Most Improved defenders in Premier League 26/27
The most improved defenders in Premier League in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
E. Kozik of Shakhtar Donetsk is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 38.5, and V. Kulbachuk leads the scoring with 1 goal.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: O. Syrota has improved his Season rating most, up +9.6 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, E. Kozik of Shakhtar Donetsk is the most valuable name in this group at 7.3.
6 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O. SyrotaCentre-back |  Dynamo Kyiv | 26 | +9.6 23/24→25/26 | 14228.6% | 378.2% |
| 2 | E. KozikFull-back |  Shakhtar Donetsk | 23 | +3.8 24/25→25/26 | 24±0% | 392.1% |
| 3 | K. VivcharenkoFull-back | Dynamo Kyiv | 24 | +1.4 24/25→25/26 | 820.6% | 373.3% |
| 4 | O. KlymetsCentre-back |  Epitsentr Dunayivtsi | 26 | -20.3 24/25→25/26 | 16±0% | 31±0% |
| 5 | P. PolehenkoCentre-back |  Obolon'-Brovar | 31 | -20.9 24/25→25/26 | 389.3% | 1734.8% |
| 6 | V. MorozCentre-back | Epitsentr Dunayivtsi | 25 | -22.7 24/25→25/26 | 14±0% | 343% |