Most In-Form U21 midfielders This Season in Major League Soccer
The most in-form U21 midfielders in Major League Soccer, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
S. Oregel of Chicago Fire is the standout for raw talent across U21 midfielders in Major League Soccer, with a Field Insider Rating of 43.9, and G. Valenzuela has been the form player this season, grading 26.8.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: G. Valenzuela has improved his Season rating most, up +16.2 on last season, while B. Raines's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +3.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, G. Valenzuela of FC Cincinnati is the most valuable name in this group at 7.5.
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| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O. VargasCentral midfielder |  Seattle Sounders | 21 | 3915.2% | 480.8% |
| 2 | KaickDefensive midfielder |  FC Dallas | 20 | 24 | 43 |
| 3 | J. BartlettDefensive midfielder |  Sporting Kansas City | 20 | 21 | 41 |
| 4 | J. ShoreDefensive midfielder |  New York City FC | 19 | 19 | 42 |
| 5 | B. CremaschiCentral midfielder |  Inter Miami | 21 | 1813.4% | 426.7% |
| 6 | R. DonkorDefensive midfielder |  New York Red Bulls | 21 | 16120.5% | 411.7% |
| 7 | G. ValenzuelaWinger |  FC Cincinnati | 21 | 1647.2% | 420.5% |
| 8 | J. BadwalCentral midfielder |  Vancouver Whitecaps | 20 | 14 | 43 |
| 9 | T. HabrouneCentral midfielder |  Columbus Crew | 20 | 131355.6% | 429.1% |
| 10 | B. RainesCentral midfielder |  Houston Dynamo | 21 | 12376% | 418.2% |
| 11 | S. OregelCentral midfielder |  Chicago Fire | 21 | 12 | 4323.6% |
| 12 | Aleksandr GubogloCentral midfielder |  CF Montreal | 19 | 11 | 40 |
| 13 | M. DuahCentral midfielder |  San Diego | 21 | 11 | 43 |
| 14 | N. DubersarskyCentral midfielder |  Austin | 21 | 965.6% | 4126.3% |