Most In-Form U19 defenders This Season

The most in-form U19 defenders, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Abdoul Karim Coulibaly of Strasbourg is the standout for raw talent across U19 defenders, with a Field Insider Rating of 79.6, and Ignacio Ovando has been the form player this season, grading 38.2, and Neil Pierre leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Maximilian Hennig has improved his Season rating most, up +26.4 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, L. Vušković of Brighton is the most valuable name in this group at 75.1.

Best talent

Abdoul Karim Coulibaly79.6RTG

Strasbourg

In form

Ignacio Ovando38.2SsN

Rosario Central

Rising potential

Maximilian Hennig+10.5RTG

Bayern München · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Maximilian Hennig+26.4SsN

Bayern München · 24/25→25/26

50 players · ranked by best this seasonCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	Ignacio Ovando Centre-back	Rosario Central	19	38905.3%	5824.1%
2	L. Herrington Centre-back	Hull City	19	36211.1%	51184%
3	H. Hilvenius Centre-back	BK Hacken	18	36215.8%	4228%
4	N. Simić Centre-back	FK Partizan	19	35	45
5	Allan De León Centre-back	Novi Pazar	18	32	46
6	Maximilian Hennig Full-back	Bayern München	19	31538.8%	5026.9%
7	A. AvdiÄFull-back	FK Crvena Zvezda	18	28	43
8	H. Ahanor Centre-back	Atalanta	18	27±0%	78±0%
9	A. Pavlovic Centre-back	OFK Beograd	19	26	41
10	M. Muzungu Centre-back	Ajax	18	23±0%	5913%
11	U. Filipovic Full-back	Radnik Surdulica	19	23	38
12	Abdoul Karim Coulibaly Centre-back	Strasbourg	19	22±0%	803%
13	Aleksa Milošević Full-back	Mladost Lucani	19	19	39
14	Pedro Gabriel Full-back	Gremio	18	18	66
15	Harbor Miller Full-back	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	18307%	424.5%
16	N. Ilaș Centre-back	FC Botosani	19	17	34
17	T. Pališčák Centre-back	Žilina	18	16	31
18	Sadick Abubakar Centre-back	Radnik Surdulica	0	16	22
19	S. Granheim Centre-back	Sogndal	19	1567.8%	368.5%
20	David Vujević Centre-back	Carrarese	19	14	41
21	Finn Sundstrom Full-back	North Carolina	19	14	34
22	T. Nhlapo Centre-back	Orbit College	0	13	1
23	M. Dos Santos Centre-back	New York Red Bulls	17	13	49
24	E. Sarfo Centre-back	KRC Genk II	19	12	41
25	Jayden Onia Seke Full-back	RSC Anderlecht II	17	12±0%	42±0%
26	F. Riise Centre-back	Stabaek	19	12461.9%	3614.5%
27	R. Kumar Centre-back	Istra 1961	17	12	37
28	K. Konomi Centre-back	Consadole Sapporo	19	12	28
29	I. James Centre-back	Sporting Kansas City	18	12116.7%	409.6%
30	Enes Demirtas Full-back	Adana Demirspor	19	12	36
31	M. van de Wetering Full-back	Excelsior	17	11	54
32	Y. Faingezicht Full-back	Maccabi Haifa	18	11	39
33	C. May Full-back	FC ST. Gallen	19	11	44
34	W. Tamen Centre-back	Everton	19	10	29
35	Conor Haughey Centre-back	Fleetwood Town	18	10±0%	32±0%
36	L. Vrzić Full-back	HNK Gorica	19	10	34
37	K. Kasanwirjo Centre-back	Jong Ajax	17	10	46
38	A. Bolat Centre-forward	Adana Demirspor	17	10	36
39	B. Vroninks Full-back	RSC Anderlecht II	19	10±0%	40±0%
40	F. Yrga-Alem Full-back	Fredrikstad	18	10	41
41	S. Zulu Centre-back	Richards Bay	0	10	1
42	Brad Ryan Manguelle Full-back	KRC Genk II	18	9±0%	41±0%
43	M. Verhaeghe Centre-back	RWDM	18	9	44
44	E. Mbavu Full-back	Genk	16	9±0%	41±0%
45	M. Konecny Full-back	Slavia Praha	19	9	2
46	W. Verlinden Centre-back	Club Brugge II	19	926.9%	406.5%
47	A. Natali Full-back	AZ Alkmaar	18	8±0%	538.2%
48	Alexander Vandeperre Full-back	Club Brugge II	19	8±0%	41±0%
49	Y. Demirkiran Centre-back	Adana Demirspor	19	8	36
50	A. Mahroug Centre-back	RSC Anderlecht II	18	8	43