Most Improved defenders in 3. Liga 26/27
The most improved defenders in 3. Liga in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
S. van der Sloot of Fortuna Düsseldorf is the standout for raw talent across defenders in 3. Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 63.5.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. van der Sloot has improved his Season rating most, up +20.9 on last season, while L. Bolay's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +12.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, S. van der Sloot of Fortuna Düsseldorf is the most valuable name in this group at 17.4.
Best talent
S. van der Sloot63.5RTG
Fortuna Düsseldorf
In form
S. van der Sloot58.6SsN
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Rising potential
L. Bolay+12.8RTG
Preußen Münster · 23/24→25/26
Most improved
S. van der Sloot+20.9SsN
Fortuna Düsseldorf · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
S. van der Sloot8goals
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Most valuable
S. van der Sloot17.4val
Fortuna Düsseldorf
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. van der SlootCentre-back |  Fortuna Düsseldorf | 24 | +20.9 24/25→25/26 | 5955.4% | 641.8% |
| 2 | J. JanitzekCentre-back |  SV Wehen | 22 | +19.1 24/25→25/26 | 27232.9% | 438.9% |
| 3 | J. BitterFull-back |  MSV Duisburg | 29 | +12 23/24→25/26 | 20153.8% | 2820.6% |
| 4 | T. FlecksteinCentre-back | MSV Duisburg | 27 | +11.5 23/24→25/26 | 23100% | 358.3% |
| 5 | C. CoşkunFull-back | MSV Duisburg | 28 | +11.4 22/23→25/26 | 15325.7% | 329.9% |
| 6 | S. LorenzCentre-back |  FC Ingolstadt 04 | 29 | +9 24/25→25/26 | 2081.8% | 2913.6% |
| 7 | N. KijewskiFull-back |  Verl | 30 | +7.9 24/25→25/26 | 1789.8% | 2514% |
| 8 | S. BelkahiaCentre-back |  Havelse | 27 | +6.3 23/24→25/26 | 13101.6% | 3214.4% |
| 9 | L. BolayFull-back |  Preußen Münster | 24 | +6.2 23/24→25/26 | 8295.2% | 5232.6% |
| 10 | J. DalandCentre-back | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 26 | +5.9 24/25→25/26 | 14±0% | 49±0% |
| 11 | P. FallmannFull-back |  FC Viktoria Köln | 22 | +4.9 24/25→25/26 | 1454.4% | 412.4% |
| 12 | Maximilian Tobias HerwerthFull-back |  Stuttgart II | 20 | +4.8 24/25→25/26 | 9111.6% | 39±0% |
| 13 | A. HahnCentre-back | MSV Duisburg | 33 | +4.7 23/24→25/26 | 1739.5% | 1440.9% |
| 14 | Nick SeidelFull-back | Verl | 21 | +4.2 24/25→25/26 | 984% | 4124% |
| 15 | N. MayFull-back | SV Wehen | 24 | +4.2 24/25→25/26 | 1540% | 424.1% |
| 16 | M. WörnerFull-back |  SSV Jahn Regensburg | 21 | +4.2 23/24→25/26 | 4 | 4319.6% |
| 17 | T. MeißnerFull-back |  FC Schweinfurt 05 | 35 | +4.2 22/23→25/26 | 991.3% | 955.7% |
| 18 | S. VoetCentre-back | FC Saarbrücken | 26 | +4.1 23/24→25/26 | 2321.4% | 3835.9% |
| 19 | B. SchlickeFull-back | MSV Duisburg | 20 | +3.8 24/25→25/26 | 980.9% | 4215.3% |
| 20 | J. Ríos AlonsoCentre-back |  Rot-Weiß Essen | 26 | +3.3 24/25→25/26 | 2119.1% | 405% |
| 21 | J. GillekensFull-back | SV Wehen | 26 | +3.3 24/25→25/26 | 2614.4% | 3814% |
| 22 | T. EisenhuthCentre-back | FC Viktoria Köln | 25 | +2.5 24/25→25/26 | 1035.7% | 374.6% |
| 23 | M. KostkaFull-back | Rot-Weiß Essen | 22 | +1.9 22/23→25/26 | 831.1% | 4018.7% |
| 24 | M. GlückCentre-back | Stuttgart II | 23 | +1.7 24/25→25/26 | 554.8% | 364.3% |
| 25 | N. JessenFull-back | MSV Duisburg | 23 | +1.7 24/25→25/26 | 924.6% | 404.7% |
| 26 | M. KarbsteinCentre-back | SSV Jahn Regensburg | 28 | +1.7 24/25→25/26 | 1021% | 2811% |
| 27 | O. SchönfelderFull-back | SSV Jahn Regensburg | 25 | +1.1 24/25→25/26 | 621.2% | 3626.1% |
| 28 | L. RosenlöcherFull-back | FC Ingolstadt 04 | 26 | -0.7 24/25→25/26 | 125.4% | 406.8% |
| 29 | L. BazzoliFull-back | Rot-Weiß Essen | 25 | -1.7 24/25→25/26 | 1311.6% | 3930.3% |
| 30 | Tim KöhlerCentre-back | Stuttgart II | 21 | -1.7 24/25→25/26 | 432.7% | 389.2% |
| 31 | L. SommerCentre-back | Havelse | 25 | -2.6 23/24→25/26 | 4 | 37 |
| 32 | F. CarstensCentre-back |  Hansa Rostock | 27 | -3.8 24/25→25/26 | 2015.7% | 3421.1% |
| 33 | M. SeegertFull-back |  SSV Ulm 1846 | 32 | -4 24/25→25/26 | 1127.4% | 1435.3% |
| 34 | T. SechelmannFull-back |  Waldhof Mannheim | 27 | -4.1 24/25→25/26 | 546.6% | 2917% |
| 35 | F. GreilingerFull-back | SV Wehen | 26 | -4.6 24/25→25/26 | 835.7% | 389.1% |
| 36 | P. HercherCentre-back | SV Wehen | 30 | -4.6 24/25→25/26 | 1129.7% | 3230.3% |
| 37 | F. BährCentre-back |  Hoffenheim II | 23 | -5.3 24/25→25/26 | 549.5% | 376.8% |
| 38 | D. NothnagelCentre-back | Stuttgart II | 31 | -5.4 24/25→25/26 | 840.6% | 1831.7% |
| 39 | Leopold WurmFull-back | SSV Jahn Regensburg | 20 | -5.5 24/25→25/26 | 2021.7% | 4328.5% |
| 40 | Y. DeichmannFull-back | FC Ingolstadt 04 | 32 | -6.3 24/25→25/26 | 651.6% | 1535.4% |
| 41 | A. GroißCentre-back | Stuttgart II | 28 | -6.5 24/25→25/26 | 653.7% | 2526.3% |
| 42 | A. BaryllaFull-back |  Erzgebirge Aue | 29 | -6.6 24/25→25/26 | 555% | 2325.2% |
| 43 | T. PaetowCentre-back | Preußen Münster | 31 | -6.7 24/25→25/26 | 847.2% | 2243.5% |
| 44 | M. SchultzCentre-back | SV Wehen | 33 | -7.5 24/25→25/26 | 1141.7% | 1335.1% |
| 45 | C. MakridisFull-back | Preußen Münster | 30 | -8.9 24/25→25/26 | 1145.2% | 2833.2% |
| 46 | S. RischFull-back | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 26 | -9.1 24/25→25/26 | 468.9% | 5129% |
| 47 | L. KlünterFull-back | Waldhof Mannheim | 30 | -9.1 24/25→25/26 | 1341.6% | 2226.4% |
| 48 | F. BohnertFull-back | Hansa Rostock | 28 | -9.3 24/25→25/26 | 2527.4% | 4416.9% |
| 49 | J. ScholzCentre-back | FC Ingolstadt 04 | 27 | -10.2 24/25→25/26 | 1540.5% | 3339.1% |
| 50 | T. OberdorfCentre-back | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 30 | -10.3 24/25→25/26 | 3522.6% | 3736.1% |