Most improved players from Wales

The most improved players from Wales, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

E. Ampadu of Leeds is the standout for raw talent across players from Wales, with a Field Insider Rating of 84.9, and H. Wilson has been the form player this season, grading 53.8, and J. Taylor leads the scoring with 15 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Taylor has improved his Season rating most, up +34.8 on last season, while J. Colwill's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +16.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, E. Ampadu of Leeds is the most valuable name in this group at 169.8.

Cardiff · 24/25→25/26

50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →

#	Player	Team	Age	ΔSsN	Season	Rating
1	J. Taylor Centre-forward	Wigan	23	+34.8 24/25→25/26	41610.5%	4912.9%
2	H. Wilson Attacking midfielder	Fulham	29	+29.9 24/25→25/26	54125.1%	621.6%
3	J. James Defensive midfielder	Leicester	22	+28.4 24/25→25/26	46163.2%	701.1%
4	S. Thomas Attacking midfielder	Stoke City	27	+27.1 24/25→25/26	48127.2%	636.5%
5	K. Moore Centre-forward	Wrexham	33	+23.5 24/25→25/26	42127.7%	2814.3%
6	R. Norrington-Davies Full-back	QPR	27	+23.2 24/25→25/26	27627%	550.9%
7	M. Fox Full-back	Wigan	32	+18.7 24/25→25/26	29178.1%	2134.7%
8	N. Broadhead Winger	Wrexham	28	+18.4 24/25→25/26	27209.1%	4921%
9	T. Lawrence Winger	Perth Glory	32	+17.8 24/25→25/26	33120.3%	962.4%
10	D. John Defensive midfielder	ST Mirren	31	+14.9 24/25→25/26	25152%	2414.1%
11	T. Taylor Defensive midfielder	Northampton	25	+13.2 24/25→25/26	2890.4%	442.1%
12	W. Burns Attacking midfielder	Ipswich	31	+12.4 24/25→25/26	17269.6%	3224.2%
13	E. Harrison Centre-forward	Bristol Rovers	32	+12 24/25→25/26	2683.9%	1418%
14	J. Bickerstaff Attacking midfielder	Cheltenham	24	+11.8 23/24→25/26	19159.5%	3413.4%
15	R. Poole Centre-back	Portsmouth	28	+11.6 24/25→25/26	3647.3%	526.5%
16	R. Astley Centre-back	Dundee	24	+10.4 24/25→25/26	2956.8%	482.1%
17	I. Davies Winger	Cardiff	24	+9 24/25→25/26	14180%	4619.7%
18	J. Connolly Centre-back	Crewe	24	+8.3 24/25→25/26	2261.5%	3312.1%
19	J. Colwill Defensive midfielder	Cardiff	21	+8.1 24/25→25/26	2644.5%	5047.9%
20	A. Lewis Full-back	Mansfield Town	28	+8 24/25→25/26	2451.3%	3216.8%
21	B. Cooper Centre-back	Salford City	26	+7.5 24/25→25/26	2640.5%	3031.1%
22	L. Harris Attacking midfielder	Wycombe	21	+7 24/25→25/26	2052.2%	527.1%
23	C. Caton Centre-forward	Accrington ST	23	+5.6 24/25→25/26	8266.7%	295.8%
24	C. Congreve Attacking midfielder	Dundee	22	+4.5 24/25→25/26	2621.3%	4936.2%
25	Cian Ashford Central midfielder	Cardiff	21	+4.1 24/25→25/26	2222.7%	5220%
26	L. Hoole Defensive midfielder	Shrewsbury	24	+3.8 24/25→25/26	2915.1%	3132.6%
27	E. Turns Centre-back	Exeter City	23	+3.6 24/25→25/26	1824.3%	412.4%
28	G. Nevett Centre-back	Peterborough	20	+3.5 24/25→25/26	1055.6%	431.7%
29	A. Davies Goalkeeper	Sheffield Utd	34	+3.4 24/25→25/26	6136%	1425.9%
30	E. Hewitt Centre-back	Mansfield Town	32	+3 24/25→25/26	1720.8%	1735.9%
31	O. Hammond Centre-forward	Oldham	23	+2.4 23/24→25/26	4150%	2827.6%
32	C. Savage Central midfielder	Reading	23	+2.1 24/25→25/26	346.6%	4912.4%
33	C. Evans Defensive midfielder	Newport County	25	+2.1 24/25→25/26	249.7%	305.4%
34	J. Williams Central midfielder	Gillingham	32	+1.8 24/25→25/26	1021.7%	1121.7%
35	R. Colwill Attacking midfielder	Cardiff	24	+1.6 24/25→25/26	305.7%	5122.4%
36	J. Sheehan Defensive midfielder	Bolton	31	+1.5 24/25→25/26	315.1%	2621.2%
37	J. Lawrence Centre-back	Almere City FC	33	+0.9 24/25→25/26	204.7%	1839.6%
38	D. Brooks Attacking midfielder	Bournemouth	29	+0.9 24/25→25/26	156.3%	5018%
39	G. Jones Attacking midfielder	Milton Keynes Dons	30	+0.6 24/25→25/26	97%	1937.6%
40	T. James Full-back	Leyton Orient	30	+0.1 24/25→25/26	180.6%	2426.9%
41	R. Hedges Defensive midfielder	Blackburn	31	+0.1 24/25→25/26	31±0%	3228%
42	J. Vale Centre-forward	Northampton	25	0 24/25→25/26	0	364.8%
43	T. Roberts Attacking midfielder	Mansfield Town	27	0 24/25→25/26	12±0%	3417.6%
44	M. Smith Defensive midfielder	Newport County	26	-0.2 24/25→25/26	111.8%	2536.7%
45	B. Woodburn Central midfielder	Salford City	26	-1.8 24/25→25/26	1610.1%	2913.2%
46	Z. Ashworth Attacking midfielder	Blackpool	23	-2.1 24/25→25/26	530.9%	432.9%
47	C. Campbell Central midfielder	Stevenage	23	-2.2 24/25→25/26	1314.4%	457.2%
48	R. Broom Central midfielder	Cheltenham	29	-2.2 24/25→25/26	821%	1825.2%
49	T. Sparrow Full-back	Motherwell	23	-2.8 24/25→25/26	308.6%	471.9%
50	E. Ampadu Central midfielder	Leeds	25	-2.8 24/25→25/26	475.6%	8523.2%