U21 midfielders with the Best Potential in Bundesliga 25/26

The highest-potential U21 midfielders in Bundesliga in 25/26, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

K. Karetsas of Borussia Dortmund is the standout for raw talent across U21 midfielders in Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 94.3, and S. El Mala has been the form player this season, grading 56.1.

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, while Nathan De Cat's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +45.6 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 48.1.

Nathan De Cat+45.6RTG

1899 Hoffenheim · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

N. Aséko Nkili+48.4SsN

Eintracht Frankfurt · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	K. Karetsas Attacking midfielder	Borussia Dortmund	18	2722.9%	9457.4%
2	Nathan De Cat Central midfielder	1899 Hoffenheim	18	4425.1%	9396%
3	A. Nusa Central midfielder	RB Leipzig	21	3914.1%	884.4%
4	S. El Mala Winger	1. FC Köln	20	5646.9%	8676.3%
5	L. Karl Winger	Bayern München	18	32	84
6	T. Bischof Attacking midfielder	Bayern München	21	2373.9%	833.1%
7	C. Uzun Winger	Eintracht Frankfurt	20	37112.1%	81±0%
8	A. Ouédraogo Attacking midfielder	RB Leipzig	20	23	8021.3%
9	J. Bahoya Attacking midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	21	2542.5%	80±0%
10	A. Vermeeren Defensive midfielder	RB Leipzig	21	1543.4%	783.6%
11	José María Andrés Baixauli Central midfielder	VfB Stuttgart	21	32	778.3%
12	M. Culbreath Defensive midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	18	14	76
13	N. Aséko Nkili Central midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	20	512104.3%	7293.8%
14	O. HÃ¸jlund Central midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	21	2046%	725.4%
15	Hennes Behrens Central midfielder	FC Augsburg	21	264166.7%	7215.6%
16	Berkay Yilmaz Central midfielder	SC Freiburg	21	51193.6%	7116.3%
17	Cajetan Benjamin Lenz Central midfielder	1899 Hoffenheim	20	35	64
18	Kofi Jeremy Amoako Defensive midfielder	Hamburger SV	21	35325.3%	6357%
19	K. Eichhorn Defensive midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	17	19	60
20	Dariusz Stalmach Attacking midfielder	Werder Bremen	20	185766.7%	6082.1%
21	A. Thomas Central midfielder	RB Leipzig	19	25155.7%	5915.9%
22	K. Suso Central midfielder	FC Augsburg	21	202800%	5647%
23	L. Engelns Defensive midfielder	1899 Hoffenheim	19	15240%	4423.9%
24	Florian Micheler Central midfielder	1899 Hoffenheim	21	10	4036.2%
25	Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler Defensive midfielder	1. FC Köln	21	467550%	2249.2%