Most Valuable U21 defenders by Market Value in Serie A

The most valuable U21 defenders in Serie A, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Jacobo Ramón Naveros of Como is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 87, and Z. Athekame leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Jacobo Ramón Naveros has improved his Season rating most, up +63.1 on last season, while Tiago Gabriel's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +27.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Jacobo Ramón Naveros of Como is the most valuable name in this group at 63.4.

Best talent

Jacobo Ramón Naveros87RTG

Como

In form

Jacobo Ramón Naveros68.3SsN

Como

Rising potential

Tiago Gabriel+27.7RTG

Lecce · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Jacobo Ramón Naveros+63.1SsN

Jacobo Ramón Naveros63.4val

Como

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	Player	Team
1	Jacobo Ramón Naveros Centre-back	Como	21	63.4	681213.5%	8711.8%
2	Tiago Gabriel Centre-back	Lecce	21	46.5	44205.6%	8349.7%
3	D. Bartesaghi Centre-back	AC Milan	20	44.8	452558.8%	8525.3%
4	Z. Athekame Full-back	AC Milan	21	44.4	15	80
5	P. Comuzzo Centre-back	Fiorentina	21	41.6	2635.8%	7510.2%
6	J. Ziółkowski Centre-back	AS Roma	21	40.5	1725.8%	7389.8%
7	J. Rodríguez Centre-back	Cagliari	21	40.5	21	73
8	S. Britschgi Full-back	Parma	19	39.5	30	80
9	E. Helland Centre-back	Bologna	21	38.8	1051.5%	7065.3%
10	S. Cinquegrano Centre-back	Inter	21	37.7	0	68
11	P. Comi Centre-back	Atalanta	21	36.5	0	66
12	R. Bozhinov Centre-back	Pisa	21	36.4	6145.8%	6542.8%
13	H. Ahanor Centre-back	Atalanta	18	36.2	27568.3%	7814.4%
14	F. Coppola Centre-back	Pisa	21	36.1	6	65
15	Branimir Mlačić Centre-back	Udinese	20	35.9	5	68
16	N. Fortini Full-back	Fiorentina	20	35.9	1154.3%	683.6%
17	Jacopo Mirra Centre-back	AS Roma	20	35.6	0	68
18	D. Odogu Centre-back	AC Milan	20	35.3	0100%	672.1%
19	M. Duțu Centre-back	AC Milan	20	35.2	0	67
20	Nicola Pintus Centre-back	Cagliari	21	35.1	0	63
21	Javier Gil Centre-back	Juventus	20	35.1	0	67
22	M. Pérez Centre-back	Lecce	21	34.7	0	62
23	T. Slotsager Centre-back	Hellas Verona	20	34.6	674.9%	6636.3%
24	D. Baroncioni Centre-back	Bologna	20	34.6	0	66
25	P. Pinelli Centre-back	Lazio	20	34.5	0	66
26	M. Cocchi Centre-back	Inter	19	34.3	0	69
27	Y. Maye Centre-back	Inter	19	34.2	0	69
28	M. Seck Centre-back	AS Roma	19	33.8	0	68
29	O. Raterink Full-back	Cagliari	20	33.6	0	6436.3%
30	E. Kouadio Full-back	Fiorentina	20	33.6	1	64
31	Andra Cogoni Centre-back	Cagliari	20	33.5	0	64
32	N. Rizzo Centre-back	Juventus	19	33.3	0	67
33	L. Balbo Centre-back	Fiorentina	19	33.1	6	67
34	Petar Markovic Centre-back	Bologna	19	32.9	0	67
35	T. Macchioni Centre-back	Sassuolo	19	32.7	0	66
36	D. De Battisti Centre-back	Hellas Verona	20	32.7	0	62
37	William Feola Centre-back	Hellas Verona	20	32.6	0	62
38	F. Cham Centre-back	Hellas Verona	20	32.6	0	62
39	L. Barani Centre-back	Sassuolo	19	32.4	0	65
40	C. Garofalo Centre-back	Napoli	18	32.2	0	69
41	Bernardo Conde Centre-back	Parma	19	32	0	65
42	E. Lulli Centre-back	AS Roma	18	32	0	69
43	E. Košpo Centre-back	Fiorentina	19	31.7	0	64
44	E. Sadotti Centre-back	Fiorentina	19	31.7	0	64
45	A. Kumer Centre-back	Genoa	19	31.5	0	64
46	M. Palma Centre-back	Udinese	18	31.2	1200%	672.1%
47	A. Popovic Centre-back	Hellas Verona	19	31	0	63
48	C. De Paoli Centre-back	Udinese	18	30.8	0	66
49	G. Vezzosi Centre-back	Sassuolo	18	30.7	0	66
50	N. Trabucchi Centre-back	Parma	18	30.5	0	66