U21 players with the Best Potential

The highest-potential U21 players, ranked on Field Insider.

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

At a glance

E. Kroupi of Bournemouth is the standout for raw talent across U21 players, with a Field Insider Rating of 91.4, and E. Jaouen has been the form player this season, grading 68.1, and T. van der Leij leads the scoring with 13 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Amin Chiakha has improved his Season rating most, up +58.2 on last season, while R. Bardghji's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +43.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, E. Jaouen of Newcastle is the most valuable name in this group at 101.2.

Barcelona · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Amin Chiakha+58.2SsN

Rosenborg · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

T. van der Leij13goals

50 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	E. Kroupi Centre-forward	Bournemouth	20	4439.2%	9134.6%
2	M. Palestra Central midfielder	Chelsea	21	421895.2%	8721.7%
3	M. Penders Goalkeeper	Chelsea	21	27565.9%	8673.8%
4	E. Ferguson Centre-forward	Brighton	21	16	8314.3%
5	R. Bardghji Central midfielder	Barcelona	20	10	83110.2%
6	William Dickson Centre-forward	Chesterfield	21	9	82107.1%
7	J. Bahoya Attacking midfielder	Leeds	21	2542.5%	80±0%
8	Ilyas Ansah Winger	Hull City	21	2715.7%	8017%
9	O. Vargas Central midfielder	Atletico Madrid	21	3915.2%	7864.8%
10	Abdulay Bah Centre-back	FC Augsburg	20	28314.7%	7810.8%
11	D. Methalie Defensive midfielder	Sunderland	20	37	78
12	J. Addai Winger	Como	21	1251.9%	7736.9%
13	N. Sangui Full-back	Paris FC	20	2286.6%	763.7%
14	M. Culbreath Defensive midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	19	14	76
15	M. Ivanović Centre-forward	Millwall	21	34±0%	763.7%
16	W. Odobert Winger	Tottenham	21	832.2%	752.2%
17	A. Stepanov Centre-forward	Bayer Leverkusen	18	215.6%	758.9%
18	Breno Central midfielder	Corinthians	21	3627%	745.6%
19	Álvaro Montoro Winger	Botafogo	19	196.9%	746.5%
20	I. Ogbus Centre-back	SC Freiburg	20	152416.7%	7410.5%
21	Andre Attacking midfielder	Corinthians	19	34439.7%	7418.3%
22	J. Ekhator Centre-forward	Juventus	19	1457.3%	731.1%
23	K. Arroyo Winger	Cruzeiro	20	26164.6%	738%
24	T. de Graaff Goalkeeper	PEC Zwolle	21	10444.4%	7342%
25	D. Seimen Goalkeeper	VfB Stuttgart	20	25490.5%	7372.4%
26	E. Motta Goalkeeper	Lazio	21	18	7237.2%
27	A. Matturro Full-back	Shakhtar Donetsk	21	146.3%	72±0%
28	H. Amass Defensive midfielder	Manchester United	19	26541.5%	721.9%
29	A. Zehnter Centre-back	VfL Wolfsburg	21	874.3%	723.8%
30	E. Bitshiabu Centre-back	Galatasaray	21	1162.5%	724.7%
31	N. Äelik Centre-back	Lens	20	13	72
32	E. Jaouen Goalkeeper	Newcastle	20	68345.1%	7113.8%
33	A. Touré Central midfielder	Metz	20	20185.7%	7121%
34	Gabriel Bontempo Central midfielder	Santos	21	2938.9%	719.8%
35	N. Villareal Attacking midfielder	Cruzeiro	21	24	71
36	Vitor Roque Centre-forward	Palmeiras	21	54±0%	7011.1%
37	Gonçalo Oliveira Centre-back	Rennes	20	11	7063.5%
38	Arthur Centre-back	Palmeiras	21	30	70
39	T. Land Winger	PSV Eindhoven	20	31±0%	700.7%
40	K. Kita Centre-back	Real Sociedad	21	29±0%	697.1%
41	Otávio Eleodoro Rezende Costa Goalkeeper	Cruzeiro	20	7	69
42	A. Yaakobishvili Goalkeeper	Almeria	19	6	69
43	F. Chiarodia Centre-back	Borussia Mönchengladbach	21	17122.1%	684.1%
44	P. Charles Goalkeeper	QPR	21	2±0%	6712.5%
45	A. Yaakobishvili Goalkeeper	Almeria	19	0	67
46	G. Justino Central midfielder	Botafogo	19	19	67
47	Gabriel Mec Winger	FC Porto	18	15	67
48	N. Verkooijen Defensive midfielder	Jong PSV U21	20	325%	6714.7%
49	M. Liberali Winger	Catanzaro	19	20±0%	67±0%
50	A. Núñez Full-back	Argentinos JRS	21	19	66