Most In-Form U21 players This Season

The most in-form U21 players, ranked on Field Insider.

Most in-form goalkeepers Most in-form defenders Most in-form midfielders Most in-form attackers Best players Top-scoring players

At a glance

Pau Cubarsí Paredes of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across U21 players, with a Field Insider Rating of 95.3, and E. Jaouen has been the form player this season, grading 68.1, and D. Kanu leads the scoring with 15 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: E. Jaouen has improved his Season rating most, up +52.8 on last season, while A. Faye's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +53.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, E. Jaouen of Newcastle is the most valuable name in this group at 101.2.

Best talent

Pau Cubarsí Paredes95.3RTG

Celta Vigo · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

E. Jaouen+52.8SsN

Newcastle · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	E. Jaouen Goalkeeper	Newcastle	20	68345.1%	7113.8%
2	Amin Chiakha Winger	Rosenborg	20	59536.6%	5225.2%
3	S. El Mala Winger	1. FC Köln	20	5646.9%	8676.3%
4	J. Hall Centre-forward	New York Red Bulls	18	561066.7%	5637.9%
5	A. Vogt Centre-forward	1899 Hoffenheim	21	56	52
6	E. Diop Central midfielder	Monaco	21	562216.7%	6013.3%
7	A. Doumbia Defensive midfielder	BK Hacken	18	55	45
8	V. Kostov Central midfielder	FK Crvena Zvezda	18	55	53
9	K. Kosugi Full-back	Eintracht Frankfurt	20	54284.4%	4217.5%
10	K. Goto Centre-forward	SC Freiburg	21	54111%	8994.9%
11	A. Koné Centre-back	RB Leipzig	21	543735.7%	655.7%
12	Z. Gozo Winger	Crystal Palace	19	52131.6%	5314.5%
13	Pau Cubarsí Paredes Centre-back	Barcelona	19	5134.3%	953.3%
14	Berkay Yilmaz Central midfielder	SC Freiburg	21	51193.6%	7116.3%
15	N. Aséko Nkili Central midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	20	512104.3%	7293.8%
16	J. Hjertø-Dahl Winger	Hull City	20	506.3%	4414.4%
17	A. Warneryd Full-back	Tromso	21	50118.9%	5062.7%
18	M. Tudose Centre-back	Arges Pitesti	21	50	37
19	Joseph Okopu Attacking midfielder	Swansea	21	5046.4%	6624.6%
20	Sergi Domínguez Centre-back	Dinamo Zagreb	21	491046.5%	4244.1%
21	A. Mehmeti Central midfielder	New York Red Bulls	17	49	53
22	L. Ulrich Central midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	21	49139.2%	6445.5%
23	Noah Makanza Central midfielder	KV Mechelen	21	49	58
24	B. Touré Winger	Newcastle	20	4941.6%	88112.3%
25	N. Mbamba Defensive midfielder	Lorient	21	481366.7%	482.2%
26	M. Fernandez-Pardo Winger	Lille	21	47	8985.8%
27	S. Esposito Centre-back	Lecce	21	47	21
28	D. Kanu Centre-forward	Charlton	21	471321.2%	3716.9%
29	Kerim-Sam Alajbegović Attacking midfielder	Juventus	18	47	57
30	Wang Yudong Attacking midfielder	Hangzhou Greentown	19	47	39
31	M. Mendoza Centre-back	Godoy Cruz	21	47154.1%	478%
32	M. Mbokazi Centre-back	Chicago Fire	20	4682%	4480.4%
33	A. Cozier-Duberry Winger	Brighton	21	46569.6%	5613.3%
34	Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler Defensive midfielder	1. FC Köln	21	467550%	2249.2%
35	M. Bomholt Central midfielder	Rosenborg	20	4673.5%	499.1%
36	C. Rosenquist Attacking midfielder	Kalmar FF	19	46	4265.9%
37	Noah Tolf Full-back	IFK Goteborg	21	46±0%	3316.8%
38	D. Zeitler Winger	1899 Hoffenheim	19	45211%	455.1%
39	N. Tsakiris Attacking midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	21	45682.8%	4718.9%
40	Xi Yang Alex Full-back	SHANGHAI SIPG	21	45	32
41	Tom Iorpenda Central midfielder	Huddersfield	21	4514733.3%	384.5%
42	M. Rots Full-back	1899 Hoffenheim	20	44486.7%	8430.1%
43	Nathan De Cat Central midfielder	1899 Hoffenheim	18	4425.1%	9396%
44	E. Kroupi Centre-forward	Bournemouth	20	4439.2%	9134.6%
45	E. Osenbroch Winger	Aalesund	21	43	44
46	M. Duah Centre-back	San Diego	21	43305.7%	466.7%
47	L. Alvheim Centre-forward	Kristiansund BK	21	42	45
48	T. Johnson Centre-back	Vancouver Whitecaps	21	4245%	497.2%
49	M. Palestra Central midfielder	Chelsea	21	421895.2%	8721.7%
50	K. Doyle Central midfielder	Brighton	21	4217.9%	535.6%