Best defensive U19 central midfielders

The best defensive U19 central midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

Joshua King of Fulham is the standout for raw talent across U19 central midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 83.5, and V. Kostov has been the form player this season, grading 49.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Reguła has improved his Season rating most, up +28.6 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Joshua King of Fulham is the most valuable name in this group at 133.6.

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#	Player	Team	Age	CS	Season	Rating
1	V. Kostov Central midfielder	FK Crvena Zvezda	18	12	49	50
2	Dušan Žagar Central midfielder	IMT Novi Beograd	19	8	19	41
3	Uriel van Aalst Central midfielder	Willem II	19	8	18	562.4%
4	M. Reguła Central midfielder	Zaglebie Lubin	19	8	36371.4%	4424.3%
5	Rodrigo Mora Central midfielder	FC Porto	19	8	1658.1%	6210.2%
6	I. Cisse Central midfielder	Golden Arrows	19	6	19	2
7	Seluleko Mahlambi Central midfielder	TS Galaxy	0	6	30	2
8	Illaijh de Ruijter Central midfielder	ADO Den Haag	19	6	1870.5%	5710.1%
9	Hartmut von Kameke Central midfielder	Ismaily SC	0	5	18	35
10	S. Sidibe Central midfielder	Jong PSV U21	19	5	24594.3%	575.2%
11	L. Regiardo Central midfielder	Newells Old Boys	19	5	171121.4%	4814.2%
12	J. Shore Central midfielder	New York City FC	19	5	20	42
13	O. Pietuszewski Central midfielder	Jagiellonia	18	4	18	4016%
14	Estêvão Central midfielder	Palmeiras	19	4	1376.8%	7014.6%
15	Kavian Rahmani Central midfielder	Melbourne City	19	4	20	20
16	B. Willey Central midfielder	Sacramento Republic	19	4	14	44
17	A. Bačanin Central midfielder	FC Basel 1893	19	4	15	45
18	Pedro Fernández Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	18	4	13	77
19	João Simões Central midfielder	Sporting CP	19	4	925.7%	621.3%
20	Ibai Aguirre Central midfielder	Real Sociedad II	19	4	19	64
21	M. Rodriguez Central midfielder	Sporting Gijon	19	4	13	62
22	Yoon Do-Yong Central midfielder	Dordrecht	19	3	17258.7%	5313.1%
23	Álvaro Montoro Central midfielder	Velez Sarsfield	19	3	8130.3%	491.2%
24	Sphamandla Zikhali Central midfielder	Amazulu	0	3	9	2
25	Aleksandar Stančić Central midfielder	TSC Backa Topola	19	3	12	38
26	S. Nypan Central midfielder	Rosenborg	19	3	1956.6%	4413.6%
27	A. Ivlev Central midfielder	Nizhny Novgorod	19	3	1522.2%	31±0%
28	S. Granaas Central midfielder	Molde	19	3	14450%	40±0%
29	A. Thomas Central midfielder	Jong PSV U21	18	3	20111.7%	5813.8%
30	Huguinho Central midfielder	RWDM	19	3	21	44
31	Robin van Asten Central midfielder	Dordrecht	17	3	16	52
32	L. Arrhov Central midfielder	IF Brommapojkarna	18	3	21	36
33	Joshua King Central midfielder	Fulham	19	3	20915%	8415.8%
34	Makaya Ibrahima Diaby Central midfielder	Cercle Brugge	19	3	22	55
35	N. El Jamali Central midfielder	Saint Etienne	19	3	5	58
36	Alex Garcia Central midfielder	Real Sociedad II	18	3	17	63
37	E. Akman Central midfielder	FC Andorra	19	3	17	61
38	H. Armstrong Central midfielder	Preston	19	2	27104.6%	679%
39	Sean Steur Central midfielder	Jong Ajax	18	2	952.9%	4714.5%
40	Realeboga Junior Potsana Central midfielder	Orbit College	0	2	10	2
41	F. Bzdyl Central midfielder	Žilina	18	2	951.7%	3211.3%
42	M. Bacik Central midfielder	Ružomberok	18	2	4	31
43	N. Ratner Central midfielder	Maccabi Haifa	18	2	12	41
44	M. Orozco Central midfielder	Deportivo Cali	17	2	4	24
45	S. Soliman Central midfielder	Future FC	0	2	3	32
46	A. Yasser Central midfielder	Ghazl El Mehalla	0	2	3	32
47	M. Fathy Central midfielder	Pharco	0	2	5	32
48	Giovanni De Abreu Central midfielder	Perth Glory	18	2	23	20
49	O. Bondžulić Central midfielder	Mladost Lucani	18	2	8	38
50	M. Havran Central midfielder	Baník Ostrava	19	2	4	2