U19 defenders with the Best Potential

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

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At a glance

Pedro Gabriel of Gremio is the standout for raw talent across U19 defenders, with a Field Insider Rating of 65.7, and Ignacio Ovando has been the form player this season, grading 38.2, and Neil Pierre leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Maximilian Hennig has improved his Season rating most, up +26.4 on last season. 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.

Ignacio Ovando38.2SsN

Rosario Central

Rising potential

Maximilian Hennig+10.5RTG

Bayern München · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Maximilian Hennig+26.4SsN

Bayern München · 24/25→25/26

50 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	Pedro Gabriel Full-back	Gremio	18	18	66
2	S. Mfuni Full-back	Coventry	18	6	61
3	M. Muzungu Centre-back	Ajax	18	23±0%	5913%
4	Ignacio Ovando Centre-back	Rosario Central	19	38905.3%	5824.1%
5	A. Gomes Centre-back	Venezia	17	7	56
6	Viggo Plantinga Full-back	Jong Utrecht	17	19±0%	56±0%
7	M. van de Wetering Full-back	Excelsior	17	11	54
8	A. Natali Full-back	AZ Alkmaar	18	8±0%	538.2%
9	J. Zwart Full-back	Jong AZ	19	25±0%	53±0%
10	M. Dos Santos Centre-back	New York Red Bulls	17	15	50
11	Maximilian Hennig Full-back	Bayern München	19	31538.8%	5026.9%
12	M. Dos Santos Centre-back	New York Red Bulls	18	14	48
13	L. Herrington Centre-back	Hull City	19	36204.3%	48163%
14	Mansour Camara Full-back	Al Kholood	18	6±0%	48111.6%
15	K. Kasanwirjo Centre-back	Jong Ajax	17	10	46
16	Allan De León Centre-back	Novi Pazar	18	32	46
17	N. Simić Centre-back	FK Partizan	19	35	45
18	D. Banjaqui Full-back	Benfica B	17	7	45
19	C. May Full-back	FC ST. Gallen	19	11	44
20	M. Verhaeghe Centre-back	RWDM	18	9	44
21	Sinclair de Falco Centre-back	Jong Ajax	18	1±0%	44124.1%
22	A. AvdiÄFull-back	FK Crvena Zvezda	18	28	43
23	Neil Pierre Centre-back	Philadelphia Union	18	102450%	4317.3%
24	A. Mahroug Centre-back	RSC Anderlecht II	18	8	43
25	Harbor Miller Full-back	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	18311.6%	426.3%
26	A. Pavlovic Centre-back	OFK Beograd	19	26	41
27	A. Chirila Full-back	FC Cincinnati	17	6	41
28	E. Mbavu Full-back	Genk	16	9±0%	41±0%
29	E. Sarfo Centre-back	KRC Genk II	19	12	41
30	David Vujević Centre-back	Carrarese	19	14	41
31	F. Yrga-Alem Full-back	Fredrikstad	18	9	41
32	H. Hilvenius Centre-back	BK Hacken	18	36212.3%	4123.7%
33	W. Mońka Centre-back	Lech Poznan	19	21±0%	40±0%
34	W. Verlinden Centre-back	Club Brugge II	19	926.9%	406.5%
35	S. Hawkins Centre-back	Seattle Sounders	19	147100%	407%
36	I. James Centre-back	Sporting Kansas City	18	966.7%	397.4%
37	Y. Faingezicht Full-back	Maccabi Haifa	18	11	39
38	Aleksa Milošević Full-back	Mladost Lucani	19	19	39
39	U. Filipovic Full-back	Radnik Surdulica	19	23	38
40	R. Kumar Centre-back	Istra 1961	17	12	37
41	Mert Menemencioglu Attacking midfielder	Adana Demirspor	18	0	36
42	Enes Demirtas Full-back	Adana Demirspor	19	12	36
43	Y. A. Buz Centre-back	Iğdır FK	18	5	36
44	Y. Demirkiran Centre-back	Adana Demirspor	19	8	36
45	O. Kaynak Full-back	Manisa F.K.	19	6	36
46	A. Bolat Centre-forward	Adana Demirspor	17	10	36
47	F. Riise Centre-back	Stabaek	19	12461.9%	3614.5%
48	L. Vrzić Full-back	HNK Gorica	19	10	34
49	Finn Sundstrom Full-back	North Carolina	19	14	34
50	N. Ilaș Centre-back	FC Botosani	19	17	34