Best U23 midfielders

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

At a glance

Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across U23 midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 100, and D. Karlsbakk leads the scoring with 18 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: D. Karlsbakk has improved his Season rating most, up +61.2 on last season, while E. Diouf's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +48.8 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.

West Ham · 23/24→25/26

Most improved

D. Karlsbakk+61.2SsN

Sarpsborg 08 FF · 24/25→25/26

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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	F. Wirtz Attacking midfielder	Liverpool	23	3546.2%	964%
5	N. Paz Attacking midfielder	Como	21	5935.9%	954.5%
6	N. Sadiki Defensive midfielder	Sunderland	21	344.8%	9545.6%
7	E. Anderson Central midfielder	Nottingham Forest	23	629.3%	95±0%
8	P. Dorgu Attacking midfielder	Manchester United	21	3543.4%	9520.4%
9	Y. Minteh Attacking midfielder	Brighton	21	2719.3%	943.7%
10	R. Cherki Attacking midfielder	Manchester City	22	4617%	949%
11	J. Bellingham Central midfielder	Real Madrid	23	6018.9%	941.1%
12	A. Güler Attacking midfielder	Real Madrid	21	4397.7%	947.6%
13	J. Hinshelwood Attacking midfielder	Brighton	21	329.3%	944.7%
14	Alberto Moleiro Central midfielder	Villarreal	22	5334.5%	9410%
15	E. Diouf Full-back	West Ham	21	34146.3%	93110.2%
16	H. Diarra Attacking midfielder	Sunderland	22	2638.1%	935.6%
17	A. Scott Defensive midfielder	Bournemouth	22	47361.4%	9118.6%
18	Fermín Attacking midfielder	Barcelona	23	5075.2%	916.4%
19	Y. Ayari Central midfielder	Brighton	22	4223.4%	915.9%
20	Senny Mayulu Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	20	60323.2%	9112.4%
21	A. Wharton Defensive midfielder	Crystal Palace	22	51134.9%	908.9%
22	J. Manzambi Defensive midfielder	SC Freiburg	20	55485.1%	9017%
23	Pedri Defensive midfielder	Barcelona	23	5915.9%	908.4%
24	Mateus Fernandes Attacking midfielder	West Ham	22	2944.8%	890.6%
25	K. Mainoo Defensive midfielder	Manchester United	21	2959.1%	899.7%
26	L. Zikhali Central midfielder	Richards Bay	21	47	89
27	U. Miladinović Central midfielder	Cukaricki	22	41	89
28	Y. Yarmolyuk Defensive midfielder	Brentford	22	42128.4%	899.8%
29	D. Gómez Attacking midfielder	Brighton	23	2949.7%	8988.3%
30	L. Miley Full-back	Newcastle	20	21172.4%	889.2%
31	M. Perrone Defensive midfielder	Como	23	4674.1%	889.2%
32	L. Camara Defensive midfielder	Monaco	22	64107.4%	884.5%
33	G. Simeone Winger	Atletico Madrid	23	3639.4%	882.5%
34	I. Moriba Defensive midfielder	Celta Vigo	23	4854.2%	884.8%
35	Renato Veiga Centre-back	Villarreal	22	2871.4%	8715.8%
36	L. Díaz Central midfielder	Envigado	22	38	87
37	K. Kouassi Defensive midfielder	Lorient	21	4592.7%	8739.7%
38	Mohamed Okasha Central midfielder	Petrojet	0	24	87
39	A. Ouédraogo Central midfielder	RB Leipzig	20	42	8731.6%
40	Marc Bernal Defensive midfielder	Barcelona	19	23788.5%	8715.7%
41	A. Nusa Winger	RB Leipzig	21	311.9%	873.1%
42	Estêvão Central midfielder	Chelsea	19	2162%	875.5%
43	L. Karl Attacking midfielder	Bayern München	18	35	87
44	A. Bouaddi Defensive midfielder	Lille	18	3463.9%	8714.6%
45	Pablo Barrios Central midfielder	Atletico Madrid	23	403.6%	864.3%
46	M. Palestra Attacking midfielder	Cagliari	21	21800%	8620.9%
47	V. Barco Defensive midfielder	Strasbourg	21	50132.4%	8612.8%
48	L. Avdullahu Defensive midfielder	1899 Hoffenheim	22	32	86
49	Santiago Sandoval Central midfielder	Guadalajara Chivas	18	30	86
50	T. Bischof Full-back	Bayern München	21	2967.1%	86±0%