Most In-Form U21 midfielders This Season

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

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At a glance

Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across U21 midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 100, and Julian Dean Rijkhoff leads the scoring with 16 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Manzambi has improved his Season rating most, up +49.2 on last season, while E. Diouf's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +48.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the most valuable name in this group at 137.6.

West Ham · 23/24→25/26

Most improved

J. Manzambi+49.2SsN

SC Freiburg · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

Julian Dean Rijkhoff16goals

50 players · ranked by best this seasonCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	Lamine Yamal Winger	Barcelona	19	9449.1%	100±0%
2	N. Paz Attacking midfielder	Como	21	6136.1%	954.5%
3	Senny Mayulu Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	20	60311.6%	9112.4%
4	Victor Mow Froholdt Central midfielder	FC Porto	20	6052.3%	7959%
5	T. Jørgensen Central midfielder	Viborg	20	60	5029.5%
6	J. Manzambi Defensive midfielder	SC Freiburg	20	59512.5%	9017%
7	A. Batrakov Attacking midfielder	Lokomotiv	21	584.5%	423.5%
8	C. Bonsu Baah Central midfielder	Al-Qadisiyah FC	21	56149.6%	635.2%
9	N. O'Reilly Full-back	Manchester City	21	56390.4%	9717.9%
10	S. El Mala Centre-forward	1. FC Köln	19	5646.9%	8472%
11	V. Kostov Central midfielder	FK Crvena Zvezda	18	55	50
12	R. El Arguioui Attacking midfielder	Jong Utrecht	21	55226.8%	6220.1%
13	S. Ouaissa Defensive midfielder	NEC Nijmegen	21	5462.2%	8212.9%
14	Sydie Peck Central midfielder	Sheffield Utd	21	5398.5%	785.2%
15	K. Boogaard Attacking midfielder	Jong AZ	20	50435.1%	6222.7%
16	C. Uzun Attacking midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	20	50187.9%	844.3%
17	E. Diop Central midfielder	Cercle Brugge	21	491954.2%	6210.5%
18	Mathias De Amorim Defensive midfielder	Famalicao	21	49140.5%	7017.8%
19	I. Ferrah Winger	Cambuur	20	49	6597%
20	M. Kislyak Defensive midfielder	CSKA Moscow	21	4886.9%	4115.7%
21	Noah Makanza Central midfielder	Helmond Sport	21	48	58
22	K. Kouassi Defensive midfielder	Lorient	21	48106%	8739.7%
23	H. Amass Defensive midfielder	Sheffield Wednesday	19	481058.5%	704.8%
24	A. Ouédraogo Central midfielder	RB Leipzig	20	47	8731.6%
25	J. Hjertø-Dahl Central midfielder	Tromso	20	47102.1%	5218.1%
26	João Neves Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	21	4730.9%	844.4%
27	A. Stanković Defensive midfielder	Club Brugge KV	21	46	66
28	N. Aséko Nkili Defensive midfielder	Hannover 96	20	461917.4%	7395.2%
29	Joseph Okopu Attacking midfielder	Zulte Waregem	20	4636.1%	6522%
30	A. Boudri Central midfielder	Gais	21	45236.3%	4114.4%
31	Julian Dean Rijkhoff Attacking midfielder	Almere City FC	21	4542.5%	618.2%
32	Findlay Curtis Defensive midfielder	Kilmarnock	19	452257.9%	498.1%
33	L. Ulrich Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	21	45118.6%	6445.5%
34	K. Smit Defensive midfielder	AZ Alkmaar	20	44416.3%	7919.6%
35	A. Güler Attacking midfielder	Real Madrid	21	4497.8%	947.6%
36	A. Piedfort Defensive midfielder	KVC Westerlo	21	44136.4%	606.9%
37	Rafel Bauzà Defensive midfielder	Mirandes	21	442846.7%	691.9%
38	Max Marie Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	44566.7%	6622.1%
39	N. Mbamba Defensive midfielder	Dender	21	441230.3%	6123.2%
40	D. Methalie Defensive midfielder	Toulouse	20	43	80
41	S. El Mourabet Defensive midfielder	Strasbourg	20	43	80
42	M. Ejdum Central midfielder	Odense	21	43579.4%	4915.4%
43	A. Koné Central midfielder	NEOM	21	41145.8%	5917.6%
44	G. Diakité Defensive midfielder	Lausanne	20	41	47
45	N. Rossen Central midfielder	Telstar	21	411%	7216.2%
46	Justin Janssen Defensive midfielder	FC Nordsjaelland	20	411074.3%	4832.5%
47	K. Glebov Central midfielder	CSKA Moscow	20	41529.2%	3915.6%
48	Adam Tahaui Attacking midfielder	Vitesse	21	4013366.7%	6039.8%
49	Tom Iorpenda Central midfielder	Notts County	21	4013333.3%	384.5%
50	Peio Canales Attacking midfielder	Racing Santander	21	402969.2%	776.2%