Best defensive U19 players from Spain

The best defensive U19 players from Spain, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

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

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Lamine Yamal has improved his Season rating most, up +29.8 on last season, while Marc Bernal's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +11.8 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.

Barcelona · 24/25→25/26

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Barcelona · 24/25→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	CS	Season	Rating
1	Pau Cubarsí Paredes Centre-back	Barcelona	19	12	5134.3%	93±0%
2	Lamine Yamal Winger	Barcelona	19	10	9148.9%	100±0%
3	Jorge Salinas Full-back	Racing Santander	19	6	3534700%	7532.5%
4	Antonio Cordero Winger	Cadiz	19	4	1163.2%	6210.1%
5	Pedro Fernández Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	18	4	13	77
6	Ibai Aguirre Central midfielder	Real Sociedad II	19	4	19	64
7	Jan Virgili Attacking midfielder	Mallorca	19	3	24	82
8	Alex Garcia Central midfielder	Real Sociedad II	18	3	17	63
9	Marc Bernal Defensive midfielder	Barcelona	19	3	23788.5%	8715.7%
10	Omar Janneh Centre-forward	Lausanne	19	2	22	44
11	Andrés Cuenca Full-back	Sporting Gijon	19	2	18	65
12	Thiago Pitarch Central midfielder	Real Madrid	18	2	11	80
13	Capi Central midfielder	Albacete	19	2	7	60
14	Davinchi Full-back	Getafe	18	2	23	81
15	Paco Cortés Winger	Levante	18	1	0	7024.7%
16	Marc Domenech Centre-forward	AD Ceuta FC	19	1	3	5916.4%
17	Buba Sangaré Full-back	Elche	18	1	8460%	7126.7%
18	Pablo García Winger	Real Betis	19	1	0	733.6%
19	Héctor Fort Central midfielder	Elche	19	1	24164.1%	791.3%
20	Sergio Martínez Central midfielder	Racing Santander	19	1	3	60