Most Improved defenders in Super League 1 26/27
The most improved defenders in Super League 1 in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
Z. Smajlović of Olympiakos Piraeus is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Super League 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 39.3, and D. Vida has been the form player this season, grading 27.4, and G. Granath leads the scoring with 2 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: E. Palmer-Brown has improved his Season rating most, up +16.9 on last season, while Z. Smajlović's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +12.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, Z. Smajlović of Olympiakos Piraeus is the most valuable name in this group at 9.2.
21 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E. Palmer-BrownCentre-back |  Panathinaikos | 29 | +16.9 24/25→25/26 | 20512.1% | 247.7% |
| 2 | Z. SmajlovićFull-back |  Olympiakos Piraeus | 22 | +14.7 24/25→25/26 | 2046.6% | 3914.4% |
| 3 | I. SyllaFull-back |  Asteras Tripolis | 32 | +11.9 24/25→25/26 | 19163% | 1555.4% |
| 4 | Núrio FortunaFull-back |  Volos NFC | 31 | +8.5 24/25→25/26 | 12229.7% | 1840.2% |
| 5 | I. GelashviliCentre-back |  Panserraikos | 25 | +8.4 23/24→25/26 | 15137.7% | 3635.1% |
| 6 | M. TsaousisFull-back | Panserraikos | 26 | +8.3 23/24→25/26 | 2071.6% | 345% |
| 7 | N. ŠipčićCentre-back | Asteras Tripolis | 31 | +3.9 24/25→25/26 | 2025% | 1849.1% |
| 8 | T. IliadisCentre-back |  Larisa | 30 | +3.1 20/21→25/26 | 1235.2% | 2242.2% |
| 9 | P. DeligiannidisFull-back | Asteras Tripolis | 30 | +2.8 24/25→25/26 | 1522.6% | 2615.6% |
| 10 | Q. LecoeucheCentre-back | Volos NFC | 32 | +2 24/25→25/26 | 1318.2% | 1645.1% |
| 11 | N. MarinakisFull-back |  OFI | 33 | +2 24/25→25/26 | 654.1% | 1321.1% |
| 12 | D. VidaCentre-back |  AEK Athens FC | 37 | +0.2 24/25→25/26 | 270.7% | 735% |
| 13 | BotíaCentre-back |  Kifisia | 37 | -0.1 23/24→25/26 | 71.4% | 453.7% |
| 14 | David SimónFull-back | Kifisia | 37 | -0.9 23/24→25/26 | 214.1% | 941.4% |
| 15 | S. IngasonCentre-back | Panathinaikos | 33 | -2.9 24/25→25/26 | 2012.6% | 1243.9% |
| 16 | S. ChaklaCentre-back | Larisa | 33 | -4.3 22/23→25/26 | 8±0% | 1328.8% |
| 17 | E. FerigraFull-back | Larisa | 27 | -4.7 24/25→25/26 | 1032.9% | 2837.6% |
| 18 | D. BatubinsikaCentre-back | Larisa | 30 | -8.9 24/25→25/26 | 1341.2% | 1866.1% |
| 19 | C. LykogiannisFull-back | AEK Athens FC | 32 | -9.2 24/25→25/26 | 950.3% | 2535.6% |
| 20 | Pepe CastañoCentre-back | Asteras Tripolis | 27 | -13.3 24/25→25/26 | 292.7% | 2541.5% |
| 21 | E. PantelakisCentre-back | Larisa | 31 | -14.8 24/25→25/26 | 573.3% | 1633.2% |