Best U23 players

The highest-potential U23 players, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across U23 players, with a Field Insider Rating of 100, and A. González leads the scoring with 24 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Jacobo Ramón Naveros has improved his Season rating most, up +71.2 on last season, while B. Touré's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +49.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Rogers of Aston Villa is the most valuable name in this group at 202.2.

1899 Hoffenheim · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Jacobo Ramón Naveros+71.2SsN

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	Lamine Yamal Winger	Barcelona	19	9148.9%	100±0%
2	M. Rogers Attacking midfielder	Aston Villa	23	527%	1000.5%
3	N. O'Reilly Full-back	Manchester City	21	56432.1%	9717.9%
4	Rayan Centre-forward	Bournemouth	19	46762.3%	9753.6%
5	F. Wirtz Attacking midfielder	Liverpool	23	3546.2%	964%
6	N. Paz Attacking midfielder	Como	21	5935.9%	954.5%
7	N. Sadiki Defensive midfielder	Sunderland	21	344.8%	9545.6%
8	E. Anderson Central midfielder	Nottingham Forest	23	629.3%	95±0%
9	P. Dorgu Attacking midfielder	Manchester United	21	3543.4%	9520.4%
10	Y. Minteh Attacking midfielder	Brighton	21	2719.3%	943.7%
11	W. Zaïre-Emery Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	20	6894.3%	9412.3%
12	R. Cherki Attacking midfielder	Manchester City	22	4617%	949%
13	J. Bellingham Central midfielder	Real Madrid	23	6018.9%	941.1%
14	A. Güler Attacking midfielder	Real Madrid	21	4397.7%	947.6%
15	J. Hinshelwood Attacking midfielder	Brighton	21	329.3%	944.7%
16	Alberto Moleiro Central midfielder	Villarreal	22	5334.5%	9410%
17	Y. Diomande Winger	RB Leipzig	19	65556.6%	9425.6%
18	B. Verbruggen Goalkeeper	Brighton	23	2637.8%	941.8%
19	R. Roefs Goalkeeper	Sunderland	23	300.7%	9323.1%
20	K. Yıldız Attacking midfielder	Juventus	21	5340%	932.8%
21	E. Diouf Full-back	West Ham	21	34146.3%	93110.2%
22	M. Kayode Full-back	Brentford	22	45566.2%	9320.3%
23	H. Diarra Attacking midfielder	Sunderland	22	2638.1%	935.6%
24	R. Højlund Centre-forward	Napoli	23	59198.5%	9310.9%
25	Lucas Emanoel Central midfielder	Fortaleza U20	20	38	93
26	Pau Cubarsí Paredes Centre-back	Barcelona	19	5134.3%	93±0%
27	B. Šeško Centre-forward	Manchester United	23	4819.8%	912.9%
28	Wesley Full-back	AS Roma	22	7177.4%	9123%
29	A. Scott Defensive midfielder	Bournemouth	22	47361.4%	9118.6%
30	Fermín Attacking midfielder	Barcelona	23	5075.2%	916.4%
31	Y. Ayari Central midfielder	Brighton	22	4223.4%	915.9%
32	Álvaro Fernández Full-back	Real Madrid	23	5314.3%	9128.5%
33	Álex Jiménez Full-back	Bournemouth	21	4398.6%	9118.7%
34	B. Touré Attacking midfielder	1899 Hoffenheim	20	4740.1%	91119.4%
35	Senny Mayulu Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	20	60323.2%	9112.4%
36	A. Wharton Defensive midfielder	Crystal Palace	22	51134.9%	908.9%
37	J. Manzambi Defensive midfielder	SC Freiburg	20	55485.1%	9017%
38	E. Kroupi Attacking midfielder	Bournemouth	20	4239%	9032.3%
39	Pedri Defensive midfielder	Barcelona	23	5915.9%	908.4%
40	D. Huijsen Centre-back	Real Madrid	21	4621.8%	903.2%
41	Mateus Fernandes Attacking midfielder	West Ham	22	2944.8%	890.6%
42	M. Fernandez-Pardo Centre-forward	Lille	21	49	8986.4%
43	K. Mainoo Defensive midfielder	Manchester United	21	2959.1%	899.7%
44	Jacobo Ramón Naveros Centre-back	Como	21	761369.2%	8914.7%
45	R. Risser Goalkeeper	Lens	21	45395.6%	8948.9%
46	M. Beier Defensive midfielder	Borussia Dortmund	23	538.1%	894.7%
47	M. Soulé Attacking midfielder	AS Roma	23	413.3%	893.5%
48	Y. Yarmolyuk Defensive midfielder	Brentford	22	42128.4%	899.8%
49	D. Gómez Attacking midfielder	Brighton	23	2949.7%	8988.3%
50	F. Asllani Attacking midfielder	1899 Hoffenheim	23	5523.9%	8815.1%