U23 midfielders with the Best Potential

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

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At a glance

Y. Minteh of Brighton is the standout for raw talent across U23 midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 93.5, and Bo Åsulv Hegland has been the form player this season, grading 68.1, and I. Bjerkebo leads the scoring with 14 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: G. Zechiël has improved his Season rating most, up +45.3 on last season, while R. Bardghji's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +43.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Y. Minteh of Brighton is the most valuable name in this group at 111.9.

Bo Åsulv Hegland68.1SsN

Djurgardens IF

Rising potential

R. Bardghji+43.4RTG

Barcelona · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

G. Zechiël+45.3SsN

Feyenoord · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Y. Minteh Central midfielder	Brighton	22	4429.8%	942.7%
2	Rayan Central midfielder	Bournemouth	20	2650.1%	8814.8%
3	J. Bellingham Winger	Real Madrid	23	34±0%	88±0%
4	A. Wharton Central midfielder	Crystal Palace	22	46±0%	88±0%
5	D. Gómez Attacking midfielder	Brighton	23	47±0%	87±0%
6	I. Moriba Central midfielder	Celta Vigo	23	47±0%	87±0%
7	Pedri Central midfielder	Barcelona	23	34±0%	86±0%
8	K. Kouassi Central midfielder	Lorient	22	46±0%	851.7%
9	Javi Guerra Central midfielder	Valencia	23	33±0%	85±0%
10	R. Bardghji Central midfielder	Barcelona	20	10	83110.2%
11	X. Simons Central midfielder	Tottenham	23	4418.3%	825.2%
12	L. Camara Defensive midfielder	Monaco	22	49±0%	82±0%
13	G. Zechiël Attacking midfielder	Feyenoord	22	51±0%	80±0%
14	K. Sano Central midfielder	PSV Eindhoven	23	59±0%	801.7%
15	T. van Bergen Winger	Groningen	22	45±0%	80±0%
16	K. Danois Defensive midfielder	Auxerre	22	49±0%	79±0%
17	B. Gruda Winger	Brighton	22	951.8%	794.4%
18	Victor Mow Froholdt Central midfielder	FC Porto	20	41±0%	79±0%
19	O. Vargas Central midfielder	Atletico Madrid	21	3915.2%	7864.8%
20	L. Valente Attacking midfielder	Feyenoord	23	51±0%	771.7%
21	Sydie Peck Central midfielder	Sheffield Utd	22	2450.9%	771.7%
22	J. Ekomié Central midfielder	Wrexham	23	2247%	771.7%
23	W. Bondo Central midfielder	AC Milan	23	14240.5%	765.5%
24	M. Culbreath Defensive midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	19	14	76
25	J. Stansfield Central midfielder	Birmingham	23	2150.6%	76±0%
26	M. Young Central midfielder	Sparta Rotterdam	21	59±0%	750.8%
27	D. Mukasa Attacking midfielder	West Ham	19	2063.9%	7519.3%
28	J. Castrop Central midfielder	Borussia Mönchengladbach	23	379.9%	7511.2%
29	A. Devine Central midfielder	Preston	22	1074.6%	75±0%
30	T. Baldanzi Central midfielder	AS Roma	23	15±0%	745.1%
31	H. Armstrong Central midfielder	Everton	19	565.4%	7420.5%
32	Breno Central midfielder	Corinthians	21	3627%	745.6%
33	Victor Hugo Central midfielder	Atletico-MG	22	45	7435.4%
34	Andre Attacking midfielder	Corinthians	19	34439.7%	7418.3%
35	A. Engwanda Defensive midfielder	Utrecht	23	39139.6%	7310.1%
36	I. Doumbia Central midfielder	Sporting CP	23	37±0%	731.8%
37	I. Price Attacking midfielder	West Brom	23	2548.9%	721.7%
38	Iker Bravo Attacking midfielder	Watford	21	15	7226.2%
39	S. Resink Attacking midfielder	AZ Alkmaar	23	34489.7%	7228%
40	S. Magassa Defensive midfielder	West Ham	23	2838.4%	722.8%
41	S. Ebonog Defensive midfielder	Le Havre	22	25±0%	72±0%
42	Lander Astiazarán Central midfielder	Real Sociedad II	20	2054%	72±0%
43	H. Amass Defensive midfielder	Manchester United	19	26541.5%	721.9%
44	D. van der Werff Attacking midfielder	Groningen	22	35±0%	721.7%
45	P. Brittijn Central midfielder	Fortuna Sittard	22	52±0%	71±0%
46	B. Clark Attacking midfielder	Derby	21	2144.1%	71±0%
47	N. Rossen Central midfielder	Telstar	21	37±0%	71±0%
48	G. Kvernadze Winger	Frosinone	23	32±0%	71±0%
49	Gabriel Bontempo Central midfielder	Santos	21	2938.9%	719.8%
50	N. Villareal Attacking midfielder	Cruzeiro	21	24	71