Defenders with the Biggest Rating Jump

The fastest-growing (by % Rating change) defenders, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

W. Saliba of Arsenal is the standout for raw talent across defenders, with a Field Insider Rating of 87.8, and J. Bednarek has been the form player this season, grading 80.9, and Luciano Juba leads the scoring with 10 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Kiwior has improved his Season rating most, up +53.1 on last season, while S. Dahl's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +31.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, W. Saliba of Arsenal is the most valuable name in this group at 145.4.

Benfica · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

J. Kiwior+53.1SsN

FC Porto · 24/25→25/26

50 players · ranked by biggest rating change %Customise →

	Player	Team
1	E. Ebosse Full-back	Torino	27	+86.8 24/25→25/26	16±0%	629.7%
2	S. Dahl Full-back	Benfica	23	+83.9 24/25→25/26	38±0%	69±0%
3	S. Kotto Centre-back	Reims	23	+78.4 24/25→25/26	28±0%	591.9%
4	Khellven Full-back	Palmeiras	25	+77.8 24/25→25/26	33112.9%	631.1%
5	Miguel Nóbrega Centre-back	União de Leiria	26	+74.2 24/25→25/26	11152.4%	5474.2%
6	G. Zohoré Centre-back	Ferencvarosi TC	25	+73.7 24/25→25/26	26473.9%	5873.7%
7	M. Steinwender Centre-back	VfL Bochum	26	+68.2 24/25→25/26	449.5%	5323.7%
8	C. O'Riordan Centre-back	Barnsley	23	+68.1 24/25→25/26	477.1%	5526.3%
9	K. Schmidt Centre-back	Dynamo Dresden	24	+66.9 24/25→25/26	12228.6%	5866.9%
10	A. Ahmed Full-back	Norwich	26	+60.9 24/25→25/26	2238.7%	6460.9%
11	R. Alebiosu Full-back	Blackburn	24	+60.8 24/25→25/26	1262.2%	68±0%
12	I. Vådebu Centre-back	Tromso	23	+60 24/25→25/26	50275%	4510.6%
13	J. Kiilerich Centre-back	Zulte Waregem	26	+56.8 24/25→25/26	252.9%	523%
14	F. Otto Full-back	1. FC Nürnberg	24	+54.7 24/25→25/26	2512.4%	5940.7%
15	S. Milić Centre-back	FK Partizan	26	+54 24/25→25/26	34392.8%	3654%
16	M. Commaret Full-back	Laval	24	+53.7 24/25→25/26	14231.7%	5253.7%
17	J. Boyer Centre-back	Boulogne	28	+53.4 24/25→25/26	40±0%	46±0%
18	G. Campbell Centre-back	West Brom	25	+52.6 24/25→25/26	1265.6%	662.5%
19	Christian Marques Centre-back	Tondela	23	+50.9 22/23→25/26	30406.8%	6150.9%
20	M. Freckleton Centre-back	Lask Linz	24	+50.8 24/25→25/26	38107.7%	5050.8%
21	A. Julloux Centre-back	Amiens	30	+50.6 24/25→25/26	28224.1%	4150.6%
22	A. Caicedo Centre-back	Vizela	22	+50.3 24/25→25/26	1178.7%	5950.3%
23	C. Taylor Full-back	Millwall	23	+49.4 24/25→25/26	3219.1%	69±0%
24	M. Gyamfi Centre-back	1. FC Kaiserslautern	26	+48.2 24/25→25/26	38±0%	57±0%
25	I. Baouf Centre-back	Cambuur	20	+47 24/25→25/26	39±0%	653.8%
26	I. Lepskiy Centre-back	Krylia Sovetov	21	+45.4 24/25→25/26	27169.7%	3545.4%
27	Roman Gomez Full-back	Bahia	22	+45.2 24/25→25/26	28±0%	6634.6%
28	Z. Smajlović Full-back	Olympiakos Piraeus	22	+44.5 24/25→25/26	2046.6%	3914.4%
29	A. Warneryd Full-back	Tromso	21	+43.4 24/25→25/26	4285%	5062.1%
30	I. Ogundere Centre-back	AFC Wimbledon	23	+42.4 24/25→25/26	28±0%	49±0%
31	Kaio Pantaleão Centre-back	Botafogo	31	+40.6 24/25→25/26	3213.8%	3240.6%
32	M. Conway Full-back	Bolton	23	+40.2 24/25→25/26	1654%	511.6%
33	P. Bonde Centre-back	Vasteras SK FK	22	+39.1 24/25→25/26	3175.7%	3838.1%
34	A. Giay Centre-back	Palmeiras	22	+38.4 24/25→25/26	374.6%	71±0%
35	J. Bos Full-back	Feyenoord	23	+37.4 24/25→25/26	39319.1%	7637.4%
36	S. Langås Centre-back	Derby	25	+34.4 24/25→25/26	960.8%	63±0%
37	S. Hansen Full-back	Molde	24	+33.9 24/25→25/26	2837.3%	4737.1%
38	T. Strannegård Full-back	FC Thun	24	+33.7 24/25→25/26	1419.1%	4536.6%
39	R. Lipinski Full-back	Rodez	24	+33.1 24/25→25/26	367.9%	671.5%
40	Y. Kalley Full-back	IFK Norrkoping	25	+33 24/25→25/26	945.7%	4633%
41	L. Bolay Full-back	Preußen Münster	24	+32.6 23/24→25/26	13528.6%	5232.6%
42	C. Makutungu Full-back	Annecy	29	+32.4 24/25→25/26	995.7%	3832.4%
43	L. Hey Centre-back	Anderlecht	23	+32.4 24/25→25/26	26153.5%	5632.4%
44	P. Silva Full-back	Gimnasia L.P.	29	+31.9 24/25→25/26	4124.8%	396.8%
45	Y. Cappelle Full-back	Zulte Waregem	23	+31.7 24/25→25/26	23±0%	572.9%
46	Benn David Ward Centre-back	Reading	22	+31.1 24/25→25/26	958.9%	4129.8%
47	M. Großer Centre-back	Arminia Bielefeld	25	+30.9 24/25→25/26	23±0%	57±0%
48	J. Kongolo Centre-back	Genk	20	+30.9 24/25→25/26	14±0%	520.8%
49	H. Gambor Full-back	Academico Viseu	23	+30.6 24/25→25/26	1820.9%	6530.6%
50	M. Willemsen Centre-back	Heerenveen	23	+29.6 24/25→25/26	22±0%	71±0%