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Most Improved defenders in Serie A 26/27

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

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At a glance

Natan of Napoli is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 85.7, and F. Tomori has been the form player this season, grading 55.2, and T. Kristensen leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Walukiewicz has improved his Season rating most, up +30.4 on last season, while E. Ebosse's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +28.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, A. Buongiorno of Napoli is the most valuable name in this group at 56.8.

Best talent
Natan85.7RTG
Napoli
In form
F. Tomori55.2SsN
AC Milan
Rising potential
E. Ebosse+28.9RTG
Torino · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
S. Walukiewicz+30.4SsN
Sassuolo · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
T. Kristensen3goals
Atalanta
Most valuable
A. Buongiorno56.8val
Napoli
25 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1S. WalukiewiczCentre-backSassuolo26+30.4
24/25→25/26
35741.5%7421.1%
2M. FreseCentre-backHellas Verona28+24.6
24/25→25/26
32337%552.7%
3F. TomoriFull-backAC Milan28+24.6
24/25→25/26
5580.4%616.9%
4M. ŠverkoCentre-backVenezia28+20.8
24/25→25/26
32185.7%4620.3%
5M. MitajFull-backGenoa23+17.3
24/25→25/26
3790.1%604.1%
6NatanCentre-backNapoli25+13.7
24/25→25/26
351.4%863.6%
7L. PellegriniFull-backLazio27+11.3
24/25→25/26
2771.5%5818.3%
8T. KristensenCentre-backAtalanta24+9.2
24/25→25/26
3338.5%8512.6%
9E. EbosseFull-backTorino27+5.3
24/25→25/26
16±0%629.7%
10D. SpenceFull-backInter26+4.8
24/25→25/26
2622.3%708.1%
11J. RouhiFull-backJuventus22+4.4
24/25→25/26
910.1%58±0%
12I. Van der BremptFull-backSassuolo24+4.3
24/25→25/26
2322.6%713.2%
13PatricCentre-backLazio33+3.3
24/25→25/26
1144%1838.7%
14Riyad IdrissiFull-backCagliari23+0.7
24/25→25/26
116.9%6920.1%
15F. ParisiFull-backFiorentina25-1.9
24/25→25/26
179.8%688.7%
16A. Salah-EddineFull-backAS Roma24-6.9
24/25→25/26
1335.4%701%
17A. ZanoliFull-backUdinese25-7
24/25→25/26
1629.9%797.8%
18A. BuongiornoCentre-backNapoli27-7.3
24/25→25/26
4813.3%6811.6%
19R. IvanovCentre-backInter32-9.3
24/25→25/26
1342.1%1652.5%
20A. DossenaFull-backComo27-9.4
24/25→25/26
1146.8%6214.3%
21I. HienCentre-backAtalanta27-10.3
24/25→25/26
3821.5%6220.7%
22Y. MinaCentre-backCagliari32-12.4
24/25→25/26
2632.5%3826.1%
23N. CasaleCentre-backBologna28-14.8
24/25→25/26
864.6%4726.6%
24Luca MarianucciFull-backNapoli22-16.7
24/25→25/26
1453.7%753.6%
25S. BeukemaCentre-backNapoli27-47.8
24/25→25/26
2863.4%6226.9%