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Most Improved defenders This Season in La Liga

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

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At a glance

Pau Cubarsí Paredes of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across defenders in La Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 92.5, and Eric García has been the form player this season, grading 61.7, and Carlos Romero leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Eric García has improved his Season rating most, up +33.6 on last season, while M. Moreno's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +26.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Eric García of Barcelona is the most valuable name in this group at 113.5.

Best talent
Pau Cubarsí Paredes92.5RTG
Barcelona
In form
Eric García61.7SsN
Barcelona
Rising potential
M. Moreno+26.4RTG
Levante · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Eric García+33.6SsN
Barcelona · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Carlos Romero7goals
Espanyol
Most valuable
Eric García113.5val
Barcelona
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1Eric GarcíaFull-backBarcelona25+33.6
24/25→25/26
62119.6%850.8%
2Gerard MartínCentre-backBarcelona24+22.1
24/25→25/26
41120.1%831.7%
3Pau NavarroCentre-backVillarreal21+21.7
24/25→25/26
32210.7%848.4%
4PedrazaFull-backVillarreal30+20
24/25→25/26
24526.3%469.9%
5Domingos DuarteCentre-backGetafe31+18.6
24/25→25/26
4182.7%466.3%
6Fernando CaleroCentre-backEspanyol30+17.6
24/25→25/26
32125.7%457.2%
7Carlos RomeroFull-backEspanyol24+17.4
24/25→25/26
5053.4%894.1%
8NatanCentre-backReal Betis25+14.2
24/25→25/26
3665.7%832.2%
9Héctor BellerínFull-backReal Betis31+14.1
24/25→25/26
20235%407.3%
10E. BaillyCentre-backOviedo32+13.3
24/25→25/26
20214.5%2724.1%
11D. DakonamCentre-backGetafe34+13.3
24/25→25/26
3952%2923%
12Pau Cubarsí ParedesCentre-backBarcelona19+13
24/25→25/26
5134.3%93±0%
13Sergio CarreiraFull-backCelta Vigo25+12.3
24/25→25/26
3071.1%82±0%
14Nacho VidalFull-backOviedo31+11.1
24/25→25/26
3350.9%395.2%
15Andrés CastrínCentre-backSevilla23+11
22/23→25/26
15250%7234.4%
16Juan IglesiasFull-backGetafe28+10.8
24/25→25/26
5823.1%6610.6%
17F. LejeuneCentre-backRayo Vallecano35+10.7
24/25→25/26
5424.5%3311.6%
18JonnyCentre-backAlaves32+10.3
24/25→25/26
2954.5%40109%
19Lucas AhijadoFull-backOviedo31+10.1
24/25→25/26
2287.1%3116.7%
20A. EspinoFull-backRayo Vallecano34+9.8
24/25→25/26
2854.7%2221.2%
21A. WitselFull-backGirona37+9.4
24/25→25/26
2184.7%2024.8%
22R. AraújoCentre-backBarcelona27+8.9
24/25→25/26
2267.9%6316%
23Yoel LagoCentre-backCelta Vigo22+8.8
24/25→25/26
15154.4%742.1%
24Marcos AlonsoCentre-backCelta Vigo35+8.7
24/25→25/26
3533%307.7%
25Marc BartraCentre-backReal Betis35+8.6
24/25→25/26
3533%2514.3%
26DelaCentre-backLevante27+8.4
24/25→25/26
3531.5%662.2%
27Thierry CorreiaFull-backValencia27+8.3
24/25→25/26
1980.6%626.4%
28A. RațiuFull-backRayo Vallecano28+8.1
24/25→25/26
4919.7%6615.4%
29Z. RomeroCentre-backGetafe26+7.4
24/25→25/26
2934.7%6731.7%
30José GayàFull-backValencia31+7.2
24/25→25/26
3228.6%4213.5%
31Pep ChavarríaFull-backRayo Vallecano28+6.4
24/25→25/26
4217.8%6216%
32Jon MartínCentre-backReal Sociedad20+6.2
24/25→25/26
1948.8%828.6%
33J. AidooCentre-backCelta Vigo30+5.9
24/25→25/26
8256.5%3619.2%
34Alejandro BaldeFull-backBarcelona22+5.6
24/25→25/26
3221%848.6%
35Marc PubillFull-backAtletico Madrid23+5.6
24/25→25/26
3023.2%777.2%
36R. RodríguezCentre-backReal Betis33+5.4
24/25→25/26
1940.6%2527.1%
37Vitor NunesCentre-backGirona20+5.2
24/25→25/26
3417.9%8519.8%
38Jon PachecoCentre-backAlaves25+5
24/25→25/26
1936.8%711.1%
39L. CabreraCentre-backEspanyol35+4.5
24/25→25/26
3713.7%332.7%
40Éder MilitãoFull-backReal Madrid28+4.4
24/25→25/26
2422.7%5515.4%
41Arnau MartínezFull-backGirona23+4.4
24/25→25/26
3315.2%785.7%
42D. HanckoFull-backAtletico Madrid28+4.2
24/25→25/26
4211.1%627.7%
43J. KoundéFull-backBarcelona27+2.9
24/25→25/26
476.6%7117%
44Kiko FemeníaCentre-backGetafe35+2.6
24/25→25/26
338.6%2517.7%
45CopeteCentre-backValencia26+2.4
24/25→25/26
2411.2%687.8%
46E. CömertFull-backValencia28+2.4
24/25→25/26
2014%5414.7%
47Pablo MaffeoFull-backMallorca29+2
24/25→25/26
346.2%5220.5%
48Dani CarvajalFull-backReal Madrid34+2
24/25→25/26
1614%1832.2%
49Jesús VázquezFull-backValencia23+1.9
24/25→25/26
1316.5%721.8%
50César TárregaCentre-backValencia24+1.5
24/25→25/26
334.8%825%