Most Improved U21 defenders This Season
The most improved U21 defenders, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
L. Vušković of Brighton is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders, with a Field Insider Rating of 87, and Jacobo Ramón Naveros has been the form player this season, grading 68.3, and Neil Pierre leads the scoring with 4 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Jacobo Ramón Naveros has improved his Season rating most, up +63.1 on last season, while L. Vušković's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +25.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, J. Jacquet of Liverpool is the most valuable name in this group at 88.2.
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacobo Ramón NaverosCentre-back |  Como | 21 | +63.1 24/25→25/26 | 68±0% | 87±0% |
| 2 | A. WarnerydFull-back |  Tromso | 21 | +28.8 24/25→25/26 | 4285% | 5062.1% |
| 3 | Juan MoranFull-back |  Godoy Cruz | 20 | +28.7 24/25→25/26 | 39273.3% | 445.4% |
| 4 | Amine ChabaneCentre-back |  Amiens | 20 | +26.9 24/25→25/26 | 35324.1% | 595.9% |
| 5 | Maximilian HennigFull-back | Bayern München | 20 | +26.4 24/25→25/26 | 31538.8% | 5026.9% |
| 6 | Noah MarkmannCentre-back |  FC Nordsjaelland | 19 | +24.1 24/25→25/26 | 293.1% | 432.7% |
| 7 | O. VerhoevenCentre-back |  San Diego | 20 | +24 24/25→25/26 | 26130.7% | 456.2% |
| 8 | I. BaoufCentre-back |  Cambuur | 20 | +23.4 24/25→25/26 | 39±0% | 653.8% |
| 9 | Y. KoledinFull-back |  Nizhny Novgorod | 21 | +21 24/25→25/26 | 26437.5% | 2911.1% |
| 10 | A. CardaklijaCentre-back |  Gais | 21 | +20.2 24/25→25/26 | 32235.1% | 355.2% |
| 11 | N. Fernandez-VelizCentre-back |  Nancy | 21 | +17.9 24/25→25/26 | 29±0% | 62±0% |
| 12 | Djairo TehubyuluwFull-back |  MVV | 21 | +17.8 24/25→25/26 | 22404.5% | 482.8% |
| 13 | I. LepskiyCentre-back |  Krylia Sovetov | 21 | +16.8 24/25→25/26 | 27169.7% | 3545.4% |
| 14 | Joel McGregorFull-back |  Swindon Town | 20 | +16.1 24/25→25/26 | 28132% | 334.5% |
| 15 | E. LópezFull-back |  Toluca | 21 | +14.9 24/25→25/26 | 27±0% | 496% |
| 16 | T. BlokzijlFull-back |  Groningen | 21 | +13.4 24/25→25/26 | 41±0% | 76±0% |
| 17 | R. Baker-WhitingFull-back |  Nashville SC | 21 | +13.3 24/25→25/26 | 21165.8% | 448.9% |
| 18 | S. HaramCentre-back |  Aalesund | 21 | +12.7 24/25→25/26 | 157.2% | 3920.3% |
| 19 | M. BardachevCentre-back |  Fakel | 20 | +11.3 24/25→25/26 | 13392.6% | 3020% |
| 20 | W. MońkaCentre-back |  Lech Poznan | 19 | +11 24/25→25/26 | 1910.4% | 40±0% |
| 21 | M. KleijnFull-back |  FC Volendam | 21 | +10.8 24/25→25/26 | 1739.7% | 5019.6% |
| 22 | L. VuškovićCentre-back |  Brighton | 19 | +10.8 24/25→25/26 | 304.2% | 873% |
| 23 | N. SanguiFull-back |  Paris FC | 20 | +10.3 24/25→25/26 | 2286.6% | 763.7% |
| 24 | A. LapageCentre-back |  KVC Westerlo | 21 | +10.3 24/25→25/26 | 20±0% | 496.3% |
| 25 | Brandon OviedoFull-back |  Banfield | 21 | +10.1 24/25→25/26 | 1279.4% | 476.5% |
| 26 | F. RiiseCentre-back |  Stabaek | 19 | +9.7 24/25→25/26 | 12461.9% | 3614.5% |
| 27 | Kaio HenriqueCentre-back |  Fortaleza EC | 20 | +9.1 24/25→25/26 | 14197.8% | 473.7% |
| 28 | A. Hammer KjelsenCentre-back | Aalesund | 20 | +8.8 24/25→25/26 | 158.2% | 4121.2% |
| 29 | J. SeysFull-back |  Club Brugge KV | 21 | +8.2 24/25→25/26 | 37±0% | 634% |
| 30 | Jon MartínFull-back |  Real Sociedad | 20 | +6.2 24/25→25/26 | 19±0% | 82±0% |
| 31 | Yigit Ali BuzCentre-back |  Hatayspor | 19 | +5.8 24/25→25/26 | 6 | 34 |
| 32 | M. BarryCentre-back |  Al Shabab | 21 | +5.1 24/25→25/26 | 282200% | 448.2% |
| 33 | Raf van de RietFull-back |  FC Eindhoven | 20 | +4.6 24/25→25/26 | 850.3% | 59±0% |
| 34 | K. BarryFull-back |  RSC Anderlecht II | 20 | +4.4 24/25→25/26 | 14±0% | 43±0% |
| 35 | Osman KaynakCentre-back |  Adana Demirspor | 20 | +3.6 24/25→25/26 | 7 | 33 |
| 36 | Sean DulicFull-back |  1899 Hoffenheim | 21 | +3.2 24/25→25/26 | 1322.4% | 40±0% |
| 37 | Ruairi McConvilleCentre-back |  Norwich | 21 | +2.3 24/25→25/26 | 478.1% | 67±0% |
| 38 | J. KongoloCentre-back |  Genk | 20 | +2.2 24/25→25/26 | 14±0% | 520.8% |
| 39 | F. LubereckiFull-back |  Motor Lublin | 21 | +2 24/25→25/26 | 2142.4% | 40±0% |
| 40 | N. ZézéCentre-back |  NEOM | 21 | +1 24/25→25/26 | 2317% | 59±0% |
| 41 | R. HoltenCentre-back |  Sandefjord | 21 | +0.5 24/25→25/26 | 54500% | 371.7% |
| 42 | W. KooyFull-back |  Jong Utrecht | 21 | +0.2 24/25→25/26 | 1249.1% | 57±0% |
| 43 | E. DijkstraFull-back |  AZ Alkmaar | 20 | 0 24/25→25/26 | 23±0% | 66±0% |
| 44 | H. RøstenCentre-back |  KFUM Oslo | 21 | -0.6 24/25→25/26 | 272.7% | 3611.2% |
| 45 | N. SkusethFull-back |  Degerfors IF | 21 | -0.9 24/25→25/26 | 944.1% | 336.2% |
| 46 | A. MaamarFull-back |  Anderlecht | 21 | -1.6 24/25→25/26 | 17±0% | 550.7% |
| 47 | G. HerediaFull-back |  Belgrano Cordoba | 21 | -1.8 24/25→25/26 | 1610.2% | 488.7% |
| 48 | P. UgwuFull-back | FC Volendam | 20 | -3.6 24/25→25/26 | 2337.3% | 5616.5% |
| 49 | E. GodwinFull-back |  Pardubice | 21 | -3.7 24/25→25/26 | 544% | 294.2% |
| 50 | T. DrexlerFull-back |  Red Bull Salzburg | 21 | -4 24/25→25/26 | 930.8% | 4327% |