Most In-Form U21 midfielders This Season

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

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At a glance

M. Palestra of Chelsea is the standout for raw talent across U21 midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 86.8, and V. Kostov has been the form player this season, grading 54.9.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Palestra has improved his Season rating most, up +39.8 on last season, while R. Bardghji's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +43.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Palestra of Chelsea is the most valuable name in this group at 94.3.

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	Player	Team
1	V. Kostov Central midfielder	FK Crvena Zvezda	18	55	53
2	A. Doumbia Central midfielder	BK Hacken	18	51	46
3	Noah Makanza Central midfielder	KV Mechelen	21	49	58
4	A. Mehmeti Defensive midfielder	New York Red Bulls	17	47	53
5	M. Bomholt Central midfielder	Rosenborg	20	4571.2%	499.3%
6	Tom Iorpenda Central midfielder	Swansea	21	4514733.3%	384.5%
7	J. Hjertø-Dahl Winger	Hull City	20	439.5%	494.7%
8	C. Bonsu Baah Central midfielder	Al-Qadisiyah FC	21	43±0%	62±0%
9	Z. Gozo Winger	Crystal Palace	19	4389.3%	506.9%
10	M. Palestra Central midfielder	Chelsea	21	421895.2%	8721.7%
11	A. Koné Attacking midfielder	NEOM	21	41±0%	59±0%
12	G. Diakité Defensive midfielder	Red Bull Salzburg	21	41	49
13	T. Habroune Central midfielder	Columbus Crew	20	40206.1%	4815.6%
14	E. Osenbroch Attacking midfielder	Aalesund	21	40	45
15	O. Vargas Central midfielder	Atletico Madrid	21	3915.2%	7864.8%
16	Jonatan Holm Lindekilde Attacking midfielder	FC Fredericia	20	39	49
17	A. Abdullahi Central midfielder	KAA Gent II	20	39	48
18	Adin Molnar Central midfielder	MTK Budapest	19	39	38
19	A. Bah Defensive midfielder	Al-Hazm	21	38±0%	570.9%
20	R. Donkor Central midfielder	New York Red Bulls	21	38137.3%	4817.8%
21	W. Igor Defensive midfielder	Kristiansund BK	21	3818.6%	431.6%
22	V. E. Halvorsen Central midfielder	Sarpsborg 08 FF	21	38	45
23	A. Badolato Attacking midfielder	Newcastle Jets	21	38	23
24	O. Kellyman Attacking midfielder	Strasbourg	21	3712366.7%	5230.2%
25	R. Þorkelsson Central midfielder	Gais	21	37	4032.7%
26	D. Methalie Defensive midfielder	Sunderland	20	37±0%	78±0%
27	M. Themsen Attacking midfielder	Randers FC	20	36110.4%	487.6%
28	A. Skogmar Central midfielder	Malmo FF	20	3686.6%	3912.3%
29	Breno Central midfielder	Corinthians	21	3627%	745.6%
30	D. Martínez Winger	FC Midtjylland	20	3578.8%	474%
31	M. Madjed Central midfielder	Hammarby FF	21	353.6%	426.9%
32	Cajetan Benjamin Lenz Central midfielder	1899 Hoffenheim	20	35	64
33	Kaick Central midfielder	FC Dallas	20	3541.4%	4913.5%
34	S. Wegen Central midfielder	Jong Utrecht	21	34±0%	57±0%
35	Andre Attacking midfielder	Corinthians	19	34439.7%	7418.3%
36	Abdellatif Aboukoura Attacking midfielder	Loudoun United	21	33	35
37	Seluleko Mahlambi Central midfielder	TS Galaxy	0	33	1
38	B. Khela Central midfielder	Birmingham	21	3313.4%	50±0%
39	L. Regiardo Defensive midfielder	Newells Old Boys	19	33115.8%	5410.9%
40	S. Granaas Attacking midfielder	Molde	20	33132.9%	4824.4%
41	M. Kislyak Defensive midfielder	CSKA Moscow	21	32±0%	40±0%
42	B. Raines Central midfielder	New England Revolution	21	32164.7%	4713.4%
43	R. Norheim Central midfielder	FC Nordsjaelland	21	3134.3%	498.1%
44	T. Land Winger	PSV Eindhoven	20	31±0%	700.7%
45	F. Kocaba Central midfielder	Zaglebie Lubin	21	31±0%	41±0%
46	K. Horváth Central midfielder	Paks	21	31	40
47	M. Nilsson Central midfielder	Fredrikstad	21	3170.2%	4352.9%
48	M. Kamara Winger	IF Elfsborg	21	31	38
49	Cavan Sullivan Winger	Philadelphia Union	17	301415%	5340.5%
50	J. Hartog Attacking midfielder	AZ Alkmaar	20	30874.2%	6021.1%