Best U21 attacking midfielders

The highest-potential U21 attacking midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

N. Paz of Como is the standout for raw talent across U21 attacking midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 95.3, and Julian Dean Rijkhoff leads the scoring with 16 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: P. Nuamah has improved his Season rating most, up +48 on last season, while B. Touré's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +49.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, P. Dorgu of Manchester United is the most valuable name in this group at 170.3.

1899 Hoffenheim · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

P. Nuamah+48SsN

Catanzaro · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

Julian Dean Rijkhoff16goals

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	N. Paz Attacking midfielder	Como	21	5935.9%	954.5%
2	P. Dorgu Attacking midfielder	Manchester United	21	3543.4%	9520.4%
3	Y. Minteh Attacking midfielder	Brighton	21	2719.3%	943.7%
4	A. Güler Attacking midfielder	Real Madrid	21	4397.7%	947.6%
5	J. Hinshelwood Attacking midfielder	Brighton	21	329.3%	944.7%
6	K. Yıldız Attacking midfielder	Juventus	21	5340%	932.8%
7	B. Touré Attacking midfielder	1899 Hoffenheim	20	4740.1%	91119.4%
8	E. Kroupi Attacking midfielder	Bournemouth	20	4239%	9032.3%
9	C. Talbi Attacking midfielder	Sunderland	21	2432.4%	8852.7%
10	Diego Moreira Attacking midfielder	Strasbourg	21	4227.9%	871.9%
11	L. Karl Attacking midfielder	Bayern München	18	35	87
12	Afonso Moreira Attacking midfielder	Lyon	21	41	8759.6%
13	M. Palestra Attacking midfielder	Cagliari	21	21800%	8620.9%
14	I. Maza Attacking midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	20	289.3%	8625.4%
15	Endrick Attacking midfielder	Lyon	19	44	8534.9%
16	Jesús Rodríguez Attacking midfielder	Como	20	34238%	856.2%
17	C. Uzun Attacking midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	20	49188.2%	844.3%
18	Assane Diao Attacking midfielder	Como	20	2223.6%	844%
19	C. Rigg Attacking midfielder	Sunderland	19	874.5%	848.8%
20	M. Fofana Attacking midfielder	Lyon	21	2423.7%	83±0%
21	M. Mane Attacking midfielder	Wolves	18	18	8319.4%
22	Jan Virgili Attacking midfielder	Mallorca	19	24	82
23	R. Bardghji Attacking midfielder	Barcelona	20	8	82107.1%
24	J. Bahoya Attacking midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	21	2761.5%	812%
25	M. Kömür Attacking midfielder	FC Augsburg	20	2296.5%	818.9%
26	M. Tel Attacking midfielder	Tottenham	21	2066.7%	802.2%
27	Ilyas Ansah Attacking midfielder	Union Berlin	21	2715.9%	8017%
28	A. Ibrahimović Attacking midfielder	1. FC Heidenheim	20	24	7917.3%
29	L. Bergvall Attacking midfielder	Tottenham	20	1717.2%	792.5%
30	A. Avom Attacking midfielder	Lorient	21	1763.4%	7810.3%
31	N. Mukau Attacking midfielder	Lille	21	854.4%	783.5%
32	S. Amo-Ameyaw Attacking midfielder	Strasbourg	19	16113.5%	786.6%
33	Peio Canales Attacking midfielder	Racing Santander	21	392671.4%	776.2%
34	R. Fofana Attacking midfielder	Lens	20	19	7718.6%
35	Joel Roca Attacking midfielder	Girona	21	1912.7%	7713.4%
36	P. Nuamah Attacking midfielder	Catanzaro	20	54842.1%	7630.6%
37	K. Tunde Attacking midfielder	Levante	0	5	74
38	K. Merah Attacking midfielder	Lyon	19	5	74
39	Livan Burcu Attacking midfielder	Union Berlin	21	1066.9%	746.6%
40	J. Ekhator Attacking midfielder	Genoa	19	1360.8%	731.1%
41	J. Schreuders Attacking midfielder	Groningen	21	1557.3%	733.4%
42	O. Schwartau Attacking midfielder	Norwich	20	23338.5%	7211.8%
43	Louis Leroux Attacking midfielder	Nantes	20	1335.4%	724.8%
44	Lander Astiazarán Attacking midfielder	Real Sociedad II	20	30	72
45	D. van der Werff Attacking midfielder	Groningen	21	21	7129.1%
46	M. Detourbet Attacking midfielder	Estac Troyes	19	27	7135.2%
47	Gustavo Sá Attacking midfielder	Famalicao	21	2623.8%	712.9%
48	D. Assoumani Attacking midfielder	Nantes	21	8310.5%	699.8%
49	K. Arroyo Attacking midfielder	Cruzeiro	20	10	6963.6%
50	Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka Attacking midfielder	VfL Bochum	19	36	68