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Most Improved defenders in La Liga 26/27

The most improved defenders in La Liga in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Renato Veiga of Villarreal is the standout for raw talent across defenders in La Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 85, and Juan Iglesias has been the form player this season, grading 57.5, and R. Yeboah leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Diego Murillo has improved his Season rating most, up +32.8 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Raúl Asencio of Real Madrid is the most valuable name in this group at 95.9.

Best talent
Renato Veiga85RTG
Villarreal
In form
Juan Iglesias57.5SsN
Sevilla
Rising potential
Diego Murillo+10.9RTG
Malaga · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Diego Murillo+32.8SsN
Malaga · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
R. Yeboah2goals
Osasuna
Most valuable
Raúl Asencio95.9val
Real Madrid
25 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1Diego MurilloCentre-backMalaga25+32.8
24/25→25/26
44290.3%6719.6%
2Fernando CaleroCentre-backMalaga31+17.6
24/25→25/26
32125.7%503.5%
3Hugo NovoaFull-backAlaves23+13.9
24/25→25/26
14643.8%
4Dani BarciaCentre-backDeportivo La Coruna23+11.2
24/25→25/26
2392.6%647.2%
5Juan IglesiasCentre-backSevilla28+10.8
24/25→25/26
58±0%66±0%
6F. LejeuneCentre-backRayo Vallecano35+10.7
24/25→25/26
54±0%33±0%
7Renato VeigaFull-backVillarreal23+10.7
24/25→25/26
26±0%85±0%
8Arnau ComasCentre-backDeportivo La Coruna26+7.1
24/25→25/26
1865.1%550.5%
9Éder MilitãoFull-backReal Madrid28+4.4
24/25→25/26
2422.7%5515.4%
10CopeteCentre-backValencia26+2.4
24/25→25/26
2411.2%687.8%
11J. PerlazaFull-backBarcelona29+1.4
24/25→25/26
628%360.8%
12Raúl AsencioCentre-backReal Madrid23-1
24/25→25/26
273.6%803.9%
13F. GarcésCentre-backAlaves27-1
24/25→25/26
712.8%6010.1%
14MarcãoCentre-backSevilla30-1.8
24/25→25/26
818.4%3719.4%
15Juan BerrocalCentre-backMalaga27-5.8
24/25→25/26
7±0%3625.7%
16P. CissCentre-backRayo Vallecano32-5.8
24/25→25/26
37±0%34±0%
17J. BáezCentre-backBarcelona36-6.4
22/23→25/26
2719.4%1249.6%
18G. SuazoCentre-backSevilla29-7.2
24/25→25/26
34±0%50±0%
19Víctor ChustFull-backElche26-11.4
24/25→25/26
31±0%69±0%
20D. FoulquierFull-backValencia33-11.8
24/25→25/26
1152%2245.4%
21GorosabelFull-backEspanyol30-21.1
24/25→25/26
1460.5%3939.3%
22Dani SánchezFull-backMalaga26-22.7
24/25→25/26
777.7%5215.7%
23Dani VivianCentre-backAthletic Club27-25.1
24/25→25/26
2649.4%6622.4%
24K. LomónacoCentre-backElche24-36.3
24/25→25/26
3445.2%540.6%
25Manu SánchezFull-backCelta Vigo26-42.8
24/25→25/26
39±0%8111.3%