Best defensive U21 players in Serie B

The best defensive U21 players in Serie B, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

P. Nuamah of Catanzaro is the standout for raw talent across U21 players in Serie B, with a Field Insider Rating of 76.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: P. Nuamah has improved his Season rating most, up +48 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, P. Nuamah of Catanzaro is the most valuable name in this group at 71.1.

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#	Player	Team	Age	CS	Season	Rating
1	Matteo Cichella Central midfielder	Frosinone	20	10	32310.4%	7125.4%
2	P. Nuamah Attacking midfielder	Catanzaro	20	10	54842.1%	7630.6%
3	A. Cacciamani Defensive midfielder	Juve Stabia	19	8	25	671.7%
4	R. Kofler Centre-back	Sudtirol	21	7	3159.2%	644%
5	N. Calabrese Full-back	Carrarese	21	7	28	63
6	Gady Beyuku Central midfielder	Modena	20	6	16425.8%	626.8%
7	Fabio Rispoli Defensive midfielder	Catanzaro	19	6	167750%	6414.9%
8	L. Colombo Defensive midfielder	Monza	21	6	18	64
9	M. Liberali Attacking midfielder	Catanzaro	19	5	19	68±0%
10	A. Bakoune Defensive midfielder	Monza	20	5	15	63
11	S. Bonetti Full-back	Reggiana	21	5	18	59
12	G. Daffara Goalkeeper	Avellino	21	5	10	65
13	F. Ruggeri Full-back	Carrarese	21	5	2318.6%	590.5%
14	A. Cissè Winger	Catanzaro	19	5	21	660.6%
15	T. Martinelli Goalkeeper	Sampdoria	20	4	19	68±0%
16	T. Rubino Centre-forward	Carrarese	19	4	9	5912.8%
17	J. Harder Defensive midfielder	Padova	20	4	20	61
18	Kevin Zeroli Central midfielder	Juve Stabia	21	3	121060%	607.1%
19	A. Romano Central midfielder	Spezia	20	3	17	57
20	A. Okoro Centre-forward	Juve Stabia	21	3	10	6019%
21	R. Pagano Attacking midfielder	Bari	21	3	439.1%	567.9%
22	M. Dalla Vecchia Central midfielder	Virtus Entella	21	3	14	58
23	J. Martini Defensive midfielder	Sudtirol	21	3	16124.6%	583.6%
24	D. Mascardi Goalkeeper	Spezia	19	3	5	58
25	L. Di Maggio Central midfielder	Padova	21	3	15	60
26	M. Lambourde Attacking midfielder	Reggiana	20	3	15403.3%	5819.5%
27	S. Pafundi Central midfielder	Sampdoria	20	3	151566.7%	6010.4%
28	M. Palma Full-back	Sampdoria	18	2	227300%	633.8%
29	G. De Pieri Central midfielder	Bari	19	2	8	56
30	Fellipe Jack Full-back	Spezia	20	2	8108.3%	5715.9%
31	C. Comotto Central midfielder	Spezia	18	2	13	57
32	S. Kassama Centre-back	Bari	21	2	10	53
33	B. Popov Centre-forward	Empoli	19	2	15	60
34	M. Caprini Central midfielder	Mantova	20	2	4	5716.5%
35	S. Wiafe Central midfielder	Modena	17	2	6	60
36	D. Traoré Central midfielder	Bari	19	1	2	5336.1%
37	L. Mendicino Defensive midfielder	Reggiana	20	1	515.5%	529.1%
38	V. Magni Full-back	Cesena	20	1	5	55
39	A. Le Borgne Central midfielder	Avellino	19	1	3	56
40	A. Milani Centre-back	Avellino	21	1	4	56
41	Mattia Mannini Defensive midfielder	Juve Stabia	20	1	3	56
42	S. Fini Winger	Frosinone	20	1	1152.7%	622.5%
43	G. Giunti Central midfielder	Padova	21	1	2	54
44	V. Crespi Winger	Avellino	21	1	8245.8%	595.9%
45	Filippo Grosso Attacking midfielder	Frosinone	19	1	4	5915.4%
46	K. Barcella Central midfielder	Frosinone	20	1	175.8%	561.6%
47	L. Berardi Central midfielder	Pescara	21	1	6	54