Fastest-Rising defenders by Potential Gain
The fastest-rising defenders, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
W. Saliba of Arsenal is the standout for raw talent across defenders, with a Field Insider Rating of 87.8, and L. Lozano has been the form player this season, grading 77.6, and Luciano Juba leads the scoring with 9 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Lisandro López has improved his Season rating most, up +59.8 on last season, while K. Peprah Oppong's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +49.2 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.
50 players · ranked by biggest risers (potential)Customise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. Peprah OppongCentre-back |  Fenerbahçe | 22 | +49.2 24/25→25/26 | 3476.8% | 78172% |
| 2 | T. CramaFull-back |  Millwall | 24 | +33.3 24/25→25/26 | 62192% | 7973.3% |
| 3 | E. EbosseFull-back |  Torino | 27 | +28.9 24/25→25/26 | 16±0% | 629.7% |
| 4 | KhellvenFull-back |  Palmeiras | 25 | +27.7 24/25→25/26 | 33112.9% | 631.1% |
| 5 | G. ZohoréCentre-back |  Ferencvarosi TC | 25 | +24.7 24/25→25/26 | 26473.9% | 5873.7% |
| 6 | A. AhmedFull-back |  Norwich | 25 | +24.3 24/25→25/26 | 1318.1% | 6460.9% |
| 7 | K. SchmidtCentre-back |  Dynamo Dresden | 24 | +23.4 24/25→25/26 | 12228.6% | 5866.9% |
| 8 | Miguel NóbregaCentre-back |  União de Leiria | 26 | +23 24/25→25/26 | 11152.4% | 5474.2% |
| 9 | C. TaylorFull-back | Millwall | 23 | +22.9 24/25→25/26 | 39±0% | 69±0% |
| 10 | J. BosFull-back |  Feyenoord | 23 | +20.7 24/25→25/26 | 39319.1% | 7637.4% |
| 11 | Christian MarquesCentre-back |  Tondela | 23 | +20.7 22/23→25/26 | 30406.8% | 6150.9% |
| 12 | Roman GomezFull-back |  Bahia | 22 | +20.6 24/25→25/26 | 28±0% | 6634.6% |
| 13 | A. CaicedoCentre-back |  Vizela | 22 | +19.8 24/25→25/26 | 1178.7% | 5950.3% |
| 14 | A. GiayCentre-back | Palmeiras | 22 | +19.6 24/25→25/26 | 374.6% | 71±0% |
| 15 | M. CommaretFull-back |  Laval | 24 | +18.1 24/25→25/26 | 14231.7% | 5253.7% |
| 16 | B. MeitéFull-back |  Marseille | 24 | +17.6 24/25→25/26 | 23 | 7829% |
| 17 | M. FreckletonCentre-back |  Lask Linz | 24 | +16.8 24/25→25/26 | 38107.7% | 5050.8% |
| 18 | I. VådebuCentre-back |  Tromso | 23 | +16.8 24/25→25/26 | 50275% | 4510.6% |
| 19 | S. LangåsCentre-back |  Derby | 25 | +16.2 24/25→25/26 | 23±0% | 63±0% |
| 20 | S. RamosCentre-back | Bahia | 24 | +15.7 24/25→25/26 | 422.6% | 731.1% |
| 21 | H. GamborFull-back |  Academico Viseu | 23 | +15.1 24/25→25/26 | 1820.9% | 6530.6% |
| 22 | D. TarziaFull-back |  Vitoria | 23 | +15 24/25→25/26 | 25425% | 6639.6% |
| 23 | A. WarnerydFull-back | Tromso | 21 | +15 24/25→25/26 | 4285% | 5062.1% |
| 24 | Gustavo MarquesCentre-back |  RB Bragantino | 24 | +15 24/25→25/26 | 46285.6% | 7016.4% |
| 25 | K. RamsayCentre-back |  Charlton | 25 | +14.3 24/25→25/26 | 3625.3% | 6329.2% |
| 26 | L. HeyCentre-back |  Anderlecht | 23 | +13.6 24/25→25/26 | 26153.5% | 5632.4% |
| 27 | A. JullouxCentre-back |  Amiens | 29 | +13.6 24/25→25/26 | 1680.5% | 4150.6% |
| 28 | J. CeesayFull-back |  Antalyaspor | 24 | +13 24/25→25/26 | 3188.4% | 4639.6% |
| 29 | S. WalukiewiczCentre-back |  Sassuolo | 26 | +12.9 24/25→25/26 | 35741.5% | 7421.1% |
| 30 | L. BolayFull-back |  Preußen Münster | 24 | +12.8 23/24→25/26 | 8295.2% | 5232.6% |
| 31 | C. KlarerCentre-back |  Birmingham | 26 | +12.8 24/25→25/26 | 31±0% | 65±0% |
| 32 | S. MilićCentre-back |  FK Partizan | 26 | +12.7 24/25→25/26 | 34392.8% | 3654% |
| 33 | F. HagmannCentre-back |  Arminia Bielefeld | 22 | +12.4 24/25→25/26 | 843.1% | 5429.7% |
| 34 | Z. SmajlovićFull-back |  Olympiakos Piraeus | 22 | +12.1 24/25→25/26 | 2046.6% | 3914.4% |
| 35 | S. HansenFull-back |  Molde | 24 | +11.8 24/25→25/26 | 2837.3% | 4737.1% |
| 36 | L. MillerFull-back |  Blackburn | 26 | +11.6 24/25→25/26 | 3024.4% | 5924.4% |
| 37 | S. RischFull-back |  Fortuna Düsseldorf | 26 | +11.5 24/25→25/26 | 468.9% | 5129% |
| 38 | Y. KalleyFull-back | IFK Norrkoping | 25 | +11.5 24/25→25/26 | 945.7% | 4633% |
| 39 | Riyad IdrissiFull-back |  Cagliari | 23 | +11.5 24/25→25/26 | 116.9% | 6920.1% |
| 40 | T. StrannegårdFull-back | FC Thun | 24 | +11.3 24/25→25/26 | 1419.1% | 4536.6% |
| 41 | Diego MurilloCentre-back |  Malaga | 25 | +10.9 24/25→25/26 | 44290.3% | 6719.6% |
| 42 | A. KaplanCentre-back | NEC Nijmegen | 23 | +10.9 24/25→25/26 | 2364.1% | 7417.3% |
| 43 | J. MoonFull-back |  Port Vale | 25 | +10.8 24/25→25/26 | 1166% | 4532% |
| 44 | P. BondeCentre-back |  Vasteras SK FK | 22 | +10.8 24/25→25/26 | 3175.7% | 3838.1% |
| 45 | J. QuarshieCentre-back |  Sturm Graz | 22 | +10.7 24/25→25/26 | 91720% | 6221% |
| 46 | T. NixonFull-back |  Doncaster | 23 | +10.6 24/25→25/26 | 9203.3% | 4035.6% |
| 47 | A. SteimbachFull-back |  Gimnasia L.P. | 24 | +10.6 22/23→25/26 | 54 | 5648.8% |
| 48 | Maximilian HennigFull-back | Bayern München | 19 | +10.5 24/25→25/26 | 31538.8% | 5026.9% |
| 49 | J. ShepherdCentre-back |  Barnsley | 25 | +10.2 24/25→25/26 | 1261.2% | 4529.5% |
| 50 | JonathanCentre-back |  Cruzeiro | 22 | +9.9 24/25→25/26 | 39125% | 706.1% |