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Fastest-Rising U21 midfielders by Potential Gain

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

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At a glance

Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across U21 midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 98.3, and Julian Dean Rijkhoff leads the scoring with 16 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: P. Nuamah has improved his Season rating most, up +49.4 on last season, while E. Diouf's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +44.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the most valuable name in this group at 105.

Best talent
Lamine Yamal98.3RTG
Barcelona
In form
Lamine Yamal71.3SsN
Barcelona
Rising potential
E. Diouf+44.3RTG
West Ham · 23/24→25/26
Most improved
P. Nuamah+49.4SsN
Catanzaro · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Julian Dean Rijkhoff16goals
Almere City FC
Most valuable
Lamine Yamal105val
Barcelona
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PlayerTeam
1E. DioufCentral midfielderWest Ham21+44.3
23/24→25/26
42196.4%89100%
2R. BardghjiCentral midfielderBarcelona20+43.4
24/25→25/26
1083110.2%
3S. EbonogCentral midfielderLe Havre21+34.9
24/25→25/26
25490.5%7390.9%
4N. Aséko NkiliCentral midfielderHannover 9620+34.9
24/25→25/26
461917.4%7293.8%
5S. El MalaWinger1. FC Köln19+34.9
24/25→25/26
5646.9%8471.2%
6S. FusireDefensive midfielderSheffield Wednesday21+33.2
24/25→25/26
27239.7%62114.1%
7O. PietuszewskiCentral midfielderFC Porto18+32
24/25→25/26
206693.3%
8M. YalcouyéCentral midfielderSwansea20+31.2
24/25→25/26
140.7%6494.5%
9O. VargasCentral midfielderAtletico Madrid21+30.8
24/25→25/26
1459.1%7865%
10Victor Mow FroholdtCentral midfielderFC Porto20+29.2
24/25→25/26
6052.3%7959%
11E. BajraktarevicCentral midfielderPSV Eindhoven21+28.3
24/25→25/26
2977.1%7265.4%
12N. SadikiCentral midfielderSunderland21+26.7
24/25→25/26
3015.1%9240.9%
13Franco MastantuonoWingerReal Madrid18+25.9
24/25→25/26
758%8047.6%
14L. MillerCentral midfielderUdinese19+23.7
24/25→25/26
1567.9%7645.2%
15Kofi Jeremy AmoakoDefensive midfielderDynamo Dresden21+22.8
24/25→25/26
32289.2%6357%
16K. KouassiCentral midfielderLorient21+22.3
24/25→25/26
4695.3%8535.7%
17Cameron BraggDefensive midfielderSouthampton21+22.3
24/25→25/26
6314.3%6256.6%
18K. WätjenCentral midfielderVfL Bochum20+21.8
24/25→25/26
23404.4%6254.6%
19K. BilalovicCentral midfielderAberdeen21+20.1
24/25→25/26
111212.5%4484.8%
20L. UlrichCentral midfielder1. FC Magdeburg21+20.1
24/25→25/26
45118.6%6445.5%
21A. BlakeCentral midfielderUtrecht21+18.6
24/25→25/26
1641.2%6937.3%
22K. DavidsenCentral midfielderHolstein Kiel21+18.4
24/25→25/26
3233.2%6242.2%
23P. NuamahAttacking midfielderCatanzaro20+17.8
24/25→25/26
55837.3%7630.6%
24M. JensenCentral midfielderJong Utrecht21+17.5
23/24→25/26
291160.9%5744.9%
25B. KhelaCentral midfielderPeterborough21+16.7
24/25→25/26
29181.6%5050.8%
26J. ColwillCentral midfielderCardiff21+16
24/25→25/26
2848.7%5047.1%
27T. LandWingerGroningen20+15.5
24/25→25/26
1821.9%6829.4%
28M. PalestraCentral midfielderCagliari21+15.5
24/25→25/26
411833.3%8721.7%
29Patrick KellyCentral midfielderBarnsley21+15.3
24/25→25/26
33143.3%4944.9%
30N. O'ReillyCentral midfielderManchester City21+15
24/25→25/26
55375.7%9718.3%
31N. AsiimweDefensive midfielderAFC Wimbledon21+14.4
24/25→25/26
25272.7%4646%
32Matteo CichellaCentral midfielderFrosinone20+14.3
24/25→25/26
33386.8%7125.4%
33E. AkinsanmiroDefensive midfielderPisa21+14
24/25→25/26
2246.6%7124.6%
34Ethan WilliamsCentral midfielderFalkirk20+13.9
24/25→25/26
16100%4643.7%
35Nathan De CatCentral midfielderAnderlecht18+13.8
24/25→25/26
3910.3%6129.1%
36Z. SertdemirCentral midfielderPreußen Münster21+13.7
24/25→25/26
1225.5%5334.5%
37C. EcheverriCentral midfielderGirona20+13.5
24/25→25/26
1071.7%7422.4%
38J. van den BergAttacking midfielderJong PSV U2119+13.1
24/25→25/26
31277.8%6127.3%
39A. TouréCentral midfielderMetz20+12.3
24/25→25/26
20185.7%7121%
40N. NiehoffCentral midfielderHolstein Kiel21+12.1
24/25→25/26
1330.2%5726.9%
41P. DorguAttacking midfielderManchester United21+11.9
24/25→25/26
279%9115.1%
42Joseph OkopuAttacking midfielderZulte Waregem20+11.7
24/25→25/26
4636.1%6522%
43Max MarieDefensive midfielderEintracht Braunschweig21+11.4
24/25→25/26
43547%6521.2%
44N. MbambaDefensive midfielderDender21+11
24/25→25/26
431193.9%6022.4%
45D. Mazou-SackoCentral midfielderMillwall21+10.7
24/25→25/26
1958.3%6619.4%
46Justin JanssenCentral midfielderFC Nordsjaelland20+10.7
24/25→25/26
37965.7%4729.5%
47K. SmitCentral midfielderAZ Alkmaar20+10.5
24/25→25/26
39355.8%7715.9%
48Mathias De AmorimCentral midfielderFamalicao21+10.4
24/25→25/26
49140.5%7017.4%
49İ. VuralCentral midfielderPisa20+10.3
24/25→25/26
436.9%6718.3%
50J. ManzambiAttacking midfielderSC Freiburg20+10
24/25→25/26
35263.5%8713%