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Fastest-Rising centre-backs by Potential Gain

The fastest-rising centre-backs, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Pau Cubarsí Paredes of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs, with a Field Insider Rating of 92.5, and J. Bednarek has been the form player this season, grading 80.9, and K. Wootton leads the scoring with 19 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, W. Saliba of Arsenal is the most valuable name in this group at 126.8.

Best talent
Pau Cubarsí Paredes92.5RTG
Barcelona
In form
J. Bednarek80.9SsN
FC Porto
Rising potential
L. Høgsberg+33.8RTG
Strasbourg · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Jacobo Ramón Naveros+71.2SsN
Como · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
K. Wootton19goals
Stockport County
Most valuable
W. Saliba126.8val
Arsenal
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PlayerTeam
1L. HøgsbergCentre-backStrasbourg20+33.8
24/25→25/26
2522.3%7876.1%
2T. CramaCentre-backMillwall24+31.7
24/25→25/26
62192%7769.8%
3O. ProvstgaardCentre-backLazio23+31.5
24/25→25/26
2895.8%7474.1%
4Sergio BarciaCentre-backLas Palmas25+31.5
24/25→25/26
421385.7%6593.5%
5N. NgoyCentre-backLille23+30.6
24/25→25/26
53111.6%8358.7%
6T. YegbeCentre-backMetz25+30.5
24/25→25/26
2011.8%6882.2%
7M. MorenoCentre-backLevante22+28.7
24/25→25/26
368.5%8154.6%
8Tiago GabrielCentre-backLecce21+28.3
24/25→25/26
44205.6%8450.8%
9J. JacquetCentre-backRennes21+28
24/25→25/26
43235.9%8647.9%
10S. OtoaCentre-backGenoa22+27.8
24/25→25/26
1232.2%6968.3%
11V. NelssonCentre-backHellas Verona27+26.4
24/25→25/26
41994.6%6666.7%
12A. MalandaCentre-backMiddlesbrough24+25.8
24/25→25/26
401.7%7454%
13L. VuškovićCentre-backHamburger SV19+25.1
24/25→25/26
3368.9%8740.6%
14G. ZohoréCentre-backBoulogne25+24.7
24/25→25/26
31578.3%5873.7%
15Z. RomeroCentre-backGetafe26+24.6
24/25→25/26
53148.4%7548.4%
16F. GruberCentre-back1. FC Nürnberg23+23.7
24/25→25/26
29175.5%6557.5%
17C. TaylorCentre-backMillwall23+23.6
24/25→25/26
4250.5%7050.9%
18A. Ait BoudlalCentre-backRennes20+23.4
24/25→25/26
37257.8%8240.1%
19D. JanseCentre-backGroningen20+22.7
24/25→25/26
4294.9%7543.5%
20David CarmoCentre-backOviedo27+22.4
24/25→25/26
323.9%6158.2%
21S. LangåsCentre-backDerby25+21.9
24/25→25/26
3628.9%6946.5%
22Christian MarquesCentre-backTondela23+21.2
22/23→25/26
30410.2%6252.1%
23JonnyCentre-backAlaves32+21.1
24/25→25/26
3058.7%40111.6%
24G. GocholeishviliCentre-backHamburger SV25+20.9
24/25→25/26
1155.3%6449.1%
25Paulo VitorCentre-backAVS25+20.8
24/25→25/26
1622.1%5267.5%
26A. PinotCentre-backBoulogne25+20.6
24/25→25/26
25629.4%5658.4%
27N. EileCentre-backBristol City24+20.2
24/25→25/26
2712.3%6545.4%
28M. TroiloCentre-backParma23+19.6
24/25→25/26
302.9%7336.4%
29S. GourvilleCentre-backBoulogne26+19.6
24/25→25/26
36287.1%5358.3%
30Andrés CastrínCentre-backSevilla23+19.4
22/23→25/26
17290.9%7336.3%
31Z. SmajlovićCentre-backSandefjord22+19.3
24/25→25/26
40634.5%4771%
32I. BaoufCentre-backCambuur19+19
24/25→25/26
39150%6442.7%
33T. EyoumCentre-backLe Mans24+18.8
24/25→25/26
425%5452.1%
34V. GómezCentre-backReal Betis23+18.7
24/25→25/26
3260.7%8030.4%
35K. DiksCentre-backBorussia Mönchengladbach29+18.5
24/25→25/26
54117.7%5649.6%
36M. GyamfiCentre-back1. FC Kaiserslautern26+18.4
24/25→25/26
38307.4%5748.2%
37C. AwaziemCentre-backNantes29+18.3
24/25→25/26
27330.2%5057.2%
38J. KiilerichCentre-backZulte Waregem26+18.2
24/25→25/26
27177.1%5155.3%
39K. SchmidtCentre-backFortuna Düsseldorf24+18.1
24/25→25/26
12228.6%5351.7%
40A. SekoCentre-backLe Havre26+17.8
21/22→25/26
3731.3%7133.3%
41J. BangueraCentre-backLommel United22+17.7
24/25→25/26
20356.8%5745.6%
42Miguel NóbregaCentre-backGuimaraes26+17.3
24/25→25/26
11152.4%4855.8%
43R. LipinskiCentre-backRodez24+16.6
24/25→25/26
36603.9%6733.1%
44S. RamosCentre-backBahia24+16.4
24/25→25/26
444%7328.8%
45Tyler BindonCentre-backSheffield Utd21+16.4
24/25→25/26
2327.1%6633.1%
46C. JoliboisCentre-backRodez28+16.3
24/25→25/26
25586.5%4556.6%
47A. CaicedoCentre-backCadiz21+16.3
24/25→25/26
1296.7%5641.4%
48M. WillemsenCentre-backHeerenveen23+16.1
24/25→25/26
2210.9%7129.6%
49K. RamsayCentre-backCharlton25+16
24/25→25/26
4016.2%6532.7%
50A. HotiCentre-backEintracht Braunschweig23+15.9
24/25→25/26
20124.4%5838%