Most Improved U21 defenders This Season in La Liga

The most improved U21 defenders in La Liga, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Pau Cubarsí Paredes of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in La Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 92.5, and N. Mendy leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Pau Navarro has improved his Season rating most, up +24.4 on last season, while Vitor Nunes's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +15.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, D. Huijsen of Real Madrid is the most valuable name in this group at 89.

Best talent

Pau Cubarsí Paredes92.5RTG

Barcelona

In form

Pau Cubarsí Paredes50.9SsN

Villarreal · 24/25→25/26

6 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	Pau Navarro Centre-back	Villarreal	21	+21.7 24/25→25/26	32210.7%	848.4%
2	Pau Cubarsí Paredes Centre-back	Barcelona	19	+13 24/25→25/26	5134.3%	93±0%
3	Jon Martín Centre-back	Real Sociedad	20	+6.2 24/25→25/26	1948.8%	828.6%
4	Vitor Nunes Centre-back	Girona	20	+5.2 24/25→25/26	3417.9%	8519.8%
5	A. Matturro Full-back	Levante	21	+1 24/25→25/26	147.9%	72±0%
6	D. Huijsen Full-back	Real Madrid	21	-2.7 24/25→25/26	357.2%	857.8%