The best defensive U23 players from Northern Ireland, ranked on Field Insider.
C. Bradley of Liverpool is the standout for raw talent across U23 players from Northern Ireland, with a Field Insider Rating of 83.3, and I. Price has been the form player this season, grading 45.4.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: I. Price has improved his Season rating most, up +29.4 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, C. Bradley of Liverpool is the most valuable name in this group at 166.6.
| # | Player | Team | Age | CS | Season | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I. PriceCentral midfielder |  West Brom | 22 | 12 | 45183.8% | 7230.7% |
| 2 | S. CharlesDefensive midfielder |  Southampton | 22 | 6 | 459.2% | 752.9% |
| 3 | T. DevlinFull-back |  Portsmouth | 22 | 6 | 37100% | 699% |
| 4 | Ruairi McConvilleCentre-back |  Norwich | 21 | 5 | 201052.9% | 6819.2% |
| 5 | M. ForbesCentre-back |  Northampton | 22 | 4 | 11500% | 4313.2% |
| 6 | B. SpencerFull-back |  Oxford United | 22 | 4 | 323.4% | 6430.9% |
| 7 | D. TaylorCentre-forward |  Blackpool | 22 | 3 | 1074.9% | 4318.3% |
| 8 | Patrick KellyAttacking midfielder |  Barnsley | 21 | 3 | 2049.2% | 4944.9% |
| 9 | C. BradleyFull-back |  Liverpool | 23 | 3 | 30141.5% | 830.7% |
| 10 | C. MarshallCentre-forward |  VfL Bochum | 21 | 2 | 1163% | 5914.2% |
| 11 | P. CharlesGoalkeeper |  Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 2 | 49.8% | 6810.8% |
| 12 | Jamie Carson McDonnellDefensive midfielder | Oxford United | 22 | 1 | 1355% | 5765.9% |
| 13 | D. RobinsonCentral midfielder |  Doncaster | 21 | 1 | 4 | 4025.6% |
| 14 | E. WilliamsAttacking midfielder |  Gillingham | 23 | 1 | 258.5% | 275.9% |
