Most Improved U23 defenders This Season
The most improved U23 defenders, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
L. Hall of Newcastle is the standout for raw talent across U23 defenders, with a Field Insider Rating of 85.4, and F. Sjøvold has been the form player this season, grading 61.8, and Š. Chaloupek leads the scoring with 9 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: I. Vådebu has improved his Season rating most, up +46.7 on last season, while S. Dahl's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +31.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, C. Hughes of Hull City is the most valuable name in this group at 107.2.
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I. VådebuCentre-back |  Tromso | 23 | +46.7 24/25→25/26 | 50275% | 4510.6% |
| 2 | Daniel HerreraCentre-back |  San Lorenzo | 22 | +41.4 24/25→25/26 | 49544.7% | 5322.2% |
| 3 | David RicardoCentre-back |  Dynamo | 23 | +37.8 22/23→25/26 | 4229.4% | 3548.3% |
| 4 | M. Elimbi GilbertCentre-back |  GIL Vicente | 23 | +34.9 24/25→25/26 | 40±0% | 65±0% |
| 5 | JonathanCentre-back |  Cruzeiro | 22 | +33.7 24/25→25/26 | 39125% | 706.1% |
| 6 | M. HokkeFull-back |  ADO Den Haag | 23 | +32.4 24/25→25/26 | 37±0% | 591.7% |
| 7 | T. SilvaFull-back |  Platense | 23 | +31.4 22/23→25/26 | 3827.8% | 513.9% |
| 8 | J. BosFull-back |  Feyenoord | 23 | +30 24/25→25/26 | 39319.1% | 7637.4% |
| 9 | A. WarnerydFull-back | Tromso | 21 | +28.8 24/25→25/26 | 4285% | 5062.1% |
| 10 | Juan MoranFull-back |  Godoy Cruz | 20 | +28.7 24/25→25/26 | 39273.3% | 445.4% |
| 11 | T. PouillyCentre-back |  PAU | 23 | +28.3 24/25→25/26 | 32±0% | 64±0% |
| 12 | E. TerziCentre-back |  Iğdır FK | 22 | +27.8 24/25→25/26 | 32695% | 3914.6% |
| 13 | L. RiveroCentre-back |  River Plate | 22 | +27.7 24/25→25/26 | 3422.3% | 525.5% |
| 14 | D. KeramitsisCentre-back |  Pogon Szczecin | 22 | +27.2 24/25→25/26 | 3262.4% | 38±0% |
| 15 | Amine ChabaneCentre-back |  Amiens | 20 | +26.9 24/25→25/26 | 35324.1% | 595.9% |
| 16 | Zak Norton SturgeFull-back |  Millwall | 22 | +26.8 24/25→25/26 | 3115.7% | 70±0% |
| 17 | B. SmolarczykCentre-back |  Korona Kielce | 23 | +26.4 24/25→25/26 | 35314.3% | 364.4% |
| 18 | Maximilian HennigFull-back | Bayern München | 20 | +26.4 24/25→25/26 | 31538.8% | 5026.9% |
| 19 | L. GechterCentre-back |  Hertha BSC | 22 | +26.2 24/25→25/26 | 45±0% | 66±0% |
| 20 | C. HughesCentre-back |  Hull City | 23 | +25.6 24/25→25/26 | 43145.5% | 7211.9% |
| 21 | M. LarssonFull-back |  Djurgardens IF | 23 | +25.4 24/25→25/26 | 49370.2% | 3946.1% |
| 22 | L. Di LolloCentre-back |  Boca Juniors | 22 | +24.9 24/25→25/26 | 512.4% | 561.8% |
| 23 | Gilberto BatistaCentre-back |  Moreirense | 22 | +24.4 24/25→25/26 | 29±0% | 63±0% |
| 24 | Christian MarquesCentre-back |  Tondela | 23 | +24 22/23→25/26 | 30406.8% | 6150.9% |
| 25 | F. SjøvoldFull-back |  Bodo/Glimt | 23 | +24 24/25→25/26 | 6228% | 51±0% |
| 26 | O. VerhoevenCentre-back |  San Diego | 20 | +24 24/25→25/26 | 26130.7% | 456.2% |
| 27 | AlemãoCentre-back |  Lask Linz | 23 | +23.6 24/25→25/26 | 28590% | 4510% |
| 28 | I. BaoufCentre-back |  Cambuur | 20 | +23.4 24/25→25/26 | 39±0% | 653.8% |
| 29 | F. BurnsCentre-back |  Wigan | 23 | +23 24/25→25/26 | 2824.8% | 44±0% |
| 30 | N. PerssonFull-back |  Hammarby FF | 23 | +23 23/24→25/26 | 34 | 4036.4% |
| 31 | K. ThompsonFull-back |  Colorado Rapids | 23 | +22 24/25→25/26 | 3151% | 43±0% |
| 32 | E. MoralesFull-back |  CF Montreal | 22 | +21.7 24/25→25/26 | 23100.9% | 4311.1% |
| 33 | H. MasakiCentre-back |  União de Leiria | 22 | +21.5 24/25→25/26 | 22 | 439.7% |
| 34 | E. BilselFull-back |  Bodrum FK | 22 | +21.1 24/25→25/26 | 28346% | 35±0% |
| 35 | Y. KoledinFull-back |  Nizhny Novgorod | 21 | +21 24/25→25/26 | 26437.5% | 2911.1% |
| 36 | P. BondeCentre-back |  Vasteras SK FK | 22 | +20.7 24/25→25/26 | 3175.7% | 3838.1% |
| 37 | A. CardaklijaCentre-back |  Gais | 21 | +20.2 24/25→25/26 | 32235.1% | 355.2% |
| 38 | CuiabanoFull-back |  Vasco DA Gama | 23 | +20.1 24/25→25/26 | 4036.9% | 666.7% |
| 39 | Roman GomezFull-back |  Bahia | 22 | +19.9 24/25→25/26 | 28±0% | 6634.6% |
| 40 | A. GiayCentre-back |  Palmeiras | 22 | +19.6 24/25→25/26 | 374.6% | 71±0% |
| 41 | N. AhouononCentre-back |  Reims | 22 | +19.4 24/25→25/26 | 26±0% | 58±0% |
| 42 | H. FalchenerFull-back |  Viking | 23 | +19.3 24/25→25/26 | 2237.6% | 4411.8% |
| 43 | C. KeitaCentre-back |  Charleroi | 23 | +19.2 24/25→25/26 | 34±0% | 633.8% |
| 44 | A. FontanarosaCentre-back |  OH Leuven | 23 | +18.9 24/25→25/26 | 28198.9% | 618.9% |
| 45 | L. QvigstadCentre-back |  Bryne | 23 | +18.2 24/25→25/26 | 24319.3% | 3610.2% |
| 46 | N. Fernandez-VelizCentre-back |  Nancy | 21 | +17.9 24/25→25/26 | 29±0% | 62±0% |
| 47 | Djairo TehubyuluwFull-back |  MVV | 21 | +17.8 24/25→25/26 | 22404.5% | 482.8% |
| 48 | O. BevanCentre-back |  Dundee | 23 | +17.6 23/24→25/26 | 28163% | 5225.8% |
| 49 | D. BeukersFull-back |  FC Volendam | 22 | +17.4 24/25→25/26 | 21470.3% | 521.6% |
| 50 | M. MitajFull-back |  Genoa | 23 | +17.3 24/25→25/26 | 3790.1% | 604.1% |