Most In-Form U18 midfielders This Season

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

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At a glance

K. Karetsas of Borussia Dortmund is the standout for raw talent across U18 midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 94.3, and A. Doumbia has been the form player this season, grading 55.2, and V. Kostov leads the scoring with 12 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: O. Pietuszewski has improved his Season rating most, up +16.2 on last season, while Nathan De Cat's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +45.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Sean Steur of Newcastle is the most valuable name in this group at 68.5.

Nathan De Cat+45.6RTG

1899 Hoffenheim · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

O. Pietuszewski+16.2SsN

FC Porto · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	A. Doumbia Defensive midfielder	BK Hacken	18	55	45
2	V. Kostov Central midfielder	FK Crvena Zvezda	18	55	53
3	A. Mehmeti Central midfielder	New York Red Bulls	17	49	53
4	Nathan De Cat Central midfielder	1899 Hoffenheim	18	4425.1%	9396%
5	A. De Ridder Central midfielder	RSC Anderlecht II	18	33	47
6	Seluleko Mahlambi Central midfielder	TS Galaxy	0	33	1
7	L. Karl Winger	Bayern München	18	32	84
8	A. Bouaddi Defensive midfielder	Lille	18	3052.8%	9119.9%
9	K. Karetsas Attacking midfielder	Borussia Dortmund	18	2722.9%	9457.4%
10	L. Arvidsson Central midfielder	Halmstad	18	24454.5%	3814.9%
11	W. Dobson Attacking midfielder	Newcastle Jets	18	24	25
12	A. Ouazane Winger	Jong Ajax	16	24±0%	54±0%
13	M. Hamilton Defensive midfielder	Degerfors IF	18	243900%	36222.7%
14	S. Maseko Central midfielder	Durban City	0	23	1
15	Giovanni De Abreu Central midfielder	Perth Glory	18	22	20
16	C. Sanchez Central midfielder	Atlanta United FC	18	222675%	4831.1%
17	Theodor Lundbergh Defensive midfielder	Malmo FF	17	22	3722.3%
18	Cavan Sullivan Attacking midfielder	Philadelphia Union	16	21945%	4313.5%
19	J. van Ommeren Defensive midfielder	Jong Utrecht	18	20	5423.7%
20	Bae Seung-Gyun Defensive midfielder	Feyenoord	18	19	60
21	M. Subotić Defensive midfielder	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	18	19	41
22	H. Eames Defensive midfielder	Central Coast Mariners	18	19	19
23	K. Eichhorn Defensive midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	17	19	60
24	J. Mattar Central midfielder	Newells Old Boys	18	192557.1%	4916.8%
25	Hartmut von Kameke Central midfielder	Ismaily SC	18	18	35
26	A. Vossah Central midfielder	Toulouse	18	16	73
27	O. Pietuszewski Central midfielder	FC Porto	18	16	6588.6%
28	F. Matijašević Attacking midfielder	Red Bull Salzburg	18	16	43
29	Mohamed Okasha Central midfielder	Petrojet	0	16	21
30	T. Koren Central midfielder	Club Brugge II	15	15	41
31	M. Culbreath Defensive midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	18	14	76
32	Thomas Lopes Attacking midfielder	Servette FC	18	14	43
33	Georgios Tzovaras Central midfielder	Atromitos	0	13	18
34	N. Ratner Central midfielder	Maccabi Haifa	18	13	41
35	C. Comotto Defensive midfielder	AC Milan	18	13	57
36	Pedro Fernández Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	18	12	77
37	J. Monga Central midfielder	Manchester City	17	111030%	6210.3%
38	D. Mofokeng Centre-back	Magesi	0	11	1
39	Philipp Maybach Defensive midfielder	Austria Vienna	18	11	44
40	Y. Hamdaoui Central midfielder	Antwerp	18	11	5623%
41	F. Bzdyl Central midfielder	Žilina	18	952.5%	3211.3%
42	Realeboga Junior Potsana Central midfielder	Orbit College	0	9	1
43	E. Isufi Central midfielder	Lyn	18	92100%	337.9%
44	M. El Âdfaoui Central midfielder	KAA Gent II	18	94250%	434.7%
45	Sphamandla Zikhali Central midfielder	Amazulu	0	9	1
46	Sevi Idriz Attacking midfielder	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	18	8	34
47	Banele Mnguni Attacking midfielder	Polokwane City	0	8	1
48	S. Mabele Attacking midfielder	Orlando Pirates	0	7	1
49	W. Ngema Winger	Richards Bay	0	7	1
50	E. Mensah Defensive midfielder	Zaragoza	18	6	55