Wonderkids · U18

The highest-ceiling players aged 18 and under across our 30 leagues — the next generation.

At a glance

L. Karl of Bayern München is the standout for raw talent across U18 players, with a Field Insider Rating of 86.6, and V. Kostov has been the form player this season, grading 49.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: O. Pietuszewski has improved his Season rating most, up +25.2 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, L. Routh of Aston Villa U21 is the most valuable name in this group at 145.1.

O. Pietuszewski+33.9RTG

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	L. Karl Attacking midfielder	Bayern München	18	35	87
2	A. Bouaddi Defensive midfielder	Lille	18	3463.9%	8714.6%
3	M. Mane Attacking midfielder	Wolves	18	18	8319.4%
4	T. Rosborough Central midfielder	New York RB II	18	13	82
5	I. Mbaye Winger	Paris Saint Germain	18	19186.6%	817.1%
6	Davinchi Full-back	Getafe	18	23	81
7	Franco Mastantuono Winger	Real Madrid	18	757.9%	8047.6%
8	R. Matondo Defensive midfielder	Paris FC	18	286875%	8024.7%
9	A. Stokes Goalkeeper	New York RB II	18	0	80
10	T. Tati Centre-back	Nantes	18	27	79
11	H. Ahanor Full-back	Atalanta	18	28587.8%	7915.1%
12	I. Jourdren Goalkeeper	France U17 W	17	0	78
13	Pedro Fernández Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	18	13	77
14	P. Peter Centre-forward	Angers	18	24	7722.4%
15	M. Culbreath Defensive midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	18	14	76
16	A. Stepanov Centre-forward	Utrecht	18	39	75
17	K. Tunde Attacking midfielder	Levante	0	5	74
18	A. Vossah Defensive midfielder	Toulouse	18	18	74
19	F. Camarda Centre-forward	Lecce	18	9	724.9%
20	K. Potulski Full-back	FSV Mainz 05	18	12	72
21	R. Nijstad Centre-back	Twente	18	17	72
22	Vinicius Lira Centre-forward	Santos U20	18	17	70
23	Breno Vereza Centre-forward	Vasco da Gama U20	18	12	69
24	Índio Central midfielder	Atlético Mineiro U17	18	11	69
25	O. Pietuszewski Central midfielder	FC Porto	18	25	6898.8%
26	B. Nsongo Centre-forward	Deportivo La Coruna	0	18	68
27	Zé Lucas Defensive midfielder	Sport Recife	18	25	67
28	Leonardo Lopes Centre-forward	Flamengo U20	18	0	67
29	Tiago Central midfielder	Grêmio U20	18	13	66
30	L. Martes Full-back	Sparta Rotterdam	17	19	65
31	M. Palma Full-back	Sampdoria	18	227300%	633.8%
32	Alex Garcia Central midfielder	Real Sociedad II	18	17	63
33	Nathan De Cat Defensive midfielder	Anderlecht	17	3811.4%	6229.9%
34	M. Niflore Goalkeeper	Dunkerque	18	5	62
35	J. Monga Attacking midfielder	Leicester	17	9690.9%	6111.9%
36	Rafael Pinto Pedrosa Full-back	Karlsruher SC	18	12148%	613.8%
37	K. Karetsas Attacking midfielder	Genk	18	2414.1%	600.5%
38	K. Eichhorn Defensive midfielder	Hertha BSC	16	18	60
39	S. Mfuni Full-back	Watford	18	6	60
40	F. Merién Centre-back	Jong PSV U21	17	3130400%	6035.8%
41	A. Thomas Central midfielder	Jong PSV U21	18	20111.7%	5813.8%
42	S. Dahal Attacking midfielder	Al-Fayha	17	22	58
43	C. Comotto Central midfielder	Spezia	18	13	57
44	S. Bouhoudane Centre-forward	Jong PSV U21	18	22	5729%
45	Viggo Plantinga Full-back	Jong Utrecht	17	19	56
46	A. Gomes Centre-back	Zaragoza	17	7	56
47	E. Mensah Defensive midfielder	Zaragoza	18	6	55
48	M. Moore Attacking midfielder	Rangers	18	29717.1%	5524.8%
49	Y. Hamdaoui Attacking midfielder	Antwerp	18	6	5519.5%
50	X. Dierckx Defensive midfielder	Antwerp	16	17	54