Most in-form U21 attacking midfielders

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

At a glance

N. Paz of Como is the standout for raw talent across U21 attacking midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 95.3, and Julian Dean Rijkhoff leads the scoring with 16 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: P. Nuamah has improved his Season rating most, up +48 on last season, while B. Touré's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +49.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, P. Dorgu of Manchester United is the most valuable name in this group at 170.3.

1899 Hoffenheim · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

P. Nuamah+48SsN

Catanzaro · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

Julian Dean Rijkhoff16goals

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	N. Paz Attacking midfielder	Como	21	5935.9%	954.5%
2	A. Batrakov Attacking midfielder	Lokomotiv	21	564.5%	423.5%
3	P. Nuamah Attacking midfielder	Catanzaro	20	54842.1%	7630.6%
4	R. El Arguioui Attacking midfielder	Jong Utrecht	20	53227.6%	6221.1%
5	K. Yıldız Attacking midfielder	Juventus	21	5340%	932.8%
6	K. Boogaard Attacking midfielder	Jong AZ	20	49365.7%	6222.7%
7	C. Uzun Attacking midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	20	49188.2%	844.3%
8	B. Touré Attacking midfielder	1899 Hoffenheim	20	4740.1%	91119.4%
9	Wang Yudong Attacking midfielder	Hangzhou Greentown	19	45	38
10	Joseph Okopu Attacking midfielder	Zulte Waregem	20	4536.3%	6522%
11	Endrick Attacking midfielder	Lyon	19	44	8534.9%
12	Julian Dean Rijkhoff Attacking midfielder	Almere City FC	21	4442.5%	618.2%
13	A. Güler Attacking midfielder	Real Madrid	21	4397.7%	947.6%
14	E. Kroupi Attacking midfielder	Bournemouth	20	4239%	9032.3%
15	Diego Moreira Attacking midfielder	Strasbourg	21	4227.9%	871.9%
16	Afonso Moreira Attacking midfielder	Lyon	21	41	8759.6%
17	P. Amoako Attacking midfielder	FC Nordsjaelland	19	40	51
18	Adam Tahaui Attacking midfielder	Vitesse	20	3913000%	6140.9%
19	Peio Canales Attacking midfielder	Racing Santander	21	392671.4%	776.2%
20	Don O`Niel Attacking midfielder	Jong Ajax	19	3819050%	6035.3%
21	E. Austbö Attacking midfielder	Viking	21	37260.8%	5015.8%
22	A. Badolato Attacking midfielder	Newcastle Jets	21	37	23
23	Kerim-Sam Alajbegović Attacking midfielder	Red Bull Salzburg	18	37	53
24	R. Mofokeng Attacking midfielder	Orlando Pirates	21	37	2
25	Jonathan Asp Jensen Attacking midfielder	Grasshoppers	20	36	4828.8%
26	A. Cozier-Duberry Attacking midfielder	Bolton	21	36445.5%	5416.8%
27	Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka Attacking midfielder	VfL Bochum	19	36	68
28	L. Karl Attacking midfielder	Bayern München	18	35	87
29	P. Dorgu Attacking midfielder	Manchester United	21	3543.4%	9520.4%
30	M. Hinoke Attacking midfielder	FC OSS	21	34233%	576.8%
31	Abdellatif Aboukoura Attacking midfielder	Loudoun United	21	34	45
32	Vasilije Novicic Attacking midfielder	IMT Novi Beograd	18	34	48
33	Jesús Rodríguez Attacking midfielder	Como	20	34238%	856.2%
34	J. Hinshelwood Attacking midfielder	Brighton	21	329.3%	944.7%
35	M. Faye Attacking midfielder	Esenler Erokspor	21	31	5329%
36	S. Kitano Attacking midfielder	Red Bull Salzburg	21	31309.2%	491.8%
37	J. Thompson Attacking midfielder	FC Orenburg	21	312121.4%	3736.9%
38	H. Kuster Attacking midfielder	Waalwijk	20	31	58±0%
39	R. Pukštas Attacking midfielder	HNK Hajduk Split	21	31	42
40	Ângelo Attacking midfielder	Al-Nassr	21	3053.8%	629.8%
41	R. Árciga Attacking midfielder	Club Tijuana	21	30	57
42	Lander Astiazarán Attacking midfielder	Real Sociedad II	20	30	72
43	J. van den Berg Attacking midfielder	Jong PSV U21	19	30271.3%	6127.3%
44	J. Hartog Attacking midfielder	Jong AZ	20	29848.4%	5613%
45	N. Verkooijen Attacking midfielder	Jong PSV U21	20	292333.3%	5831.5%
46	D. Yapi Attacking midfielder	Colorado Rapids	21	29218.7%	457.2%
47	M. Moore Attacking midfielder	Rangers	18	29717.1%	5524.8%
48	E. Meichtry Attacking midfielder	FC Thun	21	28	50
49	I. Maza Attacking midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	20	289.3%	8625.4%
50	Rafael Lubach Attacking midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	21	2842.6%	6610.9%