Most Improved U23 defenders This Season
The most improved U23 defenders, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
W. Zaïre-Emery of Paris Saint Germain is the standout for raw talent across U23 defenders, with a Field Insider Rating of 94.3, and Jacobo Ramón Naveros has been the form player this season, grading 76.4, and Š. Chaloupek leads the scoring with 9 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 L. Høgsberg's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +33.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, M. Kayode of Brentford is the most valuable name in this group at 106.1.
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacobo Ramón NaverosCentre-back |  Como | 21 | +71.2 24/25→25/26 | 761369.2% | 8914.7% |
| 2 | Alberto BaioFull-back |  FC Porto | 22 | +54.3 24/25→25/26 | 71321.3% | 7117.4% |
| 3 | KaikiFull-back |  Cruzeiro | 23 | +49.6 24/25→25/26 | 74207.5% | 8023.3% |
| 4 | G. ScalviniFull-back |  Atalanta | 22 | +48.2 24/25→25/26 | 53964% | 8418.5% |
| 5 | A. CircatiFull-back |  Parma | 22 | +47.6 24/25→25/26 | 521133.3% | 8425.4% |
| 6 | Álex ValleFull-back | Como | 22 | +43.8 24/25→25/26 | 54429.4% | 8516.7% |
| 7 | O. CamaraCentre-back |  Angers | 23 | +43.3 24/25→25/26 | 471082.5% | 7924.5% |
| 8 | F. TerraccianoFull-back |  Cremonese | 23 | +42.4 24/25→25/26 | 50530% | 8115% |
| 9 | E. BáezFull-back |  San Lorenzo | 21 | +39.3 24/25→25/26 | 67141.9% | 5817% |
| 10 | J. SchingtienneFull-back |  Venezia | 23 | +38.8 24/25→25/26 | 52300.8% | 701.9% |
| 11 | M. KayodeFull-back |  Brentford | 22 | +38.5 24/25→25/26 | 45566.2% | 9320.3% |
| 12 | Flávio NazinhoCentral midfielder |  Cercle Brugge | 23 | +37.6 24/25→25/26 | 55217.3% | 605.5% |
| 13 | S. DahlFull-back |  Benfica | 23 | +37.5 24/25→25/26 | 60165.2% | 6984.5% |
| 14 | L. RiveroCentre-back |  Central Cordoba de Santiago | 22 | +37.4 24/25→25/26 | 44613.1% | 5520.5% |
| 15 | M. PerkovićFull-back |  Cracovia Krakow | 23 | +37.2 24/25→25/26 | 411033.3% | 4010.3% |
| 16 | G. CalvaniCentre-back |  Frosinone | 22 | +36.9 24/25→25/26 | 50277.4% | 7024.3% |
| 17 | Danilo VeigaFull-back |  Lecce | 23 | +35.6 24/25→25/26 | 51225.3% | 8035.8% |
| 18 | Z. SmajlovićCentre-back |  Sandefjord | 22 | +34.9 24/25→25/26 | 40634.5% | 4771% |
| 19 | M. Elimbi GilbertCentre-back |  GIL Vicente | 23 | +34.9 24/25→25/26 | 40646.3% | 6522.6% |
| 20 | M. TønnessenFull-back |  KFUM Oslo | 22 | +34.4 24/25→25/26 | 42464.9% | 4419% |
| 21 | M. RotsFull-back |  Twente | 20 | +34.2 24/25→25/26 | 42456% | 8430.1% |
| 22 | W. Zaïre-EmeryFull-back |  Paris Saint Germain | 20 | +33.3 24/25→25/26 | 6896% | 9412.3% |
| 23 | A. DedićFull-back | Benfica | 23 | +33.2 24/25→25/26 | 38772.1% | 668.3% |
| 24 | H. FalchenerCentre-back |  Viking | 23 | +32.7 24/25→25/26 | 361127.6% | 5135.4% |
| 25 | J. BosFull-back |  Feyenoord | 23 | +32.5 24/25→25/26 | 42345.7% | 7739.1% |
| 26 | Zak Norton SturgeFull-back |  Millwall | 22 | +32.5 24/25→25/26 | 36855.3% | 7016.9% |
| 27 | M. HokkeFull-back |  ADO Den Haag | 22 | +32.4 24/25→25/26 | 37790.2% | 5920.8% |
| 28 | J. EkomiéFull-back | Angers | 22 | +31.9 24/25→25/26 | 44270.3% | 7815.2% |
| 29 | G. BracagliaFull-back | Frosinone | 23 | +30.9 24/25→25/26 | 45225.5% | 6815.9% |
| 30 | WesleyFull-back |  AS Roma | 22 | +30.8 24/25→25/26 | 7177.4% | 9123% |
| 31 | J. JacquetCentre-back |  Rennes | 21 | +30.2 24/25→25/26 | 43235.9% | 8647.9% |
| 32 | S. SwinkelsCentre-back |  Chesterfield | 22 | +30.1 24/25→25/26 | 38376.3% | 3812.4% |
| 33 | Tiago GabrielCentre-back | Lecce | 21 | +29.4 24/25→25/26 | 44205.6% | 8450.8% |
| 34 | M. MendozaCentre-back |  Godoy Cruz | 21 | +29.3 24/25→25/26 | 48160.1% | 569% |
| 35 | K. KosugiFull-back |  Djurgardens IF | 20 | +29.1 24/25→25/26 | 43206.4% | 4218.6% |
| 36 | J. LawrenceCentre-back |  WSG Wattens | 23 | +28.6 23/24→25/26 | 35440% | 4710.6% |
| 37 | T. PouillyCentre-back |  PAU | 23 | +28.3 24/25→25/26 | 32857.6% | 643.2% |
| 38 | I. ZabarnyiCentre-back | Paris Saint Germain | 23 | +28.3 24/25→25/26 | 6871.3% | 849.8% |
| 39 | Noah MarkmannFull-back |  FC Nordsjaelland | 19 | +28 24/25→25/26 | 32636.4% | 4522% |
| 40 | N. NgoyCentre-back |  Lille | 23 | +27.8 24/25→25/26 | 53111.6% | 8358.7% |
| 41 | E. BayramCentre-back |  KVC Westerlo | 23 | +27.1 24/25→25/26 | 49123.2% | 629.4% |
| 42 | C. FavasuliDefensive midfielder |  Catanzaro | 22 | +26.9 24/25→25/26 | 48129.3% | 7216.4% |
| 43 | E. TchatoFull-back |  Montpellier | 23 | +26.9 24/25→25/26 | 44157.3% | 667.7% |
| 44 | C. HughesFull-back |  Hull City | 22 | +26.5 24/25→25/26 | 44150.6% | 719.7% |
| 45 | A. ObertFull-back |  Cagliari | 23 | +26.5 24/25→25/26 | 43159.6% | 8115.1% |
| 46 | Ü. AkdağFull-back |  Alanyaspor | 22 | +26.4 24/25→25/26 | 39216.4% | 5223.6% |
| 47 | A. Ait BoudlalCentre-back | Rennes | 20 | +26.3 24/25→25/26 | 37257.8% | 8240.1% |
| 48 | L. GechterCentre-back |  Hertha BSC | 22 | +26.2 24/25→25/26 | 45137.2% | 665.4% |
| 49 | O. NaaseiCentre-back |  Granada CF | 21 | +25.9 24/25→25/26 | 29809.4% | 6715.7% |
| 50 | A. MarcandalliFull-back |  Genoa | 23 | +25.8 24/25→25/26 | 28992.3% | 7921.3% |