The fastest-improving (by % Season change) U23 players from USA, ranked on Field Insider.
O. Vargas of Atletico Madrid is the standout for raw talent across U23 players from USA, with a Field Insider Rating of 80.8, and R. Pepi has been the form player this season, grading 61.7.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: R. Pepi has improved his Season rating most, up +29.9 on last season, while O. Vargas's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +33.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, J. Scally of Borussia Mönchengladbach is the most valuable name in this group at 132.8.
| # | Player | Team | Age | Δ% | Season | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. PepiCentre-forward |  PSV Eindhoven | 23 | +94 24/25→25/26 | 6294% | 786.6% |
| 2 | J. ScallyFull-back |  Borussia Mönchengladbach | 23 | +78.5 24/25→25/26 | 5078.5% | 803.1% |
| 3 | J. McGlynnAttacking midfielder |  Houston Dynamo | 23 | +68.5 24/25→25/26 | 4768.5% | 482.1% |
| 4 | D. LunaAttacking midfielder |  Real Salt Lake | 22 | +13.2 24/25→25/26 | 4013.2% | 49±0% |
| 5 | D. EdelmanDefensive midfielder |  New York Red Bulls | 23 | +12.7 24/25→25/26 | 2512.7% | 436.9% |
| 6 | J. TolkinFull-back |  Holstein Kiel | 23 | -0.7 24/25→25/26 | 270.7% | 6032.2% |
| 7 | Q. SullivanAttacking midfielder |  Philadelphia Union | 22 | -18 24/25→25/26 | 2918% | 463.8% |
| 8 | S. CastañedaCentral midfielder |  SC Paderborn 07 | 21 | -26.1 24/25→25/26 | 2226.1% | 662.8% |
| 9 | Tyler BindonCentre-back |  Sheffield Utd | 21 | -27.1 24/25→25/26 | 2327.1% | 6633.1% |
| 10 | O. VargasDefensive midfielder |  Atletico Madrid | 20 | -50.3 24/25→25/26 | 1850.3% | 8170.5% |
| 11 | B. GutiérrezDefensive midfielder |  Guadalajara Chivas | 23 | -64 24/25→25/26 | 1364% | 499.2% |
| 12 | G. YowWinger |  KVC Westerlo | 23 | -69.1 24/25→25/26 | 969.1% | 5015.1% |
