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Most Improved defenders This Season in Serie A

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

Most improved goalkeepers in Serie AMost improved midfielders in Serie AMost improved attackers in Serie ABest defenders in Serie AMost in-form defenders in Serie ATop-scoring defenders in Serie A

At a glance

Wesley of AS Roma is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 91.3, and G. Mancini has been the form player this season, grading 72.5.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Jacobo Ramón Naveros has improved his Season rating most, up +63.1 on last season, while O. Provstgaard's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +31.5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Wesley of AS Roma is the most valuable name in this group at 69.2.

Best talent
Wesley91.3RTG
AS Roma
In form
G. Mancini72.5SsN
AS Roma
Rising potential
O. Provstgaard+31.5RTG
Lazio · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Jacobo Ramón Naveros+63.1SsN
Como · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Wesley5goals
AS Roma
Most valuable
Wesley69.2val
AS Roma
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1Jacobo Ramón NaverosCentre-backComo21+63.1
24/25→25/26
681213.5%8711.8%
2HermosoFull-backAS Roma31+43.2
24/25→25/26
48881.6%415.7%
3F. TerraccianoCentre-backCremonese23+42.6
24/25→25/26
51532.5%8014.7%
4Álex ValleFull-backComo22+40.9
24/25→25/26
51401%8415.6%
5A. CircatiCentre-backParma22+40.8
24/25→25/26
45971.4%8020%
6M. AkanjiCentre-backInter31+37
24/25→25/26
66126.7%4517.3%
7L. KellyCentre-backJuventus27+36.6
24/25→25/26
56188.7%701.3%
8I. SmolčićCentre-backComo25+35.6
24/25→25/26
43501.4%7310.1%
9G. ScalviniFull-backAtalanta22+35.6
24/25→25/26
41712%8013%
10Danilo VeigaFull-backLecce23+34.6
24/25→25/26
50219%8035%
11O. SoletFull-backUdinese26+32.6
24/25→25/26
54149.5%741.5%
12L. ValentiCentre-backParma27+31.6
24/25→25/26
45241.2%627.8%
13WesleyFull-backAS Roma22+30.8
24/25→25/26
7177.4%9123%
14S. WalukiewiczCentre-backSassuolo26+30.4
24/25→25/26
35741.5%7421.1%
15Tiago GabrielCentre-backLecce21+29.4
24/25→25/26
44205.6%8349.7%
16M. KempfCentre-backComo31+26.3
24/25→25/26
52103.5%4318.8%
17BremerFull-backJuventus29+26.2
24/25→25/26
43156.9%552.4%
18A. MarušićFull-backLazio33+26.1
24/25→25/26
49114%3222.4%
19M. FreseCentre-backHellas Verona28+24.6
24/25→25/26
32337%552.7%
20F. TomoriFull-backAC Milan28+24.6
24/25→25/26
5580.4%616.9%
21A. MarcandalliFull-backGenoa23+24.3
24/25→25/26
27934.6%7819.9%
22A. ObertFull-backCagliari23+24.2
24/25→25/26
41145.8%8013.5%
23H. AhanorCentre-backAtalanta18+23.3
24/25→25/26
27568.3%7814.4%
24S. PavlovićCentre-backAC Milan25+21.4
24/25→25/26
5564.7%8410%
25E. Del PratoCentre-backParma26+17.2
24/25→25/26
4463.7%729.7%
26C. KabaseleCentre-backUdinese35+17.1
24/25→25/26
31123.9%2619.4%
27Saúl CocoCentre-backTorino27+16.6
24/25→25/26
5740.7%6813.1%
28B. Norton-CuffyFull-backGenoa22+16.5
24/25→25/26
24220%779.1%
29A. RomagnoliCentre-backLazio31+16.4
24/25→25/26
4950.6%4221.9%
30Mario GilaCentre-backLazio25+15.4
24/25→25/26
4946.2%776.7%
31A. Bella-KotchapCentre-backHellas Verona24+14.3
24/25→25/26
17550%67±0%
32O. ProvstgaardCentre-backLazio23+13.6
24/25→25/26
2895.8%7474.1%
33M. PedersenFull-backTorino26+13.5
24/25→25/26
2894.4%683.7%
34L. ØstigårdCentre-backGenoa26+12.7
24/25→25/26
3362.3%716.1%
35Alberto MorenoFull-backComo34+12.5
24/25→25/26
2880.6%2036.3%
36Nuno TavaresFull-backLazio26+12.3
24/25→25/26
3069.1%6517.7%
37G. ManciniCentre-backAS Roma30+11.6
24/25→25/26
7319%5417%
38L. PellegriniFull-backLazio27+11.3
24/25→25/26
2771.5%5818.3%
39V. LazaroFull-backTorino30+11.2
24/25→25/26
3546.7%4426%
40Z. ÇelikFull-backAS Roma29+10.9
24/25→25/26
6121.8%5613.5%
41M. GabbiaCentre-backAC Milan26+10.7
24/25→25/26
4234.4%734.4%
42M. PongračićCentre-backFiorentina28+10.6
24/25→25/26
3937.5%598.2%
43Juan JesusCentre-backNapoli35+9.3
24/25→25/26
3635.1%221.4%
44T. KristensenCentre-backUdinese24+9.2
24/25→25/26
3338.5%806.8%
45Y. BisseckCentre-backInter25+9.2
24/25→25/26
4228.1%795.3%
46Juan MirandaFull-backBologna26+9
24/25→25/26
4029%7211.2%
47M. BianchettiFull-backCremonese33+8.3
24/25→25/26
3333.1%2717.5%
48G. MaripánCentre-backTorino32+8
24/25→25/26
4322.9%3325.6%
49Carlos AugustoCentre-backInter27+7.7
24/25→25/26
4023.6%6320.8%
50A. IsmajliCentre-backTorino29+7.4
24/25→25/26
3626.3%4821.9%