Best U18 midfielders

The highest-potential U18 midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

L. Karl of Bayern München is the standout for raw talent across U18 midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 86.6, and V. Kostov has been the form player this season, grading 54.9.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: O. Pietuszewski has improved his Season rating most, up +27.7 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, D. Mukasa of Manchester City is the most valuable name in this group at 67.4.

O. Pietuszewski+33.9RTG

FC Porto · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

O. Pietuszewski+27.7SsN

FC Porto · 24/25→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	L. Karl Attacking midfielder	Bayern München	18	36	87
2	A. Bouaddi Defensive midfielder	Lille	18	3262.4%	8714.6%
3	Franco Mastantuono Winger	Real Madrid	18	758%	8047.6%
4	R. Matondo Defensive midfielder	Paris FC	18	289366.7%	8024.7%
5	Pedro Fernández Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	18	13	77
6	M. Culbreath Defensive midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	18	14	76
7	A. Vossah Defensive midfielder	Toulouse	18	19	74
8	O. Pietuszewski Central midfielder	FC Porto	18	28	6898.8%
9	Zé Lucas Defensive midfielder	Sport Recife	18	23	67
10	Nathan De Cat Defensive midfielder	Anderlecht	17	3910.3%	6229.9%
11	J. Monga Attacking midfielder	Leicester	17	9800%	6111.9%
12	K. Karetsas Attacking midfielder	Genk	18	248.5%	600.5%
13	K. Eichhorn Defensive midfielder	Hertha BSC	16	17	60
14	A. Thomas Central midfielder	Jong PSV U21	18	22123.7%	5813.8%
15	S. Dahal Attacking midfielder	Al-Fayha	17	23	58
16	C. Comotto Central midfielder	Spezia	18	11	57
17	E. Mensah Defensive midfielder	Zaragoza	18	6	55
18	Y. Hamdaoui Attacking midfielder	Antwerp	18	6	5519.5%
19	X. Dierckx Defensive midfielder	Antwerp	16	16	54
20	Santiago Sandoval Central midfielder	Guadalajara Chivas	18	27	54
21	J. van Ommeren Defensive midfielder	Jong Utrecht	18	20	5423.7%
22	A. Ouazane Winger	Jong Ajax	16	24	54
23	Bae Seung-Gyun Defensive midfielder	Dordrecht	18	19	53
24	G. Mora Attacking midfielder	Club Tijuana	17	22	53
25	Robin van Asten Central midfielder	Dordrecht	17	16	52
26	V. Kostov Central midfielder	FK Crvena Zvezda	18	55	50
27	J. Richards Attacking midfielder	Luton	18	16105%	509.5%
28	Mohamed Abdalla Central midfielder	Jong Ajax	16	14	50
29	M. Zekri Defensive midfielder	KV Mechelen	17	71300%	491.2%
30	Abdulaziz Al Fawaz Central midfielder	Al-Fateh	18	5	49
31	Vasilije Novicic Attacking midfielder	IMT Novi Beograd	18	35	48
32	Sean Steur Central midfielder	Jong Ajax	18	1050.5%	4714.5%
33	F. Ayaz Ozcan Central midfielder	Gençlerbirliği S.K.	0	12	46
34	H. Gray Attacking midfielder	Rotherham	17	13	46
35	A. De Ridder Central midfielder	RSC Anderlecht II	18	33	44
36	W. Kirk Central midfielder	Silkeborg	0	13	44
37	Philipp Maybach Defensive midfielder	Austria Vienna	18	11	44
38	Thomas Lopes Attacking midfielder	Servette FC	18	14	43
39	A. De Wannemacker Central midfielder	KRC Genk II	17	25709.7%	4315.5%
40	M. El Âdfaoui Central midfielder	KAA Gent II	18	94250%	434.7%
41	T. Koren Central midfielder	Club Brugge II	15	15	41
42	J. Nasrawe Attacking midfielder	Ried	18	4	41
43	N. Ratner Central midfielder	Maccabi Haifa	18	13	41
44	J. Bisiwu Central midfielder	Club Brugge II	18	469.8%	4011.2%
45	F. Matijašević Attacking midfielder	Cukaricki	18	16	40
46	S. Mladenović Defensive midfielder	TSC Backa Topola	18	16	39
47	M. Mocsnik Defensive midfielder	KRC Genk II	18	7	39
48	S. Pnevmonidis Attacking midfielder	Atromitos	18	11	39
49	Y. Spalt Central midfielder	Stuttgart II	18	4	39
50	Georgios Tzovaras Central midfielder	Atromitos	0	13	39