Best U19 players

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

At a glance

Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across U19 players, with a Field Insider Rating of 100.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Y. Diomande has improved his Season rating most, up +55.1 on last season, while S. El Mala's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +35.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Rayan of Bournemouth is the most valuable name in this group at 154.6.

1. FC Köln · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Y. Diomande+55.1SsN

RB Leipzig · 24/25→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	Lamine Yamal Winger	Barcelona	19	9148.9%	100±0%
2	Rayan Centre-forward	Bournemouth	19	46762.3%	9753.6%
3	Y. Diomande Winger	RB Leipzig	19	65556.6%	9425.6%
4	Pau Cubarsí Paredes Centre-back	Barcelona	19	5134.3%	93±0%
5	L. Vušković Centre-back	Hamburger SV	19	3368.9%	8740.6%
6	Marc Bernal Defensive midfielder	Barcelona	19	23788.5%	8715.7%
7	Estêvão Central midfielder	Chelsea	19	2162%	875.5%
8	L. Karl Attacking midfielder	Bayern München	18	35	87
9	A. Bouaddi Defensive midfielder	Lille	18	3463.9%	8714.6%
10	Endrick Attacking midfielder	Lyon	19	44	8534.9%
11	S. El Mala Centre-forward	1. FC Köln	19	5546.9%	8472%
12	C. Rigg Attacking midfielder	Sunderland	19	874.5%	848.8%
13	Joshua King Central midfielder	Fulham	19	20915%	8415.8%
14	M. Mane Attacking midfielder	Wolves	18	18	8319.4%
15	T. Rosborough Central midfielder	New York RB II	18	13	82
16	A. Heaven Centre-back	Manchester United	19	11	8215.7%
17	Jan Virgili Attacking midfielder	Mallorca	19	24	82
18	I. Mbaye Winger	Paris Saint Germain	18	19186.6%	817.1%
19	M. Lewis-Skelly Defensive midfielder	Arsenal	19	575.4%	815.9%
20	Christian Kofane Centre-forward	Bayer Leverkusen	19	3130.8%	8120.9%
21	Davinchi Full-back	Getafe	18	23	81
22	Finn Jeltsch Centre-back	VfB Stuttgart	19	3127.6%	8130.8%
23	Franco Mastantuono Winger	Real Madrid	18	757.9%	8047.6%
24	S. Britschgi Centre-back	Parma	19	31	80
25	A. Jarvis Central midfielder	New York RB II	19	5	80
26	R. Matondo Defensive midfielder	Paris FC	18	286875%	8024.7%
27	A. Stokes Goalkeeper	New York RB II	18	0	80
28	Abdoul Karim Coulibaly Centre-back	Werder Bremen	19	24	79
29	T. Tati Centre-back	Nantes	18	27	79
30	H. Ahanor Full-back	Atalanta	18	28587.8%	7915.1%
31	Noahkai Kai Daniel Banks Centre-back	FC Augsburg	19	22207.1%	7816.4%
32	S. Amo-Ameyaw Attacking midfielder	Strasbourg	19	16113.5%	786.6%
33	I. Jourdren Goalkeeper	France U17 W	17	0	78
34	Pedro Fernández Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	18	13	77
35	L. Miller Defensive midfielder	Udinese	19	1566.2%	7746.6%
36	P. Peter Centre-forward	Angers	18	24	7722.4%
37	M. Culbreath Defensive midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	18	14	76
38	A. Bulatović Defensive midfielder	Lens	19	22	76
39	Jorge Salinas Full-back	Racing Santander	19	3534700%	7532.5%
40	A. Stepanov Centre-forward	Utrecht	18	39	75
41	K. Tunde Attacking midfielder	Levante	0	5	74
42	K. Merah Attacking midfielder	Lyon	19	5	74
43	A. Vossah Defensive midfielder	Toulouse	18	18	74
44	Bahereba Guirassy Central midfielder	Nantes	19	20154.5%	744.1%
45	J. Ekhator Attacking midfielder	Genoa	19	1360.8%	731.1%
46	Álvaro Montoro Central midfielder	Botafogo	19	30800%	7348.1%
47	N. Äelik Centre-back	Lens	19	14	72
48	F. Camarda Centre-forward	Lecce	18	9	724.9%
49	K. Potulski Full-back	FSV Mainz 05	18	12	72
50	R. Nijstad Centre-back	Twente	18	17	72