Most productive U21 players in 2. Bundesliga

The most productive U21 players in 2. Bundesliga, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

N. Aséko Nkili of Hannover 96 is the standout for raw talent across U21 players in 2. Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 72.6, and Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka leads the scoring with 8 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: N. Aséko Nkili has improved his Season rating most, up +41.7 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Berkay Yilmaz of 1. FC Nürnberg is the most valuable name in this group at 68.1.

Best talent

N. Aséko Nkili72.6RTG

Hannover 96

In form

N. Aséko Nkili44.3SsN

Hannover 96

Rising potential

N. Aséko Nkili+35.4RTG

Hannover 96 · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

N. Aséko Nkili+41.7SsN

Hannover 96 · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka8goals

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#	Player	Team	Age	G+A	Season	Rating
1	Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka Attacking midfielder	VfL Bochum	19	9	36	68
2	Louey Ben Farhat Centre-forward	Karlsruher SC	19	8	27169%	659.3%
3	N. Aséko Nkili Defensive midfielder	Hannover 96	20	8	441603.8%	7395.2%
4	Rafael Lubach Attacking midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	21	7	2842.6%	6610.9%
5	Berkay Yilmaz Full-back	1. FC Nürnberg	21	7	2755.5%	7117.8%
6	L. Ulrich Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	21	6	43137.4%	6445.5%
7	Dariusz Stalmach Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	20	5	268533.3%	6083.3%
8	Farid Alfa-Ruprecht Attacking midfielder	VfL Bochum	20	5	18	64
9	Max Marie Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	4	44491.9%	6622.1%
10	K. Davidsen Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	21	4	3121.7%	6242.2%
11	R. Nzingoula Defensive midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	20	3	1371.7%	6016.8%
12	U. Tohumcu Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	21	3	15120.9%	5714.8%
13	N. Niehoff Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	21	3	1234.4%	5726.9%
14	Noah Pesch Centre-forward	1. FC Magdeburg	21	3	10	5613.4%
15	K. WÃ¤tjen Defensive midfielder	VfL Bochum	20	3	22397.8%	6256.1%
16	C. Marshall Centre-forward	VfL Bochum	21	3	1163%	5914.2%
17	Mika Haas Full-back	1. FC Kaiserslautern	20	3	272610%	6624.6%
18	H. Chakroun Winger	Hannover 96	21	3	1257.3%	6050.6%
19	Vitalie Becker Full-back	FC Schalke 04	21	3	36	66
20	J. Mijatović Winger	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	2	16	6060.5%
21	Kofi Jeremy Amoako Defensive midfielder	Dynamo Dresden	21	2	33257%	6357%
22	Jarzinho Ataide Adriano de Nascimento Malanga Central midfielder	SV Elversberg	20	2	945%	6034.8%
23	P. Scobel Centre-forward	1. FC Nürnberg	21	2	9	59
24	Rafael Pinto Pedrosa Full-back	Karlsruher SC	18	2	12148%	613.8%
25	Cajetan Benjamin Lenz Defensive midfielder	VfL Bochum	20	2	32	65
26	M. Pannewig Defensive midfielder	VfL Bochum	21	2	28711.4%	621.4%
27	Ruben Müller Centre-forward	SC Paderborn 07	20	2	8	61
28	Z. Sertdemir Central midfielder	Preußen Münster	21	1	1224.8%	5334.5%
29	P. Remmert Attacking midfielder	FC Schalke 04	21	1	3	5714.4%
30	M. Krattenmacher Winger	Hertha BSC	20	1	583.3%	5813%
31	Benjamin Bediako Boakye Winger	Arminia Bielefeld	21	1	666.3%	5624%
32	K. Suso Attacking midfielder	Fortuna Düsseldorf	21	1	7725%	5646.5%
33	L. Raimund Attacking midfielder	Fortuna Düsseldorf	21	1	61275%	5348.7%
34	L. Morgalla Full-back	VfL Bochum	21	1	273714.3%	6573.5%
35	Lukas Reich Full-back	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	19	1	1213.5%	5633.8%
36	Leon Parduzi Full-back	Holstein Kiel	19	1	0	55
37	P. Klemens Defensive midfielder	Hertha BSC	21	1	863.6%	579.5%
38	Reno Münz Full-back	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	20	1	24218.9%	6111.9%
39	Justin-Kai von der Hitz Central midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	19	1	6	56
40	T. Janisch Central midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	20	1	1131.8%	590.7%
41	K. Koscierski Full-back	VfL Bochum	19	1	3	577.3%
42	K. Eichhorn Defensive midfielder	Hertha BSC	16	1	18	60
43	Julian Andreas Pauli Centre-back	Dynamo Dresden	20	1	2524.7%	620.8%
44	P. Scholl Full-back	Karlsruher SC	19	1	8	58
45	D. Abrangao Centre-forward	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	21	1	4	53
46	E. Laghrissi Winger	Karlsruher SC	17	1	3	55
47	M. Wallentowitz Central midfielder	FC Schalke 04	17	1	8	61
48	R. Adam Winger	SV Elversberg	0	1	3	60
49	J. Fernandez Defensive midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	19	1	7	58
50	I. Ugoh Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	20	1	5	55