Fastest-rising U23 players in Champions League

The fastest-rising U23 players in Champions League, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across U23 players in Champions League, with a Field Insider Rating of 100.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Godts has improved his Season rating most, up +55.4 on last season, while R. Bardghji's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +42.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, F. Wirtz of Liverpool is the most valuable name in this group at 191.6.

Barcelona · 24/25→25/26

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

#	Player	Team	Age	ΔRTG	Season	Rating
1	R. Bardghji Attacking midfielder	Barcelona	20	+42.2 24/25→25/26	8	82107.1%
2	Alisson Santos Winger	Napoli	23	+35.8 24/25→25/26	29758.8%	8179.7%
3	S. Dahl Full-back	Benfica	23	+31.5 24/25→25/26	60165.2%	6984.5%
4	E. Bajraktarevic Central midfielder	PSV Eindhoven	21	+28.3 24/25→25/26	2664%	7265.4%
5	Franco Mastantuono Winger	Real Madrid	18	+25.9 24/25→25/26	757.9%	8047.6%
6	Endrick Attacking midfielder	Lyon	19	+22.1 24/25→25/26	44	8534.9%
7	J. Bos Full-back	Feyenoord	23	+21.6 24/25→25/26	42345.7%	7739.1%
8	Álvaro Fernández Full-back	Real Madrid	23	+20.2 24/25→25/26	5314.3%	9128.5%
9	I. Maza Attacking midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	20	+17.4 24/25→25/26	289.3%	8625.4%
10	Rodrigo Ribeiro Centre-forward	FC Augsburg	21	+16.5 24/25→25/26	962.5%	7130.2%
11	H. Sudakov Winger	Benfica	23	+16.2 24/25→25/26	1951.7%	6235.5%
12	E. Guðmundsson Central midfielder	Brann	22	+16.2 24/25→25/26	451191.4%	4949.7%
13	J. Urbig Goalkeeper	Bayern München	22	+15.4 24/25→25/26	1671.3%	7625.5%
14	N. O'Reilly Full-back	Manchester City	21	+14.7 24/25→25/26	56432.1%	9717.9%
15	Jefté Full-back	Palmeiras	22	+14.1 24/25→25/26	1760.7%	6925.7%
16	Christian Kofane Centre-forward	Bayer Leverkusen	19	+14 24/25→25/26	3130.8%	8120.9%
17	C. Echeverri Central midfielder	Girona	20	+13.5 24/25→25/26	973.7%	7422.4%
18	E. Baidoo Attacking midfielder	Red Bull Salzburg	20	+13.5 24/25→25/26	250.8%	4938.4%
19	A. Khusanov Centre-back	Manchester City	22	+13.4 24/25→25/26	4273.4%	8518.7%
20	G. Scalvini Full-back	Atalanta	22	+13.1 24/25→25/26	53964%	8418.5%
21	Rodrigo Mendoza Central midfielder	Elche	21	+12.6 24/25→25/26	2182.9%	7719.5%
22	E. Fernández Defensive midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	23	+12.4 24/25→25/26	2049%	7220.9%
23	Renato Veiga Centre-back	Villarreal	22	+11.9 24/25→25/26	2871.4%	8715.8%
24	Marc Bernal Defensive midfielder	Barcelona	19	+11.8 24/25→25/26	23788.5%	8715.7%
25	G. Prestianni Attacking midfielder	Benfica	20	+11.2 24/25→25/26	25	6819.9%
26	W. Zaïre-Emery Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	20	+10.3 24/25→25/26	6894.3%	9412.3%
27	D. van den Heuvel Goalkeeper	Club Brugge KV	23	+10.3 24/25→25/26	9368.4%	5125.4%
28	H. Ahanor Full-back	Atalanta	18	+10.3 24/25→25/26	28587.8%	7915.1%
29	Senny Mayulu Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	20	+10 24/25→25/26	60323.2%	9112.4%
30	F. Esposito Centre-forward	Inter	21	+9.6 24/25→25/26	3243.9%	8612.5%
31	R. Højlund Centre-forward	Napoli	23	+9.1 24/25→25/26	59198.5%	9310.9%
32	M. Godts Winger	Ajax	21	+8.9 24/25→25/26	79238.8%	8411.8%
33	E. Poku Winger	Bayer Leverkusen	22	+8.7 24/25→25/26	3485.1%	8012.2%
34	J. Seys Full-back	Club Brugge KV	21	+8.7 24/25→25/26	3728.4%	6615.3%
35	Alberto Moleiro Central midfielder	Villarreal	22	+8.5 24/25→25/26	5334.5%	9410%
36	R. Cherki Attacking midfielder	Manchester City	22	+7.8 24/25→25/26	4617%	949%
37	Pau Navarro Centre-back	Villarreal	21	+7.7 24/25→25/26	35236.9%	859.9%
38	A. Vergara Attacking midfielder	Napoli	23	+7.5 24/25→25/26	1162.5%	7611%
39	L. Miley Full-back	Newcastle	20	+7.4 24/25→25/26	21172.4%	889.2%
40	K. Sabbe Full-back	Club Brugge KV	21	+7.3 24/25→25/26	2754.3%	6213.4%
41	J. Quansah Full-back	Bayer Leverkusen	23	+7 24/25→25/26	32180.9%	859%
42	A. Schjelderup Attacking midfielder	Benfica	22	+6.9 24/25→25/26	36238.3%	6811.4%
43	K. Peprah Oppong Centre-back	IFK Norrkoping	22	+6.7 24/25→25/26	2421.1%	3523.4%
44	M. Ellborg Goalkeeper	Malmo FF	23	+6.6 24/25→25/26	12416.7%	3226.3%
45	A. Güler Attacking midfielder	Real Madrid	21	+6.6 24/25→25/26	4397.7%	947.6%
46	S. Jatta Centre-forward	Sturm Graz	23	+6.1 23/24→25/26	2212.4%	4715%
47	M. Riisnæs Attacking midfielder	Valerenga	21	+5.8 24/25→25/26	1432.4%	4315.5%
48	Yusuf Akçiçek Centre-back	Al-Hilal Saudi FC	20	+5.7 24/25→25/26	1457%	5112.5%
49	Marc Pubill Centre-back	Atletico Madrid	23	+5.7 24/25→25/26	3129.9%	787.9%
50	K. Van de Perre Defensive midfielder	Union St. Gilloise	22	+5.7 24/25→25/26	35153.6%	6010.5%