Best U21 players in Conference League

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

At a glance

Diego Moreira of Strasbourg is the standout for raw talent across U21 players in Conference League, with a Field Insider Rating of 87.1, and V. Barco has been the form player this season, grading 49.5, and D. Adu-Adjei leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: K. Boogaard has improved his Season rating most, up +38.4 on last season, while O. Pietuszewski's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +33.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, N. Mendy of Rayo Vallecano is the most valuable name in this group at 135.8.

O. Pietuszewski+33.9RTG

FC Porto · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

K. Boogaard+38.4SsN

Jong AZ · 24/25→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	Diego Moreira Attacking midfielder	Strasbourg	21	4227.9%	871.9%
2	M. Penders Goalkeeper	Strasbourg	20	26536.6%	8673.8%
3	V. Barco Defensive midfielder	Strasbourg	21	50132.4%	8612.8%
4	N. Mendy Centre-back	Rayo Vallecano	21	334542.9%	8217%
5	S. El Mourabet Defensive midfielder	Strasbourg	20	44	80
6	K. Smit Defensive midfielder	AZ Alkmaar	20	42336.1%	7919.6%
7	A. Ouattara Full-back	Strasbourg	20	24213.3%	794.9%
8	C. Ndour Central midfielder	Fiorentina	21	29239.3%	7863.5%
9	L. Høgsberg Centre-back	Strasbourg	20	2522.3%	7876.1%
10	S. Amo-Ameyaw Attacking midfielder	Strasbourg	19	16113.5%	786.6%
11	M. Sarr Centre-back	Strasbourg	20	1857.1%	759.8%
12	P. Comuzzo Centre-back	Fiorentina	21	2635.8%	7510.2%
13	K. Potulski Full-back	FSV Mainz 05	18	12	72
14	K. Arroyo Attacking midfielder	Cruzeiro	20	10	6963.6%
15	O. Pietuszewski Central midfielder	FC Porto	18	25	6898.8%
16	T. Martinelli Goalkeeper	Sampdoria	20	19	68±0%
17	E. Dijkstra Full-back	AZ Alkmaar	19	23±0%	678.8%
18	R. Daal Attacking midfielder	AZ Alkmaar	21	785.8%	653.8%
19	L. Zeefuik Centre-forward	Heracles	21	1230.9%	6218.2%
20	K. Boogaard Attacking midfielder	Jong AZ	20	49365.7%	6222.7%
21	Nathan De Cat Defensive midfielder	Anderlecht	17	3811.4%	6229.9%
22	T. Degreef Attacking midfielder	Anderlecht	21	19	5615.7%
23	J. Hartog Attacking midfielder	Jong AZ	20	29848.4%	5613%
24	A. Maamar Full-back	Anderlecht	21	178.6%	551.3%
25	W. Bouziane Winger	Jong AZ	19	19592.9%	536.4%
26	Mathijs Menu Centre-back	Jong AZ	21	20385.7%	5310%
27	M. Stroeykens Central midfielder	Anderlecht	21	863.8%	5112.5%
28	R. Robbemond Central midfielder	Jong AZ	21	2460.1%	513.2%
29	J. Šimić Full-back	Al-Ittihad FC	21	978%	5014.2%
30	E. Austbö Attacking midfielder	Viking	21	37260.8%	5015.8%
31	R. Ichihara Centre-back	Omiya Ardija	21	7	50
32	G. Diakité Defensive midfielder	Lausanne	20	37	47
33	Nikolaus Wurmbrand Attacking midfielder	Rapid Vienna	20	20	47
34	J. Ambæk Centre-forward	Brondby	18	25	4623.9%
35	J. Hansen Attacking midfielder	Viking	21	14	4624%
36	M. Gurgul Full-back	Lech Poznan	20	2729.4%	454.4%
37	Boris Matić Defensive midfielder	Wolfsberger AC	21	36	45
38	N. Simić Centre-back	FK Partizan	19	35	44
39	J. Schöller Full-back	Rapid Vienna	20	17	44
40	S. Saljic Attacking midfielder	Austria Vienna	20	15	44
41	Omar Janneh Centre-forward	Lausanne	19	22	44
42	B. Lekoueiry Attacking midfielder	Lausanne	21	18	43
43	A. Kozubal Defensive midfielder	Lech Poznan	21	3017.2%	437%
44	D. Lobban Central midfielder	Aberdeen	20	8	42
45	Eguinaldo Attacking midfielder	Shakhtar Donetsk	21	2323.4%	421.4%
46	F. Demir Full-back	Rapid Vienna	21	8	42
47	L. Eissat Centre-back	Maccabi Haifa	21	19	41
48	Newertton Attacking midfielder	Shakhtar Donetsk	21	141.4%	411%
49	M. Ponomarenko Centre-forward	Dynamo Kyiv	20	18637.5%	411.5%
50	M. Børsheim Goalkeeper	Fredrikstad	21	14	40