Best U19 central midfielders

The highest-potential U19 central midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

Estêvão of Chelsea is the standout for raw talent across U19 central midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 86.6, and V. Kostov has been the form player this season, grading 49.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Reguła has improved his Season rating most, up +28.6 on last season, while O. Pietuszewski's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +33.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Estêvão of Chelsea is the most valuable name in this group at 138.6.

O. Pietuszewski+33.9RTG

FC Porto · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

M. Reguła+28.6SsN

Zaglebie Lubin · 24/25→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	Estêvão Central midfielder	Chelsea	19	2162%	875.5%
2	Joshua King Central midfielder	Fulham	19	20915%	8415.8%
3	T. Rosborough Central midfielder	New York RB II	18	13	82
4	A. Jarvis Central midfielder	New York RB II	19	5	80
5	Pedro Fernández Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	18	13	77
6	Bahereba Guirassy Central midfielder	Nantes	19	20154.5%	744.1%
7	Álvaro Montoro Central midfielder	Botafogo	19	30800%	7348.1%
8	Índio Central midfielder	Atlético Mineiro U17	18	11	69
9	O. Pietuszewski Central midfielder	FC Porto	18	25	6898.8%
10	Tiago Central midfielder	Grêmio U20	18	13	66
11	Ibai Aguirre Central midfielder	Real Sociedad II	19	19	64
12	Alex Garcia Central midfielder	Real Sociedad II	18	17	63
13	Rodrigo Mora Central midfielder	FC Porto	19	1658.1%	6210.2%
14	M. Rodriguez Central midfielder	Sporting Gijon	19	13	62
15	João Simões Central midfielder	Sporting CP	19	925.7%	621.3%
16	E. Akman Central midfielder	FC Andorra	19	17	61
17	M. Saka Central midfielder	Rodez	19	12	61
18	A. Thomas Central midfielder	Jong PSV U21	18	20111.7%	5813.8%
19	N. El Jamali Central midfielder	Saint Etienne	19	5	58
20	C. Comotto Central midfielder	Spezia	18	13	57
21	Illaijh de Ruijter Central midfielder	ADO Den Haag	19	1870.5%	5710.1%
22	S. Sidibe Central midfielder	Jong PSV U21	19	24594.3%	575.2%
23	R. Messi Central midfielder	NEOM	19	28833.3%	5749.9%
24	Uriel van Aalst Central midfielder	Willem II	19	18	562.4%
25	G. De Pieri Central midfielder	Bari	19	8	56
26	Makaya Ibrahima Diaby Central midfielder	Cercle Brugge	19	22	55
27	Yoon Do-Yong Central midfielder	Dordrecht	19	17258.7%	5313.1%
28	Robin van Asten Central midfielder	Dordrecht	17	16	52
29	V. Kostov Central midfielder	FK Crvena Zvezda	18	49	50
30	R. Sato Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	19	10	50
31	Mohamed Abdalla Central midfielder	Jong Ajax	16	14	50
32	Abdulaziz Al Fawaz Central midfielder	Al-Fateh	18	5	49
33	L. Regiardo Central midfielder	Newells Old Boys	19	171121.4%	4814.2%
34	Sean Steur Central midfielder	Jong Ajax	18	952.9%	4714.5%
35	A. Cham Central midfielder	İstanbulspor	19	16	47
36	E. Seck Central midfielder	KAA Gent II	19	20	47
37	F. Ayaz Ozcan Central midfielder	Gençlerbirliği S.K.	0	11	46
38	A. Bačanin Central midfielder	FC Basel 1893	19	15	45
39	M. Reguła Central midfielder	Zaglebie Lubin	19	36371.4%	4424.3%
40	S. Nypan Central midfielder	Rosenborg	19	1956.6%	4413.6%
41	B. Willey Central midfielder	Sacramento Republic	19	14	44
42	W. Kirk Central midfielder	Silkeborg	0	13	44
43	A. De Wannemacker Central midfielder	KRC Genk II	17	25600%	4315.5%
44	J. Kana Central midfielder	RSC Anderlecht II	19	12	43
45	M. El Âdfaoui Central midfielder	KAA Gent II	18	94250%	434.7%
46	J. Shore Central midfielder	New York City FC	19	20	42
47	N. Ratner Central midfielder	Maccabi Haifa	18	12	41
48	Dušan Žagar Central midfielder	IMT Novi Beograd	19	19	41
49	Y. Shevchenko Central midfielder	Kryvbas KR	19	14	4112.8%
50	M. Catovic Central midfielder	Stuttgart II	19	11189.7%	406.3%