Fastest-rising U23 players from Germany

The fastest-rising U23 players from Germany, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

F. Wirtz of Liverpool is the standout for raw talent across U23 players from Germany, with a Field Insider Rating of 95.8, and N. Futkeu has been the form player this season, grading 70.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Baur has improved his Season rating most, up +44.2 on last season, while N. Aséko Nkili's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +35.4 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.

N. Aséko Nkili+35.4RTG

Hannover 96 · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

M. Baur+44.2SsN

SC Paderborn 07 · 24/25→25/26

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

#	Player	Team	Age	ΔRTG	Season	Rating
1	N. Aséko Nkili Defensive midfielder	Hannover 96	20	+35.4 24/25→25/26	441603.8%	7395.2%
2	S. El Mala Centre-forward	1. FC Köln	19	+35.3 24/25→25/26	5546.9%	8472%
3	M. Baur Defensive midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	22	+30.6 24/25→25/26	52589.3%	7470.2%
4	D. Seimen Goalkeeper	SC Paderborn 07	20	+30.5 24/25→25/26	23438.1%	7372.4%
5	F. Gruber Centre-back	1. FC Nürnberg	23	+24.1 24/25→25/26	29175.5%	6558.5%
6	S. Marino Centre-forward	SC Paderborn 07	22	+24.1 24/25→25/26	24240%	6362.3%
7	J. Krumrey Goalkeeper	Holstein Kiel	22	+23 24/25→25/26	17437.5%	6160.5%
8	Kofi Jeremy Amoako Defensive midfielder	Dynamo Dresden	21	+22.8 24/25→25/26	33257%	6357%
9	K. WÃ¤tjen Defensive midfielder	VfL Bochum	20	+22.4 24/25→25/26	22397.8%	6256.1%
10	B. Bobzien Attacking midfielder	Dynamo Dresden	23	+21.2 22/23→25/26	25	6054.6%
11	L. Ulrich Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	21	+20.1 24/25→25/26	43137.4%	6445.5%
12	H. Chakroun Winger	Hannover 96	21	+20.1 24/25→25/26	1257.3%	6050.6%
13	F. Keidel Full-back	SV Elversberg	23	+19.3 24/25→25/26	198.5%	6245.3%
14	Finn Jeltsch Centre-back	VfB Stuttgart	19	+19 24/25→25/26	3127.6%	8130.8%
15	I. Maza Attacking midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	20	+17.4 24/25→25/26	289.3%	8625.4%
16	J. Urbig Goalkeeper	Bayern München	22	+15.4 24/25→25/26	1671.3%	7625.5%
17	D. Pejčinović Centre-forward	VfL Wolfsburg	21	+14.6 24/25→25/26	34106.7%	7723.5%
18	Lukas Reich Full-back	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	19	+14.2 24/25→25/26	1213.5%	5633.8%
19	L. Bolay Full-back	Preußen Münster	23	+13.9 23/24→25/26	8295.2%	5335.4%
20	Jonah Benedict Sticker Centre-back	SC Paderborn 07	22	+13.1 24/25→25/26	1427.3%	5729.7%
21	F. Hagmann Full-back	Arminia Bielefeld	22	+12.6 24/25→25/26	843.1%	5430.1%
22	N. Niehoff Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	21	+12.1 24/25→25/26	1234.4%	5726.9%
23	J. Quarshie Centre-back	Southampton	21	+11.9 24/25→25/26	91720%	6323.3%
24	Max Marie Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	+11.9 24/25→25/26	44491.9%	6622.1%
25	Ilyas Ansah Attacking midfielder	Union Berlin	21	+11.6 24/25→25/26	2715.9%	8017%
26	F. Asllani Attacking midfielder	1899 Hoffenheim	23	+11.6 24/25→25/26	5523.9%	8815.1%
27	M. Backhaus Goalkeeper	Werder Bremen	22	+11.4 23/24→25/26	13760%	8216.1%
28	J. Eitschberger Full-back	Hertha BSC	22	+11 24/25→25/26	2685.5%	5922.8%
29	Benjamin Bediako Boakye Winger	Arminia Bielefeld	21	+10.9 24/25→25/26	666.3%	5624%
30	Berkay Yilmaz Full-back	1. FC Nürnberg	21	+10.8 24/25→25/26	2755.5%	7117.8%
31	T. Schlieck Goalkeeper	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	20	+10.2 24/25→25/26	588.5%	5523%
32	J. Castrop Attacking midfielder	Borussia Mönchengladbach	22	+9.8 24/25→25/26	2244.4%	7714.6%
33	M. Wörl Attacking midfielder	Arminia Bielefeld	22	+9.5 24/25→25/26	1253.5%	6018.8%
34	C. Riedel Centre-back	Espanyol	22	+9.1 24/25→25/26	1916.3%	7613.7%
35	Maximilian Hennig Full-back	TSV Hartberg	19	+9.1 24/25→25/26	26422.4%	4823.3%
36	M. Winkler Attacking midfielder	Hertha BSC	23	+9 24/25→25/26	38246.8%	6715.5%
37	L. Vonić Centre-forward	FC Porto B	23	+7.9 24/25→25/26	13228.9%	4720.4%
38	M. Braune Goalkeeper	MSV Duisburg	23	+7.9 23/24→25/26	16763.2%	4421.7%
39	J. Treichel Goalkeeper	Roda	23	+7.7 24/25→25/26	1117.5%	5915.1%
40	M. Wörner Full-back	Verl	21	+7.1 23/24→25/26	4	4319.6%
41	B. Conté Attacking midfielder	SV Elversberg	23	+6.9 24/25→25/26	2960.8%	6711.4%
42	I. Badjie Winger	VfL Osnabrück	20	+6.8 24/25→25/26	19416.7%	4617.4%
43	A. Kemlein Defensive midfielder	Union Berlin	21	+6.7 24/25→25/26	27131.6%	779.6%
44	M. Kömür Attacking midfielder	FC Augsburg	20	+6.6 24/25→25/26	2296.5%	818.9%
45	Reno Münz Full-back	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	20	+6.5 24/25→25/26	24218.9%	6111.9%
46	Rafael Lubach Attacking midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	21	+6.5 24/25→25/26	2842.6%	6610.9%
47	M. Kostka Full-back	Rot-Weiß Essen	22	+6.3 22/23→25/26	831.1%	4018.7%
48	D. Scherhant Attacking midfielder	SC Freiburg	23	+5.9 24/25→25/26	2437.8%	748.6%
49	N. Noll Goalkeeper	Hannover 96	23	+5.8 24/25→25/26	28669.4%	699.1%
50	B. Schlicke Full-back	MSV Duisburg	20	+5.6 24/25→25/26	980.9%	4215.3%