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

Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across U21 players, with a Field Insider Rating of 100, and Amin Chiakha leads the scoring with 14 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Jacobo Ramón Naveros has improved his Season rating most, up +63.1 on last season, while J. Morgan's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +52.5 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.

West Brom · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Jacobo Ramón Naveros+63.1SsN

50 players · ranked by best this seasonCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	Lamine Yamal Winger	Barcelona	19	71±0%	1001.7%
2	Jacobo Ramón Naveros Centre-back	Como	21	68±0%	87±0%
3	E. Jaouen Goalkeeper	Newcastle	20	68345.1%	7113.8%
4	Amin Chiakha Winger	Rosenborg	20	66605.4%	5225.9%
5	M. Young Central midfielder	Sparta Rotterdam	21	59±0%	750.8%
6	V. Kostov Central midfielder	FK Crvena Zvezda	18	55	53
7	Vitor Roque Centre-forward	Palmeiras	21	54±0%	7011.1%
8	A. Koné Centre-back	RB Leipzig	21	543735.7%	655.7%
9	N. Verkooijen Defensive midfielder	Jong PSV U21	20	5274%	6714.7%
10	A. Doumbia Central midfielder	BK Hacken	18	51	46
11	M. Tudose Centre-back	Arges Pitesti	21	50	37
12	Mathias De Amorim Attacking midfielder	Famalicao	21	49±0%	70±0%
13	Sergi Domínguez Centre-back	Dinamo Zagreb	21	491046.5%	4244.1%
14	J. Hall Winger	New York Red Bulls	18	49920.8%	5638.1%
15	Noah Makanza Central midfielder	KV Mechelen	21	49	58
16	B. Broggio Attacking midfielder	Falkirk	19	49171.5%	5512.6%
17	S. Esposito Centre-back	Lecce	21	47	21
18	A. Mehmeti Defensive midfielder	New York Red Bulls	17	47	53
19	T. Johnson Centre-back	Vancouver Whitecaps	21	4760.1%	497.7%
20	Wang Yudong Attacking midfielder	Hangzhou Greentown	19	47	39
21	Henry Fieldson Full-back	ST Mirren	21	46	50
22	D. Zeitler Winger	1899 Hoffenheim	19	45211%	455.1%
23	Colby Donovan Centre-back	Celtic	20	45432.9%	508.3%
24	M. Bomholt Central midfielder	Rosenborg	20	4571.2%	499.3%
25	S. Tanaka Centre-forward	Matsumoto Yamaga	21	45	29
26	R. Risser Goalkeeper	Lens	21	45±0%	89±0%
27	Xi Yang Alex Full-back	SHANGHAI SIPG	21	45	32
28	E. Kroupi Centre-forward	Bournemouth	20	4439.2%	9134.6%
29	J. Hjertø-Dahl Winger	Hull City	20	439.5%	494.7%
30	L. Alvheim Centre-forward	Kristiansund BK	21	43	45
31	Z. Gozo Winger	Crystal Palace	19	4389.3%	506.9%
32	M. Duah Centre-back	San Diego	21	42301.9%	479.5%
33	A. Warneryd Full-back	Tromso	21	4285%	5062.1%
34	S. Wegen Central midfielder	Jong Utrecht	21	4222.6%	57±0%
35	Ignacio Ovando Centre-back	Rosario Central	19	41986.8%	5824.8%
36	G. Diakité Defensive midfielder	Red Bull Salzburg	21	41	49
37	Y. Eduardo Centre-forward	ADO Den Haag	20	41±0%	6510.7%
38	Victor Mow Froholdt Central midfielder	FC Porto	20	41±0%	79±0%
39	T. Blokzijl Full-back	Groningen	21	41±0%	76±0%
40	B. Çelik Centre-forward	Başakşehir	21	41	42
41	Tom Iorpenda Central midfielder	Swansea	21	4013333.3%	384.5%
42	T. Habroune Attacking midfielder	Columbus Crew	20	40206.1%	4815.6%
43	E. Osenbroch Attacking midfielder	Aalesund	21	40	45
44	Joel Godoy Full-back	Sarmiento Junin	21	40	57
45	Ante Kavelj Defensive midfielder	HNK Gorica	21	40	40
46	O. Vargas Central midfielder	Atletico Madrid	21	3915.2%	7864.8%
47	Jonatan Holm Lindekilde Attacking midfielder	FC Fredericia	20	39	49
48	M. Cissé Full-back	Aston Villa	21	39	50
49	Juan Moran Full-back	Godoy Cruz	20	39273.3%	445.4%
50	I. Baouf Centre-back	Cambuur	20	39±0%	653.8%