Most in-form U21 players in A-League

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

At a glance

W. Dobson of Newcastle Jets is the standout for raw talent across U21 players in A-League, with a Field Insider Rating of 23.6, and L. Jovanović has been the form player this season, grading 42.6.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Younis has improved his Season rating most, up +4.3 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, A. Badolato of Newcastle Jets is the most valuable name in this group at 2.1.

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	L. Jovanović Centre-forward	Adelaide United	21	43	23
2	A. Badolato Attacking midfielder	Newcastle Jets	21	37	23
3	Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler Defensive midfielder	Sydney	21	335366.7%	2249.2%
4	S. Esposito Centre-back	Melbourne Victory	21	32	21
5	M. Di Pizio Winger	Central Coast Mariners	20	30	22
6	M. Caputo Centre-forward	Melbourne City	20	29	21
7	J. Yull Attacking midfielder	Adelaide United	21	28	23
8	M. Younis Winger	Melbourne City	21	2719.4%	2062.5%
9	D. Valkanis Centre-back	Brisbane Roar	20	25	20
10	C. A. Shamoon Full-back	Perth Glory	21	24	20
11	W. Dobson Attacking midfielder	Newcastle Jets	18	24	24
12	P. Kikianis Centre-back	Adelaide United	21	23	22
13	Giovanni De Abreu Central midfielder	Perth Glory	18	23	20
14	M. Memeti Centre-forward	Melbourne City	19	22	20
15	X. Bertoncello Attacking midfielder	Newcastle Jets	20	22	21
16	L. Vickery Attacking midfielder	Macarthur	19	21	20
17	B. Brandtman Attacking midfielder	Central Coast Mariners	21	21	20
18	T. Quintal Attacking midfielder	Sydney	19	21	22
19	Z. Schreiber Defensive midfielder	Melbourne City	21	20	19
20	H. Eames Defensive midfielder	Central Coast Mariners	18	20	19
21	Kavian Rahmani Central midfielder	Melbourne City	19	20	20
22	L. Kelly-Heald Full-back	Wellington Phoenix	21	17	19
23	D. Bosnjak Attacking midfielder	Macarthur	19	17	20
24	S. Despotovski Centre-forward	Perth Glory	19	17	19
25	N. Maieroni Defensive midfielder	Brisbane Roar	20	17	18
26	L. Bonetig Centre-back	Melbourne City	21	15	18
27	W. Kamijo Defensive midfielder	Sydney	19	13	19
28	R. Youlley Defensive midfielder	Sydney	21	122850%	1959.8%
29	L. Herrington Centre-back	Brisbane Roar	18	12	18
30	J. Inserra Full-back	Melbourne Victory	21	11	19
31	J. Warshawsky Goalkeeper	Melbourne Victory	21	10	20
32	O. Lavale Centre-forward	Central Coast Mariners	21	9	18
33	W. Freney Central midfielder	Perth Glory	19	9	17
34	Akol Akon Attacking midfielder	Sydney	16	8	19
35	E. Durakovic Attacking midfielder	Melbourne City	20	7	19
36	M. Cooper Centre-back	Newcastle Jets	18	6	19
37	A. Robinson Goalkeeper	Macarthur	21	2	18