Fastest-rising players from Scotland

The fastest-rising players from Scotland, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

E. Anderson of Nottingham Forest is the standout for raw talent across players from Scotland, with a Field Insider Rating of 94.8, and M. O'Hara has been the form player this season, grading 63.3, and O. McBurnie leads the scoring with 18 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: P. McGinn has improved his Season rating most, up +47.6 on last season, while A. Forrester's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +37 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.

Heart Of Midlothian · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

P. McGinn+47.6SsN

Motherwell · 24/25→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	ΔRTG	Season	Rating
1	A. Forrester Centre-back	Heart Of Midlothian	21	+37 24/25→25/26	15	84
2	K. Bowie Centre-forward	Hellas Verona	23	+29.4 24/25→25/26	33103.8%	7861%
3	L. Miller Defensive midfielder	Udinese	19	+24.4 24/25→25/26	1566.2%	7746.6%
4	K. Joseph Attacking midfielder	Hull City	24	+22 24/25→25/26	3135.7%	7045.5%
5	M. O'Hara Central midfielder	ST Mirren	30	+19.3 24/25→25/26	6379.3%	5640.4%
6	D. Campbell Central midfielder	Northampton	25	+14.2 24/25→25/26	3656.8%	4644.5%
7	M. Leonard Defensive midfielder	Birmingham	24	+11.6 24/25→25/26	1427.1%	5924.4%
8	J. Maxwell Full-back	Doncaster	24	+10.8 24/25→25/26	173.9%	4333.3%
9	J. Doig Full-back	Sassuolo	24	+9.9 24/25→25/26	257.4%	7415.3%
10	C. Miller Attacking midfielder	Falkirk	28	+9.9 20/21→25/26	41465.3%	4033.2%
11	I. Bowat Centre-back	Portsmouth	23	+9.3 22/23→25/26	846.8%	5918.6%
12	P. Patterson Winger	Stevenage	25	+8.4 24/25→25/26	863.6%	4125.7%
13	L. Dykes Centre-forward	Charlton	30	+7.5 24/25→25/26	25530.8%	3725.6%
14	P. McGinn Centre-back	Motherwell	35	+7.3 24/25→25/26	521057.8%	1868.2%
15	C. McLennan Winger	Livingston	26	+6.7 23/24→25/26	1068.4%	3523.8%
16	R. Apter Central midfielder	Charlton	23	+6.3 24/25→25/26	1366.4%	5911.9%
17	M. Tait Defensive midfielder	Livingston	20	+5.7 23/24→25/26	29455.8%	5012.9%
18	H. Milne Full-back	Heart Of Midlothian	29	+5.1 24/25→25/26	451078.9%	3517.1%
19	R. Hendry Attacking midfielder	Mansfield Town	28	+4.2 24/25→25/26	1431%	3215.1%
20	L. Fiorini Centre-back	Stockport County	24	+4.1 24/25→25/26	19972.2%	4510%
21	C. MacGillivray Goalkeeper	Milton Keynes Dons	33	+4 24/25→25/26	26721.9%	1634.5%
22	L. Palmer Full-back	Sheffield Wednesday	34	+3.5 24/25→25/26	19190.8%	2416.7%
23	S. Findlay Full-back	Heart Of Midlothian	30	+3.2 24/25→25/26	47356.3%	3310.9%
24	J. McCracken Goalkeeper	Dundee	26	+3 24/25→25/26	9300%	447.4%
25	H. Hackney Central midfielder	Middlesbrough	24	+2.9 24/25→25/26	526.3%	793.8%
26	E. Watt Defensive midfielder	Motherwell	26	+2.8 24/25→25/26	51113.5%	476.3%
27	G. Docherty Central midfielder	Charlton	29	+2.3 24/25→25/26	3816.3%	435.6%
28	A. Pressley Centre-forward	Walsall	24	+1.9 24/25→25/26	2181.6%	326.2%
29	C. Hendry Centre-forward	Motherwell	28	+1.9 24/25→25/26	0100%	297.1%
30	S. Kingsley Defensive midfielder	Heart Of Midlothian	31	+1.2 24/25→25/26	18152.1%	225.7%
31	S. Robertson Central midfielder	Notts County	24	+1.1 24/25→25/26	16302.5%	303.8%
32	J. Burroughs Full-back	Northampton	25	+1 24/25→25/26	17280%	392.6%
33	L. Neilson Centre-back	Falkirk	23	+0.9 24/25→25/26	1015.9%	432.1%
34	C. Halkett Centre-back	Heart Of Midlothian	31	+0.8 24/25→25/26	47191.4%	273.1%
35	L. Morrison Centre-back	QPR	23	+0.6 24/25→25/26	1977.1%	621%
36	E. Anderson Central midfielder	Nottingham Forest	23	+0.4 24/25→25/26	629.3%	95±0%
37	G. Hanley Centre-back	Hibernian	34	+0.3 24/25→25/26	24287.3%	142.2%
38	M. Phillips Centre-forward	Stevenage	35	-0.1 24/25→25/26	1460.9%	160.6%
39	M. Mellon Centre-forward	Oldham	22	-0.3 24/25→25/26	16113.7%	320.9%
40	A. Hickey Central midfielder	Brentford	24	-0.6 23/24→25/26	962.5%	720.8%
41	E. Erhahon Defensive midfielder	Bolton	25	-1.3 24/25→25/26	224.8%	452.8%
42	G. Byers Defensive midfielder	Port Vale	30	-1.3 24/25→25/26	164.8%	215.8%
43	J. Mulligan Central midfielder	Hibernian	23	-1.4 24/25→25/26	308%	472.9%
44	J. Hendry Centre-back	Al-Ettifaq	31	-1.4 24/25→25/26	29137.7%	304.4%
45	D. Watson Centre-forward	Kilmarnock	21	-1.5 24/25→25/26	1647.3%	483.1%
46	B. Gilmour Central midfielder	Napoli	25	-1.5 24/25→25/26	1619.9%	732%
47	E. Hamilton Defensive midfielder	Dundee	27	-1.7 24/25→25/26	30130%	394.2%
48	C. Barron Defensive midfielder	Rangers	23	-1.7 24/25→25/26	2010.1%	473.5%
49	F. Hornby Attacking midfielder	SV Darmstadt 98	26	-1.8 24/25→25/26	5217.8%	612.9%
50	L. Smith Attacking midfielder	Livingston	26	-1.9 20/21→25/26	27817.2%	404.6%