Best defensive U21 goalkeepers

The best defensive U21 goalkeepers, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

R. Risser of Lens is the standout for raw talent across U21 goalkeepers, with a Field Insider Rating of 88.9, and E. Jaouen has been the form player this season, grading 59.5.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: E. Jaouen has improved his Season rating most, up +44.2 on last season, while Konstantin Heide's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +39.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, H. Griffiths of Notts County is the most valuable name in this group at 170.1.

Konstantin Heide+39.8RTG

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#	Player	Team	Age	CS	Season	Rating
1	E. Jaouen Goalkeeper	Reims	20	15	60288.9%	7113.8%
2	D. Dilmen Goalkeeper	Pendikspor	21	14	491046.5%	5321.9%
3	M. Young Goalkeeper	Salford City	19	14	23100.9%	3916.8%
4	L. LijeskiÄGoalkeeper	Radnicki 1923	21	12	37	44
5	R. Risser Goalkeeper	Lens	21	12	45395.6%	8948.9%
6	Jan Koutný Goalkeeper	Sigma Olomouc	21	10	21	2
7	Jordan García Goalkeeper	Fortaleza FC	21	9	19	28
8	G. Restes Goalkeeper	Toulouse	21	9	261.9%	851.9%
9	E. Bishesari Goalkeeper	IFK Goteborg	21	9	35232.4%	3912.5%
10	M. Epolo Goalkeeper	Standard Liege	21	9	2427.2%	59±0%
11	M. Penders Goalkeeper	Strasbourg	20	9	26536.6%	8673.8%
12	D. Seimen Goalkeeper	SC Paderborn 07	20	9	23438.1%	7372.4%
13	I. Popovich Goalkeeper	Kisvarda FC	20	7	17	38
14	N. Domchak Goalkeeper	Karpaty	19	7	30	40
15	A. Rick Goalkeeper	Philadelphia Union	20	6	211212.5%	429.2%
16	O. Melika Goalkeeper	Maccabi Tel Aviv	21	6	16	43
17	T. de Graaff Goalkeeper	PEC Zwolle	21	6	10444.4%	7342%
18	Mamour Ndiaye Goalkeeper	Sarpsborg 08 FF	20	6	13	47
19	N. Raveyre Goalkeeper	PAU	21	6	18	6219.2%
20	Ştefan Daniel Lefter Goalkeeper	Universitatea Cluj	21	5	14	34
21	N. Brdar Goalkeeper	SV Wehen	20	5	12	43
22	G. Daffara Goalkeeper	Avellino	21	5	10	65
23	M. Børsheim Goalkeeper	Fredrikstad	21	4	14	40
24	Tommy Simkin Goalkeeper	Stoke City	21	4	1739.1%	6776.9%
25	E. Motta Goalkeeper	Lazio	21	4	35	7847.4%
26	T. Martinelli Goalkeeper	Sampdoria	20	4	19	68±0%
27	J. Warshawsky Goalkeeper	Melbourne Victory	21	4	10	20
28	M. Popa Goalkeeper	FCSB	19	4	9	33
29	L. BaleviÄGoalkeeper	Napredak	18	4	6	42
30	V. Baier Goalkeeper	FC BW Linz	21	4	10	41
31	M. Bayram Goalkeeper	Sarıyer	21	4	12	4411.1%
32	F. Akyüz Goalkeeper	Sarıyer	20	4	14	444.2%
33	André Gomes Goalkeeper	Alverca	21	4	780.6%	6411.8%
34	B. Klaverboer Goalkeeper	Heerenveen	20	4	6	7429.5%
35	T. Booth Goalkeeper	Crewe	21	4	638.5%	322.7%
36	L. Cavallius Goalkeeper	IF Brommapojkarna	21	3	8	33
37	J. Badžgoň Goalkeeper	Žilina	21	3	8	31
38	M. JuriÄka Goalkeeper	Podbrezová	20	3	7	31
39	B. Erdélyi Goalkeeper	Debreceni VSC	20	3	8	34
40	L. Kiaba Mounganga Goalkeeper	KRC Genk II	18	3	6436.4%	436.9%
41	P. Reverson Goalkeeper	Jong Ajax	21	3	548%	492%
42	Gonçalo Ribeiro Goalkeeper	FC Porto B	20	3	12303.3%	461.3%
43	M. Haentjens Goalkeeper	RSC Anderlecht II	20	3	8	419.4%
44	T. Smolenaars Goalkeeper	Jong PSV U21	21	3	6	5216.3%
45	K. Zeggen Goalkeeper	Jong AZ	19	3	444.8%	528.7%
46	M. Eppink Goalkeeper	Jong Utrecht	20	3	6	5116.7%
47	J. Heerkens Goalkeeper	Jong Ajax	20	3	5	50
48	A. Pisano Goalkeeper	Nagoya Grampus	20	3	7	51
49	Lisandru Olmeta Goalkeeper	Bastia	20	3	12	55
50	J. Yılmaz Goalkeeper	Eyüpspor	21	3	6	45