Most in-form U21 midfielders

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

At a glance

Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across U21 midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 100.

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 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, Marcelinho Braz of RB Bragantino U20 is the most valuable name in this group at 180.7.

West Ham · 23/24→25/26

Most improved

P. Nuamah+48SsN

Catanzaro · 24/25→25/26

Marcelinho Braz180.7val

RB Bragantino U20

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	Lamine Yamal Winger	Barcelona	19	9148.9%	100±0%
2	Senny Mayulu Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	20	60323.2%	9112.4%
3	N. Paz Attacking midfielder	Como	21	5935.9%	954.5%
4	T. Jørgensen Central midfielder	Viborg	20	57	5029.5%
5	Victor Mow Froholdt Central midfielder	FC Porto	20	5645%	7959%
6	N. O'Reilly Full-back	Manchester City	21	56432.1%	9717.9%
7	A. Batrakov Attacking midfielder	Lokomotiv	21	564.5%	423.5%
8	J. Manzambi Defensive midfielder	SC Freiburg	20	55485.1%	9017%
9	S. El Mala Centre-forward	1. FC Köln	19	5546.9%	8472%
10	P. Nuamah Attacking midfielder	Catanzaro	20	54842.1%	7630.6%
11	R. El Arguioui Attacking midfielder	Jong Utrecht	20	53227.6%	6221.1%
12	C. Bonsu Baah Central midfielder	Al-Qadisiyah FC	21	52135.5%	635.2%
13	Sydie Peck Central midfielder	Sheffield Utd	21	5183.6%	785.2%
14	V. Barco Defensive midfielder	Strasbourg	21	50132.4%	8612.8%
15	S. Ouaissa Defensive midfielder	NEC Nijmegen	21	4952%	8212.9%
16	H. Amass Defensive midfielder	Sheffield Wednesday	19	491095.1%	704.8%
17	V. Kostov Central midfielder	FK Crvena Zvezda	18	49	50
18	K. Boogaard Attacking midfielder	Jong AZ	20	49365.7%	6222.7%
19	C. Uzun Attacking midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	20	49188.2%	844.3%
20	Mathias De Amorim Defensive midfielder	Famalicao	21	48135%	7017.8%
21	I. Ferrah Winger	Cambuur	20	47	6597%
22	A. Devine Central midfielder	Preston	21	4653%	7629.3%
23	E. Diop Central midfielder	Cercle Brugge	21	461603.7%	6210.5%
24	M. Kislyak Defensive midfielder	CSKA Moscow	20	4671.4%	4116.6%
25	Noah Makanza Central midfielder	Helmond Sport	21	45	58
26	K. Kouassi Defensive midfielder	Lorient	21	4592.7%	8739.7%
27	J. Hjertø-Dahl Central midfielder	Tromso	20	4585.2%	5218.1%
28	Joseph Okopu Attacking midfielder	Zulte Waregem	20	4536.3%	6522%
29	N. Mbamba Defensive midfielder	Dender	21	451105.4%	6123.2%
30	A. Stanković Defensive midfielder	Club Brugge KV	20	45	66
31	A. Piedfort Defensive midfielder	KVC Westerlo	21	44132.5%	606.9%
32	N. Aséko Nkili Defensive midfielder	Hannover 96	20	441603.8%	7395.2%
33	S. El Mourabet Defensive midfielder	Strasbourg	20	44	80
34	Max Marie Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	44491.9%	6622.1%
35	Julian Dean Rijkhoff Attacking midfielder	Almere City FC	21	4442.5%	618.2%
36	João Neves Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	21	4424.6%	844.4%
37	L. Ulrich Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	21	43137.4%	6445.5%
38	D. Methalie Defensive midfielder	Toulouse	20	43	80
39	A. Güler Attacking midfielder	Real Madrid	21	4397.7%	947.6%
40	A. Boudri Central midfielder	Gais	21	43237.8%	4114.4%
41	Rafel Bauzà Defensive midfielder	Mirandes	21	432417.6%	691.9%
42	K. Smit Defensive midfielder	AZ Alkmaar	20	42336.1%	7919.6%
43	A. Koné Central midfielder	NEOM	21	42122.8%	5917.6%
44	A. Ouédraogo Central midfielder	RB Leipzig	20	42	8731.6%
45	Findlay Curtis Defensive midfielder	Kilmarnock	19	422216.7%	498.1%
46	M. Ejdum Central midfielder	Odense	21	41566.1%	4915.4%
47	N. Rossen Central midfielder	Telstar	20	40±0%	7317.2%
48	N. Bukala Central midfielder	FC Volendam	20	40	6650.6%
49	Justin Janssen Defensive midfielder	FC Nordsjaelland	19	40925.6%	4933.6%
50	Adam Tahaui Attacking midfielder	Vitesse	20	3913000%	6140.9%