Most In-Form U23 midfielders This Season

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

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At a glance

K. Karetsas of Borussia Dortmund is the standout for raw talent across U23 midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 94.3, and I. Bjerkebo has been the form player this season, grading 75.5, and F. Ghedjemis leads the scoring with 15 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 Nathan De Cat's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +45.6 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 113.2.

Nathan De Cat+45.6RTG

1899 Hoffenheim · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

N. Aséko Nkili+48.4SsN

Eintracht Frankfurt · 24/25→25/26

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	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	M. Adeline Attacking midfielder	Hamburger SV	22	63233.9%	7221.7%
5	V. Lind Attacking midfielder	Hammarby FF	23	6241.4%	4211.1%
6	S. El Mala Winger	1. FC Köln	20	5646.9%	8676.3%
7	F. Ghedjemis Winger	Frosinone	23	56415.7%	7225.7%
8	E. Diop Central midfielder	Monaco	22	562216.7%	6013.3%
9	A. Doumbia Defensive midfielder	BK Hacken	18	55	45
10	V. Kostov Central midfielder	FK Crvena Zvezda	18	55	53
11	S. Simons Central midfielder	FC Eindhoven	22	5372.2%	607%
12	M. Baur Central midfielder	Celtic	22	53542.7%	7469%
13	O. Øhlenschlæger Central midfielder	Fredrikstad	22	5359.7%	471.5%
14	Z. Gozo Winger	Crystal Palace	19	52131.6%	5314.5%
15	S. Seidl Defensive midfielder	Sturm Graz	23	52	47
16	A. Sanches Attacking midfielder	BSC Young Boys	23	52	49
17	Berkay Yilmaz Central midfielder	SC Freiburg	21	51193.6%	7116.3%
18	N. Aséko Nkili Central midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	20	512104.3%	7293.8%
19	A. Gómez Central midfielder	Vasco DA Gama	23	51208.5%	6914%
20	J. Hjertø-Dahl Winger	Hull City	20	506.3%	4414.4%
21	T. O'Reilly Attacking midfielder	Aston Villa	22	50837.7%	386.2%
22	Joseph Okopu Attacking midfielder	Swansea	21	5046.4%	6624.6%
23	A. Mehmeti Central midfielder	New York Red Bulls	17	49	53
24	L. Ulrich Central midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	21	49139.2%	6445.5%
25	Noah Makanza Central midfielder	KV Mechelen	21	49	58
26	N. Mbamba Defensive midfielder	Lorient	21	481366.7%	482.2%
27	É. Soumah-Abbad Central midfielder	Metz	23	48343.9%	457.9%
28	R. Ascone Central midfielder	Halmstad	22	47263.8%	3610.1%
29	M. Christensen Attacking midfielder	Aalesund	23	4741.2%	469.1%
30	W. Carmona Attacking midfielder	CF Montreal	23	47162.9%	445.7%
31	L. Stojković Central midfielder	Dinamo Zagreb	22	47	43
32	Cauan Barros Central midfielder	Vasco DA Gama	22	46145.7%	688.3%
33	A. Cozier-Duberry Winger	Brighton	21	46569.6%	5613.3%
34	A. Potur Central midfielder	Ham-Kam	22	46	46
35	E. Alagich Defensive midfielder	Adelaide United	22	46	23
36	Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler Defensive midfielder	1. FC Köln	21	467550%	2249.2%
37	M. Bomholt Central midfielder	Rosenborg	20	4673.5%	499.1%
38	T. Porra Central midfielder	Barracas Central	22	46228.8%	5717.7%
39	C. Rosenquist Attacking midfielder	Kalmar FF	19	46	4265.9%
40	N. Tsakiris Attacking midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	21	45682.8%	4718.9%
41	Victor Hugo Central midfielder	Atletico-MG	22	45	7435.4%
42	P. Aaronson Attacking midfielder	Colorado Rapids	23	45533.8%	5034.7%
43	Tom Iorpenda Central midfielder	Huddersfield	21	4514733.3%	384.5%
44	Y. Minteh Central midfielder	Brighton	22	4429.8%	942.7%
45	V. Barco Central midfielder	Chelsea	22	44111%	8511.3%
46	A. Ojeda Attacking midfielder	New York City FC	22	44110%	5019.1%
47	Nathan De Cat Central midfielder	1899 Hoffenheim	18	4425.1%	9396%
48	C. Cîrjan Central midfielder	Dinamo Bucuresti	23	44	39
49	X. Simons Central midfielder	Tottenham	23	4418.3%	825.2%
50	D. Edelman Central midfielder	St. Louis City	23	4496%	4916.8%