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U21 midfielders with the Best Potential in 2. Bundesliga

The highest-potential U21 midfielders in 2. Bundesliga, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

N. Aséko Nkili of Hannover 96 is the standout for raw talent across U21 midfielders in 2. Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 72.1, and Berkay Yilmaz has been the form player this season, grading 46.5, and Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka leads the scoring with 8 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: N. Aséko Nkili has improved his Season rating most, up +44.1 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Berkay Yilmaz of 1. FC Nürnberg is the most valuable name in this group at 26.6.

Best talent
N. Aséko Nkili72.1RTG
Hannover 96
In form
Berkay Yilmaz46.5SsN
1. FC Nürnberg
Rising potential
N. Aséko Nkili+34.9RTG
Hannover 96 · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
N. Aséko Nkili+44.1SsN
Hannover 96 · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka8goals
VfL Bochum
Most valuable
Berkay Yilmaz26.6val
1. FC Nürnberg
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PlayerTeam
1N. Aséko NkiliCentral midfielderHannover 9620461917.4%7293.8%
2Berkay YilmazCentral midfielder1. FC Nürnberg2147168.8%7116.3%
3Francis-Ikechukwu OnyekaAttacking midfielderVfL Bochum193567
4Rafael LubachCentral midfielder1. FC Nürnberg2141104.5%6711.4%
5S. CastañedaCentral midfielderSC Paderborn 07211930%662.8%
6Max MarieDefensive midfielderEintracht Braunschweig2143547%6521.2%
7L. UlrichCentral midfielder1. FC Magdeburg2145118.6%6445.5%
8Cajetan Benjamin LenzCentral midfielderVfL Bochum203264
9Kofi Jeremy AmoakoDefensive midfielderDynamo Dresden2132289.2%6357%
10Ruben MüllerCentral midfielderSC Paderborn 07201662
11K. DavidsenCentral midfielderHolstein Kiel213233.2%6242.2%
12K. WätjenCentral midfielderVfL Bochum2023404.4%6254.6%
13M. PannewigDefensive midfielderVfL Bochum2128806.5%621.4%
14Reno MünzDefensive midfielderSpVgg Greuther Fürth2026247.3%6111.6%
15K. EichhornDefensive midfielderHertha BSC171760
16Dariusz StalmachAttacking midfielder1. FC Magdeburg20165266.7%6082.1%
17T. JanischCentral midfielder1. FC Nürnberg201132.5%590.8%
18F. MullerCentral midfielderDynamo Dresden19957
19N. NiehoffCentral midfielderHolstein Kiel211330.2%5726.9%
20K. SusoCentral midfielderFortuna Düsseldorf21192557.1%5647%
21Z. SertdemirCentral midfielderPreußen Münster211225.5%5334.5%