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Most Improved defenders This Season in Premier League

The most improved defenders in Premier League, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

S. Varatynov of Baltika is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 36.6, and K. Andrade has been the form player this season, grading 68.6, and N. Marichal leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Gustavo Mantuan has improved his Season rating most, up +28.6 on last season, while S. Varatynov's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +8.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, S. Varatynov of Baltika is the most valuable name in this group at 6.6.

Best talent
S. Varatynov36.6RTG
Baltika
In form
K. Andrade68.6SsN
Baltika
Rising potential
S. Varatynov+8.3RTG
Baltika · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Gustavo Mantuan+28.6SsN
Zenit · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
N. Marichal5goals
Dynamo
Most valuable
S. Varatynov6.6val
Baltika
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1Gustavo MantuanFull-backZenit25+28.6
24/25→25/26
51126.5%360.6%
2V. DrkušićFull-backZenit26+23.8
24/25→25/26
37183.1%303.8%
3K. AndradeCentre-backBaltika27+23.5
24/25→25/26
6952.1%306.4%
4D. ChistyakovCentre-backFC Rostov32+23.1
23/24→25/26
33243.2%161.3%
5E. TeslenkoCentre-backRubin25+22.7
24/25→25/26
5276.4%344.7%
6R. LitvinovDefensive midfielderSpartak Moscow24+22.6
24/25→25/26
35189.9%3610.4%
7M. BogosavacFull-backAkhmat29+21.8
24/25→25/26
30262.7%2410.6%
8V. MelekhinFull-backFC Rostov22+21.7
24/25→25/26
33193.8%3617%
9A. FilinCentre-backBaltika30+21.2
24/25→25/26
4589.5%1929.1%
10S. VaratynovCentre-backBaltika23+20.8
24/25→25/26
5168%3729.3%
11I. VujačićCentre-backRubin31+19.7
24/25→25/26
4773%1920.9%
12I. RozhkovFull-backRubin21+19.5
24/25→25/26
4965.9%36±0%
13M. AzziFull-backDinamo Makhachkala24+17.8
24/25→25/26
34113.4%337.1%
14M. ShnaptsevFull-backNizhny Novgorod22+15.1
24/25→25/26
19377.5%328.6%
15Y. KoledinFull-backNizhny Novgorod21+14.2
24/25→25/26
19295.8%3118%
16D. VedernikovFull-backFC Orenburg25+13.8
24/25→25/26
17405.9%3116.6%
17Lucas FassonFull-backLokomotiv25+11.1
24/25→25/26
2488.1%3310.1%
18J. TabidzeCentre-backDinamo Makhachkala30+10.7
24/25→25/26
3445.7%216.3%
19C. MontesCentre-backLokomotiv29+10.5
24/25→25/26
2667.7%252.4%
20E. MorozovCentre-backLokomotiv25+10.1
24/25→25/26
18134.7%336.9%
21M. LukinCentre-backCSKA Moscow22+10
24/25→25/26
2380%342.1%
22K. NizhegorodovCentral midfielderRubin24+9.4
24/25→25/26
14191.8%291.8%
23D. KhotulevCentre-backFC Orenburg23+9.1
24/25→25/26
17115.2%3313.7%
24D. OrozFull-backKrylia Sovetov25+9.1
24/25→25/26
2272.2%312.5%
25M. AlibekovCentre-backDinamo Makhachkala29+8.6
24/25→25/26
2074.8%219.7%
26M. BokoevCentre-backAkron25+8.3
24/25→25/26
2549.1%3310.5%
27I. VakhaniaFull-backFC Rostov25+7
24/25→25/26
3129.2%340.6%
28O. SakoCentre-backFC Rostov30+6.8
24/25→25/26
2537.2%1921.7%
29N. ChernovCentre-backKrylia Sovetov30+6.5
24/25→25/26
1484.4%1711.2%
30T. SundukovFull-backDinamo Makhachkala24+6.4
24/25→25/26
3225.1%356.4%
31S. PetrovFull-backFC Krasnodar35+4.8
24/25→25/26
4312.6%122.5%
32A. SoldatenkovFull-backFC Sochi29+4.5
24/25→25/26
2324.7%2217.5%
33M. SidorovFull-backAkhmat28+4.5
24/25→25/26
2226.3%2415.7%
34Marcelo AlvesCentre-backFC Sochi28+4.5
24/25→25/26
1262.5%234.7%
35I. LepskiyCentre-backKrylia Sovetov21+4.4
24/25→25/26
1444.4%3129.8%
36I. NedelcearuCentre-backAkron30+4.3
24/25→25/26
1637.7%205.3%
37S. KaričFull-backNizhny Novgorod28+4.2
24/25→25/26
3016.2%259%
38N. RasskazovAttacking midfielderKrylia Sovetov28+3.2
24/25→25/26
1821.8%2419.3%
39N. GassamaFull-backBaltika25+3.1
24/25→25/26
437.8%3318%
40Vítor TormenaCentre-backFC Krasnodar30+3
24/25→25/26
467%2118%
41D. SkopintsevFull-backDynamo29+2.9
24/25→25/26
1819.5%2112.3%
42I. ShumakhovCentre-backDinamo Makhachkala27+2.6
24/25→25/26
338.7%2716%
43G. GonzálezFull-backFC Krasnodar31+1.7
24/25→25/26
306%1617.7%
44A. GritsaenkoCentre-backRubin31+1.2
24/25→25/26
264.9%1438.6%
45RubensDefensive midfielderDynamo25+1
24/25→25/26
234.7%3148.6%
46R. MagalCentral midfielderFC Sochi34+0.7
24/25→25/26
154.9%828.2%
47Y. Attiat-AllahFull-backFC Sochi31+0.5
23/24→25/26
610%1238.5%
48N. MarichalCentre-backDynamo25+0.5
24/25→25/26
281.8%342.7%
49A. TchitchinadzeCentre-backFC Orenburg28-0.3
24/25→25/26
161.9%226.8%
50S. BozhinCentre-backKrylia Sovetov31-0.7
24/25→25/26
272.5%1811.8%