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Most Improved defenders in Bundesliga 26/27

The most improved defenders in Bundesliga in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Abdulay Bah of FC Augsburg is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 77.9, and A. Koné has been the form player this season, grading 53.7, and A. Prass leads the scoring with 3 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.

Best talent
Abdulay Bah77.9RTG
FC Augsburg
In form
A. Koné53.7SsN
RB Leipzig
Rising potential
Maximilian Hennig+10.5RTG
Bayern München · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Maximilian Hennig+26.4SsN
Bayern München · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
A. Prass3goals
1899 Hoffenheim
Most valuable
A. Koné53.2val
RB Leipzig
23 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1Maximilian HennigFull-backBayern München19+26.4
24/25→25/26
31538.8%5026.9%
2Abdulay BahCentre-backFC Augsburg20+21.4
24/25→25/26
28314.7%7810.8%
3H. ItoFull-backBayern München27+12.1
24/25→25/26
17257.4%6010%
4N. HoffmannFull-back1. FC Köln29+11.1
24/25→25/26
18168.2%265.9%
5A. GantenbeinFull-backFC Schalke 0425+9.9
24/25→25/26
2190%551.1%
6F. ChiarodiaCentre-backBorussia Mönchengladbach21+9.4
24/25→25/26
17122.1%684.1%
7L. JaquezFull-backVfB Stuttgart23+9.2
24/25→25/26
13219%683.3%
8Sean DulicFull-back1899 Hoffenheim21+3.2
24/25→25/26
1332.3%402.2%
9Y. KonoplyaFull-backBorussia Mönchengladbach27+2.8
24/25→25/26
2016.6%356.7%
10A. PrassFull-back1899 Hoffenheim25+0.6
24/25→25/26
154.1%757%
11N. CozzaCentre-backVfL Wolfsburg27-2.7
24/25→25/26
269.3%6013.6%
12F. MeyerCentre-backFC Schalke 0424-3.8
24/25→25/26
336
13S. NsokiFull-backUnion Berlin27-3.8
24/25→25/26
1224.1%5712.5%
14F. KrätzigFull-backBayern München23-11.1
24/25→25/26
2332.6%5031.7%
15S. BellFull-backFSV Mainz 0535-14.3
24/25→25/26
960.3%1841.7%
16R. van den BergFull-back1. FC Köln22-15.1
24/25→25/26
962.4%68±0%
17C. GünterFull-backSC Freiburg33-18.1
24/25→25/26
1359.2%2638.4%
18F. AguCentre-backWerder Bremen26-18.9
24/25→25/26
1064.9%5626.4%
19L. AssignonFull-backVfB Stuttgart26-18.9
24/25→25/26
1949.5%6124.2%
20A. ZehnterCentre-backVfL Wolfsburg21-22.6
24/25→25/26
874.3%723.8%
21N. StarkCentre-backWerder Bremen31-32.1
24/25→25/26
977.9%2845.1%
22T. HübersCentre-back1. FC Köln30-33.1
24/25→25/26
880%3334.3%
23M. JenzCentre-backVfL Wolfsburg27-40.9
24/25→25/26
1573.3%5621.8%