U19 defenders with the Best Potential

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

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At a glance

Jorge Salinas of Racing Santander is the standout for raw talent across U19 defenders, with a Field Insider Rating of 77.7, and Ignacio Ovando has been the form player this season, grading 41.3, and Neil Pierre leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: W. Mońka has improved his Season rating most, up +11 on last season, while F. Riise's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +4.5 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 85.2.

Ignacio Ovando41.3SsN

Rosario Central

Rising potential

F. Riise+4.5RTG

Stabaek · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

W. Mońka+11SsN

Lech Poznan · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Jorge Salinas Full-back	Racing Santander	19	35±0%	783.1%
2	X. Espart Full-back	Barcelona	18	5±0%	76±0%
3	G. Antwi Full-back	Strasbourg	19	10	72
4	J. Stephenson Centre-back	Crewe	18	18	72
5	R. Nijstad Centre-back	Twente	18	16±0%	71±0%
6	Buba Sangaré Full-back	Elche	19	8±0%	70±0%
7	Pedro Gabriel Full-back	Gremio	18	18	66
8	F. Merién Centre-back	Jong PSV U21	18	1648.9%	659.1%
9	L. Martes Centre-back	Sparta Rotterdam	17	18±0%	64±0%
10	E. N'Gatta Centre-back	Sochaux	19	32	63
11	K. Pascini Full-back	Atletico-MG	17	7	62
12	Andrés Cuenca Full-back	Sporting Gijon	19	22148.9%	62±0%
13	M. Muzungu Centre-back	Ajax	18	23±0%	5913%
14	Ignacio Ovando Centre-back	Rosario Central	19	41986.8%	5824.8%
15	J. Diaz Peregrina Centre-back	Cadiz	19	23116.8%	57±0%
16	Valentín Pezzolesi Full-back	Las Palmas	19	3215800%	56±0%
17	A. Gomes Centre-back	Venezia	17	7	56
18	Viggo Plantinga Full-back	Jong Utrecht	17	1045%	56±0%
19	T. Landheer Centre-back	Helmond Sport	18	6	54
20	M. van de Wetering Full-back	Excelsior	17	11	54
21	A. Natali Full-back	AZ Alkmaar	18	8±0%	538.2%
22	J. Zwart Full-back	Jong AZ	19	1829.6%	53±0%
23	E. Porstner Full-back	1. FC Nürnberg	19	0±0%	53±0%
24	J. Mambuku Centre-back	Reims	17	0	52
25	J. Arrayago Centre-back	Independiente	17	11	50
26	M. Dos Santos Centre-back	New York Red Bulls	17	15	50
27	L. Ayala Full-back	Union Santa Fe	19	11	49
28	S. Escobar Full-back	Velez Sarsfield	16	13	49
29	A. Kay Full-back	Barnsley	18	17	48
30	M. Dos Santos Centre-back	New York Red Bulls	18	14	48
31	L. Herrington Centre-back	Hull City	19	36204.3%	48163%
32	Mansour Camara Full-back	Al Kholood	18	6±0%	48111.6%
33	G. Verhulst Centre-back	Jong PSV U21	19	112750%	47±0%
34	K. Kasanwirjo Centre-back	Jong Ajax	17	20	46
35	Allan De León Centre-back	Novi Pazar	18	32	46
36	N. Simić Centre-back	FK Partizan	19	35	45
37	D. Banjaqui Full-back	Benfica B	17	7	45
38	Luca Erlein Full-back	Energie Cottbus	19	8±0%	458.1%
39	W. Moller Centre-back	Silkeborg	18	13	45
40	C. May Full-back	FC ST. Gallen	19	11	44
41	M. Verhaeghe Centre-back	RWDM	18	9	44
42	Sinclair de Falco Centre-back	Jong Ajax	18	163100%	44124.1%
43	A. AvdiÄFull-back	FK Crvena Zvezda	19	28	43
44	Neil Pierre Centre-back	Philadelphia Union	19	102450%	4317.3%
45	A. Mahroug Centre-back	RSC Anderlecht II	18	8	43
46	Harbor Miller Full-back	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	18311.6%	426.3%
47	A. Pavlovic Centre-back	OFK Beograd	19	26	41
48	E. Mbavu Full-back	Genk	17	9±0%	41±0%
49	A. Chirila Full-back	FC Cincinnati	17	6	41
50	F. Yrga-Alem Full-back	Fredrikstad	18	9	41