Most productive U23 central midfielders

The most productive U23 central midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

E. Anderson of Nottingham Forest is the standout for raw talent across U23 central midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 94.8, and E. Havel leads the scoring with 13 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Homenchenko has improved his Season rating most, up +44.1 on last season, while S. Fusire's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +34.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, E. Anderson of Nottingham Forest is the most valuable name in this group at 189.6.

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#	Player	Team	Age	G+A	Season	Rating
1	V. Kostov Central midfielder	FK Crvena Zvezda	18	19	49	50
2	L. Stojković Central midfielder	Dinamo Zagreb	22	19	42	43
3	J. Randall Central midfielder	Auckland	23	17	44	23
4	Musab Al Juwayr Central midfielder	Al-Qadisiyah FC	23	17	5576.9%	63±0%
5	E. Havel Central midfielder	TSV Hartberg	23	16	46	50
6	Alberto Moleiro Central midfielder	Villarreal	22	15	5334.5%	9410%
7	C. Bonsu Baah Central midfielder	Al-Qadisiyah FC	21	15	52135.5%	635.2%
8	V. Lind Central midfielder	IF Brommapojkarna	23	14	532204.3%	405.2%
9	A. Devine Central midfielder	Preston	21	14	4653%	7629.3%
10	C. Cîrjan Central midfielder	Dinamo Bucuresti	23	13	41	39
11	I. Doumbia Central midfielder	Venezia	22	13	49504.9%	7813.7%
12	Victor Mow Froholdt Central midfielder	FC Porto	20	12	5645%	7959%
13	O. Gloukh Central midfielder	Ajax	22	12	35	72
14	A. Luna Central midfielder	Instituto Cordoba	22	12	49138.2%	6115.6%
15	J. Ochieng Central midfielder	Real Sociedad II	23	11	35	65
16	Tom Iorpenda Central midfielder	Notts County	21	11	399625%	384.5%
17	T. Jørgensen Central midfielder	Viborg	20	11	57	5029.5%
18	Seluleko Mahlambi Central midfielder	TS Galaxy	0	10	30	2
19	Flávio Nazinho Central midfielder	Cercle Brugge	22	10	53207.5%	617.3%
20	Noah Makanza Central midfielder	Helmond Sport	21	10	45	58
21	S. Simons Central midfielder	FC Eindhoven	22	10	5173.6%	607%
22	E. Guðmundsson Central midfielder	Brann	22	10	451191.4%	4949.7%
23	E. Diop Central midfielder	Cercle Brugge	21	10	461603.7%	6210.5%
24	J. Bellingham Central midfielder	Real Madrid	23	10	6018.9%	941.1%
25	I. Price Central midfielder	West Brom	22	10	45183.8%	7230.7%
26	J. Ruiz Central midfielder	Barracas Central	21	9	342.4%	580.7%
27	B. Zeneli Central midfielder	Union St. Gilloise	23	9	3137.9%	5863.4%
28	N. Lebreton Central midfielder	NEC Nijmegen	22	9	408.6%	7317.9%
29	S. Karamoko Central midfielder	IMT Novi Beograd	22	9	27	40
30	D. Sadi Central midfielder	Novi Pazar	22	9	31275.9%	4134.5%
31	K. N’Mai Central midfielder	Salford City	22	9	2410.5%	363.5%
32	O. Øhlenschlæger Central midfielder	Fredrikstad	22	9	54	48
33	L. Hasa Central midfielder	Carrarese	22	9	37	68
34	K. Doyle Central midfielder	Reading	20	9	318.5%	524.2%
35	Sydie Peck Central midfielder	Sheffield Utd	21	9	5183.6%	785.2%
36	H. Vale Central midfielder	QPR	22	9	364.5%	7140.4%
37	K. Meriluoto Central midfielder	IFK Varnamo	23	8	22227.3%	336.5%
38	M. Dean Central midfielder	Gent	22	8	2430.1%	530.8%
39	E. Bajraktarevic Central midfielder	PSV Eindhoven	21	8	2664%	7265.4%
40	K. Flórez Central midfielder	Fortaleza FC	22	8	22	29
41	O. Agougil Central midfielder	Jong Utrecht	20	8	33477.2%	5821.5%
42	O. Rosengren Central midfielder	Malmo FF	23	8	48187.9%	399.6%
43	M. Reguła Central midfielder	Zaglebie Lubin	19	8	36371.4%	4424.3%
44	E. Anderson Central midfielder	Nottingham Forest	23	8	629.3%	95±0%
45	A. Boudri Central midfielder	Gais	21	8	43237.8%	4114.4%
46	J. Hjertø-Dahl Central midfielder	Tromso	20	8	4585.2%	5218.1%
47	Rakan Al Tulayhi Central midfielder	Al Najma	23	8	31	5212.8%
48	Beau Leroux Central midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	22	8	42	47
49	N. Irankunda Central midfielder	Watford	20	8	29	71
50	X. Simons Central midfielder	Tottenham	23	7	4120.9%	825.2%