Most improved players in Championship

The most improved players in Championship, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

H. Hackney of Middlesbrough is the standout for raw talent across players in Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 79, and O. McBurnie has been the form player this season, grading 62.8, and Z. Vipotnik leads the scoring with 23 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Silvera has improved his Season rating most, up +47.6 on last season, while R. Vítek's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +43.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, H. Hackney of Middlesbrough is the most valuable name in this group at 101.1.

Bristol City · 23/24→25/26

Most improved

S. Silvera+47.6SsN

Middlesbrough · 24/25→25/26

50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →

#	Player	Team	Age	ΔSsN	Season	Rating
1	S. Silvera Central midfielder	Middlesbrough	25	+47.6 24/25→25/26	521057.8%	7780.2%
2	H. Amass Defensive midfielder	Sheffield Wednesday	19	+44.9 24/25→25/26	491095.1%	704.8%
3	C. Walton Goalkeeper	Ipswich	30	+41.6 24/25→25/26	42	446%
4	T. Crama Centre-back	Millwall	24	+40.9 24/25→25/26	62192%	7769.8%
5	Z. Vipotnik Centre-forward	Swansea	24	+39 24/25→25/26	61176.5%	726.9%
6	J. Egan Centre-back	Hull City	33	+37.6 24/25→25/26	41989.5%	2919.1%
7	R. Alebiosu Central midfielder	Blackburn	24	+37.3 24/25→25/26	43611.5%	7065.6%
8	W. Lankshear Centre-forward	Oxford United	21	+37.1 24/25→25/26	37	6917.2%
9	J. Philogene Attacking midfielder	Ipswich	24	+36 24/25→25/26	45395.6%	722%
10	A. Fatawu Attacking midfielder	Leicester	22	+35.9 24/25→25/26	42552.3%	741.6%
11	I. Kaboré Defensive midfielder	Wrexham	25	+35.8 24/25→25/26	41675.5%	697.6%
12	L. Dobbin Centre-forward	Preston	23	+35 24/25→25/26	42479.5%	7013.1%
13	O. McBurnie Centre-forward	Hull City	30	+34.4 24/25→25/26	63121.1%	4714.8%
14	P. Bamford Centre-forward	Sheffield Utd	32	+33.6 24/25→25/26	34	28±0%
15	R. Atkinson Centre-back	Bristol City	28	+33.4 24/25→25/26	39556.7%	52±0%
16	J. Gelhardt Attacking midfielder	Hull City	24	+33 24/25→25/26	49205%	7621.8%
17	Zak Norton Sturge Full-back	Millwall	22	+32.5 24/25→25/26	36855.3%	7016.9%
18	Ricardo Pereira Full-back	Leicester	32	+32.5 24/25→25/26	37812.5%	309.8%
19	M. Whittaker Attacking midfielder	Middlesbrough	25	+32 24/25→25/26	49185%	7417.9%
20	D. Gray Attacking midfielder	Birmingham	30	+31.4 24/25→25/26	31	4211.7%
21	M. Stamenić Defensive midfielder	Swansea	24	+30.7 24/25→25/26	36538.6%	6884.3%
22	L. Kjerrumgaard Centre-forward	Watford	23	+30.5 23/24→25/26	31	6998.8%
23	C. Burgess Centre-back	Swansea	30	+30.5 24/25→25/26	39346.6%	4516.9%
24	R. Stewart Centre-forward	Southampton	30	+30 24/25→25/26	35666.7%	3819.5%
25	L. O'Brien Central midfielder	Wrexham	27	+30 24/25→25/26	44219%	604.3%
26	O. Azeez Attacking midfielder	Millwall	25	+29.7 24/25→25/26	48164.1%	7514.6%
27	I. Price Central midfielder	West Brom	22	+29.4 24/25→25/26	45183.8%	7230.7%
28	J. Dasilva Full-back	Coventry	28	+29.3 24/25→25/26	53122.1%	571.7%
29	J. Clarke Attacking midfielder	Ipswich	25	+29.2 24/25→25/26	42224.6%	695.9%
30	D. Sanderson Centre-back	Derby	26	+28.9 24/25→25/26	35498.3%	6514.9%
31	J. James Defensive midfielder	Leicester	22	+28.4 24/25→25/26	46163.2%	701.1%
32	S. Thomas Attacking midfielder	Stoke City	27	+27.1 24/25→25/26	48127.2%	636.5%
33	B. Thomas-Asante Attacking midfielder	Coventry	27	+26.8 24/25→25/26	48124.7%	615.2%
34	B. Whiteman Central midfielder	Preston	30	+26.6 24/25→25/26	51109%	45±0%
35	C. Hughes Full-back	Hull City	22	+26.5 24/25→25/26	44150.6%	7312.8%
36	O. Maamma Central midfielder	Watford	20	+26.2 24/25→25/26	33391%	691%
37	S. McLoughlin Centre-back	Blackburn	29	+25.7 24/25→25/26	46129.8%	4711.8%
38	J. Bree Full-back	Charlton	28	+25.4 24/25→25/26	32373.5%	5510.8%
39	R. Giles Full-back	Hull City	26	+24.8 24/25→25/26	33291.8%	6821%
40	L. Davis Full-back	Ipswich	26	+24.7 24/25→25/26	40161.4%	6814.9%
41	G. Hirst Centre-forward	Ipswich	27	+24.4 24/25→25/26	38184.8%	5916.2%
42	D. Jebbison Centre-forward	Preston	23	+23.7 24/25→25/26	24	6615.3%
43	K. Moore Centre-forward	Wrexham	33	+23.5 24/25→25/26	42127.7%	2814.3%
44	Sydie Peck Central midfielder	Sheffield Utd	21	+23.4 24/25→25/26	5183.6%	785.2%
45	R. Manning Full-back	Southampton	30	+23.3 24/25→25/26	35200.9%	4611.5%
46	R. Norrington-Davies Full-back	QPR	27	+23.2 24/25→25/26	27627%	550.9%
47	V. Torp Defensive midfielder	Coventry	26	+23 24/25→25/26	4892.4%	680.7%
48	R. McGree Defensive midfielder	Middlesbrough	27	+22.7 24/25→25/26	36177.3%	590.9%
49	R. Vítek Goalkeeper	Bristol City	22	+22.6 23/24→25/26	28389.7%	75137.9%
50	M. Crooks Defensive midfielder	Hull City	32	+22.5 24/25→25/26	5275.8%	3640.2%