Best defensive U18 players in Eerste Divisie

The best defensive U18 players in Eerste Divisie, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

F. Merién of Jong PSV U21 is the standout for raw talent across U18 players in Eerste Divisie, with a Field Insider Rating of 59.6, and B. Kovacs leads the scoring with 8 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: A. Thomas has improved his Season rating most, up +10.5 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, A. Thomas of Jong PSV U21 is the most valuable name in this group at 35.6.

Jong PSV U21 · 24/25→25/26

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Jong PSV U21 · 24/25→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	CS	Season	Rating
1	F. Merién Centre-back	Jong PSV U21	17	6	3130400%	6035.8%
2	Viggo Plantinga Full-back	Jong Utrecht	17	4	19	56
3	M. Muzungu Centre-back	Jong Ajax	18	4	23	52
4	Bae Seung-Gyun Defensive midfielder	Dordrecht	18	3	20	53
5	A. Thomas Central midfielder	Jong PSV U21	18	3	20111.7%	5813.8%
6	S. Bouhoudane Centre-forward	Jong PSV U21	18	3	22	5729%
7	J. van Ommeren Defensive midfielder	Jong Utrecht	18	3	21	5423.7%
8	Robin van Asten Central midfielder	Dordrecht	17	3	16	52
9	A. Ouazane Winger	Jong Ajax	16	3	23	54
10	Sean Steur Central midfielder	Jong Ajax	18	2	952.9%	4714.5%
11	M. van de Wetering Full-back	FC Eindhoven	17	2	11	51
12	Mohamed Abdalla Central midfielder	Jong Ajax	16	2	14	50
13	A. Natali Full-back	Jong AZ	18	2	8	49
14	M. Bahaty Winger	Jong PSV U21	18	2	11872.7%	5214.5%
15	Jens Mathijsen Centre-back	Willem II	18	2	797.2%	509.2%
16	A. Bouwman Centre-back	Jong Ajax	18	1	469.6%	482.3%
17	Gustav Arcos Sundqvist Winger	Jong Utrecht	18	1	0	47
18	Shedrach Ebite Winger	Jong Utrecht	18	1	4	4910.1%
19	S. Vugts Defensive midfielder	Dordrecht	18	1	4	48
20	B. Kovacs Winger	Jong AZ	18	1	18	53
21	Raf Vullers Defensive midfielder	VVV Venlo	18	1	3	47
22	P. Sondergaard Centre-back	Emmen	18	1	8	48
23	A. Jones Centre-forward	Jong PSV U21	18	1	11	54
24	Emeka Adeile Full-back	Jong Utrecht	18	1	4	50
25	A. Amgar Defensive midfielder	MVV	17	1	3	46
26	Luca Messori Central midfielder	Jong Ajax	18	1	3	452.3%
27	E. Ünüvar Centre-forward	Jong Ajax	18	1	13	5216.8%
28	A. Beydts Defensive midfielder	MVV	17	1	3	46
29	Noël Beulens Centre-back	Jong Utrecht	17	1	4	47
30	S. Simons Full-back	Jong AZ	18	1	6	49
31	A. Bouhamdi Winger	Jong PSV U21	17	1	8	53
32	K. Kasanwirjo Centre-back	Jong Ajax	17	1	10	46