Most Improved U23 defenders This Season
The most improved U23 defenders, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
Alejandro Balde of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across U23 defenders, with a Field Insider Rating of 83.5, and T. Palacios has been the form player this season, grading 71, and Š. Chaloupek leads the scoring with 9 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: L. Rivero has improved his Season rating most, up +47.4 on last season, while K. Peprah Oppong's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +49.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, N. Savona of Nottingham Forest is the most valuable name in this group at 100.9.
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L. RiveroCentre-back |  River Plate | 22 | +47.4 24/25→25/26 | 5423% | 541.5% |
| 2 | I. VådebuCentre-back |  Tromso | 23 | +46.7 24/25→25/26 | 50275% | 4510.6% |
| 3 | T. SilvaFull-back |  Platense | 23 | +40.2 22/23→25/26 | 4757.2% | 514.5% |
| 4 | M. PerkovićFull-back |  Cracovia Krakow | 23 | +37.2 24/25→25/26 | 41±0% | 39±0% |
| 5 | T. PalaciosFull-back |  Estudiantes L.P. | 23 | +35.5 24/25→25/26 | 71100% | 556.6% |
| 6 | JonathanCentre-back |  Cruzeiro | 22 | +33.7 24/25→25/26 | 39125% | 706.1% |
| 7 | L. Di LolloCentre-back |  Boca Juniors | 22 | +30.8 24/25→25/26 | 5714.2% | 57±0% |
| 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% | 437.1% |
| 11 | M. MendozaCentre-back | Godoy Cruz | 21 | +28.2 24/25→25/26 | 47154.1% | 478% |
| 12 | Maximilian HennigFull-back | Bayern München | 19 | +26.4 24/25→25/26 | 31538.8% | 5026.9% |
| 13 | C. HughesCentre-back |  Hull City | 22 | +25.6 24/25→25/26 | 43145.5% | 7211.9% |
| 14 | M. LarssonFull-back |  Djurgardens IF | 23 | +25.4 24/25→25/26 | 49370.2% | 3946.1% |
| 15 | M. de RitisFull-back |  San Lorenzo | 23 | +25.3 24/25→25/26 | 49202.5% | 5415.3% |
| 16 | Christian MarquesCentre-back |  Tondela | 23 | +24 22/23→25/26 | 30406.8% | 6150.9% |
| 17 | F. SjøvoldFull-back |  Bodo/Glimt | 23 | +24 24/25→25/26 | 6228% | 51±0% |
| 18 | O. VerhoevenCentre-back |  San Diego | 20 | +24 24/25→25/26 | 26130.7% | 456.2% |
| 19 | Daniel HerreraCentre-back | San Lorenzo | 22 | +23.7 24/25→25/26 | 31311.8% | 5013.8% |
| 20 | AlemãoCentre-back |  Lask Linz | 23 | +23.6 24/25→25/26 | 28590% | 4510% |
| 21 | F. PedersenCentre-back |  Sandefjord | 23 | +23.3 24/25→25/26 | 34209.9% | 4411.8% |
| 22 | N. PerssonFull-back |  Hammarby FF | 23 | +23 23/24→25/26 | 34 | 4036.4% |
| 23 | Amine ChabaneCentre-back |  Amiens | 20 | +22.6 24/25→25/26 | 31272.3% | 595.9% |
| 24 | K. ThompsonFull-back |  Colorado Rapids | 23 | +22 24/25→25/26 | 3151% | 43±0% |
| 25 | E. MoralesFull-back |  CF Montreal | 22 | +21.7 24/25→25/26 | 23100.9% | 4311.1% |
| 26 | H. MasakiCentre-back |  União de Leiria | 22 | +21.5 24/25→25/26 | 22 | 439.7% |
| 27 | Abdulay BahCentre-back |  FC Augsburg | 20 | +21.4 24/25→25/26 | 28314.7% | 7810.8% |
| 28 | Y. KoledinFull-back |  Nizhny Novgorod | 21 | +21 24/25→25/26 | 26437.5% | 3118% |
| 29 | V. MelekhinFull-back |  FC Rostov | 22 | +21 24/25→25/26 | 32±0% | 35±0% |
| 30 | S. VaratynovFull-back |  Baltika | 23 | +20.8 24/25→25/26 | 51±0% | 37±0% |
| 31 | P. BondeCentre-back |  Vasteras SK FK | 22 | +20.7 24/25→25/26 | 3175.7% | 3838.1% |
| 32 | A. CardaklijaCentre-back |  Gais | 21 | +20.2 24/25→25/26 | 32235.1% | 355.2% |
| 33 | CuiabanoFull-back |  Vasco DA Gama | 23 | +20.1 24/25→25/26 | 4036.9% | 666.7% |
| 34 | W. FishCentre-back |  Cardiff | 23 | +20.1 24/25→25/26 | 31179.5% | 4918.2% |
| 35 | Roman GomezFull-back |  Bahia | 22 | +19.9 24/25→25/26 | 28±0% | 6634.6% |
| 36 | V. FascendiniCentre-back |  Talleres Cordoba | 23 | +19.7 24/25→25/26 | 30±0% | 4611.1% |
| 37 | A. GiayCentre-back |  Palmeiras | 22 | +19.6 24/25→25/26 | 374.6% | 71±0% |
| 38 | H. FalchenerFull-back |  Viking | 23 | +19.3 24/25→25/26 | 2237.6% | 4411.8% |
| 39 | J. JanitzekCentre-back |  SV Wehen | 22 | +19.1 24/25→25/26 | 27232.9% | 438.9% |
| 40 | A. FontanarosaCentre-back |  OH Leuven | 23 | +18.9 24/25→25/26 | 28198.9% | 618.9% |
| 41 | L. QvigstadCentre-back |  Bryne | 23 | +18.2 24/25→25/26 | 24319.3% | 3610.2% |
| 42 | M. MitajFull-back |  Genoa | 23 | +17.3 24/25→25/26 | 3790.1% | 604.1% |
| 43 | F. LubereckiFull-back |  Motor Lublin | 21 | +17.3 24/25→25/26 | 36±0% | 40±0% |
| 44 | E. TerziCentre-back |  Iğdır FK | 22 | +16.9 24/25→25/26 | 21422.5% | 3914.6% |
| 45 | J. OrozcoCentre-back |  St. Louis City | 22 | +15.8 22/23→25/26 | 19128.2% | 4213.6% |
| 46 | L. HeyCentre-back |  Anderlecht | 23 | +15.5 24/25→25/26 | 26153.5% | 5632.4% |
| 47 | V. EgeliFull-back | Sandefjord | 22 | +15.1 24/25→25/26 | 2967% | 4612.7% |
| 48 | V. MorenoFull-back |  Tigre | 23 | +15 24/25→25/26 | 28479.6% | 4914.5% |
| 49 | K. Peprah OppongCentre-back |  Fenerbahçe | 22 | +14.9 24/25→25/26 | 3476.8% | 78172% |
| 50 | D. KeramitsisCentre-back |  Pogon Szczecin | 22 | +14.9 24/25→25/26 | 20±0% | 38±0% |