Most Improved U21 defenders This Season in Eredivisie
The most improved U21 defenders in Eredivisie, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
M. Rots of Twente is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in Eredivisie, with a Field Insider Rating of 83.9, and M. Young has been the form player this season, grading 59.3.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Rots has improved his Season rating most, up +34.2 on last season, while D. Janse's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +22.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, M. Young of Sparta Rotterdam is the most valuable name in this group at 38.7.
8 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. RotsFull-back |  Twente | 20 | +34.2 24/25→25/26 | 42456% | 8430.1% |
| 2 | M. YoungCentre-back |  Sparta Rotterdam | 20 | +24.3 24/25→25/26 | 5969.4% | 768.3% |
| 3 | D. JanseCentre-back |  Groningen | 20 | +20.3 24/25→25/26 | 4294.9% | 7543.5% |
| 4 | T. BlokzijlCentre-back | Groningen | 21 | +13.4 24/25→25/26 | 4149.1% | 768.3% |
| 5 | Yarek GasiorowskiCentre-back |  PSV Eindhoven | 21 | +12.8 24/25→25/26 | 2883.7% | 761.2% |
| 6 | Cherrion ValeriusFull-back |  NAC Breda | 20 | +7 24/25→25/26 | 2538.3% | 664.8% |
| 7 | E. DijkstraFull-back |  AZ Alkmaar | 20 | 0 24/25→25/26 | 23±0% | 667.8% |
| 8 | G. ReadFull-back |  Feyenoord | 20 | -5.5 24/25→25/26 | 2717.2% | 753% |