U19 players with the Best Potential

The highest-potential U19 players, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across U19 players, with a Field Insider Rating of 100, and T. van der Leij leads the scoring with 13 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: D. Zeitler has improved his Season rating most, up +30.8 on last season, while L. Vušković's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +25.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the most valuable name in this group at 94.4.

Brighton · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

D. Zeitler+30.8SsN

1899 Hoffenheim · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

T. van der Leij13goals

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	Player	Team
1	Lamine Yamal Winger	Barcelona	19	71±0%	1001.7%
2	L. Vušković Centre-back	Brighton	19	304.2%	873%
3	J. Zieliński Goalkeeper	VfL Wolfsburg	18	13	83
4	M. Mane Winger	Wolves	19	0100%	820.9%
5	X. Mandza Tsiendi Full-back	Nice	17	15	78
6	Jorge Salinas Full-back	Racing Santander	19	35±0%	783.1%
7	M. Culbreath Defensive midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	19	14	76
8	X. Espart Full-back	Barcelona	18	5±0%	76±0%
9	D. Mukasa Attacking midfielder	West Ham	19	2063.9%	7519.3%
10	A. Stepanov Centre-forward	Bayer Leverkusen	18	215.6%	758.9%
11	H. Armstrong Central midfielder	Everton	19	565.4%	7420.5%
12	Álvaro Montoro Winger	Botafogo	19	196.9%	746.5%
13	Andre Attacking midfielder	Corinthians	19	34439.7%	7418.3%
14	J. Ekhator Centre-forward	Juventus	19	1457.3%	731.1%
15	G. Antwi Full-back	Strasbourg	19	10	72
16	H. Amass Defensive midfielder	Manchester United	19	26541.5%	721.9%
17	J. Stephenson Centre-back	Crewe	18	18	72
18	R. Nijstad Centre-back	Twente	18	16±0%	71±0%
19	Buba Sangaré Full-back	Elche	19	8±0%	70±0%
20	A. Yaakobishvili Goalkeeper	Almeria	19	12	69
21	A. Yaakobishvili Goalkeeper	Almeria	19	0	67
22	G. Justino Central midfielder	Botafogo	19	19	67
23	Gabriel Mec Winger	FC Porto	18	15	67
24	M. Liberali Winger	Catanzaro	19	20±0%	67±0%
25	A. Ochoa Attacking midfielder	Malaga	19	12143.8%	6612.6%
26	Pedro Gabriel Full-back	Gremio	18	18	66
27	Mamady Cisse Central midfielder	Atletico-MG	19	15	66
28	Huguinho Defensive midfielder	Botafogo	19	21±0%	6548.1%
29	J. Arango Centre-back	Girona	17	19	65
30	F. Merién Centre-back	Jong PSV U21	18	1648.9%	659.1%
31	L. Martes Centre-back	Sparta Rotterdam	17	18±0%	64±0%
32	M. Koné Defensive midfielder	Annecy	19	22	64
33	E. N'Gatta Centre-back	Sochaux	19	32	63
34	K. Pascini Full-back	Atletico-MG	17	7	62
35	J. Monga Central midfielder	Swansea	17	181650%	6210.3%
36	Antonio Cordero Winger	Newcastle	19	1312%	62±0%
37	Andrés Cuenca Full-back	Sporting Gijon	19	22148.9%	62±0%
38	K. Eichhorn Defensive midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	17	19	60
39	Bae Seung-Gyun Defensive midfielder	Feyenoord	18	19±0%	6013.4%
40	L. Page Attacking midfielder	Leicester	18	12122.2%	59±0%
41	T. Rubino Centre-forward	Fiorentina	19	1120%	59±0%
42	M. Muzungu Centre-back	Ajax	18	23±0%	5913%
43	M. Sesay Winger	Colchester	19	15	59
44	Ignacio Ovando Centre-back	Rosario Central	19	41986.8%	5824.8%
45	J. Diaz Peregrina Centre-back	Cadiz	19	23116.8%	57±0%
46	C. Comotto Defensive midfielder	AC Milan	18	13	57
47	T. van der Leij Winger	VfB Stuttgart	19	3414.5%	56±0%
48	Valentín Pezzolesi Full-back	Las Palmas	19	3215800%	56±0%
49	A. Gomes Centre-back	Venezia	17	7	56
50	Viggo Plantinga Full-back	Jong Utrecht	17	1045%	56±0%