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Fastest-Rising U23 midfielders by Potential Gain

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

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At a glance

Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across U23 midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 98.3, and D. Karlsbakk leads the scoring with 18 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: D. Karlsbakk has improved his Season rating most, up +61.1 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, E. Anderson of Nottingham Forest is the most valuable name in this group at 125.4.

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
D. Karlsbakk+61.1SsN
Sarpsborg 08 FF · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
D. Karlsbakk18goals
Sarpsborg 08 FF
Most valuable
E. Anderson125.4val
Nottingham Forest
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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%
3D. GómezCentral midfielderBrighton23+40.2
24/25→25/26
47140.3%8785.5%
4A. PyrkaCentral midfielderFC St. Pauli23+37.8
24/25→25/26
2842.5%75101.9%
5S. EbonogCentral midfielderLe Havre21+34.9
24/25→25/26
25490.5%7390.9%
6N. Aséko NkiliCentral midfielderHannover 9620+34.9
24/25→25/26
461917.4%7293.8%
7S. El MalaWinger1. FC Köln19+34.9
24/25→25/26
5646.9%8471.2%
8S. FusireDefensive midfielderSheffield Wednesday21+33.2
24/25→25/26
27239.7%62114.1%
9M. LindayDefensive midfielderHeerenveen23+32.5
24/25→25/26
3952.2%6990%
10O. PietuszewskiCentral midfielderFC Porto18+32
24/25→25/26
206693.3%
11M. YalcouyéCentral midfielderSwansea20+31.2
24/25→25/26
140.7%6494.5%
12J. MendesCentral midfielderRodez22+30.9
24/25→25/26
31623.3%6492.2%
13O. VargasCentral midfielderAtletico Madrid21+30.8
24/25→25/26
1459.1%7865%
14D. KarimCentral midfielderLorient22+29.7
24/25→25/26
2320.2%7466.6%
15M. BaurCentral midfielderSC Paderborn 0722+29.6
24/25→25/26
53542.7%7367.9%
16Victor Mow FroholdtCentral midfielderFC Porto20+29.2
24/25→25/26
6052.3%7959%
17R. TouzgharCentral midfielderPAU22+29.2
24/25→25/26
421072.2%6484.6%
18O. JolyCentral midfielderRodez23+28.4
24/25→25/26
26725%6088.8%
19E. BajraktarevicCentral midfielderPSV Eindhoven21+28.3
24/25→25/26
2977.1%7265.4%
20S. ØrjasæterCentral midfielderTwente22+27.4
24/25→25/26
3911.3%7755.5%
21N. SadikiCentral midfielderSunderland21+26.7
24/25→25/26
3015.1%9240.9%
22E. İlkhanCentral midfielderTorino22+26
23/24→25/26
2044.5%7355.9%
23Franco MastantuonoWingerReal Madrid18+25.9
24/25→25/26
758%8047.6%
24L. MillerCentral midfielderUdinese19+23.7
24/25→25/26
1567.9%7645.2%
25G. VersiniCentral midfielderPAU22+23
24/25→25/26
1458
26Kofi Jeremy AmoakoDefensive midfielderDynamo Dresden21+22.8
24/25→25/26
32289.2%6357%
27S. Lopes CabralWingerEstrela Calheta23+22.5
24/25→25/26
40263.3%6652%
28K. KouassiCentral midfielderLorient21+22.3
24/25→25/26
4695.3%8535.7%
29Cameron BraggDefensive midfielderSouthampton21+22.3
24/25→25/26
6314.3%6256.6%
30R. BambaCentral midfielderNancy22+22.1
24/25→25/26
20600%5763%
31K. WätjenCentral midfielderVfL Bochum20+21.8
24/25→25/26
23404.4%6254.6%
32J. StansfieldAttacking midfielderBirmingham23+21.6
24/25→25/26
438.6%7640%
33H. MatsudaCentral midfielderHannover 9622+21.4
24/25→25/26
24179.8%6352.1%
34K. BilalovicCentral midfielderAberdeen21+20.1
24/25→25/26
111212.5%4484.8%
35L. UlrichCentral midfielder1. FC Magdeburg21+20.1
24/25→25/26
45118.6%6445.5%
36S. BiukCentral midfielderValladolid23+20.1
23/24→25/26
29128.1%6347.4%
37Y. MassolinCentral midfielderModena23+19.3
24/25→25/26
2614.6%6542.2%
38A. BlakeCentral midfielderUtrecht21+18.6
24/25→25/26
1641.2%6937.3%
39B. ZeneliAttacking midfielderUnion St. Gilloise23+18.4
24/25→25/26
1919.6%5451.8%
40K. DavidsenCentral midfielderHolstein Kiel21+18.4
24/25→25/26
3233.2%6242.2%
41H. ValeAttacking midfielderQPR22+18.3
23/24→25/26
2436.2%6936.2%
42K. HlynssonAttacking midfielderTwente22+17.9
24/25→25/26
50546.8%7929.1%
43P. NuamahAttacking midfielderCatanzaro20+17.8
24/25→25/26
55837.3%7630.6%
44J. TherkelsenCentral midfielderHolstein Kiel23+17.7
24/25→25/26
3519%6339.3%
45S. DibaCentral midfielderGrenoble22+17.7
24/25→25/26
14189.8%5548%
46M. JensenCentral midfielderJong Utrecht21+17.5
23/24→25/26
291160.9%5744.9%
47G. ZechiëlAttacking midfielderUtrecht22+17.5
24/25→25/26
51854.7%8027.8%
48G. de RegtCentral midfielderExcelsior22+17.3
24/25→25/26
4468.8%7231.4%
49I. PriceCentral midfielderWest Brom22+17
24/25→25/26
48240.1%7230.7%
50M. RossignolCentral midfielderLe Mans22+16.9
24/25→25/26
1675.6%5841.3%