Most Improved U18 defenders This Season
The most improved U18 defenders, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
H. Ahanor of Atalanta is the standout for raw talent across U18 defenders, with a Field Insider Rating of 78, and H. Hilvenius has been the form player this season, grading 36, and Neil Pierre leads the scoring with 4 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: H. Ahanor has improved his Season rating most, up +23.3 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, X. Espart of Barcelona is the most valuable name in this group at 71.1.
3 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H. AhanorCentre-back |  Atalanta | 18 | +23.3 24/25→25/26 | 27±0% | 78±0% |
| 2 | Jayden Onia SekeFull-back |  RSC Anderlecht II | 17 | +8.5 24/25→25/26 | 12±0% | 42±0% |
| 3 | Brad Ryan ManguelleFull-back |  KRC Genk II | 18 | -5.5 24/25→25/26 | 9±0% | 41±0% |