Best U23 central midfielders

The highest-potential U23 central midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

E. Anderson of Nottingham Forest is the standout for raw talent across U23 central midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 94.8, and E. Havel leads the scoring with 13 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Homenchenko has improved his Season rating most, up +44.1 on last season, while S. Fusire's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +34.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, E. Anderson of Nottingham Forest is the most valuable name in this group at 189.6.

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	E. Anderson Central midfielder	Nottingham Forest	23	629.3%	95±0%
2	J. Bellingham Central midfielder	Real Madrid	23	6018.9%	941.1%
3	Alberto Moleiro Central midfielder	Villarreal	22	5334.5%	9410%
4	Lucas Emanoel Central midfielder	Fortaleza U20	20	38	93
5	Y. Ayari Central midfielder	Brighton	22	4223.4%	915.9%
6	L. Díaz Central midfielder	Envigado	22	38	87
7	A. Ouédraogo Central midfielder	RB Leipzig	20	42	8731.6%
8	Estêvão Central midfielder	Chelsea	19	2162%	875.5%
9	Pablo Barrios Central midfielder	Atletico Madrid	23	403.6%	864.3%
10	Allex Central midfielder	Internacional U20	20	22	85
11	A. Gray Central midfielder	Tottenham	20	2471.8%	855.3%
12	D. Bartesaghi Central midfielder	AC Milan	20	301682.4%	8524.6%
13	João Neves Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	21	4424.6%	844.4%
14	Joshua King Central midfielder	Fulham	19	20915%	8415.8%
15	X. Simons Central midfielder	Tottenham	23	4120.9%	825.2%
16	T. Rosborough Central midfielder	New York RB II	18	13	82
17	O. Hutchinson Central midfielder	Nottingham Forest	22	2719.5%	813.2%
18	P. Nebel Central midfielder	FSV Mainz 05	23	483.8%	8111.1%
19	E. Camavinga Central midfielder	Real Madrid	23	3332.4%	811.2%
20	Hugo Sotelo Central midfielder	Celta Vigo	22	22117.6%	813.5%
21	Beraldo Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	22	3018%	802.4%
22	Abbas Al Hassan Central midfielder	NEOM	22	25814.8%	8076.1%
23	Fer López Central midfielder	Celta Vigo	22	26198.8%	804.2%
24	P. Sučić Central midfielder	Inter	22	30	80
25	A. Jarvis Central midfielder	New York RB II	19	5	80
26	Oso Central midfielder	Sevilla	23	26	79
27	A. Kade Central midfielder	FC Augsburg	22	372373.3%	7925.7%
28	K. Danois Central midfielder	Auxerre	22	50153.1%	796.9%
29	Victor Mow Froholdt Central midfielder	FC Porto	20	5645%	7959%
30	Miguel Román Central midfielder	Celta Vigo	23	25	79
31	Sydie Peck Central midfielder	Sheffield Utd	21	5183.6%	785.2%
32	C. Ndour Central midfielder	Fiorentina	21	29239.3%	7863.5%
33	I. Doumbia Central midfielder	Venezia	22	49504.9%	7813.7%
34	Rodrigo Mendoza Central midfielder	Elche	21	2182.9%	7719.5%
35	H. Larsson Central midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	22	3520%	7712.3%
36	Pedro Fernández Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	18	13	77
37	W. Bondo Central midfielder	Cremonese	22	20319.1%	765.5%
38	A. Devine Central midfielder	Preston	21	4653%	7629.3%
39	S. Angori Central midfielder	Pisa	22	3056.3%	7611.4%
40	Arthur Central midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	23	31214.3%	76±0%
41	G. Fabbian Central midfielder	Bologna	23	1823.8%	760.8%
42	T. Rothe Central midfielder	Union Berlin	21	2838.2%	767.9%
43	C. Alcaraz Central midfielder	Everton	23	1242%	756.7%
44	L. Sučić Central midfielder	Real Sociedad	23	213.3%	755.7%
45	C. Echeverri Central midfielder	Girona	20	973.7%	7422.4%
46	O. HÃ¸jlund Central midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	21	2473.9%	743.1%
47	Bahereba Guirassy Central midfielder	Nantes	19	20154.5%	744.1%
48	Peque Fernández Central midfielder	Sevilla	23	1783.3%	742.5%
49	Álvaro Montoro Central midfielder	Botafogo	19	30800%	7348.1%
50	K. Cortés Central midfielder	Real Soacha	22	0	73