Most in-form U18 midfielders

The most in-form U18 midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

L. Karl of Bayern München is the standout for raw talent across U18 midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 86.6, and V. Kostov has been the form player this season, grading 54.9.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: O. Pietuszewski has improved his Season rating most, up +27.7 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, D. Mukasa of Manchester City is the most valuable name in this group at 67.4.

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	V. Kostov Central midfielder	FK Crvena Zvezda	18	55	50
2	Nathan De Cat Defensive midfielder	Anderlecht	17	3910.3%	6229.9%
3	L. Karl Attacking midfielder	Bayern München	18	36	87
4	Vasilije Novicic Attacking midfielder	IMT Novi Beograd	18	35	48
5	A. De Ridder Central midfielder	RSC Anderlecht II	18	33	44
6	Seluleko Mahlambi Central midfielder	TS Galaxy	0	33	2
7	A. Bouaddi Defensive midfielder	Lille	18	3262.4%	8714.6%
8	R. Matondo Defensive midfielder	Paris FC	18	289366.7%	8024.7%
9	O. Pietuszewski Central midfielder	FC Porto	18	28	6898.8%
10	Santiago Sandoval Central midfielder	Guadalajara Chivas	18	27	54
11	A. De Wannemacker Central midfielder	KRC Genk II	17	25709.7%	4315.5%
12	W. Dobson Attacking midfielder	Newcastle Jets	18	24	24
13	K. Karetsas Attacking midfielder	Genk	18	248.5%	600.5%
14	A. Ouazane Winger	Jong Ajax	16	24	54
15	Zé Lucas Defensive midfielder	Sport Recife	18	23	67
16	S. Dahal Attacking midfielder	Al-Fayha	17	23	58
17	Giovanni De Abreu Central midfielder	Perth Glory	18	22	20
18	G. Mora Attacking midfielder	Club Tijuana	17	22	53
19	A. Thomas Central midfielder	Jong PSV U21	18	22123.7%	5813.8%
20	A. Maqokola Winger	Amazulu	0	21	2
21	J. van Ommeren Defensive midfielder	Jong Utrecht	18	20	5423.7%
22	Bae Seung-Gyun Defensive midfielder	Dordrecht	18	19	53
23	M. Subotić Defensive midfielder	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	18	19	39
24	H. Eames Defensive midfielder	Central Coast Mariners	18	19	19
25	A. Vossah Defensive midfielder	Toulouse	18	19	74
26	Hartmut von Kameke Central midfielder	Ismaily SC	0	18	35
27	K. Eichhorn Defensive midfielder	Hertha BSC	16	17	60
28	J. Richards Attacking midfielder	Luton	18	16105%	509.5%
29	X. Dierckx Defensive midfielder	Antwerp	16	16	54
30	Mohamed Okasha Central midfielder	Petrojet	0	16	37
31	S. Mladenović Defensive midfielder	TSC Backa Topola	18	16	39
32	Robin van Asten Central midfielder	Dordrecht	17	16	52
33	F. Matijašević Attacking midfielder	Cukaricki	18	16	40
34	T. Koren Central midfielder	Club Brugge II	15	15	41
35	Mohamed Abdalla Central midfielder	Jong Ajax	16	14	50
36	M. Culbreath Defensive midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	18	14	76
37	Thomas Lopes Attacking midfielder	Servette FC	18	14	43
38	Georgios Tzovaras Central midfielder	Atromitos	0	13	39
39	W. Kirk Central midfielder	Silkeborg	0	13	44
40	H. Gray Attacking midfielder	Rotherham	17	13	46
41	N. Ratner Central midfielder	Maccabi Haifa	18	13	41
42	Pedro Fernández Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	18	13	77
43	F. Ayaz Ozcan Central midfielder	Gençlerbirliği S.K.	0	12	46
44	C. Comotto Central midfielder	Spezia	18	11	57
45	D. Mofokeng Centre-back	Magesi	0	11	2
46	Philipp Maybach Defensive midfielder	Austria Vienna	18	11	44
47	S. Pnevmonidis Attacking midfielder	Atromitos	18	11	39
48	Sean Steur Central midfielder	Jong Ajax	18	1050.5%	4714.5%
49	G. Khoto Attacking midfielder	Orbit College	0	9	2
50	Realeboga Junior Potsana Central midfielder	Orbit College	0	9	2