Most improved U23 centre-backs

The most improved U23 centre-backs, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

J. Chilokoa-Mullen of Scotland U21 is the standout for raw talent across U23 centre-backs, with a Field Insider Rating of 93.8, and Jacobo Ramón Naveros has been the form player this season, grading 76.4, and I. Baouf leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Jacobo Ramón Naveros has improved his Season rating most, up +71.2 on last season, while T. Hansemon's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +66.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, T. Hansemon of Gefle IF is the most valuable name in this group at 184.4.

Best talent

J. Chilokoa-Mullen93.8RTG

Scotland U21

In form

Jacobo Ramón Naveros76.4SsN

Como

Rising potential

T. Hansemon+66.8RTG

Gefle IF · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Jacobo Ramón Naveros+71.2SsN

50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →

#	Player	Team	Age	ΔSsN	Season	Rating
1	Jacobo Ramón Naveros Centre-back	Como	21	+71.2 24/25→25/26	761369.2%	8914.7%
2	O. Camara Centre-back	Angers	23	+43.3 24/25→25/26	471082.5%	7924.5%
3	L. Rivero Centre-back	Central Cordoba de Santiago	22	+37.4 24/25→25/26	44613.1%	5520.5%
4	G. Calvani Centre-back	Frosinone	22	+36.9 24/25→25/26	50277.4%	7024.3%
5	M. Elimbi Gilbert Centre-back	GIL Vicente	23	+34.9 24/25→25/26	40646.3%	6522.6%
6	Z. Smajlović Centre-back	Sandefjord	22	+34.9 24/25→25/26	40634.5%	4771%
7	Marco Pellegrino Centre-back	Huracan	23	+34.3 24/25→25/26	49230.2%	508.2%
8	H. Falchener Centre-back	Viking	23	+32.7 24/25→25/26	361127.6%	5135.4%
9	R. Lipinski Centre-back	Rodez	23	+30.8 24/25→25/26	36603.9%	6835.3%
10	J. Jacquet Centre-back	Rennes	21	+30.2 24/25→25/26	43235.9%	8647.9%
11	S. Swinkels Centre-back	Chesterfield	22	+30.1 24/25→25/26	38376.3%	3812.4%
12	Tiago Gabriel Centre-back	Lecce	21	+29.4 24/25→25/26	44205.6%	8450.8%
13	M. Mendoza Centre-back	Godoy Cruz	21	+29.3 24/25→25/26	48160.1%	569%
14	J. Lawrence Centre-back	WSG Wattens	23	+28.6 23/24→25/26	35440%	4710.6%
15	I. Zabarnyi Centre-back	Paris Saint Germain	23	+28.3 24/25→25/26	6871.3%	849.8%
16	T. Pouilly Centre-back	PAU	23	+27.9 24/25→25/26	32754.1%	643.2%
17	N. Ngoy Centre-back	Lille	23	+27.8 24/25→25/26	53111.6%	8358.7%
18	E. Bayram Centre-back	KVC Westerlo	23	+27.1 24/25→25/26	49123.2%	629.4%
19	A. Ait Boudlal Centre-back	Rennes	20	+26.3 24/25→25/26	37257.8%	8240.1%
20	L. Gechter Centre-back	Hertha BSC	22	+26.2 24/25→25/26	45137.2%	665.4%
21	O. Naasei Centre-back	Granada CF	21	+25.9 24/25→25/26	29809.4%	6715.7%
22	Gilberto Batista Centre-back	Moreirense	22	+24.4 24/25→25/26	29554.5%	6316.4%
23	Pau Navarro Centre-back	Villarreal	21	+24.4 24/25→25/26	35236.9%	859.9%
24	M. Young Centre-back	Sparta Rotterdam	20	+24.3 24/25→25/26	5969.4%	768.3%
25	Christian Marques Centre-back	Tondela	23	+24.2 22/23→25/26	30410.2%	6252.1%
26	L. Di Lollo Centre-back	Boca Juniors	22	+23.7 24/25→25/26	5090.5%	5712.3%
27	Daniel Herrera Centre-back	San Lorenzo	22	+23.7 24/25→25/26	31311.8%	4912.8%
28	Alemão Centre-back	Lask Linz	23	+23.6 24/25→25/26	28590%	4510%
29	D. Meddah Centre-back	PAU	23	+23.6 24/25→25/26	31342%	6111.2%
30	I. Baouf Centre-back	Cambuur	19	+23.4 24/25→25/26	39150%	6442.7%
31	David Torres Centre-back	Valladolid	23	+22.5 24/25→25/26	33212.3%	669.1%
32	E. Morales Centre-back	CF Montreal	22	+21.6 24/25→25/26	222700%	4217.1%
33	H. Masaki Centre-back	K. Lierse S.K.	22	+21.5 24/25→25/26	22	439.7%
34	Emirhan Başyiğit Centre-back	Sivasspor	21	+21 24/25→25/26	25583.3%	5122.8%
35	Abdulay Bah Centre-back	Nice	20	+20.9 24/25→25/26	28307.4%	756%
36	S. Varatynov Centre-back	Baltika	23	+20.8 24/25→25/26	5168%	3729.3%
37	S. Coulibaly Centre-back	Stade Brestois 29	22	+20.8 24/25→25/26	25472.7%	7410.4%
38	R. Nyakossi Centre-back	OH Leuven	22	+20.6 24/25→25/26	23763%	5812.3%
39	D. Janse Centre-back	Groningen	20	+20.3 24/25→25/26	4294.9%	7543.5%
40	S. van der Plas Centre-back	Jong PSV U21	20	+20.3 24/25→25/26	28270.7%	5718.6%
41	W. Fish Centre-back	Cardiff	23	+20.1 24/25→25/26	31179.5%	4918.2%
42	I. M'Bahia Centre-back	Clermont Foot	21	+19.9 24/25→25/26	23585.3%	6119.1%
43	A. Popovic Centre-back	Sydney	23	+19.7 24/25→25/26	24458.1%	1956.7%
44	V. Fascendini Centre-back	Union Santa Fe	23	+19.7 24/25→25/26	30199%	5214.3%
45	N. Ahouonon Centre-back	Reims	22	+19.4 24/25→25/26	26318%	5819.1%
46	C. Keita Centre-back	Charleroi	23	+19.2 24/25→25/26	34127.2%	6010%
47	J. Janitzek Centre-back	SV Wehen	22	+19.1 24/25→25/26	27232.9%	438.9%
48	K. Thompson Centre-back	Toronto FC	23	+19 24/25→25/26	29200%	4310.5%
49	C. Sichenje Centre-back	Vojvodina	22	+18.9 22/23→25/26	27230.5%	3920.7%
50	R. Kohon Centre-back	Kortrijk	22	+18.7 23/24→25/26	25311.7%	4512.9%