The fastest-improving (by % Season change) U23 players from Wales, ranked on Field Insider.
M. Cleworth of Wrexham is the standout for raw talent across U23 players from Wales, with a Field Insider Rating of 72.8, and J. James has been the form player this season, grading 45.8, and J. Taylor leads the scoring with 15 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Taylor has improved his Season rating most, up +34.8 on last season, while J. Colwill's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +16.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, B. Hammond of Nottingham Forest U21 is the most valuable name in this group at 158.8.
| # | Player | Team | Age | Δ% | Season | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. CongreveAttacking midfielder |  Dundee | 22 | +21.3 24/25→25/26 | 2621.3% | 4936.2% |
| 2 | C. SavageCentral midfielder |  Reading | 23 | +6.6 24/25→25/26 | 346.6% | 4912.4% |
| 3 | T. SparrowFull-back |  Motherwell | 23 | -8.6 24/25→25/26 | 308.6% | 471.9% |
| 4 | J. CotterillCentral midfielder | Dundee | 20 | -25.2 24/25→25/26 | 1725.2% | 4634.7% |
| 5 | M. CleworthFull-back |  Wrexham | 23 | -40.7 24/25→25/26 | 3840.7% | 7328.6% |
| 6 | M. BakerFull-back |  Newport County | 23 | -52.7 24/25→25/26 | 1752.7% | 334.9% |
