Top-Scoring U23 defenders

The top-scoring U23 defenders, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

W. Zaïre-Emery of Paris Saint Germain is the standout for raw talent across U23 defenders, with a Field Insider Rating of 94.3, and Jacobo Ramón Naveros has been the form player this season, grading 76.4, and Š. Chaloupek leads the scoring with 9 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Jacobo Ramón Naveros has improved his Season rating most, up +71.2 on last season, while L. Høgsberg's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +33.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Kayode of Brentford is the most valuable name in this group at 106.1.

Best talent

W. Zaïre-Emery94.3RTG

Paris Saint Germain

In form

Jacobo Ramón Naveros76.4SsN

Como

Rising potential

L. Høgsberg+33.8RTG

Strasbourg · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Jacobo Ramón Naveros+71.2SsN

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	Player	Team
1	Š. Chaloupek Full-back	Slavia Praha	23	9	30	2
2	I. Baouf Centre-back	Cambuur	19	6	39150%	6442.7%
3	H. Falchener Centre-back	Viking	23	6	361127.6%	5135.4%
4	L. Vušković Centre-back	Hamburger SV	19	6	3368.9%	8740.6%
5	Wesley Full-back	AS Roma	22	5	7177.4%	9123%
6	O. Mhamdi Full-back	Verl	23	5	175600%	4714.8%
7	Diogo Travassos Full-back	Moreirense	22	5	35±0%	7017.2%
8	Cuiabano Full-back	Botafogo	23	5	3785.5%	7311.3%
9	Luca Stephenson Defensive midfielder	Dundee Utd	22	5	4131%	52±0%
10	G. Bracaglia Full-back	Frosinone	23	5	45225.5%	6815.9%
11	D. Tonoli Full-back	Modena	23	5	56	70
12	F. Ademi Full-back	Alemannia Aachen	20	5	9830%	4418.9%
13	Chan Shinichi Full-back	Shanghai Shenhua	23	4	28	37
14	P. Petrović Centre-back	Javor	21	4	35	45
15	I. Tarim Centre-back	Bodrum FK	21	4	9	38
16	O. Çalışkan Centre-back	Keçiörengücü	23	4	27	42
17	N. Viereck Centre-back	Jong Utrecht	22	4	19185.1%	5616.9%
18	V. Roman Full-back	Ruh Lviv	23	4	774.8%	3516.4%
19	M. Perković Full-back	Cracovia Krakow	23	4	411033.3%	4010.3%
20	S. Kuzmić Full-back	Viborg	22	4	3170.6%	450.9%
21	M. Freckleton Full-back	ST Mirren	23	4	39112.1%	5051.4%
22	M. Paskotši Centre-back	Gent	23	4	20	53
23	R. Nyakossi Centre-back	OH Leuven	22	4	23763%	5812.3%
24	E. Bayram Centre-back	KVC Westerlo	23	4	49123.2%	629.4%
25	Y. Baas Centre-back	Ajax	23	4	545.7%	764.5%
26	M. Rots Full-back	Twente	20	4	42456%	8430.1%
27	J. Bos Full-back	Feyenoord	23	4	42345.7%	7739.1%
28	N. Held Full-back	Waalwijk	20	4	2726.2%	6215.8%
29	K. Koulierakis Full-back	VfL Wolfsburg	22	4	2027.7%	832%
30	N. Brown Full-back	Eintracht Frankfurt	23	4	4013.8%	88±0%
31	J. Quansah Full-back	Bayer Leverkusen	23	4	32180.9%	859%
32	L. Fila Winger	Ružomberok	22	4	16	33
33	C. Piper Centre-forward	Wellington Phoenix	23	4	26	20
34	C. Taylor Centre-back	Millwall	23	3	4250.5%	7050.9%
35	B. Babos Full-back	Diosgyori VTK	22	3	5	31
36	V. Đurđević Full-back	FK Partizan	22	3	25	40
37	N. Knežević Full-back	OFK Beograd	23	3	10	36
38	A. Traoré Defensive midfielder	Karviná	21	3	18	2
39	L. Lurvink Full-back	Sigma Olomouc	23	3	11	2
40	J. Schöller Full-back	Rapid Vienna	20	3	17	44
41	Sekou Fofana Full-back	Lausanne	23	3	1029.2%	4310.3%
42	P. Bonde Centre-back	Ostersunds FK	22	3	1870.2%	280.7%
43	V. Lässig Centre-back	Hoffenheim II	23	3	13	40
44	L. Audoor Full-back	Club Brugge II	22	3	1167.8%	4016.2%
45	Lukas Larsen Full-back	Emmen	20	3	24	59
46	Massien Ghaddari Full-back	Jong Utrecht	21	3	1528.4%	545.6%
47	Lars de Blok Full-back	VVV Venlo	22	3	22	58
48	G. Blancquart Centre-back	VVV Venlo	22	3	2014%	555.2%
49	F. Sjøvold Full-back	Bodo/Glimt	22	3	4827.8%	529.1%
50	D. De Roeve Full-back	Brann	21	3	2542.5%	464.3%