U21 defenders with the Best Potential in Eredivisie
The highest-potential U21 defenders in Eredivisie, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
M. Rots of Twente is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in Eredivisie, with a Field Insider Rating of 83.9, and M. Young has been the form player this season, grading 59.3.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Rots has improved his Season rating most, up +34.2 on last season, while D. Janse's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +22.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, M. Young of Sparta Rotterdam is the most valuable name in this group at 38.7.
11 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →
| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. RotsFull-back |  Twente | 20 | 42456% | 8430.1% |
| 2 | Yarek GasiorowskiFull-back |  PSV Eindhoven | 21 | 2883.7% | 761.5% |
| 3 | T. BlokzijlCentre-back |  Groningen | 21 | 4149.1% | 768.3% |
| 4 | M. YoungCentre-back |  Sparta Rotterdam | 20 | 5969.4% | 757.6% |
| 5 | D. JanseFull-back | Groningen | 20 | 4193.5% | 7542.9% |
| 6 | R. NijstadCentre-back | Twente | 18 | 16 | 71 |
| 7 | G. ReadFull-back |  Feyenoord | 20 | 1455.9% | 6910.5% |
| 8 | E. DijkstraFull-back |  AZ Alkmaar | 20 | 23±0% | 667.8% |
| 9 | Cherrion ValeriusFull-back |  NAC Breda | 20 | 2534.4% | 664.3% |
| 10 | T. GooijerFull-back |  PEC Zwolle | 21 | 194725% | 6514.5% |
| 11 | L. MartesFull-back | Sparta Rotterdam | 17 | 18 | 64 |