Fastest-rising U23 central midfielders

The fastest-rising U23 central midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

E. Anderson of Nottingham Forest is the standout for raw talent across U23 central midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 94.8, and E. Havel leads the scoring with 13 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Homenchenko has improved his Season rating most, up +44.1 on last season, while H. Pijaca's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +48.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, E. Anderson of Nottingham Forest is the most valuable name in this group at 189.6.

Angelholms FF · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

S. Homenchenko+44.1SsN

Club Queretaro · 24/25→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	ΔRTG	Season	Rating
1	H. Pijaca Central midfielder	Angelholms FF	21	+48.3 24/25→25/26	5	74
2	P. Langhoff Central midfielder	Lyngby	22	+38.9 24/25→25/26	24	81
3	S. Fusire Central midfielder	Sheffield Wednesday	21	+34.1 24/25→25/26	30290.9%	63117.2%
4	O. Pietuszewski Central midfielder	FC Porto	18	+33.9 24/25→25/26	25	6898.8%
5	J. Mendes Central midfielder	Rodez	22	+30.9 24/25→25/26	32570.8%	6492.2%
6	C. Ndour Central midfielder	Fiorentina	21	+30.4 24/25→25/26	29239.3%	7863.5%
7	Victor Mow Froholdt Central midfielder	FC Porto	20	+29.2 24/25→25/26	5645%	7959%
8	R. Touzghar Central midfielder	PAU	22	+29.2 24/25→25/26	41892.7%	6484.6%
9	O. Joly Central midfielder	Rodez	23	+28.4 24/25→25/26	26613.9%	6088.8%
10	E. Bajraktarevic Central midfielder	PSV Eindhoven	21	+28.3 24/25→25/26	2664%	7265.4%
11	Abbas Al Hassan Central midfielder	NEOM	22	+26.3 23/24→25/26	25814.8%	8076.1%
12	G. Versini Central midfielder	PAU	22	+23 24/25→25/26	12	58
13	B. Zeneli Central midfielder	Union St. Gilloise	23	+22.5 24/25→25/26	3137.9%	5863.4%
14	R. Bamba Central midfielder	Nancy	22	+22.1 24/25→25/26	20589.7%	5763%
15	H. Vale Central midfielder	QPR	22	+20.4 23/24→25/26	364.5%	7140.4%
16	K. Bilalovic Central midfielder	Aberdeen	21	+20.1 24/25→25/26	9933.3%	4484.8%
17	L. Ulrich Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	21	+20.1 24/25→25/26	43137.4%	6445.5%
18	Y. Massolin Central midfielder	Modena	23	+19.3 24/25→25/26	2420.7%	6542.2%
19	A. Blake Central midfielder	Utrecht	21	+18.6 24/25→25/26	1428.8%	6937.3%
20	K. Davidsen Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	21	+18.4 24/25→25/26	3121.7%	6242.2%
21	T. Small Central midfielder	Preston	21	+18.1 24/25→25/26	2633.5%	6935.3%
22	J. Therkelsen Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	23	+17.7 24/25→25/26	3322.4%	6339.3%
23	A. Devine Central midfielder	Preston	21	+17.3 24/25→25/26	4653%	7629.3%
24	I. Price Central midfielder	West Brom	22	+17 24/25→25/26	45183.8%	7230.7%
25	M. Rossignol Central midfielder	Le Mans	22	+16.9 24/25→25/26	15106.8%	5841.3%
26	E. Guðmundsson Central midfielder	Brann	22	+16.2 24/25→25/26	451191.4%	4949.7%
27	E. Akinsanmiro Central midfielder	Pisa	21	+16.1 24/25→25/26	2886.1%	7328.2%
28	E. Brierley Central midfielder	Exeter City	22	+15.1 22/23→25/26	2687.1%	4846.3%
29	D. Sylla Central midfielder	RED Star FC 93	23	+14.9 24/25→25/26	34330.4%	6629.2%
30	B. İnce Central midfielder	Al Okhdood	22	+14.3 24/25→25/26	1222.7%	4842.1%
31	Matteo Cichella Central midfielder	Frosinone	20	+14.3 24/25→25/26	32310.4%	7125.4%
32	I. Yegoian Central midfielder	Excelsior	22	+14 24/25→25/26	5239.7%	7323.9%
33	İ. Vural Central midfielder	Pisa	20	+14 24/25→25/26	813.5%	7024.9%
34	Ethan Williams Central midfielder	Falkirk	20	+13.9 24/25→25/26	1591.1%	4643.7%
35	Z. Sertdemir Central midfielder	Preußen Münster	21	+13.7 24/25→25/26	1224.8%	5334.5%
36	C. Echeverri Central midfielder	Girona	20	+13.5 24/25→25/26	973.7%	7422.4%
37	D. Asare Central midfielder	Zulte Waregem	22	+13.4 24/25→25/26	17156.9%	5433.3%
38	A. Touré Central midfielder	Metz	20	+13 24/25→25/26	22179.7%	7222.2%
39	Rodrigo Mendoza Central midfielder	Elche	21	+12.6 24/25→25/26	2182.9%	7719.5%
40	N. Niehoff Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	21	+12.1 24/25→25/26	1234.4%	5726.9%
41	J. Cotterill Central midfielder	Dundee	20	+11.9 24/25→25/26	1725.2%	4634.7%
42	Max Marie Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	+11.9 24/25→25/26	44491.9%	6622.1%
43	N. Lebreton Central midfielder	NEC Nijmegen	22	+11.1 24/25→25/26	408.6%	7317.9%
44	Dani Lorenzo Central midfielder	Malaga	23	+11.1 24/25→25/26	34381.7%	6919.3%
45	D. Mazou-Sacko Central midfielder	Millwall	21	+10.7 24/25→25/26	1960.2%	6619.4%
46	J. Hodge Central midfielder	Tondela	23	+10.7 24/25→25/26	2279%	5524.4%
47	N. Rossen Central midfielder	Telstar	20	+10.7 24/25→25/26	40±0%	7317.2%
48	D. Sadi Central midfielder	Novi Pazar	22	+10.5 24/25→25/26	31275.9%	4134.5%
49	O. Agougil Central midfielder	Jong Utrecht	20	+10.2 24/25→25/26	33477.2%	5821.5%
50	T. Nixon Central midfielder	Doncaster	23	+10.2 24/25→25/26	7143.3%	4034.2%