Most improved U23 players from Spain

The most improved U23 players from Spain, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across U23 players from Spain, with a Field Insider Rating of 100, and Chupe leads the scoring with 24 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 Álvaro Fernández's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +20.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Fermín of Barcelona is the most valuable name in this group at 167.8.

Álvaro Fernández+20.2RTG

Real Madrid · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Jacobo Ramón Naveros+71.2SsN

50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →

#	Player	Team	Age	ΔSsN	Season	Rating
1	Jacobo Ramón Naveros Centre-back	Como	21	+71.2 24/25→25/26	761369.2%	8914.7%
2	Chupe Centre-forward	Malaga	21	+49.2 24/25→25/26	62384.4%	7728.2%
3	Ansu Fati Attacking midfielder	Monaco	23	+46.2 24/25→25/26	46	777.8%
4	Álex Valle Full-back	Como	22	+43.8 24/25→25/26	54429.4%	8516.7%
5	Peio Canales Attacking midfielder	Racing Santander	21	+37.4 24/25→25/26	392671.4%	776.2%
6	Peter Central midfielder	Valladolid	23	+34.1 24/25→25/26	34	653.6%
7	Lamine Yamal Winger	Barcelona	19	+29.8 24/25→25/26	9148.9%	100±0%
8	Dani Lorenzo Central midfielder	Malaga	23	+27.1 24/25→25/26	34381.7%	6919.3%
9	Chuky San José Centre-forward	Valladolid	22	+25.4 24/25→25/26	36246.6%	668.1%
10	Pau Navarro Centre-back	Villarreal	21	+24.4 24/25→25/26	35236.9%	859.9%
11	Jesús Rodríguez Attacking midfielder	Como	20	+23.8 24/25→25/26	34238%	856.2%
12	Hugo Bueno Defensive midfielder	Wolves	23	+23.3 24/25→25/26	40140.4%	7912.7%
13	Marvel Full-back	Leganes	23	+22.8 24/25→25/26	42116.9%	664%
14	David Torres Centre-back	Valladolid	23	+22.5 24/25→25/26	33212.3%	669.1%
15	Fermín Attacking midfielder	Barcelona	23	+21.5 24/25→25/26	5075.2%	916.4%
16	Álex Jiménez Full-back	Bournemouth	21	+21.3 24/25→25/26	4398.6%	9118.7%
17	Carlos Espí Centre-forward	Levante	20	+21.1 24/25→25/26	38127.9%	8215.9%
18	Marc Bernal Defensive midfielder	Barcelona	19	+20.5 24/25→25/26	23788.5%	8715.7%
19	Fer López Central midfielder	Celta Vigo	22	+17.1 24/25→25/26	26198.8%	804.2%
20	Pablo Torre Attacking midfielder	Mallorca	23	+15.8 24/25→25/26	26151.9%	784.4%
21	Yeray Cabanzón Winger	FC Andorra	23	+14.9 23/24→25/26	15	595.7%
22	Hugo Novoa Full-back	Mirandes	23	+14.6 24/25→25/26	15	618.6%
23	Javier Hernandez Attacking midfielder	Mirandes	22	+14.4 24/25→25/26	28109.1%	643.7%
24	Rodri Alonso Defensive midfielder	Moreirense	23	+13.7 23/24→25/26	2893.2%	646.5%
25	Alberto Moleiro Central midfielder	Villarreal	22	+13.6 24/25→25/26	5334.5%	9410%
26	Estanis Winger	Las Palmas	22	+13 24/25→25/26	13	6322.4%
27	Pau Cubarsí Paredes Centre-back	Barcelona	19	+13 24/25→25/26	5134.3%	93±0%
28	Yarek Gasiorowski Centre-back	PSV Eindhoven	21	+12.8 24/25→25/26	2883.7%	761.2%
29	Andrés Castrín Centre-back	Sevilla	23	+12.8 22/23→25/26	17290.9%	7336.3%
30	Gerard Yepes Defensive midfielder	Empoli	23	+12.2 24/25→25/26	2879.2%	603.8%
31	Hugo Sotelo Central midfielder	Celta Vigo	22	+12 24/25→25/26	22117.6%	813.5%
32	Alejandro Balde Full-back	Barcelona	22	+11.7 24/25→25/26	3843.8%	865.8%
33	Dani Barcia Centre-back	Deportivo La Coruna	23	+11.2 24/25→25/26	2392.6%	647.2%
34	Yoel Lago Centre-back	Celta Vigo	22	+11 24/25→25/26	17193%	750.9%
35	Iker Almena Attacking midfielder	HNK Hajduk Split	22	+10.8 24/25→25/26	15240%	3924.6%
36	Iván Fresneda Full-back	Sporting CP	21	+10.4 24/25→25/26	3443.5%	640.9%
37	Ramón Martínez Full-back	Valladolid	23	+10.2 24/25→25/26	15226.7%	5718.4%
38	Damián Rodríguez Defensive midfielder	Racing Santander	23	+9.9 24/25→25/26	17143.5%	6415.1%
39	Rodrigo Mendoza Central midfielder	Elche	21	+9.7 24/25→25/26	2182.9%	7719.5%
40	Jorge Pascual Centre-forward	Granada CF	23	+8.7 24/25→25/26	3139.7%	643.7%
41	José de la Rosa Attacking midfielder	Cadiz	21	+8.6 24/25→25/26	13187%	637.1%
42	Jon Martín Centre-back	Real Sociedad	20	+8.5 24/25→25/26	2166.9%	8410.8%
43	Arkaitz Mariezkurrena Centre-forward	Real Sociedad II	21	+8.3 24/25→25/26	15131.7%	6316.9%
44	Pedri Defensive midfielder	Barcelona	23	+8.1 24/25→25/26	5915.9%	908.4%
45	Fran Pérez Attacking midfielder	Rayo Vallecano	23	+7.6 24/25→25/26	13131%	776.2%
46	Nacho Ferri Centre-forward	KVC Westerlo	21	+7.5 24/25→25/26	3923.9%	621.1%
47	Peque Fernández Central midfielder	Sevilla	23	+7.5 24/25→25/26	1783.3%	742.5%
48	Marc Pubill Centre-back	Atletico Madrid	23	+7.2 24/25→25/26	3129.9%	787.9%
49	Javi Villar Central midfielder	Albacete	23	+7.2 24/25→25/26	1776.6%	584.3%
50	Guille Bueno Full-back	Valladolid	23	+7 24/25→25/26	1864.8%	583.4%