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Most Improved defenders in Premier League 26/27

The most improved defenders in Premier League in 26/27, 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 Sergei Kozlovskiy leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Hill has improved his Season rating most, up +30 on last season, while L. Vušković's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +25.2 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.

Best talent
A. Truffert96.1RTG
Bournemouth
In form
Gabriel Magalhães68.3SsN
Arsenal
Rising potential
L. Vušković+25.2RTG
Brighton · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
J. Hill+30SsN
Bournemouth · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Sergei Kozlovskiy3goals
Free Agents
Most valuable
W. Saliba145.4val
Arsenal
35 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1J. HillCentre-backBournemouth24+30
24/25→25/26
37±0%87±0%
2Gabriel MagalhãesCentre-backArsenal28+30
24/25→25/26
68±0%71±0%
3J. DasilvaFull-backCoventry28+26.9
24/25→25/26
51±0%56±0%
4L. DavisFull-backIpswich26+22.1
24/25→25/26
37±0%67±0%
5D. O'SheaCentre-backIpswich27+20.4
24/25→25/26
47±0%63±0%
6C. RichardsCentre-backCrystal Palace26+19.6
24/25→25/26
51±0%76±0%
7C. BasseyCentre-backFulham26+15.3
24/25→25/26
38±0%76±0%
8J. van HeckeCentre-backTottenham26+12.8
24/25→25/26
45±0%82±0%
9S. BotmanCentre-backNewcastle26+12.5
24/25→25/26
23±0%71±0%
10K. AjerCentre-backBrentford28+12.2
24/25→25/26
26±0%58±0%
11L. VuškovićCentre-backBrighton19+10.8
24/25→25/26
304.2%873%
12J. AraujoCentre-backBournemouth25+10.4
24/25→25/26
15212.2%4143.1%
13W. SalibaCentre-backArsenal25+9.1
24/25→25/26
6217.3%885.7%
14A. TruffertFull-backBournemouth24+8.1
24/25→25/26
57±0%96±0%
15M. ThiawCentre-backNewcastle25+7.5
24/25→25/26
36±0%87±0%
16Devan Austin Tanton PedrazaFull-backFulham22+6.5
24/25→25/26
11135.4%311.7%
17L. WoolfendenCentre-backCoventry28+4.9
24/25→25/26
1455.7%4928.1%
18Rúben DiasCentre-backManchester City29+4.3
24/25→25/26
40±0%57±0%
19T. MuharemovićFull-backLeeds23+3.1
24/25→25/26
403.4%832%
20C. BradleyFull-backLiverpool23+2.5
24/25→25/26
1520.3%778.8%
21B. ThomasCentre-backCoventry25+2.3
24/25→25/26
39±0%71±0%
22António SilvaCentre-backBournemouth23+1.9
24/25→25/26
4714%686.4%
23C. KipréFull-backIpswich29+1.9
24/25→25/26
355.8%4524%
24N. ClyneFull-backCrystal Palace35+0.6
24/25→25/26
106.5%1514%
25I. DiopCentre-backIpswich29-3.7
24/25→25/26
710%5213.2%
26J. TarkowskiFull-backEverton33-6.8
24/25→25/26
51±0%38±0%
27L. HallFull-backNewcastle22-10.9
24/25→25/26
30±0%851.8%
28V. LindelöfCentre-backAston Villa32-11
24/25→25/26
11±0%29±0%
29R. Aït-NouriFull-backManchester City25-11.9
24/25→25/26
2631.2%7817.6%
30H. MaguireCentre-backManchester United33-11.9
24/25→25/26
17±0%29±0%
31M. de LigtCentre-backManchester United27-16.3
24/25→25/26
1552.6%6221.3%
32V. van DijkCentre-backLiverpool35-23.5
24/25→25/26
34±0%37±0%
33N. SavonaCentre-backNottingham Forest23-23.8
24/25→25/26
1266.1%756.9%
34MurilloFull-backNottingham Forest24-24.9
24/25→25/26
33±0%79±0%
35J. BranthwaiteCentre-backEverton24-31
24/25→25/26
10±0%72±0%