Most In-Form U21 defenders This Season

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

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At a glance

W. Zaïre-Emery of Paris Saint Germain is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders, with a Field Insider Rating of 94.3, and Jacobo Ramón Naveros has been the form player this season, grading 76.4, and I. Baouf leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Jacobo Ramón Naveros has improved his Season rating most, up +71.2 on last season, while L. Høgsberg's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +33.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Álex Jiménez of Bournemouth is the most valuable name in this group at 98.

Best talent

W. Zaïre-Emery94.3RTG

Paris Saint Germain

In form

Jacobo Ramón Naveros76.4SsN

Como

Rising potential

L. Høgsberg+33.8RTG

Strasbourg · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Jacobo Ramón Naveros+71.2SsN

50 players · ranked by best this seasonCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	Jacobo Ramón Naveros Centre-back	Como	21	761369.2%	8914.7%
2	W. Zaïre-Emery Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	20	6896%	9412.3%
3	E. Báez Full-back	San Lorenzo	21	67141.9%	5817%
4	M. Young Centre-back	Sparta Rotterdam	20	5969.4%	768.3%
5	Pau Cubarsí Paredes Centre-back	Barcelona	19	5134.3%	93±0%
6	L. Bombino Full-back	San Diego	20	51	49
7	M. Tudose Centre-back	Arges Pitesti	21	50	37
8	Sergi Domínguez Centre-back	Dinamo Zagreb	21	491046.5%	4244.1%
9	Yiğit Fidan Centre-back	Pendikspor	21	49	42
10	I. Rozhkov Full-back	Rubin	21	4965.9%	36±0%
11	A. Koné Centre-back	Reims	21	493392.9%	655.7%
12	M. Mendoza Centre-back	Godoy Cruz	21	48160.1%	569%
13	Noah Tolf Full-back	IFK Goteborg	20	4723300%	4139.7%
14	D. Huijsen Centre-back	Real Madrid	21	4621.8%	903.2%
15	Xi Yang Alex Full-back	Qingdao Youth Island	21	45	32
16	Ibrahima Ba Centre-back	Famalicao	21	4414633.3%	6319.3%
17	Tiago Gabriel Centre-back	Lecce	21	44205.6%	8450.8%
18	I. Ganiou Full-back	Lens	21	4350.3%	8437.9%
19	K. Kosugi Full-back	Djurgardens IF	20	43206.4%	4218.6%
20	J. Jacquet Centre-back	Rennes	21	43235.9%	8647.9%
21	Álex Jiménez Full-back	Bournemouth	21	4398.6%	9118.7%
22	D. Gallapeni Central midfielder	Wisla Plock	21	43	41
23	D. Janse Centre-back	Groningen	20	4294.9%	7543.5%
24	M. Rots Full-back	Twente	20	42456%	8430.1%
25	M. Ayhan Centre-back	FC Schalke 04	19	41	67
26	T. Blokzijl Centre-back	Groningen	21	4149.1%	768.3%
27	L. Vargas Full-back	Union Santa Fe	21	4021.9%	560.7%
28	Martim Fernandes Full-back	FC Porto	20	3931.2%	636.4%
29	I. Baouf Centre-back	Cambuur	19	39150%	6442.7%
30	J. Kalulu Full-back	PAU	21	39155.3%	6717.3%
31	A. McCarthy Centre-back	Kaizer Chiefs	21	39	2
32	B. Freimann Centre-back	FC Luzern	20	37	47
33	J. Seys Full-back	Club Brugge KV	21	3728.4%	6615.3%
34	B. Kurtulus Centre-back	Halmstad	19	37570.9%	3928.1%
35	A. Ait Boudlal Centre-back	Rennes	20	37257.8%	8240.1%
36	F. Luberecki Full-back	Motor Lublin	21	3692%	414.1%
37	Vitalie Becker Full-back	FC Schalke 04	21	36	66
38	N. Rapoo Full-back	Siwelele	20	35	2
39	P. Petrović Centre-back	Javor	21	35	45
40	I. Feingold Central midfielder	New England Revolution	21	35	48
41	N. Simić Centre-back	FK Partizan	19	35	44
42	Jorge Salinas Full-back	Racing Santander	19	3534700%	7532.5%
43	Pau Navarro Centre-back	Villarreal	21	35236.9%	859.9%
44	N. Stoioanov Centre-back	Dinamo Bucuresti	20	35	38
45	A. Phillips Centre-back	Stoke City	21	344.2%	711.6%
46	M. Roganović Full-back	FK Partizan	20	34	46
47	Iván Fresneda Full-back	Sporting CP	21	3443.5%	640.9%
48	Vitor Nunes Centre-back	Girona	20	3417.9%	8621.4%
49	F. Lissah Full-back	Falkirk	21	34	49
50	I. Cossier Full-back	Le Mans	19	34	63