Most Improved defenders This Season in Serie B
The most improved defenders in Serie B, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
C. Favasuli of Catanzaro is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Serie B, with a Field Insider Rating of 72.6, and P. Ceccaroni has been the form player this season, grading 59.6, and A. Tiritiello leads the scoring with 7 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Schingtienne has improved his Season rating most, up +38.8 on last season, while S. Korač's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +23.5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, D. Tonoli of Modena is the most valuable name in this group at 36.6.
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. SchingtienneCentre-back |  Venezia | 23 | +38.8 24/25→25/26 | 52300.8% | 701.9% |
| 2 | M. SvobodaFull-back | Venezia | 27 | +37.3 24/25→25/26 | 52248.7% | 5514.9% |
| 3 | F. Delli CarriCentre-back |  Monza | 27 | +37.2 21/22→25/26 | 391860% | 5315.8% |
| 4 | G. CalvaniCentre-back |  Frosinone | 22 | +36.9 24/25→25/26 | 50277.4% | 7024.3% |
| 5 | M. BaniCentre-back |  Palermo | 32 | +35.9 24/25→25/26 | 58166.2% | 3024.3% |
| 6 | P. CeccaroniCentre-back | Palermo | 30 | +32.7 24/25→25/26 | 60121.6% | 418.1% |
| 7 | G. BracagliaCentre-back | Frosinone | 23 | +30.9 24/25→25/26 | 45225.5% | 6815.9% |
| 8 | A. OyonoFull-back | Frosinone | 25 | +25.6 24/25→25/26 | 47120.2% | 6815.4% |
| 9 | A. CarboniFull-back | Monza | 25 | +24.8 24/25→25/26 | 47110.7% | 6313% |
| 10 | C. FavasuliFull-back |  Catanzaro | 22 | +22.7 24/25→25/26 | 44109.1% | 7316.7% |
| 11 | L. RavanelliFull-back | Monza | 29 | +21.9 24/25→25/26 | 4690.5% | 4316.8% |
| 12 | M. ŠverkoCentre-back | Venezia | 28 | +20.8 24/25→25/26 | 32185.7% | 4620.3% |
| 13 | L. ŠimićCentre-back |  Avellino | 30 | +20.5 24/25→25/26 | 39110.2% | 392% |
| 14 | B. FranjićFull-back | Venezia | 26 | +20.3 24/25→25/26 | 23725% | 5556% |
| 15 | A. PapettiCentre-back |  Reggiana | 24 | +20.2 24/25→25/26 | 38113.5% | 6210.2% |
| 16 | Matias AntoniniCentre-back | Catanzaro | 28 | +20 24/25→25/26 | 4098% | 511.4% |
| 17 | A. FontanarosaCentre-back | Avellino | 23 | +18.9 24/25→25/26 | 28198.9% | 618.9% |
| 18 | G. ZaroCentre-back |  Cesena | 32 | +18.7 24/25→25/26 | 4962.1% | 3215% |
| 19 | F. OlianaCentre-back |  Carrarese | 27 | +16.7 24/25→25/26 | 3496% | 489.4% |
| 20 | F. SgarbiCentre-back |  Padova | 28 | +15.5 24/25→25/26 | 25156.6% | 483% |
| 21 | G. GuarinoFull-back |  Empoli | 22 | +13.8 24/25→25/26 | 26110.4% | 646.8% |
| 22 | N. RadaelliFull-back |  Mantova | 23 | +13 24/25→25/26 | 21173.3% | 644.6% |
| 23 | I. MarconiCentre-back |  Virtus Entella | 36 | +12.8 23/24→25/26 | 25103.2% | 2349% |
| 24 | A. GiorginiCentre-back |  Juve Stabia | 24 | +12.5 24/25→25/26 | 3750.8% | 676% |
| 25 | P. PedaCentre-back | Palermo | 24 | +12.3 24/25→25/26 | 3946.8% | 622% |
| 26 | T. CassandroFull-back | Catanzaro | 26 | +12.2 24/25→25/26 | 3846.7% | 611.7% |
| 27 | I. MonterisiFull-back | Frosinone | 24 | +12.1 24/25→25/26 | 3748% | 661.4% |
| 28 | F. VeseliCentre-back |  Sudtirol | 33 | +11.7 24/25→25/26 | 2495.9% | 2212.4% |
| 29 | R. KoflerCentre-back | Sudtirol | 21 | +11.6 24/25→25/26 | 3159.2% | 644% |
| 30 | S. CellaCentre-back | Mantova | 25 | +11.2 24/25→25/26 | 2769.6% | 6411.8% |
| 31 | R. HapsFull-back | Venezia | 33 | +10 24/25→25/26 | 2099% | 2037.5% |
| 32 | G. MagnaniCentre-back | Reggiana | 30 | +9.6 24/25→25/26 | 2372.7% | 3024.3% |
| 33 | A. GravillonFull-back |  Pescara | 28 | +9.3 24/25→25/26 | 12372% | 3911.8% |
| 34 | Alessandro DellavalleCentre-back |  Modena | 22 | +9.1 24/25→25/26 | 2751.7% | 591.8% |
| 35 | A. CagnanoCentre-back | Pescara | 28 | +8.9 24/25→25/26 | 13211.9% | 4011.8% |
| 36 | L. LibuttiCentre-back | Reggiana | 28 | +8.9 24/25→25/26 | 2750% | 4418.4% |
| 37 | L. LucchesiCentre-back | Monza | 23 | +7.5 24/25→25/26 | 2835.9% | 62±0% |
| 38 | A. TiritielloCentre-back | Virtus Entella | 31 | +7.2 21/22→25/26 | 2442.1% | 3233.6% |
| 39 | M. LovatoCentre-back | Empoli | 26 | +6.9 24/25→25/26 | 2931.4% | 574.9% |
| 40 | S. GiordanoCentre-back |  Sampdoria | 24 | +6.6 24/25→25/26 | 1672.5% | 561.3% |
| 41 | M. PiacentiniCentre-back | Cesena | 27 | +5.9 24/25→25/26 | 9168.6% | 4315% |
| 42 | N. ObaretinCentre-back | Empoli | 23 | +4.2 24/25→25/26 | 2223.2% | 611.3% |
| 43 | F. BelliCentre-back | Padova | 32 | +4.2 20/21→25/26 | 1929.2% | 2351.9% |
| 44 | G. LetiziaFull-back | Pescara | 36 | +3.8 23/24→25/26 | 1630.4% | 206.5% |
| 45 | J. RouhiFull-back | Carrarese | 22 | +3.6 24/25→25/26 | 883.7% | 5817.1% |
| 46 | R. CapelliniCentre-back | Pescara | 26 | +3.6 22/23→25/26 | 2318.9% | 545.4% |
| 47 | F. RuggeriCentre-back | Carrarese | 21 | +3.6 24/25→25/26 | 2318.6% | 59±0% |
| 48 | S. DiakitéCentre-back | Juve Stabia | 26 | +3.2 24/25→25/26 | 2614.2% | 5211.6% |
| 49 | A. IzzoFull-back | Monza | 34 | +2.7 24/25→25/26 | 2711.2% | 2041.1% |
| 50 | Tiago GonçalvesFull-back | Mantova | 25 | +2.6 23/24→25/26 | 763.4% | 5120.7% |