Most Improved U21 defenders This Season in Jupiler Pro League
The most improved U21 defenders in Jupiler Pro League, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
J. Seys of Club Brugge KV is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in Jupiler Pro League, with a Field Insider Rating of 65.5, and K. Sabbe leads the scoring with 3 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: A. Lapage has improved his Season rating most, up +10.3 on last season, while J. Kongolo's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +12.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, J. Seys of Club Brugge KV is the most valuable name in this group at 18.7.
9 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. LapageCentre-back |  KVC Westerlo | 21 | +10.3 24/25→25/26 | 20109.6% | 5326.7% |
| 2 | A. VerstraetenFull-back |  Antwerp | 20 | +8.8 24/25→25/26 | 13231.6% | 526.8% |
| 3 | J. SeysFull-back |  Club Brugge KV | 21 | +8.2 24/25→25/26 | 3728.4% | 6615.3% |
| 4 | Emmanuel KakouCentre-back |  Cercle Brugge | 21 | +7.3 24/25→25/26 | 2442.9% | 563% |
| 5 | K. SabbeFull-back | Club Brugge KV | 21 | +6.7 24/25→25/26 | 2438.7% | 6111.8% |
| 6 | J. SpileersCentre-back | Club Brugge KV | 21 | +5.8 24/25→25/26 | 1384.1% | 553.4% |
| 7 | J. KongoloCentre-back |  Genk | 20 | +2.2 24/25→25/26 | 1419.1% | 5331.9% |
| 8 | S. RendersCentre-back | Antwerp | 18 | +0.7 24/25→25/26 | 98.6% | 511.6% |
| 9 | A. MaamarFull-back |  Anderlecht | 21 | -1.6 24/25→25/26 | 178.6% | 551.3% |