Best U18 centre-backs

The highest-potential U18 centre-backs, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

T. Tati of Nantes is the standout for raw talent across U18 centre-backs, with a Field Insider Rating of 78.8, and Allan De León has been the form player this season, grading 32.4, and T. Khumalo leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Renders has improved his Season rating most, up +0.7 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, J. Stephenson of Brentford is the most valuable name in this group at 64.6.

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	T. Tati Centre-back	Nantes	18	27	79
2	R. Nijstad Centre-back	Twente	18	17	72
3	F. Merién Centre-back	Jong PSV U21	17	3130400%	6035.8%
4	Unax Larrañaga Centre-back	Real Sociedad II	0	4	58
5	A. Gomes Centre-back	Zaragoza	17	7	56
6	O. Renfrum Centre-back	FC Eindhoven	0	10	52
7	M. Muzungu Centre-back	Jong Ajax	18	23	52
8	S. Renders Centre-back	Antwerp	18	98.6%	511.6%
9	P. Sondergaard Centre-back	Emmen	18	8	48
10	K. Kasanwirjo Centre-back	Jong Ajax	17	10	46
11	M. Verhaeghe Centre-back	RWDM	18	9	44
12	Allan De León Centre-back	Novi Pazar	18	32	43
13	A. Mahroug Centre-back	RSC Anderlecht II	18	8	43
14	P. Blondeel Centre-back	KAA Gent II	16	4	41
15	Lazar Miladinović Centre-back	Napredak	18	12	41
16	A. Pavlovic Centre-back	OFK Beograd	18	26	41
17	B. Akomolede Centre-back	RSC Anderlecht II	18	10	40
18	Sadick Abubakar Centre-back	Radnik Surdulica	0	16	40
19	Ada Ibik Centre-back	Manisa F.K.	17	20	39
20	Dusan Pavlovic Centre-back	Radnicki NIS	0	2	38
21	R. Kumar Centre-back	Istra 1961	17	12	37
22	Kayden Coulas Centre-back	Radnicki NIS	0	6	37
23	Mohamed Ibrahim Hassan Centre-back	Zamalek SC	0	5	36
24	Hamdy Marcelo Centre-back	Future FC	0	10	35
25	Y. A. Buz Centre-back	Hatayspor	18	5	35
26	Alfa Boubakr Keita Centre-back	El Geish	0	3	35
27	S. Granheim Centre-back	Sogndal	18	9	33
28	H. Hilvenius Centre-back	BK Hacken	18	11	33
29	M. Zea Centre-back	CSKA Moscow	18	11	32
30	Ramiz Hamouda Centre-back	Birmingham Legion	18	5	32
31	Conor Haughey Centre-back	Fleetwood Town	18	10	32
32	T. Pališčák Centre-back	Žilina	18	16	31
33	M. Hallin Centre-back	GIF Sundsvall	17	6	26
34	C. Uribe Centre-back	Atletico Nacional	18	3	25
35	M. Cooper Centre-back	Newcastle Jets	18	6	19
36	L. Herrington Centre-back	Brisbane Roar	18	12	18
37	N. Mabaso Centre-back	Golden Arrows	0	5	2
38	S. Zulu Centre-back	Richards Bay	0	10	2
39	L. Motaung Centre-back	TS Galaxy	0	17	2
40	M. Mvundlela Centre-back	Polokwane City	0	23	2
41	T. Nhlapo Centre-back	Orbit College	0	13	2
42	B. Madingwana Centre-back	Chippa United	0	3	2
43	S. Ndebele Centre-back	Siwelele	0	1	2
44	D. Mofokeng Centre-back	Magesi	0	11	2
45	T. Jingana Centre-back	Orbit College	0	13	2
46	Seun Ndlovu Centre-back	Chippa United	0	5	2
47	Olaoleng Mokgosi Centre-back	Orbit College	0	6	2