Most In-Form U23 midfielders This Season

The most in-form U23 midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

Most in-form goalkeepers Most in-form defenders Most in-form attackers Best midfielders Top-scoring midfielders Most valuable midfielders

At a glance

Y. Minteh of Brighton is the standout for raw talent across U23 midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 93.5, and I. Bjerkebo has been the form player this season, grading 75.5, and E. Havel leads the scoring with 13 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: N. Aséko Nkili has improved his Season rating most, up +48.4 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, Y. Minteh of Brighton is the most valuable name in this group at 108.4.

Barcelona · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

N. Aséko Nkili+48.4SsN

Eintracht Frankfurt · 24/25→25/26

50 players · ranked by best this seasonCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	I. Bjerkebo Winger	Sirius	23	76132.3%	4519.4%
2	Bo Åsulv Hegland Winger	Djurgardens IF	22	69913.2%	4345.1%
3	E. Havel Central midfielder	Genoa	23	66	50
4	V. Lind Attacking midfielder	Hammarby FF	23	6241.4%	4211.1%
5	E. Diop Central midfielder	Monaco	22	562216.7%	6013.3%
6	A. Doumbia Central midfielder	BK Hacken	18	55	45
7	V. Kostov Central midfielder	FK Crvena Zvezda	18	55	53
8	S. Simons Central midfielder	FC Eindhoven	22	5372.2%	607%
9	O. Øhlenschlæger Central midfielder	Fredrikstad	22	5359.7%	471.5%
10	Z. Gozo Winger	Crystal Palace	19	52131.6%	5314.5%
11	A. Sanches Attacking midfielder	BSC Young Boys	23	52	49
12	Berkay Yilmaz Central midfielder	SC Freiburg	21	519.2%	71±0%
13	N. Aséko Nkili Central midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	20	519.3%	72±0%
14	J. Hjertø-Dahl Winger	Hull City	20	506.3%	4414.4%
15	Joseph Okopu Attacking midfielder	Swansea	21	507.6%	662.9%
16	A. Mehmeti Central midfielder	New York Red Bulls	17	49	53
17	Noah Makanza Central midfielder	KV Mechelen	21	49	58
18	É. Soumah-Abbad Central midfielder	Metz	23	48343.9%	457.9%
19	R. Ascone Defensive midfielder	Halmstad	23	47263.8%	3612.5%
20	M. Christensen Attacking midfielder	Aalesund	23	4741.2%	469.1%
21	W. Carmona Attacking midfielder	CF Montreal	23	47162.9%	445.7%
22	L. Stojković Central midfielder	Dinamo Zagreb	22	47	43
23	Cauan Barros Central midfielder	Vasco DA Gama	22	46145.7%	688.3%
24	A. Cozier-Duberry Winger	Brighton	21	4624.9%	565.4%
25	A. Potur Central midfielder	Ham-Kam	22	46	46
26	E. Alagich Defensive midfielder	Adelaide United	22	46	23
27	M. Bomholt Central midfielder	Rosenborg	20	4673.5%	499.1%
28	T. Porra Central midfielder	Barracas Central	22	46228.8%	5717.7%
29	C. Rosenquist Attacking midfielder	Kalmar FF	19	46	4265.9%
30	N. Tsakiris Attacking midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	21	45682.8%	4718.9%
31	Victor Hugo Central midfielder	Atletico-MG	22	45	7435.4%
32	P. Aaronson Attacking midfielder	Colorado Rapids	23	45533.8%	5034.7%
33	Tom Iorpenda Central midfielder	Huddersfield	21	4514733.3%	384.5%
34	Y. Minteh Central midfielder	Brighton	22	4429.8%	942.7%
35	A. Ojeda Attacking midfielder	New York City FC	22	44110%	5019.1%
36	C. Cîrjan Central midfielder	Dinamo Bucuresti	23	44	39
37	X. Simons Central midfielder	Tottenham	23	4418.3%	825.2%
38	D. Edelman Central midfielder	St. Louis City	23	4496%	4916.8%
39	O. Rosengren Central midfielder	Malmo FF	23	444.4%	392.1%
40	S. Andersen Central midfielder	Sporting CP	22	43±0%	37±0%
41	M. Ouédraogo Central midfielder	SCR Altach	23	43±0%	47±0%
42	N. Sigur Full-back	HNK Hajduk Split	23	43±0%	39±0%
43	S. Kvia-Egeskog Attacking midfielder	Viking	23	4383.3%	5010.7%
44	E. Osenbroch Winger	Aalesund	21	43	44
45	M. Palestra Central midfielder	Chelsea	21	421895.2%	8721.7%
46	K. Doyle Central midfielder	Brighton	21	4224.6%	532.1%
47	G. Diakité Defensive midfielder	Red Bull Salzburg	20	41	49
48	W. Frederick II Central midfielder	Colorado Rapids	22	41	4632.5%
49	M. Abaldo Attacking midfielder	Independiente	22	41647.3%	6029.9%
50	A. Sher Defensive midfielder	Sarpsborg 08 FF	23	4196.2%	435.6%