +29.1 24/25→25/26 | 35±0% | 39±0% |
| 2 | H. SmolčićCentre-back |  Çorum FK | 26 | +24.3 23/24→25/26 | 306.3% | 3617% |
| 3 | J. OosterwoldeCentre-back |  Fenerbahçe | 25 | +24.2 24/25→25/26 | 35218% | 5015.3% |
| 4 | Ö. BayramFull-back |  Kasımpaşa | 35 | +23.1 21/22→25/26 | 31288.8% | 1246.1% |
| 5 | M. ŠkriniarCentre-back | Fenerbahçe | 31 | +13.7 24/25→25/26 | 31±0% | 26±0% |
| 6 | O. BulutFull-back |  Başakşehir | 32 | +11.9 24/25→25/26 | 16290.2% | 1722.5% |
| 7 | N. SangaréCentre-back |  Gaziantep FK | 32 | +10.3 24/25→25/26 | 2288.8% | 1726% |
| 8 | M. AbenaCentre-back | Gaziantep FK | 31 | +9.8 24/25→25/26 | 18±0% | 23±0% |
| 9 | T. AltıkardeşCentre-back |  Göztepe | 23 | +9.4 24/25→25/26 | 32±0% | 472% |
| 10 | K. DemirtaşCentre-back |  Amed | 32 | +8.2 23/24→25/26 | 12215.8% | 1343.2% |
| 11 | Z. JulesFull-back |  Eyüpspor | 29 | +8 24/25→25/26 | 23±0% | 303.1% |
| 12 | M. PalaFull-back |  Rizespor | 26 | +8 24/25→25/26 | 27±0% | 42±0% |
| 13 | Cláudio WinckFull-back | Kasımpaşa | 32 | +7.9 24/25→25/26 | 29±0% | 23±0% |
| 14 | D. GoutasFull-back |  Gençlerbirliği S.K. | 32 | +5 24/25→25/26 | 29±0% | 24±0% |
| 15 | A. OğuzFull-back |  Konyaspor | 33 | +4.4 23/24→25/26 | 3813.3% | 1830.5% |
| 16 | A. MocsiCentre-back | Rizespor | 26 | +3.8 24/25→25/26 | 20±0% | 41±0% |
| 17 | F. AlitiCentre-back |  Alanyaspor | 33 | +3.1 24/25→25/26 | 38±0% | 2418.4% |
| 18 | Nuno LimaCentre-back | Alanyaspor | 25 | +2.4 24/25→25/26 | 30±0% | 49±0% |
| 19 | S. SavićCentre-back |  Trabzonspor | 35 | +2.3 24/25→25/26 | 19±0% | 15±0% |
| 20 | M. EskihellaçFull-back | Trabzonspor | 29 | +0.5 24/25→25/26 | 27±0% | 35±0% |
| 21 | C. CuestaFull-back |  Galatasaray | 27 | +0.4 24/25→25/26 | 812.4% | 3818.4% |
| 22 | H. KaldırımFull-back | Amed | 36 | -0.1 24/25→25/26 | 170.6% | 1115.9% |
| 23 | M. SagnanCentre-back | Rizespor | 27 | -0.2 24/25→25/26 | 21±0% | 37±0% |
| 24 | A. BatagovFull-back | Trabzonspor | 24 | -0.3 24/25→25/26 | 291% | 494% |
| 25 | D. BatesCentre-back | Amed | 30 | -1.5 24/25→25/26 | 1910.5% | 3217.1% |
| 26 | L. TómassonCentre-back |  Samsunspor | 26 | -2.1 24/25→25/26 | 293.2% | 495.9% |
| 27 | N. AkéCentre-back | Fenerbahçe | 31 | -2.3 24/25→25/26 | 919.3% | 1943% |
| 28 | K. ÇörekçiCentre-back | Kasımpaşa | 34 | -3.8 24/25→25/26 | 1027.7% | 948.1% |
| 29 | Kévin RodriguesFull-back | Gençlerbirliği S.K. | 32 | -4.1 24/25→25/26 | 2912.3% | 2413.9% |
| 30 | G. FrimpongCentre-back | Kasımpaşa | 27 | -7.1 24/25→25/26 | 2125.6% | 3837.3% |
| 31 | N. MujakićCentre-back | Erzurumspor FK | 28 | -11.4 23/24→25/26 | 176.5% | 3012.8% |
| 32 | A. BardakcıCentre-back | Galatasaray | 32 | -11.8 24/25→25/26 | 40±0% | 2812.1% |
| 33 | P. FrankowskiFull-back | Galatasaray | 31 | -12.1 24/25→25/26 | 1815.7% | 4221% |
| 34 | D. SánchezCentre-back | Galatasaray | 30 | -12.2 24/25→25/26 | 43±0% | 31±0% |
| 35 | E. BitshiabuCentre-back | Galatasaray | 21 | -17.5 24/25→25/26 | 1162.5% | 724.7% |
| 36 | C. SertelFull-back | Çorum FK | 26 | -38.1 24/25→25/26 | 1276.7% | 3033% |