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Most Improved defenders This Season in Premier League

The most improved defenders in Premier League, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

A. Truffert of Bournemouth is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 96.1, and Gabriel Magalhães has been the form player this season, grading 68.3, and V. van Dijk leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Garner has improved his Season rating most, up +39.8 on last season, while M. De Cuyper's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +18 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, J. Timber of Arsenal is the most valuable name in this group at 133.4.

Best talent
A. Truffert96.1RTG
Bournemouth
In form
Gabriel Magalhães68.3SsN
Arsenal
Rising potential
M. De Cuyper+18RTG
Brighton · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
J. Garner+39.8SsN
Everton · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
V. van Dijk6goals
Liverpool
Most valuable
J. Timber133.4val
Arsenal
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1J. GarnerFull-backEverton25+39.8
24/25→25/26
62179.3%9116.6%
2M. SenesiFull-backBournemouth29+39.5
24/25→25/26
60197.5%6610.2%
3M. KayodeFull-backBrentford22+38.5
24/25→25/26
45566.2%9320.3%
4L. ShawCentre-backManchester United31+37.6
24/25→25/26
411044.4%5127.8%
5F. KadıoğluCentre-backBrighton26+31.3
24/25→25/26
38474.2%8112.9%
6N. MukieleFull-backSunderland28+30.9
24/25→25/26
47188.4%666.4%
7Gabriel MagalhãesFull-backArsenal28+30
24/25→25/26
6878.3%7111.9%
8J. HillFull-backBournemouth24+30
24/25→25/26
37411%8713.2%
9J. AndersenCentre-backFulham30+29.8
24/25→25/26
38354.8%5217.6%
10J. TimberFull-backArsenal25+25.6
24/25→25/26
6762.3%93±0%
11M. van de VenCentre-backTottenham25+24.8
24/25→25/26
34275.6%8514.1%
12Álex JiménezFull-backBournemouth21+21.3
24/25→25/26
4398.6%9118.7%
13M. KeaneCentre-backEverton33+20.7
24/25→25/26
39110.7%336.1%
14C. RichardsCentre-backCrystal Palace26+19.6
24/25→25/26
5163.2%763.7%
15C. RomeroCentre-backTottenham28+19.3
24/25→25/26
34130.4%599.5%
16R. CalafioriFull-backArsenal24+19.2
24/25→25/26
3995.5%830.7%
17D. BallardCentre-backSunderland26+19.1
24/25→25/26
33136.4%7517.7%
18J. O'BrienCentre-backEverton25+18.2
24/25→25/26
4179.5%856.3%
19Y. MosqueraCentre-backWolves25+17.9
24/25→25/26
27190.4%748.6%
20L. DunkCentre-backBrighton34+16.8
24/25→25/26
3686.2%3113.3%
21R. JamesFull-backChelsea26+16.6
24/25→25/26
29132.8%751.4%
22C. BasseyCentre-backFulham26+15.3
24/25→25/26
3868.6%7612.8%
23T. ChalobahCentre-backChelsea27+15.1
24/25→25/26
3288.3%716.1%
24J. van HeckeFull-backBrighton26+12.8
24/25→25/26
4539.8%826.8%
25S. BotmanCentre-backNewcastle26+12.5
24/25→25/26
23116.8%711.4%
26A. KhusanovCentre-backManchester City22+12.3
24/25→25/26
3750.4%8316.5%
27K. AjerCentre-backBrentford28+12.2
24/25→25/26
2689.1%5814.3%
28Q. HartmanFull-backBurnley24+11.5
24/25→25/26
20129.2%7820.7%
29R. SessegnonFull-backFulham26+11.3
24/25→25/26
2866.1%734.8%
30Jorge CuencaCentre-backFulham26+11.2
24/25→25/26
16238.3%655.4%
31W. FofanaCentre-backChelsea25+10.9
24/25→25/26
2863%762.9%
32K. WalkerCentre-backBurnley36+10.7
24/25→25/26
2766.9%3167.6%
33P. HincapiéCentre-backArsenal24+10.5
24/25→25/26
5424.2%851.5%
34T. CastagneCentre-backFulham30+10.3
24/25→25/26
2858.2%4519.6%
35Hugo BuenoFull-backWolves23+10.2
24/25→25/26
2761.4%7913.1%
36M. CashFull-backAston Villa29+9.4
24/25→25/26
3833%6216.7%
37W. SalibaCentre-backArsenal25+9.1
24/25→25/26
6217.3%885.7%
38L. BogardeCentre-backAston Villa22+8.6
24/25→25/26
14156.4%794.1%
39A. TruffertFull-backBournemouth24+8.1
24/25→25/26
5716.7%9619.2%
40ReinildoFull-backSunderland32+7.9
24/25→25/26
3233.2%368%
41M. WiefferFull-backBrighton26+7.9
24/25→25/26
3627.9%761.2%
42M. GuéhiFull-backCrystal Palace26+7.8
24/25→25/26
5616.2%799.7%
43M. ThiawCentre-backNewcastle24+7.5
24/25→25/26
3626.5%8915.3%
44K. MavropanosCentre-backWest Ham28+7.4
24/25→25/26
3427.5%6015%
45L. YoroCentre-backManchester United20+6.5
24/25→25/26
2338.5%8710.4%
46K. TeteCentre-backFulham30+5.8
24/25→25/26
3321.4%4521.9%
47I. MaatsenFull-backAston Villa24+5.8
24/25→25/26
2137.4%812.4%
48A. HickeyCentre-backBrentford24+4.9
23/24→25/26
1187.5%721.2%
49D. SpenceFull-backTottenham25+4.8
24/25→25/26
2622.3%760.8%
50O. AldereteCentre-backSunderland29+4.5
24/25→25/26
4212.1%5913.6%