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Most Improved defenders This Season in Bundesliga

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

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At a glance

N. Brown of Eintracht Frankfurt is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 87.9, and W. Anton has been the form player this season, grading 70.2, and L. Vušković leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: W. Anton has improved his Season rating most, up +44.5 on last season, while L. Vušković's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +25.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, N. Schlotterbeck of Borussia Dortmund is the most valuable name in this group at 63.9.

Best talent
N. Brown87.9RTG
Eintracht Frankfurt
In form
W. Anton70.2SsN
Borussia Dortmund
Rising potential
L. Vušković+25.1RTG
Hamburger SV · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
W. Anton+44.5SsN
Borussia Dortmund · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
L. Vušković6goals
Hamburger SV
Most valuable
N. Schlotterbeck63.9val
Borussia Dortmund
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1W. AntonCentre-backBorussia Dortmund30+44.5
24/25→25/26
70173.2%544.6%
2N. SchlotterbeckFull-backBorussia Dortmund26+37.7
24/25→25/26
64142.3%811.1%
3J. RyersonDefensive midfielderBorussia Dortmund28+33.2
24/25→25/26
58132.3%6413.9%
4K. DiksCentre-backBorussia Mönchengladbach29+29.2
24/25→25/26
54117.7%5649.6%
5N. ElvediCentre-backBorussia Mönchengladbach29+29
24/25→25/26
6190.3%569%
6V. CoufalFull-back1899 Hoffenheim33+24.5
24/25→25/26
36207.6%3815.6%
7S. WidmerCentral midfielderFSV Mainz 0533+23.5
24/25→25/26
33250%2611.5%
8R. HranáčFull-back1899 Hoffenheim26+23.1
24/25→25/26
241925%7223.4%
9J. MæhleCentral midfielderVfL Wolfsburg29+21.9
24/25→25/26
42110.6%5122.7%
10J. ScallyFull-backBorussia Mönchengladbach23+21.9
24/25→25/26
5078.5%803.1%
11J. QuansahFull-backBayer Leverkusen23+20.8
24/25→25/26
32180.9%859%
12BernardoFull-back1899 Hoffenheim31+20.1
24/25→25/26
4389.7%434.4%
13H. ItoCentre-backBayern München27+20.1
24/25→25/26
25427.7%617.4%
14R. HendriksFull-backVfB Stuttgart25+17.1
24/25→25/26
34103%768.3%
15J. StanišićFull-backBayern München26+15.2
24/25→25/26
3965.2%762%
16L. QuerfeldCentre-backUnion Berlin22+15
24/25→25/26
3963.8%828%
17A. DźwigałaFull-backFC St. Pauli30+14.6
24/25→25/26
23173.8%3713%
18F. ChiarodiaCentre-backBorussia Mönchengladbach21+14.6
24/25→25/26
22189.6%702%
19Noahkai Kai Daniel BanksCentre-backFC Augsburg19+14.5
24/25→25/26
22207.1%7816.4%
20C. LukebaCentre-backRB Leipzig23+14
24/25→25/26
5039.2%848.6%
21K. LaimerFull-backBayern München29+13.8
24/25→25/26
4643.3%604%
22L. VuškovićCentre-backHamburger SV19+13.3
24/25→25/26
3368.9%8740.6%
23L. UllrichFull-backBorussia Mönchengladbach22+12.2
24/25→25/26
3163.5%728.9%
24R. BensebaïniFull-backBorussia Dortmund31+12.1
24/25→25/26
4338.9%4221.5%
25L. JaquezCentre-backVfB Stuttgart23+12
24/25→25/26
16285.7%695.2%
26Y. SugawaraFull-backWerder Bremen26+11.4
24/25→25/26
22112.9%710.6%
27T. KraußDefensive midfielder1. FC Köln25+11.1
24/25→25/26
3546.1%686.3%
28R. BakuFull-backRB Leipzig28+10.5
24/25→25/26
5026.4%6516.8%
29D. RaumFull-backRB Leipzig28+10.2
24/25→25/26
4727.5%675.1%
30S. PoschCentre-backFSV Mainz 0529+10
24/25→25/26
3737.6%5211.4%
31J. VagnomanFull-backVfB Stuttgart25+10
24/25→25/26
2760.2%742%
32J. ChabotCentre-backVfB Stuttgart28+9.3
24/25→25/26
4129.7%5819.4%
33Finn JeltschCentre-backVfB Stuttgart20+6.6
24/25→25/26
3127.6%7825.8%
34N. CollinsFull-backEintracht Frankfurt22+6.2
24/25→25/26
2926.8%801.1%
35K. SchlotterbeckCentre-backFC Augsburg29+5.8
24/25→25/26
2925%5111.2%
36J. TahCentre-backBayern München30+5.4
24/25→25/26
4015.4%4628.9%
37K. MetsFull-backFC St. Pauli33+5.2
24/25→25/26
1936.9%291.7%
38N. BrownFull-backEintracht Frankfurt23+4.8
24/25→25/26
4013.8%88±0%
39W. OrbánCentre-backRB Leipzig33+3.6
24/25→25/26
566.9%3614.8%
40M. MittelstädtFull-backVfB Stuttgart29+3.3
24/25→25/26
507.1%5519.9%
41A. PieperCentre-backWerder Bremen28+2.7
24/25→25/26
338.9%5515.1%
42D. KöhnFull-backUnion Berlin27+2.4
24/25→25/26
1914.2%6216.4%
43W. MikelbrencisDefensive midfielderHamburger SV22+0.8
24/25→25/26
263.2%7410.6%
44A. PrassFull-back1899 Hoffenheim25+0.6
24/25→25/26
154.1%757%
45R. KochCentre-backEintracht Frankfurt30+0.5
24/25→25/26
371.4%5117.4%
46E. TapsobaFull-backBayer Leverkusen27+0.4
24/25→25/26
341.2%7210.1%
47J. MakengoFull-backSC Freiburg25-0.1
24/25→25/26
150.7%700.7%
48R. KristensenFull-backEintracht Frankfurt29-0.2
24/25→25/26
370.5%5524.8%
49N. VeratschnigAttacking midfielderFSV Mainz 0523-0.3
24/25→25/26
55.5%68±0%
50D. DoekhiCentre-backUnion Berlin28-1.2
24/25→25/26
353.4%6412.2%