Most Improved U23 defenders This Season from Brazil

The most improved U23 defenders from Brazil, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Jonathan of Cruzeiro is the standout for raw talent across U23 defenders from Brazil, with a Field Insider Rating of 69.9, and David Ricardo has been the form player this season, grading 42.3, and Raphael leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: David Ricardo has improved his Season rating most, up +37.8 on last season, while Jonathan's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +9.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Pedro Teixeira of Free Agents is the most valuable name in this group at 82.2.

Cruzeiro · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

David Ricardo+37.8SsN

Pedro Teixeira82.2val

Free Agents

5 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	David Ricardo Centre-back	Dynamo	23	+37.8 22/23→25/26	4229.4%	3548.3%
2	Jonathan Centre-back	Cruzeiro	22	+33.7 24/25→25/26	39125%	706.1%
3	Cuiabano Full-back	Vasco DA Gama	23	+20.1 24/25→25/26	4036.9%	666.7%
4	Kaio Henrique Centre-back	Fortaleza EC	20	+9.1 24/25→25/26	14197.8%	473.7%
5	Robert Renan Centre-back	Zenit	23	-26.9 24/25→25/26	1713.7%	3740.1%