U21 midfielders with the Best Potential

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

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At a glance

R. Bardghji of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across U21 midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 82.8, and M. Young has been the form player this season, grading 59.3, and V. Kostov leads the scoring with 12 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: W. Igor has improved his Season rating most, up +34.1 on last season, while R. Bardghji's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +43.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, José María Andrés Baixauli of Brighton is the most valuable name in this group at 92.1.

Barcelona · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

W. Igor+34.1SsN

Kristiansund BK · 24/25→25/26

José María Andrés Baixauli92.1val

Brighton

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	Player	Team
1	R. Bardghji Central midfielder	Barcelona	20	10	83110.2%
2	Victor Mow Froholdt Central midfielder	FC Porto	20	41±0%	79±0%
3	O. Vargas Central midfielder	Atletico Madrid	21	3915.2%	7864.8%
4	M. Culbreath Defensive midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	19	14	76
5	M. Young Central midfielder	Sparta Rotterdam	21	59±0%	750.8%
6	D. Mukasa Attacking midfielder	West Ham	19	2063.9%	7519.3%
7	H. Armstrong Central midfielder	Everton	19	565.4%	7420.5%
8	Breno Central midfielder	Corinthians	21	3627%	745.6%
9	Andre Attacking midfielder	Corinthians	19	34439.7%	7418.3%
10	Iker Bravo Attacking midfielder	Watford	21	15	7226.2%
11	Lander Astiazarán Central midfielder	Real Sociedad II	20	2054%	72±0%
12	H. Amass Defensive midfielder	Manchester United	19	26541.5%	721.9%
13	B. Clark Attacking midfielder	Derby	21	2144.1%	71±0%
14	N. Rossen Central midfielder	Telstar	21	37±0%	71±0%
15	Gabriel Bontempo Central midfielder	Santos	21	2938.9%	719.8%
16	N. Villareal Attacking midfielder	Cruzeiro	21	24	71
17	Mathias De Amorim Attacking midfielder	Famalicao	21	49±0%	70±0%
18	F. Reale Defensive midfielder	Carrarese	20	214.3%	7028.9%
19	T. Land Winger	PSV Eindhoven	20	31±0%	700.7%
20	Gessime Yassine Winger	Strasbourg	20	479.3%	6915.4%
21	S. Džodić Central midfielder	Almeria	21	2134.5%	68±0%
22	Tomás Carbonell Defensive midfielder	Real Sociedad II	21	1068.9%	67±0%
23	G. Justino Central midfielder	Botafogo	19	19	67
24	I. Housni Attacking midfielder	Nancy	21	27	676.1%
25	N. Verkooijen Defensive midfielder	Jong PSV U21	20	5274%	6714.7%
26	G. Prestianni Winger	Benfica	20	26±0%	66±0%
27	A. Ochoa Attacking midfielder	Malaga	19	12143.8%	6612.6%
28	T. Pérez Defensive midfielder	Atletico-MG	21	12618.8%	6652%
29	Mamady Cisse Central midfielder	Atletico-MG	19	15	66
30	Mika Haas Central midfielder	1. FC Kaiserslautern	21	27±0%	65±0%
31	Huguinho Defensive midfielder	Botafogo	19	21±0%	6548.1%
32	Cajetan Benjamin Lenz Central midfielder	1899 Hoffenheim	20	35	64
33	M. Koné Defensive midfielder	Annecy	19	22	64
34	Gorka Gorosabel Attacking midfielder	Real Sociedad II	20	2211.7%	64±0%
35	Eddy Doue Attacking midfielder	Estrela	20	23±0%	63±0%
36	Gustavo Henrique Pereira Defensive midfielder	Santos	21	19	62
37	S. Fusire Defensive midfielder	Sheffield Wednesday	21	27239.7%	62114.1%
38	C. Bonsu Baah Attacking midfielder	Al-Qadisiyah FC	21	43±0%	62±0%
39	J. Monga Central midfielder	Swansea	17	181650%	6210.3%
40	E. Akman Central midfielder	FC Andorra	20	159.6%	620.8%
41	K. WÃ¤tjen Central midfielder	VfL Bochum	20	23±0%	62±0%
42	J. Harder Defensive midfielder	FC Basel 1893	21	17	61
43	P. Nuamah Attacking midfielder	Sassuolo	20	68.5%	614.5%
44	J. Slory Central midfielder	Willem II	21	10±0%	60±0%
45	K. Eichhorn Defensive midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	17	19	60
46	Bae Seung-Gyun Defensive midfielder	Feyenoord	18	19±0%	6013.4%
47	J. Hartog Attacking midfielder	AZ Alkmaar	20	30±0%	607.2%
48	Y. Saidu Defensive midfielder	Zaragoza	21	22	60
49	J. RodrÃguez Central midfielder	Tondela	20	15	60
50	L. Page Attacking midfielder	Leicester	18	5±0%	59±0%