Most Improved U21 defenders in Bundesliga 25/26
The most improved U21 defenders in Bundesliga in 25/26, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
J. Belocian of Bayer Leverkusen is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 86.3, and K. Kosugi has been the form player this season, grading 54.2, and M. Rots leads the scoring with 4 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: K. Kosugi has improved his Season rating most, up +40.1 on last season, while M. Rots's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +19.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, J. Belocian of Bayer Leverkusen is the most valuable name in this group at 46.4.
11 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. KosugiFull-back |  Eintracht Frankfurt | 20 | +40.1 24/25→25/26 | 54284.4% | 4217.5% |
| 2 | M. RotsFull-back |  1899 Hoffenheim | 20 | +36.5 24/25→25/26 | 44486.7% | 8430.1% |
| 3 | Maximilian HennigFull-back | Bayern München | 19 | +26.4 24/25→25/26 | 31538.8% | 5026.9% |
| 4 | Noahkai Kai Daniel BanksCentre-back |  FC Augsburg | 19 | +13.9 24/25→25/26 | 21198.6% | 7815.8% |
| 5 | F. ChiarodiaCentre-back |  Borussia Mönchengladbach | 21 | +9.4 24/25→25/26 | 17122.1% | 684.1% |
| 6 | Julian Andreas PauliCentre-back |  1. FC Köln | 21 | +6.4 24/25→25/26 | 2632.3% | 611.6% |
| 7 | Sean DulicFull-back | 1899 Hoffenheim | 21 | +3.2 24/25→25/26 | 1332.3% | 402.2% |
| 8 | Finn JeltschCentre-back |  VfB Stuttgart | 20 | +2.1 24/25→25/26 | 268.8% | 7622.7% |
| 9 | E. BitshiabuCentre-back |  RB Leipzig | 21 | -17.5 24/25→25/26 | 1162.5% | 724.7% |
| 10 | A. ZehnterCentre-back |  VfL Wolfsburg | 21 | -22.6 24/25→25/26 | 874.3% | 723.8% |
| 11 | T. RotheFull-back |  Union Berlin | 21 | -32 24/25→25/26 | 1371.4% | 7211.8% |