The highest-potential U21 players from Ukraine, ranked on Field Insider.
B. Popov of Empoli is the standout for raw talent across U21 players from Ukraine, with a Field Insider Rating of 60.3, and I. Krupskyi has been the form player this season, grading 30.6, and M. Ponomarenko leads the scoring with 6 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Y. Shevchenko has improved his Season rating most, up +14.2 on last season, while H. Synchuk's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +11.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, Timur Tuterov of Sunderland U21 is the most valuable name in this group at 124.4.
| # | Player | Team | Age | Season | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. PopovCentre-forward |  Empoli | 19 | 15 | 60 |
| 2 | Bohdan BudkoDefensive midfielder |  Jong AZ | 20 | 20 | 48 |
| 3 | H. SynchukAttacking midfielder |  CF Montreal | 20 | 840.7% | 4337.6% |
| 4 | M. PonomarenkoCentre-forward |  Dynamo Kyiv | 20 | 18637.5% | 411.5% |
| 5 | I. KrupskyiFull-back |  Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 21 | 3181.1% | 413.1% |
| 6 | Y. ShevchenkoCentral midfielder |  Kryvbas KR | 19 | 14 | 4112.8% |
| 7 | N. DomchakGoalkeeper |  Karpaty | 19 | 30 | 40 |
| 8 | T. MykhavkoCentre-back | Dynamo Kyiv | 21 | 683.2% | 4011.4% |
| 9 | A. SlesarWinger |  Zorya Luhansk | 21 | 1386.8% | 394.2% |
| 10 | V. VilivaldCentre-back | Kryvbas KR | 21 | 20104.1% | 395.4% |
| 11 | V. SydunCentre-forward |  Epitsentr Dunayivtsi | 21 | 143.4% | 3816.9% |
| 12 | I. PopovichGoalkeeper |  Kisvarda FC | 20 | 17 | 38 |
| 13 | O. GusevFull-back |  Kudrivka | 21 | 7 | 375.2% |
| 14 | A. KitelaFull-back |  Ruh Lviv | 21 | 335.3% | 363.1% |
| 15 | Mykola OharkovFull-back |  Oleksandria | 21 | 2 | 35 |
| 16 | D. VashchenkoCentral midfielder | Oleksandria | 20 | 675% | 3410.9% |
| 17 | N. MakarenkoGoalkeeper | Oleksandria | 19 | 0 | 34 |
