Fastest-Rising U23 defenders by Potential Gain
The fastest-rising U23 defenders, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
W. Zaïre-Emery of Paris Saint Germain is the standout for raw talent across U23 defenders, with a Field Insider Rating of 94.3, and Jacobo Ramón Naveros has been the form player this season, grading 76.4, and Š. Chaloupek leads the scoring with 9 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, M. Kayode of Brentford is the most valuable name in this group at 106.1.
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| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L. HøgsbergCentre-back |  Strasbourg | 20 | +33.8 24/25→25/26 | 2522.3% | 7876.1% |
| 2 | S. DahlFull-back |  Benfica | 23 | +31.5 24/25→25/26 | 60165.2% | 6984.5% |
| 3 | O. ProvstgaardCentre-back |  Lazio | 23 | +31.5 24/25→25/26 | 2895.8% | 7474.1% |
| 4 | N. NgoyCentre-back |  Lille | 23 | +30.6 24/25→25/26 | 53111.6% | 8358.7% |
| 5 | M. MorenoCentre-back |  Levante | 22 | +28.7 24/25→25/26 | 368.5% | 8154.6% |
| 6 | Tiago GabrielCentre-back |  Lecce | 21 | +28.3 24/25→25/26 | 44205.6% | 8450.8% |
| 7 | J. JacquetCentre-back |  Rennes | 21 | +28 24/25→25/26 | 43235.9% | 8647.9% |
| 8 | S. OtoaCentre-back |  Genoa | 22 | +27.8 24/25→25/26 | 1232.2% | 6968.3% |
| 9 | L. VuškovićCentre-back |  Hamburger SV | 19 | +25.1 24/25→25/26 | 3368.9% | 8740.6% |
| 10 | F. GruberCentre-back |  1. FC Nürnberg | 23 | +23.7 24/25→25/26 | 29175.5% | 6557.5% |
| 11 | C. TaylorCentre-back |  Millwall | 23 | +23.6 24/25→25/26 | 4250.5% | 7050.9% |
| 12 | A. Ait BoudlalCentre-back | Rennes | 20 | +23.4 24/25→25/26 | 37257.8% | 8240.1% |
| 13 | I. GaniouFull-back |  Lens | 21 | +23.2 24/25→25/26 | 4350.3% | 8437.9% |
| 14 | D. JanseCentre-back |  Groningen | 20 | +22.7 24/25→25/26 | 4294.9% | 7543.5% |
| 15 | K. KarataşFull-back |  Başakşehir | 23 | +21.7 24/25→25/26 | 39180.6% | 5272.1% |
| 16 | J. BosFull-back |  Feyenoord | 23 | +21.6 24/25→25/26 | 42345.7% | 7739.1% |
| 17 | Y. TitiFull-back |  Estac Troyes | 20 | +21.3 24/25→25/26 | 1918.1% | 6648.2% |
| 18 | Christian MarquesCentre-back |  Tondela | 23 | +21.2 22/23→25/26 | 30410.2% | 6252.1% |
| 19 | Danilo VeigaFull-back | Lecce | 23 | +21.2 24/25→25/26 | 51225.3% | 8035.8% |
| 20 | A. GiayFull-back |  Palmeiras | 22 | +20.5 24/25→25/26 | 41132.6% | 7240.1% |
| 21 | D. OyegokeDefensive midfielder |  Hellas Verona | 23 | +20.3 24/25→25/26 | 850.6% | 6545.8% |
| 22 | Álvaro FernándezFull-back |  Real Madrid | 23 | +20.2 24/25→25/26 | 5314.3% | 9128.5% |
| 23 | M. TroiloCentre-back |  Parma | 23 | +19.6 24/25→25/26 | 302.9% | 7336.4% |
| 24 | M. RotsFull-back |  Twente | 20 | +19.4 24/25→25/26 | 42456% | 8430.1% |
| 25 | Andrés CastrínCentre-back |  Sevilla | 23 | +19.4 22/23→25/26 | 17290.9% | 7336.3% |
| 26 | F. KeidelFull-back |  SV Elversberg | 23 | +19.3 24/25→25/26 | 196.1% | 6245.3% |
| 27 | Z. SmajlovićCentre-back |  Sandefjord | 22 | +19.3 24/25→25/26 | 40634.5% | 4771% |
| 28 | I. BaoufCentre-back |  Cambuur | 19 | +19 24/25→25/26 | 39150% | 6442.7% |
| 29 | V. GómezCentre-back |  Real Betis | 23 | +18.7 24/25→25/26 | 3260.7% | 8030.4% |
| 30 | J. BangueraCentre-back |  Lommel United | 22 | +17.7 24/25→25/26 | 20356.8% | 5745.6% |
| 31 | L. SyFull-back |  Auxerre | 23 | +17.5 24/25→25/26 | 30368.8% | 7033.7% |
| 32 | S. de GrandFull-back | Lommel United | 21 | +17.2 24/25→25/26 | 23116% | 6139.3% |
| 33 | WesleyFull-back |  AS Roma | 22 | +17.1 24/25→25/26 | 7177.4% | 9123% |
| 34 | M. FreckletonFull-back |  ST Mirren | 23 | +17 24/25→25/26 | 39112.1% | 5051.4% |
| 35 | A. CircatiFull-back | Parma | 22 | +17 24/25→25/26 | 521133.3% | 8425.4% |
| 36 | Tyler BindonCentre-back |  Sheffield Utd | 21 | +16.4 24/25→25/26 | 2327.1% | 6633.1% |
| 37 | A. CaicedoCentre-back |  Cadiz | 21 | +16.3 24/25→25/26 | 1296.7% | 5641.4% |
| 38 | M. CleworthFull-back |  Wrexham | 23 | +16.2 24/25→25/26 | 3840.7% | 7328.6% |
| 39 | M. WillemsenCentre-back |  Heerenveen | 23 | +16.1 24/25→25/26 | 2210.9% | 7129.6% |
| 40 | A. HotiCentre-back |  Eintracht Braunschweig | 23 | +15.9 24/25→25/26 | 20124.4% | 5838% |
| 41 | Finn JeltschCentre-back |  VfB Stuttgart | 20 | +15.9 24/25→25/26 | 3127.6% | 7825.8% |
| 42 | T. MuharemovićCentre-back |  Sassuolo | 23 | +15.7 24/25→25/26 | 4213.9% | 8323.4% |
| 43 | M. KayodeFull-back |  Brentford | 22 | +15.7 24/25→25/26 | 45566.2% | 9320.3% |
| 44 | O. CamaraCentre-back |  Angers | 23 | +15.5 24/25→25/26 | 471082.5% | 7924.5% |
| 45 | O. OffiahFull-back |  Preston | 23 | +15.2 24/25→25/26 | 3021.2% | 6729.3% |
| 46 | Vitor NunesCentre-back |  Girona | 20 | +15.1 24/25→25/26 | 3417.9% | 8621.4% |
| 47 | B. SpencerFull-back |  Oxford United | 22 | +15.1 24/25→25/26 | 323.4% | 6430.9% |
| 48 | KaikiFull-back |  Cruzeiro | 23 | +15 24/25→25/26 | 74207.5% | 8023.3% |
| 49 | I. OgundereCentre-back |  AFC Wimbledon | 23 | +14.6 24/25→25/26 | 2819.3% | 4942.4% |
| 50 | M. ConwayFull-back |  Bolton | 22 | +14.5 24/25→25/26 | 3412.7% | 5140.2% |