Fastest-Rising U21 defenders by Potential Gain
The fastest-rising U21 defenders, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
W. Zaïre-Emery of Paris Saint Germain is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders, with a Field Insider Rating of 94.3, and Jacobo Ramón Naveros has been the form player this season, grading 76.4, and I. Baouf leads the scoring with 6 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Jacobo Ramón Naveros has improved his Season rating most, up +71.2 on last season, while L. Høgsberg's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +33.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, Álex Jiménez of Bournemouth is the most valuable name in this group at 98.
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| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L. HøgsbergCentre-back |  Strasbourg | 20 | +33.8 24/25→25/26 | 2522.3% | 7876.1% |
| 2 | Tiago GabrielCentre-back |  Lecce | 21 | +28.3 24/25→25/26 | 44205.6% | 8450.8% |
| 3 | J. JacquetCentre-back |  Rennes | 21 | +28 24/25→25/26 | 43235.9% | 8647.9% |
| 4 | L. VuškovićCentre-back |  Hamburger SV | 19 | +25.1 24/25→25/26 | 3368.9% | 8740.6% |
| 5 | A. Ait BoudlalCentre-back | Rennes | 20 | +23.4 24/25→25/26 | 37257.8% | 8240.1% |
| 6 | I. GaniouFull-back |  Lens | 21 | +23.2 24/25→25/26 | 4350.3% | 8437.9% |
| 7 | D. JanseCentre-back |  Groningen | 20 | +22.7 24/25→25/26 | 4294.9% | 7543.5% |
| 8 | Y. TitiFull-back |  Estac Troyes | 20 | +21.3 24/25→25/26 | 1918.1% | 6648.2% |
| 9 | M. RotsFull-back |  Twente | 20 | +19.4 24/25→25/26 | 42456% | 8430.1% |
| 10 | I. BaoufCentre-back |  Cambuur | 19 | +19 24/25→25/26 | 39150% | 6442.7% |
| 11 | S. de GrandFull-back |  Lommel United | 21 | +17.2 24/25→25/26 | 23116% | 6139.3% |
| 12 | Tyler BindonCentre-back |  Sheffield Utd | 21 | +16.4 24/25→25/26 | 2327.1% | 6633.1% |
| 13 | A. CaicedoCentre-back |  Cadiz | 21 | +16.3 24/25→25/26 | 1296.7% | 5641.4% |
| 14 | Finn JeltschCentre-back |  VfB Stuttgart | 20 | +15.9 24/25→25/26 | 3127.6% | 7825.8% |
| 15 | Vitor NunesCentre-back |  Girona | 20 | +15.1 24/25→25/26 | 3417.9% | 8621.4% |
| 16 | Álex JiménezFull-back |  Bournemouth | 21 | +14.3 24/25→25/26 | 4398.6% | 9118.7% |
| 17 | Lukas ReichFull-back |  SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 19 | +14.2 24/25→25/26 | 1213.5% | 5633.8% |
| 18 | J. KongoloCentre-back |  Genk | 20 | +12.7 24/25→25/26 | 1419.1% | 5331.9% |
| 19 | Raf van de RietFull-back |  Jong PSV U21 | 19 | +12.3 24/25→25/26 | 17351.4% | 5926.2% |
| 20 | Jacobo Ramón NaverosCentre-back |  Como | 21 | +11.4 24/25→25/26 | 761369.2% | 8914.7% |
| 21 | I. M'BahiaCentre-back |  Clermont Foot | 21 | +11.3 24/25→25/26 | 23585.3% | 6322% |
| 22 | A. LapageCentre-back |  KVC Westerlo | 21 | +11.1 24/25→25/26 | 20109.6% | 5326.7% |
| 23 | Ruairi McConvilleCentre-back |  Norwich | 21 | +11 24/25→25/26 | 201052.9% | 6819.2% |
| 24 | I. CoulibalyFull-back | Clermont Foot | 20 | +11 24/25→25/26 | 14193.9% | 6321.2% |
| 25 | Noahkai Kai Daniel BanksCentre-back |  FC Augsburg | 19 | +11 24/25→25/26 | 22207.1% | 7816.4% |
| 26 | H. AhanorFull-back |  Atalanta | 18 | +10.3 24/25→25/26 | 28587.8% | 7915.1% |
| 27 | W. Zaïre-EmeryFull-back |  Paris Saint Germain | 20 | +10.3 24/25→25/26 | 6896% | 9412.3% |
| 28 | J. KaluluFull-back |  PAU | 21 | +9.9 24/25→25/26 | 39155.3% | 6717.3% |
| 29 | Maximilian HennigFull-back |  TSV Hartberg | 19 | +9.1 24/25→25/26 | 26422.4% | 4823.3% |
| 30 | O. NaaseiCentre-back |  Granada CF | 21 | +9.1 24/25→25/26 | 29809.4% | 6715.7% |
| 31 | S. van der PlasCentre-back | Jong PSV U21 | 20 | +9 24/25→25/26 | 28270.7% | 5718.6% |
| 32 | J. SeysFull-back |  Club Brugge KV | 21 | +8.7 24/25→25/26 | 3728.4% | 6615.3% |
| 33 | Tomas GalvezFull-back | Cambuur | 21 | +8.6 24/25→25/26 | 3282.2% | 6415.6% |
| 34 | N. HeldFull-back |  Waalwijk | 20 | +8.5 24/25→25/26 | 2726.2% | 6215.8% |
| 35 | L. YoroCentre-back |  Manchester United | 20 | +8.5 24/25→25/26 | 2442.6% | 8710.8% |
| 36 | E. BáezFull-back |  San Lorenzo | 21 | +8.4 24/25→25/26 | 67141.9% | 5817% |
| 37 | Jon MartínCentre-back |  Real Sociedad | 20 | +8.2 24/25→25/26 | 2166.9% | 8410.8% |
| 38 | Noah MarkmannFull-back |  FC Nordsjaelland | 19 | +8.2 24/25→25/26 | 32636.4% | 4522% |
| 39 | P. KloosterboerCentre-back |  Jong Utrecht | 21 | +8 24/25→25/26 | 23289.7% | 5517.1% |
| 40 | Pau NavarroCentre-back |  Villarreal | 21 | +7.7 24/25→25/26 | 35236.9% | 859.9% |
| 41 | M. BresserFull-back | Jong PSV U21 | 19 | +7.4 24/25→25/26 | 10128.6% | 5316.4% |
| 42 | K. SabbeFull-back | Club Brugge KV | 21 | +7.3 24/25→25/26 | 2754.3% | 6213.4% |
| 43 | I. LepskiyCentre-back |  Krylia Sovetov | 21 | +7.1 24/25→25/26 | 1444.4% | 3129.8% |
| 44 | M. WörnerFull-back |  Verl | 21 | +7.1 23/24→25/26 | 4 | 4319.6% |
| 45 | P. MillerFull-back |  New England Revolution | 18 | +7.1 24/25→25/26 | 29357.8% | 4717.9% |
| 46 | M. MonamayCentre-back | Jong PSV U21 | 20 | +6.9 24/25→25/26 | 20108.4% | 5514.3% |
| 47 | K. KosugiFull-back |  Djurgardens IF | 20 | +6.6 24/25→25/26 | 43206.4% | 4218.6% |
| 48 | J. LähteenmäkiDefensive midfielder | FC Nordsjaelland | 20 | +6.2 24/25→25/26 | 33206.4% | 4615.5% |
| 49 | D. SemenchukFull-back |  FC Rostov | 21 | +6.1 24/25→25/26 | 1515.6% | 3223.4% |
| 50 | N. Fernandez-VelizCentre-back |  Nancy | 21 | +5.8 24/25→25/26 | 29168.9% | 6210.3% |