U21 attackers with the Best Potential

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

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At a glance

E. Kroupi of Bournemouth is the standout for raw talent across U21 attackers, with a Field Insider Rating of 91.4, and Amin Chiakha has been the form player this season, grading 59.2, and D. Kanu leads the scoring with 15 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Amin Chiakha has improved his Season rating most, up +51.8 on last season, while E. Kroupi's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +23.5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, E. Kroupi of Bournemouth is the most valuable name in this group at 91.2.

Bournemouth · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Amin Chiakha+51.8SsN

Rosenborg · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	E. Kroupi Centre-forward	Bournemouth	20	4439.2%	9134.6%
2	M. Fernandez-Pardo Winger	Lille	21	47±0%	89±0%
3	E. Ferguson Centre-forward	Brighton	21	16	8314.3%
4	William Dickson Centre-forward	Chesterfield	21	9	82107.1%
5	I. Mbaye Winger	Paris Saint Germain	18	19±0%	81±0%
6	L. Sauer Winger	VfB Stuttgart	20	215.6%	809.6%
7	Ilyas Ansah Winger	Union Berlin	21	2715.7%	8017%
8	A. Ibrahimović Winger	Bayern München	20	255.4%	781.3%
9	R. Fofana Winger	Lens	20	19±0%	78±0%
10	J. Addai Winger	Como	21	1251.9%	7736.9%
11	M. Ivanović Centre-forward	Millwall	21	34±0%	763.7%
12	W. Odobert Winger	Tottenham	21	832.2%	752.2%
13	A. Stepanov Centre-forward	Bayer Leverkusen	18	215.6%	758.9%
14	Álvaro Montoro Winger	Botafogo	19	196.9%	746.5%
15	J. Ekhator Centre-forward	Juventus	19	1457.3%	731.1%
16	K. Arroyo Winger	Cruzeiro	20	26164.6%	738%
17	F. Camarda Centre-forward	AC Milan	18	6±0%	723.9%
18	Gabriel Mec Winger	Gremio	18	15	67
19	G. Petit Centre-forward	Real Betis	19	24±0%	671.7%
20	M. Liberali Winger	Catanzaro	19	20±0%	67±0%
21	M. Luković Centre-forward	Strasbourg	20	1628.5%	641.7%
22	Rayan Jawad Kolli Centre-forward	QPR	21	152.1%	642.1%
23	H. Ibrahim Centre-forward	Reims	20	23529.7%	635.3%
24	Aingeru Olabarrieta Winger	Athletic Club	20	5±0%	624.9%
25	Antonio Cordero Winger	Newcastle	19	1312%	62±0%
26	Alex Garcia Winger	Real Sociedad II	18	10±0%	62±0%
27	Roger Fernandes Winger	Al Ittihad	20	1436.4%	619.6%
28	A. Okoro Centre-forward	Juventus	21	1221.2%	60±0%
29	Tiziano Perrota Winger	Defensa Y Justicia	18	37	5936.6%
30	T. Rubino Centre-forward	Fiorentina	19	1120%	59±0%
31	J. Hatchi Winger	Lorient	21	168.7%	59±0%
32	M. Lambourde Winger	Servette FC	20	14	58
33	M. Isah Centre-forward	RAAL La Louvière	21	19	57
34	V. Orakpo Winger	Nice	20	58.5%	57±0%
35	T. van der Leij Winger	VfB Stuttgart	19	34	56
36	C. Nuozzi Winger	Alverca	20	6±0%	56±0%
37	J. Hall Winger	New York Red Bulls	18	561066.7%	5637.9%
38	Facundo Gauch Winger	Newells Old Boys	19	27230.5%	5621.9%
39	D. Aquino Winger	Lanus	21	33115.6%	547.5%
40	S. López Winger	Tigre	20	1338.9%	5410.3%
41	V. Dávila Winger	Talleres Cordoba	19	21	54
42	S. Vink Centre-forward	Jong Ajax	20	26±0%	53±0%
43	J. Burgos Winger	Estudiantes L.P.	21	1744.5%	537%
44	Y. Valois Centre-forward	Lanus	21	2355.5%	53108.7%
45	G. Baroni Winger	Talleres Cordoba	17	14	53
46	Amin Chiakha Winger	Rosenborg	20	59536.6%	5225.2%
47	D. Godoy Winger	Velez Sarsfield	20	1446.2%	525.1%
48	A. Vogt Centre-forward	1899 Hoffenheim	21	5622.4%	52±0%
49	J. Freitas Winger	River Plate	18	14	5218.4%
50	M. Niang Centre-forward	FC Porto B	19	38	51