Most productive U21 attacking midfielders

The most productive U21 attacking midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

N. Paz of Como is the standout for raw talent across U21 attacking midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 95.3, and Julian Dean Rijkhoff leads the scoring with 16 goals.

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 B. Touré's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +49.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, P. Dorgu of Manchester United is the most valuable name in this group at 170.3.

1899 Hoffenheim · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

P. Nuamah+48SsN

Catanzaro · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

Julian Dean Rijkhoff16goals

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#	Player	Team	Age	G+A	Season	Rating
1	P. Nuamah Attacking midfielder	Catanzaro	20	23	54842.1%	7630.6%
2	A. Batrakov Attacking midfielder	Lokomotiv	21	22	564.5%	423.5%
3	A. Cozier-Duberry Attacking midfielder	Bolton	21	19	36445.5%	5416.8%
4	R. Mofokeng Attacking midfielder	Orlando Pirates	21	18	37	2
5	Julian Dean Rijkhoff Attacking midfielder	Almere City FC	21	18	4442.5%	618.2%
6	N. Paz Attacking midfielder	Como	21	18	5935.9%	954.5%
7	Wang Yudong Attacking midfielder	Hangzhou Greentown	19	16	45	38
8	Joseph Okopu Attacking midfielder	Zulte Waregem	20	16	4536.3%	6522%
9	K. Yıldız Attacking midfielder	Juventus	21	16	5340%	932.8%
10	Jonathan Asp Jensen Attacking midfielder	Grasshoppers	20	15	36	4828.8%
11	Adam Tahaui Attacking midfielder	Vitesse	20	15	3913000%	6140.9%
12	R. El Arguioui Attacking midfielder	Jong Utrecht	20	15	53227.6%	6221.1%
13	Peio Canales Attacking midfielder	Racing Santander	21	15	392671.4%	776.2%
14	B. Touré Attacking midfielder	1899 Hoffenheim	20	14	4740.1%	91119.4%
15	E. Ayaosi Attacking midfielder	Karviná	21	13	25	2
16	Don O`Niel Attacking midfielder	Jong Ajax	19	13	3819050%	6035.3%
17	P. Amoako Attacking midfielder	FC Nordsjaelland	19	13	40	51
18	A. Güler Attacking midfielder	Real Madrid	21	13	4397.7%	947.6%
19	E. Kroupi Attacking midfielder	Bournemouth	20	13	4239%	9032.3%
20	K. Boogaard Attacking midfielder	Jong AZ	20	12	49365.7%	6222.7%
21	Abdellatif Aboukoura Attacking midfielder	Loudoun United	21	12	34	45
22	Vasilije Novicic Attacking midfielder	IMT Novi Beograd	18	12	34	48
23	Kerim-Sam Alajbegović Attacking midfielder	Red Bull Salzburg	18	12	37	53
24	H. Kuster Attacking midfielder	Waalwijk	20	12	31	58±0%
25	Endrick Attacking midfielder	Lyon	19	12	44	8534.9%
26	C. Uzun Attacking midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	20	12	49188.2%	844.3%
27	R. Árciga Attacking midfielder	Club Tijuana	21	11	30	57
28	E. Meichtry Attacking midfielder	FC Thun	21	11	28	50
29	M. Faye Attacking midfielder	Esenler Erokspor	21	11	31	5329%
30	Afonso Moreira Attacking midfielder	Lyon	21	11	41	8759.6%
31	M. Hinoke Attacking midfielder	FC OSS	21	11	34233%	576.8%
32	J. Hartog Attacking midfielder	Jong AZ	20	11	29848.4%	5613%
33	Jesús Rodríguez Attacking midfielder	Como	20	11	34238%	856.2%
34	E. Austbö Attacking midfielder	Viking	21	11	37260.8%	5015.8%
35	D. Yapi Attacking midfielder	Colorado Rapids	21	10	29218.7%	457.2%
36	S. Kitano Attacking midfielder	Red Bull Salzburg	21	10	31309.2%	491.8%
37	O. Ugresić Attacking midfielder	FK Partizan	20	10	26	44
38	R. Pukštas Attacking midfielder	HNK Hajduk Split	21	10	31	42
39	J. van den Berg Attacking midfielder	Jong PSV U21	19	10	30271.3%	6127.3%
40	N. Verkooijen Attacking midfielder	Jong PSV U21	20	10	292333.3%	5831.5%
41	M. Moore Attacking midfielder	Rangers	18	10	29717.1%	5524.8%
42	L. Karl Attacking midfielder	Bayern München	18	10	35	87
43	J. Thompson Attacking midfielder	FC Orenburg	21	10	312121.4%	3736.9%
44	V. Byskov Attacking midfielder	FC Midtjylland	21	10	27110.9%	462.2%
45	Ângelo Attacking midfielder	Al-Nassr	21	10	3053.8%	629.8%
46	K. Karetsas Attacking midfielder	Genk	18	10	2414.1%	600.5%
47	J. Duffus Attacking midfielder	Saint Etienne	21	10	26	64
48	Diego Moreira Attacking midfielder	Strasbourg	21	10	4227.9%	871.9%
49	Lander Astiazarán Attacking midfielder	Real Sociedad II	20	10	30	72
50	Ethan Ennis Attacking midfielder	Fleetwood Town	21	10	22522.9%	3512.7%