The best defensive U19 players in 2. Bundesliga, ranked on Field Insider.
Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka of VfL Bochum is the standout for raw talent across U19 players in 2. Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 67.9, and M. Ayhan has been the form player this season, grading 41.2.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Louey Ben Farhat has improved his Season rating most, up +16.9 on last season, while Lukas Reich's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +14.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka of VfL Bochum is the most valuable name in this group at 57.6.
| # | Player | Team | Age | CS | Season | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. AyhanCentre-back |  FC Schalke 04 | 19 | 9 | 41 | 67 |
| 2 | Francis-Ikechukwu OnyekaAttacking midfielder |  VfL Bochum | 19 | 6 | 36 | 68 |
| 3 | K. EichhornDefensive midfielder |  Hertha BSC | 16 | 4 | 18 | 60 |
| 4 | Lukas ReichFull-back |  SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 19 | 2 | 1213.5% | 5633.8% |
| 5 | Rafael Pinto PedrosaFull-back |  Karlsruher SC | 18 | 2 | 12148% | 613.8% |
| 6 | Louey Ben FarhatCentre-forward | Karlsruher SC | 19 | 2 | 27169% | 659.3% |
| 7 | M. WallentowitzCentral midfielder | FC Schalke 04 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 61 |
| 8 | F. MullerCentre-back |  Dynamo Dresden | 19 | 2 | 11 | 58 |
| 9 | K. KoscierskiFull-back | VfL Bochum | 19 | 1 | 3 | 577.3% |
| 10 | P. SchollFull-back | Karlsruher SC | 19 | 1 | 8 | 58 |
| 11 | J. FernandezDefensive midfielder |  1. FC Nürnberg | 19 | 1 | 7 | 58 |
| 12 | D. SchrammDefensive midfielder |  1. FC Kaiserslautern | 19 | 1 | 3 | 55 |