Most Improved U21 defenders This Season in Jupiler Pro League
The most improved U21 defenders in Jupiler Pro League, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
J. Seys of Club Brugge KV is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in Jupiler Pro League, with a Field Insider Rating of 65.5, and K. Sabbe leads the scoring with 3 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. de Grand has improved his Season rating most, up +12.3 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, J. Seys of Club Brugge KV is the most valuable name in this group at 18.7.
10 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. de GrandFull-back |  Lommel United | 21 | +12.3 24/25→25/26 | 23116% | 6139.3% |
| 2 | A. LapageCentre-back |  KVC Westerlo | 21 | +10.3 24/25→25/26 | 20109.6% | 5326.7% |
| 3 | K. SabbeFull-back |  Club Brugge KV | 21 | +9.4 24/25→25/26 | 2754.3% | 6213.4% |
| 4 | A. VerstraetenFull-back |  Antwerp | 20 | +8.8 24/25→25/26 | 13231.6% | 526.8% |
| 5 | J. SeysFull-back | Club Brugge KV | 21 | +8.2 24/25→25/26 | 3728.4% | 6615.3% |
| 6 | Emmanuel KakouFull-back |  Cercle Brugge | 21 | +7.3 24/25→25/26 | 2442.9% | 563.3% |
| 7 | J. SpileersCentre-back | Club Brugge KV | 21 | +5.8 24/25→25/26 | 1384.1% | 553.4% |
| 8 | J. KongoloCentre-back |  Genk | 20 | +2.2 24/25→25/26 | 1419.1% | 5331.9% |
| 9 | S. RendersCentre-back | Antwerp | 18 | +0.7 24/25→25/26 | 98.6% | 511.6% |
| 10 | A. MaamarFull-back |  Anderlecht | 21 | -1.6 24/25→25/26 | 178.6% | 551.3% |