U19 midfielders with the Best Potential

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

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At a glance

M. Culbreath of Bayer Leverkusen is the standout for raw talent across U19 midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 75.7, and V. Kostov has been the form player this season, grading 54.9.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Bjorn Menzo has improved his Season rating most, up +27.2 on last season, while H. Armstrong's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +12.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, H. Armstrong of Everton is the most valuable name in this group at 83.9.

Everton · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Bjorn Menzo+27.2SsN

Jong Utrecht · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	M. Culbreath Defensive midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	19	14	76
2	D. Mukasa Attacking midfielder	West Ham	19	2063.9%	7519.3%
3	H. Armstrong Central midfielder	Everton	19	565.4%	7420.5%
4	Andre Attacking midfielder	Corinthians	19	34439.7%	7418.3%
5	H. Amass Defensive midfielder	Manchester United	19	26541.5%	721.9%
6	G. Justino Central midfielder	Botafogo	19	19	67
7	A. Ochoa Attacking midfielder	Malaga	19	12143.8%	6612.6%
8	Mamady Cisse Central midfielder	Atletico-MG	19	15	66
9	Huguinho Defensive midfielder	Botafogo	19	21±0%	6548.1%
10	M. Koné Defensive midfielder	Annecy	19	22	64
11	J. Monga Central midfielder	Swansea	17	181650%	6210.3%
12	K. Eichhorn Defensive midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	17	19	60
13	Bae Seung-Gyun Defensive midfielder	Feyenoord	18	19±0%	6013.4%
14	L. Page Attacking midfielder	Leicester	18	12122.2%	59±0%
15	M. Sesay Winger	Colchester	19	15	59
16	C. Comotto Defensive midfielder	AC Milan	18	13	57
17	Y. Hamdaoui Central midfielder	Antwerp	18	11	5623%
18	F. Thorvaldsen Attacking midfielder	Twente	19	25	56
19	E. C. Owen Winger	Utrecht	18	28	55
20	T. Aranda Central midfielder	Boca Juniors	19	23	55
21	B. Broggio Attacking midfielder	Falkirk	19	49171.5%	5512.6%
22	A. Ouazane Winger	Jong Ajax	16	3752.1%	54±0%
23	A. Mehmeti Defensive midfielder	New York Red Bulls	17	47	53
24	V. Kostov Central midfielder	FK Crvena Zvezda	18	55	53
25	Cavan Sullivan Winger	Philadelphia Union	17	301415%	5340.5%
26	Yoon Do-Yong Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	19	18291.5%	5313.1%
27	T. Peralta Attacking midfielder	Huracan	18	123800%	5119.6%
28	G. Cantizano Attacking midfielder	Rosario Central	19	12572.2%	5113.4%
29	V. Konaté Defensive midfielder	Cercle Brugge	19	2112.5%	503.4%
30	Bjorn Menzo Winger	Jong Utrecht	19	27403.7%	50±0%
31	Jacob Peter Hödl Defensive midfielder	Sturm Graz	19	27	50
32	H. de Wit Attacking midfielder	Jong AZ	19	1871%	50±0%
33	Z. Gozo Winger	Crystal Palace	19	4389.3%	506.9%
34	Mohamed Abdalla Central midfielder	Jong Ajax	16	139.8%	50±0%
35	J. Son Central midfielder	FC Seoul	18	9	49
36	C. Sanchez Central midfielder	Atlanta United FC	18	212462.5%	4831.3%
37	J. Mattar Defensive midfielder	Newells Old Boys	18	172271.4%	4815.1%
38	S. Cornecion Attacking midfielder	Jong PSV U21	17	193640%	47±0%
39	Raf Vullers Central midfielder	VVV Venlo	18	25850%	47±0%
40	D. van der Vaart Defensive midfielder	Jong Ajax	19	12	47
41	Frederik Emmery Attacking midfielder	Aarhus	19	2748.1%	473.1%
42	E. Seck Central midfielder	KAA Gent II	19	23	47
43	D. Laaouina Central midfielder	Jong Utrecht	16	20427%	46±0%
44	W. Kirk Central midfielder	Silkeborg	19	32145%	46117%
45	A. Ouarghi Attacking midfielder	Dordrecht	17	26	4623.3%
46	Lucas Ferreira Attacking midfielder	FC Luzern	19	26	46
47	Ben Brannan Defensive midfielder	Kilmarnock	19	22	46
48	Senne Vugts Central midfielder	Dordrecht	19	20462.9%	465.6%
49	A. Doumbia Central midfielder	BK Hacken	18	51	46
50	S. Brunell Defensive midfielder	Seattle Sounders	19	24332.1%	4510.1%