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U21 midfielders with the Best Potential in Bundesliga 26/27

The highest-potential U21 midfielders in Bundesliga in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

A. Ouédraogo of RB Leipzig is the standout for raw talent across U21 midfielders in Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 80.3, and Berkay Yilmaz has been the form player this season, grading 50.8.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: N. Aséko Nkili has improved his Season rating most, up +48.4 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, J. Bahoya of Eintracht Frankfurt is the most valuable name in this group at 44.5.

Best talent
A. Ouédraogo80.3RTG
RB Leipzig
In form
Berkay Yilmaz50.8SsN
SC Freiburg
Rising potential
N. Aséko Nkili+34.9RTG
Eintracht Frankfurt · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
N. Aséko Nkili+48.4SsN
Eintracht Frankfurt · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
A. Ouédraogo4goals
RB Leipzig
Most valuable
J. Bahoya44.5val
Eintracht Frankfurt
12 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1A. OuédraogoAttacking midfielderRB Leipzig2023±0%80±0%
2J. BahoyaAttacking midfielderEintracht Frankfurt212542.5%80±0%
3M. CulbreathDefensive midfielderBayer Leverkusen191476
4N. Aséko NkiliCentral midfielderEintracht Frankfurt20519.3%72±0%
5Berkay YilmazCentral midfielderSC Freiburg21519.2%71±0%
6Cajetan Benjamin LenzCentral midfielder1899 Hoffenheim203564
7Ruben MüllerCentral midfielderSC Paderborn 07211662
8K. EichhornDefensive midfielderBayer Leverkusen171960
9A. ThomasCentral midfielderRB Leipzig192514.3%593%
10K. SusoCentral midfielderFC Augsburg21202800%5647%
11L. EngelnsDefensive midfielder1899 Hoffenheim1915240%4423.9%
12Florian MichelerCentral midfielder1899 Hoffenheim21104036.2%