Most Improved defenders in Bundesliga 26/27
The most improved defenders in Bundesliga in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
I. Ogbus of SC Freiburg is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 73.8, and A. Koné has been the form player this season, grading 53.7, and H. Wahl leads the scoring with 2 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Maximilian Hennig has improved his Season rating most, up +26.4 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, A. Koné of RB Leipzig is the most valuable name in this group at 53.2.
15 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maximilian HennigFull-back | Bayern München | 20 | +26.4 24/25→25/26 | 31538.8% | 5026.9% |
| 2 | H. ItoFull-back | Bayern München | 27 | +12.1 24/25→25/26 | 17257.4% | 6010% |
| 3 | N. HoffmannFull-back | 1. FC Köln | 29 | +11.1 24/25→25/26 | 18168.2% | 265.9% |
| 4 | L. JaquezFull-back | VfB Stuttgart | 23 | +9.2 24/25→25/26 | 13219% | 683.3% |
| 5 | Sean DulicFull-back | 1899 Hoffenheim | 21 | +3.2 24/25→25/26 | 1322.4% | 40±0% |
| 6 | Y. KonoplyaFull-back | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 27 | +2.8 24/25→25/26 | 2016.6% | 356.7% |
| 7 | S. NsokiFull-back | Union Berlin | 27 | -3.8 24/25→25/26 | 1224.1% | 5712.5% |
| 8 | F. MeyerCentre-back | FC Schalke 04 | 24 | -3.8 24/25→25/26 | 3 | 36 |
| 9 | F. KrätzigFull-back | Bayern München | 23 | -11.1 24/25→25/26 | 2332.6% | 5031.7% |
| 10 | S. BellFull-back | FSV Mainz 05 | 35 | -14.3 24/25→25/26 | 960.3% | 1841.7% |
| 11 | R. van den BergFull-back | 1. FC Köln | 22 | -15.1 24/25→25/26 | 962.4% | 68±0% |
| 12 | C. GünterFull-back | SC Freiburg | 33 | -18.1 24/25→25/26 | 1359.2% | 2638.4% |
| 13 | F. AguCentre-back | Werder Bremen | 27 | -18.9 24/25→25/26 | 1064.9% | 5626.4% |
| 14 | N. StarkCentre-back | Werder Bremen | 31 | -32.1 24/25→25/26 | 977.9% | 2845.1% |
| 15 | T. HübersCentre-back | 1. FC Köln | 30 | -33.1 24/25→25/26 | 880% | 3334.3% |













