The best defensive U21 players from Morocco, ranked on Field Insider.
C. Talbi of Sunderland is the standout for raw talent across U21 players from Morocco, with a Field Insider Rating of 88.1, and A. Ait Boudlal has been the form player this season, grading 36.5, and Y. Akhamrich leads the scoring with 6 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: A. Ait Boudlal has improved his Season rating most, up +26.3 on last season, while C. Talbi's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +30.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, C. Talbi of Sunderland is the most valuable name in this group at 158.6.
| # | Player | Team | Age | CS | Season | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. Ait BoudlalCentre-back |  Rennes | 20 | 5 | 37257.8% | 8240.1% |
| 2 | C. TalbiAttacking midfielder |  Sunderland | 21 | 5 | 2432.4% | 8852.7% |
| 3 | Naoufel El HannachFull-back |  Montpellier | 19 | 4 | 22 | 59 |
| 4 | A. BaallalCentral midfielder |  Clermont Foot | 21 | 4 | 31 | 61±0% |
| 5 | A. MaurerAttacking midfielder |  RWDM | 21 | 3 | 23152.2% | 451.6% |
| 6 | Amine ChabaneFull-back |  Amiens | 19 | 3 | 31272.3% | 606.8% |
| 7 | Y. AkhamrichAttacking midfielder |  Bristol Rovers | 20 | 3 | 14 | 32 |
| 8 | D. JermoumiFull-back |  Cambuur | 21 | 2 | 8111.1% | 529.5% |
| 9 | M. ZekriDefensive midfielder |  KV Mechelen | 17 | 2 | 81460% | 491.2% |
| 10 | Y. KhalifiDefensive midfielder |  Charleroi | 20 | 2 | 9 | 52 |
| 11 | YusiFull-back |  Alaves | 20 | 2 | 8 | 76 |
| 12 | E. Ben SeghirDefensive midfielder |  Bayer Leverkusen | 21 | 1 | 391.5% | 6819.7% |
| 13 | A. MaâliCentral midfielder |  Zamalek SC | 20 | 1 | 2 | 33 |
| 14 | Ali HouaryCentral midfielder |  Mirandes | 20 | 1 | 10 | 580.7% |
| 15 | F. Al MazyaniFull-back |  Waalwijk | 21 | 1 | 486.6% | 5021.7% |
| 16 | E. DaoCentral midfielder |  RSC Anderlecht II | 19 | 1 | 72.9% | 402.7% |
| 17 | A. BoukamirDefensive midfielder | Charleroi | 19 | 1 | 5960% | 504.6% |
| 18 | H. KoutouneCentral midfielder |  Annecy | 19 | 1 | 1 | 54 |
