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Most Improved defenders This Season in Segunda División

The most improved defenders in Segunda División, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Jorge Salinas of Racing Santander is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Segunda División, with a Field Insider Rating of 75.4, and F. Miguel has been the form player this season, grading 64.9, and F. Brignani leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Grego has improved his Season rating most, up +39 on last season, while Sergio Barcia's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +31.5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Álex of Burgos is the most valuable name in this group at 41.5.

Best talent
Jorge Salinas75.4RTG
Racing Santander
In form
F. Miguel64.9SsN
Burgos
Rising potential
Sergio Barcia+31.5RTG
Las Palmas · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Grego+39SsN
Burgos · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
F. Brignani7goals
Castellón
Most valuable
Álex41.5val
Burgos
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1GregoCentre-backBurgos33+39
24/25→25/26
62168.1%306.1%
2Sergio BarciaCentre-backLas Palmas25+38.8
24/25→25/26
421385.7%6593.5%
3Diego MurilloCentre-backMalaga25+32.8
24/25→25/26
44290.3%6719.6%
4Enrique ClementeCentre-backLas Palmas27+32.6
24/25→25/26
49200%6011.4%
5Iker RecioCentre-backCadiz25+32.2
24/25→25/26
351288%6421.1%
6Iván AlejoFull-backValladolid31+26.9
24/25→25/26
39228%334.1%
7O. NaaseiCentre-backGranada CF21+25.9
24/25→25/26
29809.4%6715.7%
8Anaitz ArbillaCentre-backEibar39+24.9
24/25→25/26
5679.8%1824.3%
9Diego GonzálezCentre-backAD Ceuta FC27+23.6
24/25→25/26
35208.8%546.6%
10Manu LamaCentre-backGranada CF25+23.4
24/25→25/26
33243.8%634.5%
11Marvin ParkFull-backLas Palmas26+23
24/25→25/26
33225.5%609%
12Sergio CuberoFull-backEibar26+22.9
24/25→25/26
5085.4%602.3%
13MarvelCentre-backLeganes23+22.8
24/25→25/26
42116.9%653.5%
14David TorresCentre-backValladolid23+22.5
24/25→25/26
33212.3%669.1%
15Carlos NevaFull-backAlbacete30+21.2
24/25→25/26
39121.8%3812.1%
16V. GarcíaFull-backCultural Leonesa32+20.8
22/23→25/26
24717.2%278.3%
17F. MiguelFull-backBurgos29+20.6
24/25→25/26
6546.5%4812.7%
18Eric CurbeloCentre-backSporting Gijon32+18.3
24/25→25/26
26228.8%2314.7%
19Marco MorenoCentre-backEibar25+17.9
24/25→25/26
4275.2%637.9%
20Ignasi MiquelCentre-backLeganes33+17.7
24/25→25/26
30139.4%2224%
21Peru RodríguezCentre-backReal Sociedad II24+17.2
21/22→25/26
20637%598.9%
22Mika MàrmolCentre-backLas Palmas25+16.9
24/25→25/26
4463.3%6712.8%
23Carlos HernándezCentre-backAD Ceuta FC35+16.8
23/24→25/26
4658.1%254.5%
24Álex MartínFull-backCordoba28+16.3
24/25→25/26
24217.3%474.7%
25Enric FranquesaFull-backLeganes29+15.2
24/25→25/26
25160%3730.3%
26Rubén PeñaFull-backLeganes35+15
24/25→25/26
23189.9%1615%
27Leonardo ButaCentre-backEibar24+14.3
24/25→25/26
19310.9%577.6%
28Hugo NovoaFull-backMirandes23+13.9
24/25→25/26
14609.3%
29L. PerrinCentre-backSporting Gijon27+13.8
24/25→25/26
25125.5%502.5%
30Fernando MedranoFull-backMirandes26+13.5
24/25→25/26
22158.8%543.4%
31José MatosFull-backAD Ceuta FC31+12.9
24/25→25/26
3753.8%357.4%
32Álex MuñozFull-backAlmeria32+12.7
24/25→25/26
2977.9%3512.8%
33Álex SolaFull-backGranada CF27+11.8
24/25→25/26
3161.1%5226%
34Martí VilàCentre-backFC Andorra27+11.4
23/24→25/26
19158.3%495.1%
35Dani BarciaCentre-backDeportivo La Coruna23+11.2
24/25→25/26
2392.6%647.2%
36Jair AmadorCentre-backEibar36+9.9
24/25→25/26
2471.2%165.3%
37Álvaro MantillaFull-backRacing Santander26+9.7
24/25→25/26
19101%592.6%
38Alberto JiménezCentre-backCastellón33+9.5
24/25→25/26
4626%2721.7%
39Álvaro RodríguezFull-backEibar32+9.2
24/25→25/26
18108.2%2228.4%
40Lalo AguilarCentre-backLeganes24+8.9
24/25→25/26
3337.1%626.6%
41Ramón MartínezCentre-backValladolid23+8.8
24/25→25/26
13195.6%5619.5%
42Guille RosasFull-backSporting Gijon26+7.3
24/25→25/26
4519.3%651.7%
43Arnau ComasCentre-backDeportivo La Coruna26+7.1
24/25→25/26
1865.1%550.5%
44Guille BuenoFull-backValladolid23+7
24/25→25/26
1864.8%583.4%
45B. DialloCentre-backGranada CF25+6.7
24/25→25/26
2536.6%611.8%
46Álvaro CarrilloFull-backHuesca24+6.5
24/25→25/26
2436.3%646.3%
47Pepe SánchezCentre-backAlbacete26+6.4
24/25→25/26
2339.3%544.1%
48Pablo InsuaCentre-backZaragoza32+6.3
24/25→25/26
2239.9%2712.1%
49A. CaicedoCentre-backCadiz21+5.9
24/25→25/26
1296.7%5641.4%
50Mario ClimentFull-backCadiz24+5.6
24/25→25/26
2528.6%634.1%