Best defensive U19 midfielders

The best defensive U19 midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across U19 midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 100.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: H. Amass has improved his Season rating most, up +44.9 on last season, while S. El Mala's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +35.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the most valuable name in this group at 152.8.

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#	Player	Team	Age	CS	Season	Rating
1	N. Paulikas Defensive midfielder	Ghazl El Mehalla	19	12	17	37
2	D. Matei Winger	Universitatea Craiova	19	12	18	38
3	Vasilije Novicic Attacking midfielder	IMT Novi Beograd	18	12	34	48
4	V. Kostov Central midfielder	FK Crvena Zvezda	18	12	49	50
5	Lamine Yamal Winger	Barcelona	19	10	9148.9%	100±0%
6	A. Bouaddi Defensive midfielder	Lille	18	10	3463.9%	8714.6%
7	M. Siltanen Defensive midfielder	Djurgardens IF	19	9	39	42
8	Y. Pîrvu Attacking midfielder	Arges Pitesti	19	8	12	33
9	Dušan Žagar Central midfielder	IMT Novi Beograd	19	8	19	41
10	Uriel van Aalst Central midfielder	Willem II	19	8	18	562.4%
11	C. Mouzakitis Defensive midfielder	Olympiakos Piraeus	19	8	1829.4%	421.2%
12	Nathan De Cat Defensive midfielder	Anderlecht	17	8	3811.4%	6229.9%
13	M. Detourbet Attacking midfielder	Estac Troyes	19	8	27	7135.2%
14	Rodrigo Mora Central midfielder	FC Porto	19	8	1658.1%	6210.2%
15	E. Zabi Attacking midfielder	Reims	19	8	17	643.6%
16	A. Tia Attacking midfielder	Reims	19	8	23294.8%	644.5%
17	A. Maqokola Winger	Amazulu	0	7	20	2
18	A. Medina Defensive midfielder	Lanus	19	7	19	51
19	O. Pietuszewski Central midfielder	FC Porto	18	6	25	6898.8%
20	I. Cisse Central midfielder	Golden Arrows	19	6	19	2
21	Seluleko Mahlambi Central midfielder	TS Galaxy	0	6	30	2
22	E. Bödő Defensive midfielder	Csikszereda	19	6	18	37
23	Jacob Peter Hödl Defensive midfielder	Sturm Graz	19	6	26	50
24	Illaijh de Ruijter Central midfielder	ADO Den Haag	19	6	1870.5%	5710.1%
25	Don O`Niel Attacking midfielder	Jong Ajax	19	6	3819050%	6035.3%
26	Fabio Rispoli Defensive midfielder	Catanzaro	19	6	167750%	6414.9%
27	K. Karetsas Attacking midfielder	Genk	18	6	2414.1%	600.5%
28	K. Merah Attacking midfielder	Lyon	19	6	5	74
29	Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka Attacking midfielder	VfL Bochum	19	6	36	68
30	T. Rowe Full-back	Annecy	19	6	28	63
31	J. Canvot Central midfielder	Crystal Palace	19	5	951.8%	297.7%
32	M. Vilakazi Attacking midfielder	Kaizer Chiefs	19	5	11	2
33	Hartmut von Kameke Central midfielder	Ismaily SC	0	5	18	35
34	G. Mora Attacking midfielder	Club Tijuana	17	5	21	53
35	A. Popoola Defensive midfielder	Kisvarda FC	19	5	26	36
36	J. MilosavljeviÄAttacking midfielder	Železničar Pančevo	19	5	11	40
37	J. Ćirić Attacking midfielder	Mladost Lucani	19	5	24	43
38	Berat Luş Attacking midfielder	Esenler Erokspor	19	5	19	5220.3%
39	J. van den Berg Attacking midfielder	Jong PSV U21	19	5	30271.3%	6127.3%
40	S. Sidibe Central midfielder	Jong PSV U21	19	5	24594.3%	575.2%
41	T. Peters Defensive midfielder	Jong Ajax	19	5	34	55
42	Justin Janssen Defensive midfielder	FC Nordsjaelland	19	5	40925.6%	4933.6%
43	L. Karl Attacking midfielder	Bayern München	18	5	35	87
44	B. Mazurek Defensive midfielder	Jagiellonia	19	5	21	4021%
45	L. Regiardo Central midfielder	Newells Old Boys	19	5	171121.4%	4814.2%
46	J. Shore Central midfielder	New York City FC	19	5	20	42
47	O. Camara Attacking midfielder	Guimaraes	19	5	25	66
48	Findlay Curtis Defensive midfielder	Kilmarnock	19	4	422216.7%	498.1%
49	Álvaro Montoro Central midfielder	Botafogo	19	4	30800%	7348.1%
50	Franco Mastantuono Winger	Real Madrid	18	4	757.9%	8047.6%