U18 midfielders with the Best Potential

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

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At a glance

K. Karetsas of Borussia Dortmund is the standout for raw talent across U18 midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 94.3, and A. Doumbia has been the form player this season, grading 55.2, and V. Kostov leads the scoring with 12 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: O. Pietuszewski has improved his Season rating most, up +16.2 on last season, while Nathan De Cat's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +45.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Sean Steur of Newcastle is the most valuable name in this group at 68.5.

Nathan De Cat+45.6RTG

1899 Hoffenheim · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

O. Pietuszewski+16.2SsN

FC Porto · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	K. Karetsas Attacking midfielder	Borussia Dortmund	18	2722.9%	9457.4%
2	Nathan De Cat Central midfielder	1899 Hoffenheim	18	4425.1%	9396%
3	A. Bouaddi Defensive midfielder	Lille	18	3052.8%	9119.9%
4	L. Karl Winger	Bayern München	18	32	84
5	Pedro Fernández Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	18	12	77
6	M. Culbreath Defensive midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	18	14	76
7	A. Vossah Central midfielder	Toulouse	18	16	73
8	O. Pietuszewski Central midfielder	FC Porto	18	16	6588.6%
9	J. Monga Central midfielder	Manchester City	17	111030%	6210.3%
10	K. Eichhorn Defensive midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	17	19	60
11	Bae Seung-Gyun Defensive midfielder	Feyenoord	18	19	60
12	C. Comotto Defensive midfielder	AC Milan	18	13	57
13	Y. Hamdaoui Central midfielder	Antwerp	18	11	5623%
14	E. Mensah Defensive midfielder	Zaragoza	18	6	55
15	J. van Ommeren Defensive midfielder	Jong Utrecht	18	20	5423.7%
16	A. Ouazane Winger	Jong Ajax	16	24±0%	54±0%
17	A. Mehmeti Central midfielder	New York Red Bulls	17	49	53
18	V. Kostov Central midfielder	FK Crvena Zvezda	18	55	53
19	J. Mattar Central midfielder	Newells Old Boys	18	192557.1%	4916.8%
20	C. Sanchez Central midfielder	Atlanta United FC	18	222675%	4831.1%
21	A. De Ridder Central midfielder	RSC Anderlecht II	18	33	47
22	A. Doumbia Defensive midfielder	BK Hacken	18	55	45
23	Philipp Maybach Defensive midfielder	Austria Vienna	18	11	44
24	Thomas Lopes Attacking midfielder	Servette FC	18	14	43
25	J. Bisiwu Central midfielder	Barcelona	18	469.8%	433.4%
26	Cavan Sullivan Attacking midfielder	Philadelphia Union	16	21945%	4313.5%
27	F. Matijašević Attacking midfielder	Red Bull Salzburg	18	16	43
28	M. El Âdfaoui Central midfielder	KAA Gent II	18	94250%	434.7%
29	T. Koren Central midfielder	Club Brugge II	15	15	41
30	J. Nasrawe Attacking midfielder	Ried	18	4	41
31	M. Subotić Defensive midfielder	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	18	19	41
32	N. Ratner Central midfielder	Maccabi Haifa	18	13	41
33	Y. Spalt Central midfielder	Stuttgart II	18	4	39
34	L. Arvidsson Central midfielder	Halmstad	18	24454.5%	3814.9%
35	Theodor Lundbergh Defensive midfielder	Malmo FF	17	22	3722.3%
36	M. Hamilton Defensive midfielder	Degerfors IF	18	243900%	36222.7%
37	Hartmut von Kameke Central midfielder	Ismaily SC	18	18	35
38	K. Saygan Attacking midfielder	Adana Demirspor	16	5	35
39	P. Ating Centre-forward	Hatayspor	18	4	34
40	Sevi Idriz Attacking midfielder	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	18	8	34
41	E. Isufi Central midfielder	Lyn	18	92100%	337.9%
42	F. Bzdyl Central midfielder	Žilina	18	952.5%	3211.3%
43	M. Bacik Central midfielder	Ružomberok	18	3	31
44	W. Dobson Attacking midfielder	Newcastle Jets	18	24	25
45	Mohamed Okasha Central midfielder	Petrojet	0	16	21
46	Giovanni De Abreu Central midfielder	Perth Glory	18	22	20
47	H. Eames Defensive midfielder	Central Coast Mariners	18	19	19
48	T. Bayar Attacking midfielder	Adana Demirspor	0	4	18
49	Georgios Tzovaras Central midfielder	Atromitos	0	13	18
50	M. Fathy Central midfielder	Pharco	0	4	16