Most Improved U21 defenders This Season
The most improved U21 defenders, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
J. Belocian of Bayer Leverkusen is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders, with a Field Insider Rating of 86.3, and A. Koné has been the form player this season, grading 53.7, and A. Warneryd leads the scoring with 5 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: A. Warneryd has improved his Season rating most, up +36.5 on last season, while A. Caicedo's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +19.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, Pau Navarro of Villarreal is the most valuable name in this group at 86.3.
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. WarnerydFull-back |  Tromso | 21 | +36.5 24/25→25/26 | 50118.9% | 5062.7% |
| 2 | Juan MoranFull-back |  Godoy Cruz | 20 | +28.7 24/25→25/26 | 39273.3% | 437.1% |
| 3 | M. MendozaCentre-back | Godoy Cruz | 21 | +28.2 24/25→25/26 | 47154.1% | 478% |
| 4 | Maximilian HennigFull-back | Bayern München | 19 | +26.4 24/25→25/26 | 31538.8% | 5026.9% |
| 5 | O. VerhoevenCentre-back |  San Diego | 20 | +23.9 24/25→25/26 | 26129.8% | 443.8% |
| 6 | H. AhanorCentre-back |  Atalanta | 18 | +23.3 24/25→25/26 | 27±0% | 78±0% |
| 7 | A. CardaklijaCentre-back |  Gais | 21 | +23.2 24/25→25/26 | 35267% | 369.1% |
| 8 | Amine ChabaneCentre-back |  Amiens | 20 | +22.6 24/25→25/26 | 31272.3% | 595.9% |
| 9 | J. MeghomaFull-back | Brentford | 20 | +22 24/25→25/26 | 3024.8% | 555.4% |
| 10 | Pau NavarroCentre-back |  Villarreal | 21 | +21.7 24/25→25/26 | 32±0% | 84±0% |
| 11 | Abdulay BahCentre-back |  Manchester City | 20 | +21.4 24/25→25/26 | 28314.7% | 7810.8% |
| 12 | S. CurtisCentre-back | Sheffield Utd | 20 | +14.9 24/25→25/26 | 2225.4% | 330.6% |
| 13 | Harvey AraujoCentre-back |  Burton Albion | 21 | +14.4 24/25→25/26 | 2638.2% | 353.6% |
| 14 | Tomas GalvezFull-back |  GO Ahead Eagles | 21 | +14.3 24/25→25/26 | 3282.2% | 6517.1% |
| 15 | Y. KoledinFull-back |  Nizhny Novgorod | 21 | +14.2 24/25→25/26 | 19295.8% | 3118% |
| 16 | I. KrupskyiFull-back |  FC Kharkiv | 21 | +13.7 24/25→25/26 | 3181.1% | 413.1% |
| 17 | Á. AzuajeCentre-back |  U.N.A.M. - Pumas | 21 | +13.7 24/25→25/26 | 17±0% | 493% |
| 18 | R. HoltenCentre-back |  Sandefjord | 21 | +13.2 24/25→25/26 | 1717200% | 361.4% |
| 19 | S. HaramCentre-back |  Aalesund | 21 | +11.9 24/25→25/26 | 141.4% | 4023.4% |
| 20 | A. Hammer KjelsenCentre-back | Aalesund | 20 | +11.1 24/25→25/26 | 176.3% | 3915.8% |
| 21 | S. de GrandFull-back |  AZ Alkmaar | 21 | +10.7 24/25→25/26 | 21±0% | 511.8% |
| 22 | N. SanguiFull-back |  Paris FC | 20 | +10.3 24/25→25/26 | 2286.6% | 763.7% |
| 23 | V. VilivaldCentre-back |  Kryvbas KR | 21 | +10.2 24/25→25/26 | 20104.1% | 395.4% |
| 24 | F. RiiseCentre-back |  Stabaek | 19 | +9.7 24/25→25/26 | 12461.9% | 3614.5% |
| 25 | F. ChiarodiaCentre-back |  Borussia Mönchengladbach | 21 | +9.4 24/25→25/26 | 17122.1% | 684.1% |
| 26 | Joel McGregorFull-back |  Swindon Town | 20 | +9.3 24/25→25/26 | 2276.2% | 334.5% |
| 27 | Kaio HenriqueCentre-back |  FC Porto B | 20 | +9.1 24/25→25/26 | 14197.8% | 473.7% |
| 28 | A. VerstraetenFull-back |  Antwerp | 20 | +8.8 24/25→25/26 | 13±0% | 532.3% |
| 29 | Jayden Onia SekeFull-back |  RSC Anderlecht II | 17 | +8.5 24/25→25/26 | 12±0% | 42±0% |
| 30 | Djairo TehubyuluwFull-back |  MVV | 21 | +6.7 24/25→25/26 | 11152.3% | 482.8% |
| 31 | S. BakayokoCentre-back |  Rizespor | 21 | +6.4 24/25→25/26 | 247.8% | 631.4% |
| 32 | Julian Andreas PauliCentre-back |  1. FC Köln | 21 | +6.4 24/25→25/26 | 269.2% | 610.5% |
| 33 | Yigit Ali BuzCentre-back |  Hatayspor | 19 | +5.8 24/25→25/26 | 6 | 34 |
| 34 | Joshua FeeneyCentre-back |  Aston Villa | 21 | +5.2 24/25→25/26 | 2424.7% | 5111.8% |
| 35 | Maximilian Tobias HerwerthFull-back |  Stuttgart II | 20 | +4.8 24/25→25/26 | 9111.6% | 39±0% |
| 36 | I. LepskiyCentre-back |  Krylia Sovetov | 21 | +4.4 24/25→25/26 | 1444.4% | 3129.8% |
| 37 | K. BarryFull-back | RSC Anderlecht II | 20 | +4.4 24/25→25/26 | 1444.9% | 432.7% |
| 38 | Nick SeidelFull-back |  Verl | 21 | +4.2 24/25→25/26 | 984% | 4124% |
| 39 | M. WörnerFull-back |  SSV Jahn Regensburg | 21 | +4.2 23/24→25/26 | 4 | 4319.6% |
| 40 | H. RøstenCentre-back |  KFUM Oslo | 21 | +4.2 24/25→25/26 | 7±0% | 4229.6% |
| 41 | B. SchlickeFull-back |  MSV Duisburg | 20 | +3.8 24/25→25/26 | 980.9% | 4215.3% |
| 42 | Osman KaynakCentre-back |  Adana Demirspor | 20 | +3.6 24/25→25/26 | 7 | 33 |
| 43 | Sean DulicFull-back |  1899 Hoffenheim | 21 | +3.2 24/25→25/26 | 1332.3% | 402.2% |
| 44 | Kayden HughesCentre-back |  Fleetwood Town | 20 | +2.1 24/25→25/26 | 838.9% | 311.6% |
| 45 | A. MatturroFull-back |  Shakhtar Donetsk | 21 | +0.8 24/25→25/26 | 146.3% | 72±0% |
| 46 | S. BultmanCentre-back |  Heracles | 21 | +0.5 23/24→25/26 | 13±0% | 585.9% |
| 47 | Christopher OlivierFull-back |  Brondby | 20 | +0.3 24/25→25/26 | 8±0% | 42±0% |
| 48 | R. Baker-WhitingFull-back |  Nashville SC | 21 | +0.2 24/25→25/26 | 8±0% | 401.7% |
| 49 | Kieran MorganFull-back |  QPR | 20 | +0.1 24/25→25/26 | 120.9% | 653.6% |
| 50 | A. PhillipsCentre-back | Middlesbrough | 21 | -0.1 24/25→25/26 | 33±0% | 733.3% |