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Fastest-Rising U21 defenders by Potential Gain

The fastest-rising U21 defenders, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Pau Cubarsí Paredes of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders, with a Field Insider Rating of 95.3, and K. Kosugi has been the form player this season, grading 54.2, and A. Warneryd leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: K. Kosugi has improved his Season rating most, up +40.1 on last season, while A. Faye's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +53.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Pau Navarro of Villarreal is the most valuable name in this group at 89.2.

Best talent
Pau Cubarsí Paredes95.3RTG
Barcelona
In form
K. Kosugi54.2SsN
Eintracht Frankfurt
Rising potential
A. Faye+53.3RTG
Celta Vigo · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
K. Kosugi+40.1SsN
Eintracht Frankfurt · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
A. Warneryd5goals
Tromso
Most valuable
Pau Navarro89.2val
Villarreal
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PlayerTeam
1A. FayeCentre-backCelta Vigo21+53.3
24/25→25/26
2122.9%84176.5%
2A. CaicedoCentre-backVizela21+19.8
24/25→25/26
1178.7%5950.3%
3M. RotsFull-back1899 Hoffenheim20+19.4
24/25→25/26
44486.7%8430.1%
4Tyler BindonCentre-backNottingham Forest21+18.6
24/25→25/26
2423.5%6837.5%
5A. WarnerydFull-backTromso21+15.2
24/25→25/26
50118.9%5062.7%
6Vitor NunesCentre-backManchester City20+14
24/25→25/26
3520.3%8519.8%
7Finn JeltschCentre-backVfB Stuttgart20+14
24/25→25/26
268.8%7622.7%
8H. RøstenCentre-backKFUM Oslo21+11.8
24/25→25/26
7±0%4229.6%
9Noahkai Kai Daniel BanksCentre-backFC Augsburg19+10.6
24/25→25/26
21198.6%7815.8%
10Maximilian HennigFull-backBayern München19+10.5
24/25→25/26
31538.8%5026.9%
11H. AhanorCentre-backAtalanta18+9.8
24/25→25/26
27568.3%7814.4%
12S. HaramCentre-backAalesund21+9.8
24/25→25/26
141.4%4023.4%
13Tomas GalvezFull-backGO Ahead Eagles21+9.4
24/25→25/26
3282.2%6517.1%
14L. YoroCentre-backManchester United20+8.2
24/25→25/26
2338.5%8710.4%
15Abdulay BahCentre-backManchester City20+7.6
24/25→25/26
28314.7%7810.8%
16I. LepskiyCentre-backKrylia Sovetov21+7.1
24/25→25/26
1444.4%3129.8%
17M. WörnerFull-backSSV Jahn Regensburg21+7.1
23/24→25/26
44319.6%
18S. de GrandFull-backAZ Alkmaar21+6.7
24/25→25/26
21±0%511.8%
19Pau NavarroCentre-backVillarreal21+6.5
24/25→25/26
32210.7%848.4%
20A. Hammer KjelsenCentre-backAalesund20+6.4
24/25→25/26
17194.7%3919.8%
21K. KosugiFull-backEintracht Frankfurt20+6.2
24/25→25/26
54284.4%4217.5%
22K. TakaiCentre-backTottenham21+5.7
24/25→25/26
2582.7%5910.7%
23Yusuf AkçiçekCentre-backAl-Hilal Saudi FC20+5.7
24/25→25/26
1457%5112.5%
24B. SchlickeFull-backMSV Duisburg20+5.6
24/25→25/26
980.9%4215.3%
25O. VerhoevenCentre-backSan Diego20+5.6
24/25→25/26
26129.8%443.8%
26T. BergvallFull-backLausanne21+5.4
24/25→25/26
714.5%3816.7%
27F. RiiseCentre-backStabaek19+5
24/25→25/26
12461.9%3616.1%
28Y. KoledinFull-backNizhny Novgorod21+4.7
24/25→25/26
19295.8%3118%
29Á. AzuajeCentre-backU.N.A.M. - Pumas21+4.5
24/25→25/26
17489.3%4910.2%
30A. VerstraetenFull-backAntwerp20+4.5
24/25→25/26
13231.6%539.3%
31Joshua FeeneyCentre-backAston Villa21+4.3
24/25→25/26
2427.4%519.1%
32R. HoltenCentre-backSandefjord21+3.6
24/25→25/26
1717200%361.4%
33Amine ChabaneCentre-backAmiens20+3.3
24/25→25/26
31272.3%595.9%
34Harvey AraujoCentre-backBurton Albion21+3
24/25→25/26
26120%359.5%
35Pau Cubarsí ParedesCentre-backBarcelona19+3
24/25→25/26
5134.3%953.3%
36A. PhillipsCentre-backMiddlesbrough21+2.7
24/25→25/26
33±0%733.9%
37N. SanguiFull-backParis FC20+2.7
24/25→25/26
2286.6%763.7%
38Christopher OlivierFull-backBrondby20+2.7
24/25→25/26
84.1%426.9%
39R. KoflerCentre-backCagliari21+2.5
24/25→25/26
3474.5%644%
40Jayden Onia SekeFull-backRSC Anderlecht II17+2.5
24/25→25/26
12236.1%426.4%
41A. ForresterCentre-backHeart Of Midlothian21+2.4
24/25→25/26
1249
42Francisco ChissumbaFull-backSC Braga21+2.4
24/25→25/26
20±0%667.7%
43S. BakayokoCentre-backRizespor21+2
24/25→25/26
2437.2%633.3%
44V. VilivaldCentre-backKryvbas KR21+2
24/25→25/26
20104.1%395.4%
45A. CardaklijaCentre-backGais21+1.8
24/25→25/26
35267%369.1%
46Kaio HenriqueCentre-backFC Porto B20+1.7
24/25→25/26
14197.8%473.7%
47Joel McGregorFull-backSwindon Town20+1.4
24/25→25/26
2276.2%334.5%
48Jake Thomas BattyFull-backFleetwood Town21+1.3
24/25→25/26
1239.2%324.2%
49Djairo TehubyuluwFull-backMVV21+1.3
24/25→25/26
11152.3%482.8%
50I. KrupskyiFull-backFC Kharkiv21+1.2
24/25→25/26
3181.1%413.1%