Fastest-rising U21 defenders

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 163.3.

Best talent

W. Zaïre-Emery94.3RTG

Paris Saint Germain

In form

Jacobo Ramón Naveros76.4SsN

Como

Rising potential

L. Høgsberg+33.8RTG

Strasbourg · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Jacobo Ramón Naveros+71.2SsN

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

#	Player	Team	Age	ΔRTG	Season	Rating
1	L. Høgsberg Centre-back	Strasbourg	20	+33.8 24/25→25/26	2522.3%	7876.1%
2	Tiago Gabriel Centre-back	Lecce	21	+28.3 24/25→25/26	44205.6%	8450.8%
3	J. Jacquet Centre-back	Rennes	21	+28 24/25→25/26	43235.9%	8647.9%
4	L. Vušković Centre-back	Hamburger SV	19	+25.1 24/25→25/26	3368.9%	8740.6%
5	A. Ait Boudlal Centre-back	Rennes	20	+23.4 24/25→25/26	37257.8%	8240.1%
6	I. Ganiou Full-back	Lens	21	+23.2 24/25→25/26	4350.3%	8437.9%
7	D. Janse Centre-back	Groningen	20	+22.7 24/25→25/26	4294.9%	7543.5%
8	Y. Titi Full-back	Estac Troyes	20	+21.3 24/25→25/26	1918.1%	6648.2%
9	M. Rots Full-back	Twente	20	+19.4 24/25→25/26	42456%	8430.1%
10	I. Baouf Centre-back	Cambuur	19	+19 24/25→25/26	39150%	6442.7%
11	Finn Jeltsch Centre-back	VfB Stuttgart	20	+19 24/25→25/26	3127.6%	8130.8%
12	Tyler Bindon Centre-back	Sheffield Utd	21	+16.4 24/25→25/26	2327.1%	6633.1%
13	A. Caicedo Centre-back	Cadiz	21	+16.3 24/25→25/26	1296.7%	5641.4%
14	Vitor Nunes Centre-back	Girona	20	+15.1 24/25→25/26	3417.9%	8621.4%
15	Álex Jiménez Full-back	Bournemouth	21	+14.3 24/25→25/26	4398.6%	9118.7%
16	Lukas Reich Full-back	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	19	+14.2 24/25→25/26	1213.5%	5633.8%
17	P. Ugwu Full-back	FC Volendam	20	+14 24/25→25/26	1736.9%	6726.6%
18	N. Verschuren Centre-back	FC Volendam	21	+12.8 24/25→25/26	3028.3%	7022.6%
19	J. Kongolo Centre-back	Genk	20	+12.7 24/25→25/26	1419.1%	5331.9%
20	Raf van de Riet Full-back	Jong PSV U21	19	+12.3 24/25→25/26	17351.4%	5926.2%
21	J. Quarshie Centre-back	Southampton	21	+11.9 24/25→25/26	91720%	6323.3%
22	Jacobo Ramón Naveros Centre-back	Como	21	+11.4 24/25→25/26	761369.2%	8914.7%
23	A. Lapage Centre-back	KVC Westerlo	21	+11.1 24/25→25/26	20109.6%	5326.7%
24	Ruairi McConville Centre-back	Norwich	21	+11 24/25→25/26	201052.9%	6819.2%
25	Noahkai Kai Daniel Banks Centre-back	FC Augsburg	19	+11 24/25→25/26	22207.1%	7816.4%
26	W. Zaïre-Emery Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	20	+10.3 24/25→25/26	6894.3%	9412.3%
27	H. Ahanor Full-back	Atalanta	18	+10.3 24/25→25/26	28587.8%	7915.1%
28	J. Kalulu Full-back	PAU	21	+9.9 24/25→25/26	39155.3%	6717.3%
29	I. M'Bahia Centre-back	Clermont Foot	21	+9.8 24/25→25/26	23585.3%	6119.1%
30	Emirhan Başyiğit Centre-back	Sivasspor	21	+9.4 24/25→25/26	25583.3%	5122.8%
31	I. Coulibaly Full-back	Clermont Foot	20	+9.4 24/25→25/26	14193.9%	6118.1%
32	Maximilian Hennig Full-back	TSV Hartberg	19	+9.1 24/25→25/26	26422.4%	4823.3%
33	O. Naasei Centre-back	Granada CF	21	+9.1 24/25→25/26	29809.4%	6715.7%
34	S. van der Plas Centre-back	Jong PSV U21	20	+9 24/25→25/26	28270.7%	5718.6%
35	J. Seys Full-back	Club Brugge KV	21	+8.7 24/25→25/26	3728.4%	6615.3%
36	Tomas Galvez Full-back	Cambuur	21	+8.6 24/25→25/26	3282.2%	6415.6%
37	N. Held Full-back	Waalwijk	20	+8.5 24/25→25/26	2726.2%	6215.8%
38	L. Yoro Centre-back	Manchester United	20	+8.5 24/25→25/26	2442.6%	8710.8%
39	E. Báez Full-back	San Lorenzo	21	+8.4 24/25→25/26	67141.9%	5817%
40	Jon Martín Centre-back	Real Sociedad	20	+8.2 24/25→25/26	2166.9%	8410.8%
41	Noah Markmann Full-back	FC Nordsjaelland	19	+8.2 24/25→25/26	32636.4%	4522%
42	P. Kloosterboer Centre-back	Jong Utrecht	21	+8 24/25→25/26	23289.7%	5517.1%
43	Pau Navarro Centre-back	Villarreal	21	+7.7 24/25→25/26	35236.9%	859.9%
44	M. Bresser Full-back	Jong PSV U21	19	+7.4 24/25→25/26	10128.6%	5316.4%
45	K. Sabbe Full-back	Club Brugge KV	21	+7.3 24/25→25/26	2754.3%	6213.4%
46	I. Lepskiy Centre-back	Krylia Sovetov	21	+7.1 24/25→25/26	1444.4%	3129.8%
47	M. Wörner Full-back	Verl	21	+7.1 23/24→25/26	4	4319.6%
48	P. Miller Full-back	New England Revolution	18	+7.1 24/25→25/26	29357.8%	4717.9%
49	M. Monamay Centre-back	Jong PSV U21	20	+6.9 24/25→25/26	20108.4%	5514.3%
50	K. Kosugi Full-back	Djurgardens IF	20	+6.6 24/25→25/26	43206.4%	4218.6%