U19 players with the Best Potential

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

Best goalkeepers Best defenders Best midfielders Best attackers Most in-form players Top-scoring players

At a glance

M. Culbreath of Bayer Leverkusen is the standout for raw talent across U19 players, with a Field Insider Rating of 75.7, and M. Niang has been the form player this season, grading 55.8, 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 O. Pietuszewski's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +30.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, L. Vušković of Brighton is the most valuable name in this group at 83.2.

O. Pietuszewski+30.4RTG

FC Porto · 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	M. Culbreath Defensive midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	19	14	76
2	A. Stepanov Centre-forward	Bayer Leverkusen	18	215.6%	758.9%
3	Álvaro Montoro Winger	Botafogo	19	196.9%	746.5%
4	Andre Attacking midfielder	Corinthians	19	34439.7%	7418.3%
5	J. Ekhator Centre-forward	Juventus	19	1457.3%	731.1%
6	H. Amass Defensive midfielder	Manchester United	19	26541.5%	721.9%
7	A. Yaakobishvili Goalkeeper	Almeria	19	6	69
8	A. Yaakobishvili Goalkeeper	Almeria	19	0	67
9	G. Justino Central midfielder	Botafogo	19	19	67
10	Gabriel Mec Winger	FC Porto	18	15	67
11	M. Liberali Winger	Catanzaro	19	20±0%	67±0%
12	A. Ochoa Attacking midfielder	Malaga	19	12143.8%	6612.6%
13	Pedro Gabriel Full-back	Gremio	18	18	66
14	Huguinho Central midfielder	Botafogo	19	21±0%	6548.1%
15	O. Pietuszewski Central midfielder	FC Porto	18	16	6588.6%
16	J. Monga Central midfielder	Swansea	17	111030%	6210.3%
17	João Simões Central midfielder	Sporting CP	19	914.9%	621.1%
18	Antonio Cordero Winger	Newcastle	19	1312%	62±0%
19	Alex Garcia Winger	Real Sociedad II	18	10±0%	62±0%
20	S. Mfuni Full-back	Coventry	18	6	61
21	K. Eichhorn Defensive midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	17	19	60
22	Bae Seung-Gyun Defensive midfielder	Feyenoord	18	19	60
23	Tiziano Perrota Winger	Defensa Y Justicia	18	37	5936.6%
24	N. Schelotto Attacking midfielder	Gimnasia L.P.	19	29233.3%	5922.2%
25	T. Rubino Centre-forward	Fiorentina	19	1120%	59±0%
26	M. Muzungu Centre-back	Ajax	18	23±0%	5913%
27	Ignacio Ovando Centre-back	Rosario Central	19	38905.3%	5824.1%
28	C. Comotto Defensive midfielder	AC Milan	18	13	57
29	T. van der Leij Winger	VfB Stuttgart	19	34	56
30	A. Gomes Centre-back	Venezia	17	7	56
31	Viggo Plantinga Full-back	Jong Utrecht	17	19±0%	56±0%
32	Y. Hamdaoui Central midfielder	Antwerp	18	11	5623%
33	T. Aranda Central midfielder	Boca Juniors	19	27	56
34	F. Thorvaldsen Attacking midfielder	Twente	19	25	56
35	J. Hall Winger	New York Red Bulls	18	49920.8%	5638.1%
36	Facundo Gauch Winger	Newells Old Boys	19	27230.5%	5621.9%
37	E. Mensah Defensive midfielder	AD Ceuta FC	18	6	55
38	M. van de Wetering Full-back	Excelsior	17	11	54
39	L. Regiardo Defensive midfielder	Newells Old Boys	19	33115.8%	5410.9%
40	A. Ouazane Winger	Jong Ajax	16	24±0%	54±0%
41	V. Dávila Centre-forward	Talleres Cordoba	19	21	54
42	A. Mehmeti Defensive midfielder	New York Red Bulls	17	47	53
43	V. Kostov Central midfielder	FK Crvena Zvezda	18	55	53
44	Cavan Sullivan Winger	Philadelphia Union	16	301415%	5340.5%
45	A. Natali Full-back	AZ Alkmaar	18	8±0%	538.2%
46	J. Zwart Full-back	Jong AZ	19	25±0%	53±0%
47	Yoon Do-Yong Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	19	18291.5%	5313.1%
48	G. Baroni Winger	Talleres Cordoba	17	14	53
49	A. Medina Defensive midfielder	Lanus	19	159.6%	521.2%
50	P. Miller Centre-forward	New England Revolution	18	3431.7%	5212.9%