Most productive U21 midfielders

The most productive U21 midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

J. Pearman of Australia U20 is the standout for raw talent across U21 midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 100, and Lamine Yamal has been the form player this season, grading 90.8.

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 E. Diouf's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +48.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Marcelinho Braz of RB Bragantino U20 is the most valuable name in this group at 180.7.

West Ham · 23/24→25/26

Most improved

P. Nuamah+48SsN

Catanzaro · 24/25→25/26

Marcelinho Braz180.7val

RB Bragantino U20

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#	Player	Team	Age	G+A	Season	Rating
1	Lamine Yamal Winger	Barcelona	19	27	9148.9%	100±0%
2	P. Nuamah Attacking midfielder	Catanzaro	20	23	54842.1%	7630.6%
3	A. Batrakov Attacking midfielder	Lokomotiv	21	22	564.5%	423.5%
4	V. Kostov Central midfielder	FK Crvena Zvezda	18	19	49	50
5	A. Cozier-Duberry Attacking midfielder	Bolton	21	19	36445.5%	5416.8%
6	R. Mofokeng Attacking midfielder	Orlando Pirates	21	18	37	2
7	Julian Dean Rijkhoff Attacking midfielder	Almere City FC	21	18	4442.5%	618.2%
8	I. Ferrah Winger	Cambuur	20	18	47	6597%
9	N. Paz Attacking midfielder	Como	21	18	5935.9%	954.5%
10	S. El Mala Centre-forward	1. FC Köln	19	17	5546.9%	8472%
11	Joseph Okopu Attacking midfielder	Zulte Waregem	20	16	4536.3%	6522%
12	Adam Tahaui Attacking midfielder	Vitesse	20	15	3913000%	6140.9%
13	R. El Arguioui Attacking midfielder	Jong Utrecht	20	15	53227.6%	6221.1%
14	Peio Canales Attacking midfielder	Racing Santander	21	15	392671.4%	776.2%
15	C. Bonsu Baah Central midfielder	Al-Qadisiyah FC	21	15	52135.5%	635.2%
16	A. Devine Central midfielder	Preston	21	14	4653%	7629.3%
17	E. Ayaosi Attacking midfielder	Karviná	21	13	25	2
18	G. Diakité Defensive midfielder	Lausanne	20	13	37	47
19	Don O`Niel Attacking midfielder	Jong Ajax	19	13	3819050%	6035.3%
20	A. Güler Attacking midfielder	Real Madrid	21	13	4397.7%	947.6%
21	O. Kellyman Centre-forward	Cardiff	20	13	299600%	5230.2%
22	W. Lankshear Centre-forward	Oxford United	21	13	37	6917.2%
23	A. Abdullahi Central midfielder	KAA Gent II	20	12	35	48
24	Adin Molnar Central midfielder	MTK Budapest	19	12	34	38
25	Victor Mow Froholdt Central midfielder	FC Porto	20	12	5645%	7959%
26	K. Boogaard Attacking midfielder	Jong AZ	20	12	49365.7%	6222.7%
27	Abdellatif Aboukoura Attacking midfielder	Loudoun United	21	12	34	45
28	Vasilije Novicic Attacking midfielder	IMT Novi Beograd	18	12	34	48
29	S. Ouaissa Defensive midfielder	NEC Nijmegen	21	12	4952%	8212.9%
30	H. Kuster Attacking midfielder	Waalwijk	20	12	31	58±0%
31	C. Uzun Attacking midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	20	12	49188.2%	844.3%
32	R. Árciga Attacking midfielder	Club Tijuana	21	11	30	57
33	E. Meichtry Attacking midfielder	FC Thun	21	11	28	50
34	M. Faye Attacking midfielder	Esenler Erokspor	21	11	31	5329%
35	M. Hinoke Attacking midfielder	FC OSS	21	11	34233%	576.8%
36	J. Hartog Attacking midfielder	Jong AZ	20	11	29848.4%	5613%
37	Tom Iorpenda Central midfielder	Notts County	21	11	399625%	384.5%
38	Jesús Rodríguez Attacking midfielder	Como	20	11	34238%	856.2%
39	T. Jørgensen Central midfielder	Viborg	20	11	57	5029.5%
40	E. Austbö Attacking midfielder	Viking	21	11	37260.8%	5015.8%
41	G. Valenzuela Winger	FC Cincinnati	21	10	26145.3%	434.8%
42	S. Kitano Attacking midfielder	Red Bull Salzburg	21	10	31309.2%	491.8%
43	Seluleko Mahlambi Central midfielder	TS Galaxy	0	10	30	2
44	O. Ugresić Attacking midfielder	FK Partizan	20	10	26	44
45	Ermin Mahmić Winger	Slovan Liberec	21	10	20	2
46	R. Pukštas Attacking midfielder	HNK Hajduk Split	21	10	31	42
47	J. van den Berg Attacking midfielder	Jong PSV U21	19	10	30271.3%	6127.3%
48	Noah Makanza Central midfielder	Helmond Sport	21	10	45	58
49	N. Verkooijen Attacking midfielder	Jong PSV U21	20	10	292333.3%	5831.5%
50	L. Karl Attacking midfielder	Bayern München	18	10	35	87