Best U21 players in Bundesliga

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

At a glance

Y. Diomande of RB Leipzig is the standout for raw talent across U21 players in Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 93.7, and S. El Mala leads the scoring with 13 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Y. Diomande has improved his Season rating most, up +55.1 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, A. Nusa of RB Leipzig is the most valuable name in this group at 129.5.

1899 Hoffenheim · 24/25→25/26

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Y. Diomande+55.1SsN

RB Leipzig · 24/25→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	Y. Diomande Winger	RB Leipzig	19	65556.6%	9425.6%
2	B. Touré Attacking midfielder	1899 Hoffenheim	20	4740.1%	91119.4%
3	J. Manzambi Defensive midfielder	SC Freiburg	20	55485.1%	9017%
4	A. Ouédraogo Central midfielder	RB Leipzig	20	42	8731.6%
5	L. Vušković Centre-back	Hamburger SV	19	3368.9%	8740.6%
6	A. Nusa Winger	RB Leipzig	21	311.9%	873.1%
7	L. Karl Attacking midfielder	Bayern München	18	35	87
8	I. Maza Attacking midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	20	289.3%	8625.4%
9	T. Bischof Full-back	Bayern München	21	2967.1%	86±0%
10	S. El Mala Centre-forward	1. FC Köln	19	5546.9%	8472%
11	C. Uzun Attacking midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	20	49188.2%	844.3%
12	J. Bellingham Defensive midfielder	Borussia Dortmund	20	3032.2%	826.2%
13	J. Bahoya Attacking midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	21	2761.5%	812%
14	Christian Kofane Centre-forward	Bayer Leverkusen	19	3130.8%	8120.9%
15	M. Kömür Attacking midfielder	FC Augsburg	20	2296.5%	818.9%
16	Finn Jeltsch Centre-back	VfB Stuttgart	19	3127.6%	8130.8%
17	José María Andrés Baixauli Defensive midfielder	VfB Stuttgart	21	31	8012.4%
18	Ilyas Ansah Attacking midfielder	Union Berlin	21	2715.9%	8017%
19	A. Ibrahimović Attacking midfielder	1. FC Heidenheim	20	24	7917.3%
20	Abdoul Karim Coulibaly Centre-back	Werder Bremen	19	24	79
21	Noahkai Kai Daniel Banks Centre-back	FC Augsburg	19	22207.1%	7816.4%
22	C. Harder Centre-forward	RB Leipzig	21	2016.8%	7817.5%
23	J. Belocian Full-back	VfL Wolfsburg	21	2625800%	7714%
24	A. Kemlein Defensive midfielder	Union Berlin	21	27131.6%	779.6%
25	D. Pejčinović Centre-forward	VfL Wolfsburg	21	34106.7%	7723.5%
26	A. Daghim Winger	VfL Wolfsburg	20	23	77117.3%
27	M. Culbreath Defensive midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	18	14	76
28	T. Rothe Central midfielder	Union Berlin	21	2838.2%	767.9%
29	Livan Burcu Attacking midfielder	Union Berlin	21	1066.9%	746.6%
30	I. Ogbus Centre-back	SC Freiburg	20	152416.7%	7410.5%
31	O. HÃ¸jlund Central midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	21	2473.9%	743.1%
32	A. Zehnter Defensive midfielder	VfL Wolfsburg	21	2228.6%	732.4%
33	E. Bitshiabu Centre-back	RB Leipzig	21	1257.5%	723.7%
34	K. Potulski Full-back	FSV Mainz 05	18	12	72
35	Hennes Behrens Full-back	1. FC Heidenheim	21	101328.6%	7215.6%
36	Rodrigo Ribeiro Centre-forward	FC Augsburg	21	962.5%	7130.2%
37	F. Chiarodia Centre-back	Borussia Mönchengladbach	21	22189.6%	702%
38	Jahmai Simpson-Pusey Full-back	1. FC Köln	20	92833.3%	697.9%