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Most Improved defenders in Premier League 26/27

The most improved defenders in Premier League in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

I. Krupskyi of FC Kharkiv is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 40.5, and H. Pasich has been the form player this season, grading 47.4, and E. Sarapiy leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: N. Muravskyi has improved his Season rating most, up +29.7 on last season, while V. Salyuk's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +6.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, O. Drambaev of LNZ Cherkasy is the most valuable name in this group at 10.4.

Best talent
I. Krupskyi40.5RTG
FC Kharkiv
In form
H. Pasich47.4SsN
LNZ Cherkasy
Rising potential
V. Salyuk+6.6RTG
FC Kharkiv · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
N. Muravskyi+29.7SsN
LNZ Cherkasy · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
E. Sarapiy5goals
Polessya
Most valuable
O. Drambaev10.4val
LNZ Cherkasy
47 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1N. MuravskyiCentre-backLNZ Cherkasy26+29.7
24/25→25/26
46181.1%365.8%
2E. SarapiyCentre-backPolessya27+28.4
24/25→25/26
44182.1%3411.7%
3H. PasichFull-backLNZ Cherkasy33+26.4
24/25→25/26
47125.7%1430%
4B. MykhailichenkoFull-backPolessya29+19
24/25→25/26
4282.6%2621.3%
5T. KędzioraCentre-backDynamo Kyiv32+16.9
24/25→25/26
4561.2%226%
6Y. PavlyukCentre-backFC Kharkiv24+15.7
24/25→25/26
3298.7%397.2%
7O. DrambaevFull-backLNZ Cherkasy25+15.6
24/25→25/26
4161.9%387.1%
8Jan JurčecCentre-backKryvbas KR25+14.6
24/25→25/26
18456.3%379.2%
9I. KrupskyiFull-backFC Kharkiv21+13.7
24/25→25/26
3181.1%413.1%
10S. ChobotenkoFull-backPolessya29+11.1
24/25→25/26
3350.9%2524.5%
11V. VilivaldCentre-backKryvbas KR21+10.2
24/25→25/26
20104.1%395.4%
12O. SyrotaCentre-backDynamo Kyiv26+9.6
23/24→25/26
14228.6%378.2%
13M. SmiyanFull-backVeres Rivne24+8.9
24/25→25/26
11356%34±0%
14Y. ShevchenkoFull-backObolon'-Brovar30+8.7
24/25→25/26
1984.5%2028.8%
15JuninhoFull-backZorya Luhansk30+8.1
24/25→25/26
1789%2221.2%
16V. SalyukFull-backFC Kharkiv24+7.6
24/25→25/26
2253.1%3721.8%
17I. KyryukhantsevFull-backEpitsentr Dunayivtsi30+7.1
24/25→25/26
10244.8%1921.8%
18JordanFull-backZorya Luhansk27+4.5
24/25→25/26
2028.3%3027.9%
19E. KozikFull-backShakhtar Donetsk23+3.8
24/25→25/26
2419%391.8%
20I. KrasniqiCentre-backPolessya26+2.5
24/25→25/26
2610.6%3410.8%
21A. PonedelnikCentre-backKolos Kovalivka29+2.2
24/25→25/26
298.2%2523.9%
22R. DidykCentre-backLNZ Cherkasy23+2.1
24/25→25/26
336.8%389.2%
23K. VivcharenkoFull-backDynamo Kyiv24+1.4
24/25→25/26
820.6%373.3%
24R. LyakhFull-backKarpaty25-0.1
24/25→25/26
130.7%352.8%
25M. BurdaCentre-backKolos Kovalivka31-0.2
24/25→25/26
161.3%1625.2%
26R. GoncharenkoCentre-backKolos Kovalivka32-1.5
24/25→25/26
1310.4%1540.9%
27M. MelnychukFull-backKudrivka26-1.9
24/25→25/26
819.8%308.6%
28I. PerdutaCentre-backZorya Luhansk35-3
24/25→25/26
1318.9%922.7%
29S. SukhanovFull-backObolon'-Brovar31-3.4
24/25→25/26
733%1635%
30M. MatvienkoCentre-backShakhtar Donetsk30-4.3
24/25→25/26
2514.5%2036.4%
31PedrinhoFull-backShakhtar Donetsk24-5.2
24/25→25/26
1921.7%386.8%
32Jean PedrosoFull-backKarpaty22-5.9
24/25→25/26
2121.7%3710.8%
33V. BondarCentre-backShakhtar Donetsk27-9.9
24/25→25/26
2528.4%3028%
34Artem MachelyukFull-backZorya Luhansk26-10
24/25→25/26
1051%3313.7%
35V. BabogloFull-backKarpaty27-11.2
24/25→25/26
2828.9%3124.6%
36O. SychFull-backDynamo Kyiv25-11.4
24/25→25/26
1543%368.6%
37V. DubkoCentre-backFC Kharkiv25-11.7
24/25→25/26
1641.8%3316.4%
38A. ShabanovCentre-backFC Kharkiv34-13.4
24/25→25/26
3328.9%1146.4%
39D. MiroshnichenkoFull-backKarpaty31-16.7
24/25→25/26
1946.4%1640%
40V. KholodCentre-backKarpaty22-19.8
24/25→25/26
1360.2%3616%
41O. KlymetsFull-backEpitsentr Dunayivtsi26-20.3
24/25→25/26
1655.5%319%
42V. RomanFull-backLNZ Cherkasy23-22
24/25→25/26
774.8%3711.9%
43V. MorozCentre-backEpitsentr Dunayivtsi24-22.7
24/25→25/26
1461.4%342.5%
44Iván CaleroFull-backKarpaty31-23.3
24/25→25/26
1364.4%3516.8%
45S. GrygorashchukCentre-backEpitsentr Dunayivtsi25-26
24/25→25/26
1171%327.2%
46T. MykhavkoCentre-backDynamo Kyiv21-29.7
24/25→25/26
683.2%4011.4%
47O. MartynyukCentre-backFC Kharkiv24-30.3
24/25→25/26
1665.3%3520.9%