The best defensive U19 players in Premier League, ranked on Field Insider.
D. Pestryakov of Akron is the standout for raw talent across U19 players in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 37, and A. Ivlev has been the form player this season, grading 15.4.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: D. Pestryakov has improved his Season rating most, up +2.9 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, D. Pestryakov of Akron is the most valuable name in this group at 8.9.
| # | Player | Team | Age | CS | Season | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D. PestryakovFull-back |  Akron | 19 | 4 | 1232.6% | 3715.3% |
| 2 | A. IvlevCentral midfielder |  Nizhny Novgorod | 19 | 3 | 1522.2% | 31±0% |
| 3 | M. ZeaCentre-back |  CSKA Moscow | 18 | 2 | 11 | 32 |
| 4 | Henrique CarmoAttacking midfielder | CSKA Moscow | 18 | 2 | 8 | 33 |
| 5 | I. AkhmedovCentre-back |  Dinamo Makhachkala | 18 | 2 | 8 | 29 |
| 6 | D. KondakovAttacking midfielder |  Zenit | 18 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
| 7 | T. MarinkinDefensive midfielder |  Dynamo | 17 | 1 | 5 | 30 |
| 8 | M. PopovicAttacking midfielder | CSKA Moscow | 19 | 1 | 3 | 31 |
