Fastest-rising U21 players in Champions League

The fastest-rising U21 players in Champions League, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across U21 players in Champions League, with a Field Insider Rating of 100.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Godts has improved his Season rating most, up +55.4 on last season, while R. Bardghji's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +42.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, N. O'Reilly of Manchester City is the most valuable name in this group at 174.1.

Barcelona · 24/25→25/26

50 players · ranked by biggest risers (potential)Customise →

#	Player	Team	Age	ΔRTG	Season	Rating
1	R. Bardghji Attacking midfielder	Barcelona	20	+42.2 24/25→25/26	8	82107.1%
2	E. Bajraktarevic Central midfielder	PSV Eindhoven	21	+28.3 24/25→25/26	2664%	7265.4%
3	Franco Mastantuono Winger	Real Madrid	18	+25.9 24/25→25/26	757.9%	8047.6%
4	Endrick Attacking midfielder	Lyon	19	+22.1 24/25→25/26	44	8534.9%
5	I. Maza Attacking midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	20	+17.4 24/25→25/26	289.3%	8625.4%
6	Rodrigo Ribeiro Centre-forward	FC Augsburg	21	+16.5 24/25→25/26	962.5%	7130.2%
7	N. O'Reilly Full-back	Manchester City	21	+14.7 24/25→25/26	56432.1%	9717.9%
8	Christian Kofane Centre-forward	Bayer Leverkusen	19	+14 24/25→25/26	3130.8%	8120.9%
9	C. Echeverri Central midfielder	Girona	20	+13.5 24/25→25/26	973.7%	7422.4%
10	E. Baidoo Attacking midfielder	Red Bull Salzburg	20	+13.5 24/25→25/26	250.8%	4938.4%
11	Rodrigo Mendoza Central midfielder	Elche	21	+12.6 24/25→25/26	2182.9%	7719.5%
12	Marc Bernal Defensive midfielder	Barcelona	19	+11.8 24/25→25/26	23788.5%	8715.7%
13	G. Prestianni Attacking midfielder	Benfica	20	+11.2 24/25→25/26	25	6819.9%
14	W. Zaïre-Emery Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	20	+10.3 24/25→25/26	6894.3%	9412.3%
15	H. Ahanor Full-back	Atalanta	18	+10.3 24/25→25/26	28587.8%	7915.1%
16	Senny Mayulu Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	20	+10 24/25→25/26	60323.2%	9112.4%
17	F. Esposito Centre-forward	Inter	21	+9.6 24/25→25/26	3243.9%	8612.5%
18	M. Godts Winger	Ajax	21	+8.9 24/25→25/26	79238.8%	8411.8%
19	J. Seys Full-back	Club Brugge KV	21	+8.7 24/25→25/26	3728.4%	6615.3%
20	Pau Navarro Centre-back	Villarreal	21	+7.7 24/25→25/26	35236.9%	859.9%
21	L. Miley Full-back	Newcastle	20	+7.4 24/25→25/26	21172.4%	889.2%
22	K. Sabbe Full-back	Club Brugge KV	21	+7.3 24/25→25/26	2754.3%	6213.4%
23	A. Güler Attacking midfielder	Real Madrid	21	+6.6 24/25→25/26	4397.7%	947.6%
24	M. Riisnæs Attacking midfielder	Valerenga	21	+5.8 24/25→25/26	1432.4%	4315.5%
25	Yusuf Akçiçek Centre-back	Al-Hilal Saudi FC	20	+5.7 24/25→25/26	1457%	5112.5%
26	I. Mbaye Winger	Paris Saint Germain	18	+5.4 24/25→25/26	19186.6%	817.1%
27	W. Odobert Winger	Tottenham	21	+4.8 24/25→25/26	1194.7%	796.5%
28	J. Bellingham Defensive midfielder	Borussia Dortmund	20	+4.8 24/25→25/26	3032.2%	826.2%
29	K. Ouattara Full-back	Monaco	21	+4.6 24/25→25/26	21294.3%	796.2%
30	Estêvão Central midfielder	Chelsea	19	+4.5 24/25→25/26	2162%	875.5%
31	A. Khalaili Defensive midfielder	Union St. Gilloise	21	+4.3 24/25→25/26	46151.4%	657.1%
32	A. Gray Central midfielder	Tottenham	20	+4.3 24/25→25/26	2471.8%	855.3%
33	Abdulay Bah Centre-back	Nice	20	+4.2 24/25→25/26	28307.4%	756%
34	C. Uzun Attacking midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	20	+3.5 24/25→25/26	49188.2%	844.3%
35	W. Mońka Centre-back	Lech Poznan	19	+2.6 24/25→25/26	21165%	406.9%
36	K. Yıldız Attacking midfielder	Juventus	21	+2.5 24/25→25/26	5340%	932.8%
37	M. Gurgul Full-back	Lech Poznan	20	+1.9 24/25→25/26	2729.4%	454.4%
38	L. Bergvall Attacking midfielder	Tottenham	20	+1.9 24/25→25/26	1717.2%	792.5%
39	D. De Roeve Full-back	Brann	21	+1.9 24/25→25/26	2542.5%	464.3%
40	J. Spileers Centre-back	Club Brugge KV	21	+1.8 24/25→25/26	1384.1%	553.4%
41	M. Tel Attacking midfielder	Tottenham	21	+1.7 24/25→25/26	2066.7%	802.2%
42	A. Skogmar Central midfielder	Malmo FF	20	+1.6 24/25→25/26	19589.3%	354.8%
43	J. Bahoya Attacking midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	21	+1.6 24/25→25/26	2761.5%	812%
44	L. Sauer Winger	Feyenoord	20	+1.1 24/25→25/26	2634.4%	771.5%
45	Robert Defensive midfielder	FC Copenhagen	21	+1.1 24/25→25/26	2595.3%	462.5%
46	Yarek Gasiorowski Centre-back	PSV Eindhoven	21	+0.9 24/25→25/26	2883.7%	761.2%
47	João Simões Central midfielder	Sporting CP	19	+0.8 24/25→25/26	925.7%	621.3%
48	Iván Fresneda Full-back	Sporting CP	21	+0.6 24/25→25/26	3443.5%	640.9%
49	Pau Cubarsí Paredes Centre-back	Barcelona	19	+0.2 24/25→25/26	5134.3%	93±0%
50	Lamine Yamal Winger	Barcelona	19	0 24/25→25/26	9148.9%	100±0%