Most Improved U23 defenders This Season
The most improved U23 defenders, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
Pau Cubarsí Paredes of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across U23 defenders, with a Field Insider Rating of 95.3, and F. Sjøvold has been the form player this season, grading 77.5, 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 +49.7 on last season, while A. Faye's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +53.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, M. Gusto of Chelsea is the most valuable name in this group at 109.6.
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I. VådebuCentre-back |  Tromso | 23 | +49.7 24/25→25/26 | 53297.7% | 4510.1% |
| 2 | L. RiveroCentre-back |  River Plate | 22 | +47.4 24/25→25/26 | 5423% | 541.5% |
| 3 | F. TerraccianoCentre-back |  AC Milan | 23 | +42.6 24/25→25/26 | 51532.5% | 8014.7% |
| 4 | A. CircatiCentre-back |  Benfica | 22 | +40.8 24/25→25/26 | 45971.4% | 8020% |
| 5 | T. SilvaFull-back |  Platense | 23 | +40.2 22/23→25/26 | 4757.2% | 514.5% |
| 6 | K. KosugiFull-back |  Eintracht Frankfurt | 20 | +40.1 24/25→25/26 | 54284.4% | 4217.5% |
| 7 | F. SjøvoldFull-back |  Bodo/Glimt | 23 | +39.7 24/25→25/26 | 7860.5% | 522.2% |
| 8 | M. RotsFull-back |  1899 Hoffenheim | 20 | +36.5 24/25→25/26 | 44486.7% | 8430.1% |
| 9 | A. WarnerydFull-back | Tromso | 21 | +36.5 24/25→25/26 | 50118.9% | 5062.7% |
| 10 | T. PalaciosFull-back |  Estudiantes L.P. | 23 | +35.5 24/25→25/26 | 71100% | 556.6% |
| 11 | H. FalchenerFull-back |  Viking | 23 | +34.9 24/25→25/26 | 386.2% | 4510.8% |
| 12 | JonathanCentre-back |  Cruzeiro | 22 | +33.7 24/25→25/26 | 39125% | 706.1% |
| 13 | J. LawrenceCentre-back |  OH Leuven | 23 | +31.4 23/24→25/26 | 38483.1% | 4710.6% |
| 14 | WesleyFull-back |  AS Roma | 22 | +30.8 24/25→25/26 | 7166.5% | 915.1% |
| 15 | L. Di LolloCentre-back |  Boca Juniors | 22 | +30.8 24/25→25/26 | 5714.2% | 57±0% |
| 16 | J. BosFull-back |  Feyenoord | 23 | +30 24/25→25/26 | 39319.1% | 7637.4% |
| 17 | I. GalvánFull-back |  Atletico Tucuman | 23 | +28.7 24/25→25/26 | 39556.7% | 5214.4% |
| 18 | Juan MoranFull-back |  Godoy Cruz | 20 | +28.7 24/25→25/26 | 39273.3% | 437.1% |
| 19 | M. MendozaCentre-back | Godoy Cruz | 21 | +28.2 24/25→25/26 | 47154.1% | 478% |
| 20 | E. MoralesFull-back |  CF Montreal | 22 | +27.9 24/25→25/26 | 29156.3% | 4516% |
| 21 | J. TravisFull-back |  Colorado Rapids | 22 | +26.8 24/25→25/26 | 31595.6% | 4313% |
| 22 | A. HiimFull-back |  Sarpsborg 08 FF | 23 | +26.6 24/25→25/26 | 40645.3% | 4630.5% |
| 23 | Maximilian HennigFull-back | Bayern München | 19 | +26.4 24/25→25/26 | 31538.8% | 5026.9% |
| 24 | C. HughesCentre-back |  Hull City | 22 | +25.6 24/25→25/26 | 43145.5% | 7211.9% |
| 25 | M. de RitisFull-back |  San Lorenzo | 23 | +25.3 24/25→25/26 | 49202.5% | 5415.3% |
| 26 | I. ZabarnyiCentre-back |  Paris Saint Germain | 23 | +24.3 24/25→25/26 | 6461.2% | 8311% |
| 27 | Christian MarquesCentre-back |  Tondela | 23 | +24 22/23→25/26 | 30406.8% | 6150.9% |
| 28 | O. VerhoevenCentre-back |  San Diego | 20 | +23.9 24/25→25/26 | 26129.8% | 443.8% |
| 29 | Daniel HerreraCentre-back | San Lorenzo | 22 | +23.7 24/25→25/26 | 31311.8% | 5013.8% |
| 30 | AlemãoCentre-back |  Lask Linz | 23 | +23.6 24/25→25/26 | 28590% | 4510% |
| 31 | N. PerssonFull-back |  Hammarby FF | 23 | +23.6 23/24→25/26 | 35 | 4035.7% |
| 32 | H. AhanorCentre-back |  Atalanta | 18 | +23.3 24/25→25/26 | 27568.3% | 7814.4% |
| 33 | A. CardaklijaCentre-back |  Gais | 21 | +23.2 24/25→25/26 | 35267% | 369.1% |
| 34 | C. FavasuliFull-back | Napoli | 22 | +22.7 24/25→25/26 | 44109.1% | 7316.7% |
| 35 | Amine ChabaneCentre-back |  Amiens | 20 | +22.6 24/25→25/26 | 31272.3% | 595.9% |
| 36 | J. MeghomaFull-back | Brentford | 20 | +22 24/25→25/26 | 30285.7% | 5511.3% |
| 37 | M. LarssonFull-back |  Djurgardens IF | 23 | +21.8 24/25→25/26 | 45335.6% | 3944.9% |
| 38 | Pau NavarroCentre-back |  Villarreal | 21 | +21.7 24/25→25/26 | 32210.7% | 848.4% |
| 39 | H. MasakiCentre-back |  K. Lierse S.K. | 22 | +21.5 24/25→25/26 | 22 | 439.7% |
| 40 | F. GruberCentre-back |  FSV Mainz 05 | 23 | +21.4 24/25→25/26 | 32201.9% | 6558.5% |
| 41 | Abdulay BahCentre-back |  Manchester City | 20 | +21.4 24/25→25/26 | 28314.7% | 7810.8% |
| 42 | F. PedersenCentre-back |  Sandefjord | 23 | +20.8 24/25→25/26 | 32187.4% | 4413.3% |
| 43 | J. ScallyFull-back |  Borussia Mönchengladbach | 23 | +20.4 24/25→25/26 | 4873.1% | 793.9% |
| 44 | CuiabanoFull-back |  Vasco DA Gama | 23 | +20.1 24/25→25/26 | 4036.9% | 666.7% |
| 45 | W. FishCentre-back |  Cardiff | 23 | +20.1 24/25→25/26 | 31179.5% | 4918.2% |
| 46 | P. BondeCentre-back |  Vasteras SK FK | 22 | +20 24/25→25/26 | 3071.8% | 3837.1% |
| 47 | Roman GomezFull-back |  Bahia | 22 | +19.9 24/25→25/26 | 28±0% | 6634.6% |
| 48 | Álex JiménezFull-back |  Fiorentina | 21 | +19.9 24/25→25/26 | 425.1% | 934.3% |
| 49 | V. FascendiniCentre-back |  Talleres Cordoba | 23 | +19.7 24/25→25/26 | 30±0% | 4611.1% |
| 50 | A. PopovicCentre-back |  Sydney | 23 | +19.7 24/25→25/26 | 24458.1% | 1956.7% |