Most Improved U21 defenders This Season in Bundesliga
The most improved U21 defenders in Bundesliga, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
L. Vušković of Hamburger SV is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 84.5.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Noahkai Kai Daniel Banks has improved his Season rating most, up +13.9 on last season, while L. Vušković's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +22.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, S. Kumbedi of VfL Wolfsburg is the most valuable name in this group at 41.3.
8 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noahkai Kai Daniel BanksCentre-back |  FC Augsburg | 19 | +13.9 24/25→25/26 | 21198.6% | 7815.8% |
| 2 | L. VuškovićCentre-back |  Hamburger SV | 19 | +9.6 24/25→25/26 | 2949.7% | 8536.7% |
| 3 | F. ChiarodiaCentre-back |  Borussia Mönchengladbach | 21 | +9.4 24/25→25/26 | 17122.1% | 684.1% |
| 4 | Finn JeltschCentre-back |  VfB Stuttgart | 20 | +2.1 24/25→25/26 | 268.8% | 7826.6% |
| 5 | S. KumbediFull-back |  VfL Wolfsburg | 21 | -0.5 24/25→25/26 | 163% | 774.8% |
| 6 | E. BitshiabuCentre-back |  RB Leipzig | 21 | -17.5 24/25→25/26 | 1162.5% | 724.7% |
| 7 | A. ZehnterCentre-back | VfL Wolfsburg | 21 | -22.6 24/25→25/26 | 874.3% | 723.8% |
| 8 | T. RotheFull-back |  Union Berlin | 21 | -32 24/25→25/26 | 1371.4% | 7211.8% |