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Most Improved players This Season in 2. Bundesliga

The most improved players in 2. Bundesliga, ranked on Field Insider.

Most improved goalkeepers in 2. BundesligaMost improved defenders in 2. BundesligaMost improved midfielders in 2. BundesligaMost improved attackers in 2. BundesligaBest players in 2. BundesligaMost in-form players in 2. Bundesliga

At a glance

M. Baur of SC Paderborn 07 is the standout for raw talent across players in 2. Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 74.2, and M. Wanitzek has been the form player this season, grading 72.7, and N. Futkeu leads the scoring with 20 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: C. Itten has improved his Season rating most, up +49.8 on last season, while N. Aséko Nkili's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +35.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, L. Curda of SC Paderborn 07 is the most valuable name in this group at 44.8.

Best talent
M. Baur74.2RTG
SC Paderborn 07
In form
M. Wanitzek72.7SsN
Karlsruher SC
Rising potential
N. Aséko Nkili+35.4RTG
Hannover 96 · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
C. Itten+49.8SsN
Fortuna Düsseldorf · 21/22→25/26
Top scorer
N. Futkeu20goals
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
Most valuable
L. Curda44.8val
SC Paderborn 07
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1C. IttenCentre-forwardFortuna Düsseldorf29+49.8
21/22→25/26
59529.8%4430.4%
2L. KariusGoalkeeperFC Schalke 0433+48.6
24/25→25/26
492839.7%
3L. CurdaDefensive midfielderSC Paderborn 0724+47.8
24/25→25/26
70211.5%7322%
4M. ŻukowskiCentre-forward1. FC Magdeburg24+47.5
24/25→25/26
65266.9%6580.6%
5M. BaurDefensive midfielderSC Paderborn 0722+46.1
24/25→25/26
54562.2%7470.2%
6N. Aséko NkiliDefensive midfielderHannover 9620+44.1
24/25→25/26
461917.4%7395.2%
7N. KatićCentre-backFC Schalke 0429+38.9
24/25→25/26
48432.2%440.9%
8C. ContehWingerEintracht Braunschweig26+37.7
24/25→25/26
411077.1%5715.5%
9Max MarieCentral midfielderEintracht Braunschweig21+37.4
24/25→25/26
44566.7%6622.1%
10P. PfeifferCentre-backSV Darmstadt 9826+35.8
24/25→25/26
40778.3%5915.1%
11H. KuruçayCentre-backFC Schalke 0428+35.3
24/25→25/26
52206.4%5110.6%
12V. VermeijCentre-forwardDynamo Dresden31+34.4
24/25→25/26
41498.6%315.5%
13M. MaglicaCentre-backSV Darmstadt 9827+32.6
24/25→25/26
37776.2%5415.1%
14L. PetkovAttacking midfielderSV Elversberg25+32.5
24/25→25/26
60119.5%727.8%
15P. HofmannCentre-forwardVfL Bochum33+32.1
24/25→25/26
56133.8%2730.7%
16T. ErnstGoalkeeperHertha BSC23+31.3
24/25→25/26
41309.9%684.6%
17A. AouchicheCentral midfielderFC Schalke 0424+31
24/25→25/26
47190.2%7015.7%
18S. TiggesCentre-forwardSC Paderborn 0728+29.2
24/25→25/26
29460.7%
19M. GyamfiCentre-back1. FC Kaiserslautern26+28.9
24/25→25/26
38307.4%5748.2%
20N. FutkeuCentre-forwardSpVgg Greuther Fürth23+28.8
24/25→25/26
7266.7%683.3%
21T. BeckerFull-backFC Schalke 0429+28.6
24/25→25/26
48149%4230.8%
22M. WinklerAttacking midfielderHertha BSC23+27.6
24/25→25/26
39244.2%6715.5%
23J. GrodowskiWingerArminia Bielefeld28+27.5
24/25→25/26
46146.3%4622.2%
24L. LochoshviliCentre-back1. FC Nürnberg28+27.3
24/25→25/26
33487.5%516.9%
25M. N'DiayeCentre-backFC Schalke 0424+26.9
24/25→25/26
6178.9%6622.3%
26F. ReeseAttacking midfielderHertha BSC28+26.7
24/25→25/26
6471.4%540.9%
27Ł. PorębaDefensive midfielderSV Elversberg26+26.2
24/25→25/26
38231.9%618.7%
28L. GechterCentre-backHertha BSC22+26.2
24/25→25/26
45137.2%665.4%
29B. BobzienAttacking midfielderDynamo Dresden23+26
22/23→25/26
266054.6%
30M. KarbownikFull-backHertha BSC25+25.4
24/25→25/26
36235.2%6011%
31E. YardımcıCentre-forwardEintracht Braunschweig24+25
24/25→25/26
25594.2%
32M. PannewigDefensive midfielderVfL Bochum21+25
24/25→25/26
28806.5%621.4%
33D. ZecCentre-backHolstein Kiel26+24.7
24/25→25/26
37202.5%6012.8%
34M. MomuluhWingerArminia Bielefeld24+24.2
24/25→25/26
36206.8%639.4%
35L. UlrichCentral midfielder1. FC Magdeburg21+24.2
24/25→25/26
45118.6%6445.5%
36N. NollGoalkeeperHannover 9623+24.1
24/25→25/26
28669.4%699.1%
37Kofi Jeremy AmoakoDefensive midfielderDynamo Dresden21+24
24/25→25/26
32289.2%6357%
38M. SchuhenGoalkeeperSV Darmstadt 9833+22.8
24/25→25/26
28465.3%2919.2%
39N. SchmidtDefensive midfielderSV Darmstadt 9828+21.7
24/25→25/26
25678.1%4420.2%
40S. El-FaouziCentral midfielderFC Schalke 0424+21.7
24/25→25/26
5369.8%7257.5%
41M. CorbozCentral midfielderArminia Bielefeld31+21.2
24/25→25/26
4587.6%3624.2%
42M. IvezićFull-backHolstein Kiel24+21
24/25→25/26
37134.6%5915%
43K. OudenneDefensive midfielderHannover 9624+20.9
24/25→25/26
32193.5%6365.3%
44M. HansenFull-backSC Paderborn 0722+20
24/25→25/26
30198%635.9%
45Leon RobinsonFull-back1. FC Kaiserslautern25+19.8
24/25→25/26
30192.2%598.4%
46D. HeroldCentral midfielderKarlsruher SC23+19.2
24/25→25/26
4672.7%675.5%
47N. LoosliCentre-backVfL Bochum29+19.1
24/25→25/26
29187.3%421.2%
48K. WätjenDefensive midfielderVfL Bochum20+18.9
24/25→25/26
23420%6256.1%
49F. SchleusenerCentre-forwardKarlsruher SC34+18.6
24/25→25/26
4864.1%2126.5%
50F. GruberCentre-back1. FC Nürnberg23+18.6
24/25→25/26
29175.5%6557.5%