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Most Improved defenders in Pro League 26/27

The most improved defenders in Pro League in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

N. Zézé of NEOM is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Pro League, with a Field Insider Rating of 59.2, and Ali Majrashi has been the form player this season, grading 60.5, and Waleed Al Ahmad leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Sarr has improved his Season rating most, up +29.3 on last season, while M. Barry's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +4.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Ali Majrashi of Al-Ahli Jeddah is the most valuable name in this group at 26.7.

Best talent
N. Zézé59.2RTG
NEOM
In form
Ali Majrashi60.5SsN
Al-Ahli Jeddah
Rising potential
M. Barry+4.1RTG
Al Shabab · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
M. Sarr+29.3SsN
NEOM · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Waleed Al Ahmad5goals
Al-Qadisiyah FC
Most valuable
Ali Majrashi26.7val
Al-Ahli Jeddah
34 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1M. SarrCentre-backNEOM27+29.3
24/25→25/26
5912.3%4831.3%
2Sanousi Al HawsawiCentre-backDamac27+13.9
24/25→25/26
23156.2%425%
3Mohammed Al KhaibariCentre-backAl Riyadh24+13
24/25→25/26
20±0%51±0%
4Sultan Al GhannamFull-backAl-Nassr32+12.8
24/25→25/26
4244.4%2427.3%
5Nawaf BoushalFull-backAl-Nassr27+11.8
24/25→25/26
55±0%529.9%
6Abdullah KhateebCentre-backAl-Ettifaq31+8.1
24/25→25/26
31±0%29±0%
7Mohammed Fuad Ibrahim Al ThaniCentre-backAl Shabab29+7.8
24/25→25/26
20±0%32±0%
8Saeed Al RubaieCentre-backAl Okhdood33+6.2
20/21→25/26
1021
9SamirCentre-backAl Najma31+5.8
24/25→25/26
1944.6%2814.8%
10Abdulrahman Al ObaidFull-backDamac33+5.3
24/25→25/26
1745.3%205.8%
11Fahad Al AbdulrazzaqCentre-backAl Najma26+4.8
24/25→25/26
1642.9%3916.3%
12Qassem LajamiCentre-backAl-Qadisiyah FC30+3.7
24/25→25/26
17±0%3523%
13Ali MajrashiFull-backAl-Ahli Jeddah26+1.9
24/25→25/26
613.2%526.5%
14Hamad Turki Al TuhayfanFull-backAl-Hilal Saudi FC27+1.5
20/21→25/26
236.9%4119.9%
15T. JedvajCentre-backAl Shabab30+0.8
24/25→25/26
229.8%2829.2%
16Mohammed Al BaqawiCentre-backAl-Fayha31-0.2
24/25→25/26
27±0%30±0%
17Hussain Al ZabdaniCentre-backAl Okhdood31-0.3
24/25→25/26
122.4%1932.8%
18Mohammed AlsubaieCentre-backAl-Hazm30-1
23/24→25/26
6728.6%2442.6%
19N. ZézéCentre-backNEOM21-2.3
24/25→25/26
19±0%59±0%
20E. UtkusFull-backAl Kholood26-2.9
24/25→25/26
1439.8%463%
21Ali Al SalemFull-backAl Khaleej Saihat28-3.3
24/25→25/26
830.6%3618.9%
22Mohammed Al KhabraniCentre-backAl Khaleej Saihat32-4.1
24/25→25/26
19±0%27±0%
23Pedro RebochoFull-backAl Khaleej Saihat31-5.9
24/25→25/26
2110.7%325.6%
24Mohammed Al FatilCentre-backAl Najma34-7
24/25→25/26
847.6%1044.9%
25Mubarak Al RajehCentre-backAl Shabab23-9.2
24/25→25/26
855.1%4610.2%
26A. BedraneCentre-backDamac34-10.4
24/25→25/26
2331%1929.2%
27G. ÁlvarezFull-backAl-Qadisiyah FC26-12
24/25→25/26
38±0%51±0%
28Tareq Abdullah A MohammedCentre-backDamac31-12.8
24/25→25/26
959%2531%
29NachoFull-backAl-Qadisiyah FC36-13.4
24/25→25/26
33±0%23±0%
30Waleed Al AhmadCentre-backAl-Qadisiyah FC27-15.3
24/25→25/26
1945.3%502%
31Muhannad Al QaydhiCentre-backAl Okhdood28-16.7
24/25→25/26
575.9%3129.9%
32Naif AsiriCentre-backAl Okhdood25-17.5
24/25→25/26
1162.3%4514.2%
33M. BarryCentre-backAl Shabab21-21.3
24/25→25/26
1±0%448.2%
34S. PinasFull-backAl Kholood28-36.4
24/25→25/26
243%411%