Most Improved defenders in First League 26/27
The most improved defenders in First League in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
Y. Koledin of Nizhny Novgorod is the standout for raw talent across defenders in First League, with a Field Insider Rating of 30.8, and S. Karič has been the form player this season, grading 28.6, and Marcelo Alves leads the scoring with 2 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Y. Koledin has improved his Season rating most, up +21 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, E. Fariña of Nizhny Novgorod is the most valuable name in this group at 2.9.
14 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Y. KoledinFull-back |  Nizhny Novgorod | 21 | +21 24/25→25/26 | 26437.5% | 3118% |
| 2 | K. GotsukCentre-back |  Arsenal Tula | 34 | +10.4 24/25→25/26 | 2570.3% | 165.3% |
| 3 | Marcelo AlvesCentre-back |  FC Sochi | 28 | +9.4 24/25→25/26 | 17130.6% | 223.7% |
| 4 | R. EvgenjevCentre-back | Nizhny Novgorod | 27 | +7.9 24/25→25/26 | 1969.3% | 2515.7% |
| 5 | A. SoldatenkovCentre-back | FC Sochi | 29 | +3.4 24/25→25/26 | 2218.7% | 2219.8% |
| 6 | S. KaričCentre-back | Nizhny Novgorod | 28 | +2.7 24/25→25/26 | 2910.4% | 2510% |
| 7 | I. KalininCentre-back | FC Sochi | 30 | +1.9 24/25→25/26 | 239.1% | 235.9% |
| 8 | V. LitvinovCentre-back | FC Sochi | 25 | +1.8 24/25→25/26 | 219.3% | 273.4% |
| 9 | V. AleksandrovCentre-back | Nizhny Novgorod | 24 | -1.3 24/25→25/26 | 196.6% | 296.5% |
| 10 | R. MagalFull-back | FC Sochi | 34 | -2.9 24/25→25/26 | 1220.1% | 827.3% |
| 11 | N. KakkoevFull-back | Nizhny Novgorod | 27 | -4.9 24/25→25/26 | 2417.1% | 2519.4% |
| 12 | E. FariñaCentre-back | Nizhny Novgorod | 25 | -6 24/25→25/26 | 2419.9% | 289.4% |
| 13 | K. ZaikaCentre-back | FC Sochi | 33 | -10.4 24/25→25/26 | 1149.3% | 1027.3% |
| 14 | A. MakarchukFull-back | FC Sochi | 30 | -11.3 24/25→25/26 | 760.4% | 1524.9% |