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

Pau Cubarsí Paredes of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across U21 players, with a Field Insider Rating of 95.3, and E. Jaouen has been the form player this season, grading 68.1, and D. Kanu leads the scoring with 15 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: E. Jaouen has improved his Season rating most, up +52.8 on last season, while A. Faye's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +53.3 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.

Best talent

Pau Cubarsí Paredes95.3RTG

Celta Vigo · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

E. Jaouen+52.8SsN

Newcastle · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Pau Cubarsí Paredes Centre-back	Barcelona	19	5134.3%	953.3%
2	K. Karetsas Attacking midfielder	Borussia Dortmund	18	2722.9%	9457.4%
3	Nathan De Cat Central midfielder	1899 Hoffenheim	18	4425.1%	9396%
4	J. Manzambi Attacking midfielder	Aston Villa	20	36279.2%	9118.4%
5	E. Kroupi Centre-forward	Bournemouth	20	4439.2%	9134.6%
6	A. Bouaddi Defensive midfielder	Lille	18	3052.8%	9119.9%
7	M. Fernandez-Pardo Winger	Lille	21	47	8985.8%
8	K. Goto Centre-forward	SC Freiburg	21	54111%	8994.9%
9	A. Nusa Central midfielder	RB Leipzig	21	3914.1%	884.4%
10	B. Touré Winger	Newcastle	20	4941.6%	88112.3%
11	L. Yoro Centre-back	Manchester United	20	2338.5%	8710.4%
12	Senny Mayulu Attacking midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	20	30102.7%	878%
13	Afonso Moreira Winger	Bayer Leverkusen	21	36	8760.1%
14	M. Palestra Central midfielder	Chelsea	21	421895.2%	8721.7%
15	S. Castro Centre-forward	AS Roma	21	38±0%	861.6%
16	M. Penders Goalkeeper	Chelsea	21	27565.9%	8673.8%
17	S. El Mala Winger	1. FC Köln	20	5646.9%	8676.3%
18	J. Belocian Centre-back	Bayer Leverkusen	21	1717100%	8627.5%
19	Vitor Nunes Centre-back	Manchester City	20	3520.3%	8519.8%
20	L. Karl Winger	Bayern München	18	32	84
21	M. Rots Full-back	1899 Hoffenheim	20	44486.7%	8430.1%
22	Pau Navarro Centre-back	Villarreal	21	32210.7%	848.4%
23	A. Faye Centre-back	Celta Vigo	21	2122.9%	84176.5%
24	I. Maza Winger	Bayer Leverkusen	20	2714.6%	8321.8%
25	T. Bischof Attacking midfielder	Bayern München	21	2373.9%	833.1%
26	E. Ferguson Centre-forward	Brighton	21	16	8314.3%
27	R. Bardghji Central midfielder	Barcelona	20	10	83110.2%
28	S. Britschgi Full-back	Parma	19	30	82
29	William Dickson Centre-forward	Chesterfield	21	9	82107.1%
30	C. Uzun Winger	Eintracht Frankfurt	20	37112.1%	81±0%
31	I. Mbaye Winger	Paris Saint Germain	18	19169.6%	816.5%
32	A. Ouédraogo Attacking midfielder	RB Leipzig	20	23	8021.3%
33	L. Sauer Winger	VfB Stuttgart	20	2149.3%	806%
34	J. Bellingham Winger	Borussia Dortmund	20	686.3%	803.9%
35	Eliezer Mayenda Winger	Rennes	21	974.9%	806.4%
36	J. Bahoya Attacking midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	21	2542.5%	80±0%
37	Ilyas Ansah Winger	Union Berlin	21	2715.7%	8017%
38	Christian Kofane Centre-forward	Bayer Leverkusen	20	3023.4%	8019%
39	Abdoul Karim Coulibaly Centre-back	Werder Bremen	19	22	80
40	A. Vermeeren Defensive midfielder	RB Leipzig	21	1543.4%	783.6%
41	A. Ibrahimović Winger	Bayern München	20	25	78
42	M. Kömür Winger	FC Augsburg	21	2290.6%	785.4%
43	O. Vargas Central midfielder	Atletico Madrid	21	3915.2%	7864.8%
44	H. Ahanor Centre-back	Atalanta	18	27568.3%	7814.4%
45	Abdulay Bah Centre-back	Manchester City	20	28314.7%	7810.8%
46	C. Harder Centre-forward	RB Leipzig	21	2116.7%	7817.5%
47	R. Fofana Winger	Lens	20	19	7819.7%
48	Kevin Zeroli Central midfielder	AC Milan	21	131377.8%	7820.1%
49	D. Methalie Defensive midfielder	Toulouse	20	37	78
50	Noahkai Kai Daniel Banks Centre-back	FC Augsburg	19	21198.6%	7815.8%