Most productive U23 players in 2. Bundesliga

The most productive U23 players in 2. Bundesliga, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

M. Baur of SC Paderborn 07 is the standout for raw talent across U23 players in 2. Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 74.2, and N. Futkeu has been the form player this season, grading 70.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Baur has improved his Season rating most, up +44.2 on last season, while N. Aséko Nkili's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +35.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Baur of SC Paderborn 07 is the most valuable name in this group at 74.7.

N. Aséko Nkili+35.4RTG

Hannover 96 · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

M. Baur+44.2SsN

SC Paderborn 07 · 24/25→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	G+A	Season	Rating
1	N. Futkeu Centre-forward	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	23	25	7066.7%	683.3%
2	M. Zoma Centre-forward	1. FC Nürnberg	22	18	55	70
3	M. Winkler Attacking midfielder	Hertha BSC	23	12	38246.8%	6715.5%
4	B. Bobzien Attacking midfielder	Dynamo Dresden	23	9	25	6054.6%
5	Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka Attacking midfielder	VfL Bochum	19	9	36	68
6	B. Conté Attacking midfielder	SV Elversberg	23	9	2960.8%	6711.4%
7	M. Baur Defensive midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	22	9	52589.3%	7470.2%
8	Louey Ben Farhat Centre-forward	Karlsruher SC	19	8	27169%	659.3%
9	N. Aséko Nkili Defensive midfielder	Hannover 96	20	8	441603.8%	7395.2%
10	L. Günther Full-back	SV Elversberg	23	7	2258.3%	658.7%
11	D. Herold Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	23	7	4569.3%	675.5%
12	Rafael Lubach Attacking midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	21	7	2842.6%	6610.9%
13	Berkay Yilmaz Full-back	1. FC Nürnberg	21	7	2755.5%	7117.8%
14	S. Marino Centre-forward	SC Paderborn 07	22	7	24240%	6362.3%
15	L. Ulrich Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	21	6	43137.4%	6445.5%
16	C. Rasmussen Centre-forward	Fortuna Düsseldorf	23	6	18376.3%	5513.3%
17	S. Fukuda Centre-forward	Karlsruher SC	22	6	19571.4%	5819.3%
18	J. Therkelsen Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	23	5	3322.4%	6339.3%
19	Dariusz Stalmach Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	20	5	268533.3%	6083.3%
20	Farid Alfa-Ruprecht Attacking midfielder	VfL Bochum	20	5	18	64
21	F. Schmahl Central midfielder	SV Elversberg	23	4	2466.7%	611.3%
22	R. Šimić Centre-forward	Karlsruher SC	22	4	15	5821.8%
23	Max Marie Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	4	44491.9%	6622.1%
24	L. Egloff Attacking midfielder	Karlsruher SC	23	4	15104.1%	57±0%
25	H. Matsuda Defensive midfielder	Hannover 96	22	4	22160.7%	6353.3%
26	K. Davidsen Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	21	4	3121.7%	6242.2%
27	R. Nzingoula Defensive midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	20	3	1371.7%	6016.8%
28	U. Tohumcu Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	21	3	15120.9%	5714.8%
29	J. Eitschberger Full-back	Hertha BSC	22	3	2685.5%	5922.8%
30	N. Niehoff Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	21	3	1234.4%	5726.9%
31	F. Keidel Full-back	SV Elversberg	23	3	198.5%	6245.3%
32	Noah Pesch Centre-forward	1. FC Magdeburg	21	3	10	5613.4%
33	A. Keller Defensive midfielder	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	22	3	2515.4%	585.9%
34	J. Tolkin Full-back	Holstein Kiel	23	3	270.7%	6032.2%
35	K. WÃ¤tjen Defensive midfielder	VfL Bochum	20	3	22397.8%	6256.1%
36	C. Marshall Centre-forward	VfL Bochum	21	3	1163%	5914.2%
37	Mika Haas Full-back	1. FC Kaiserslautern	20	3	272610%	6624.6%
38	H. Chakroun Winger	Hannover 96	21	3	1257.3%	6050.6%
39	Vitalie Becker Full-back	FC Schalke 04	21	3	36	66
40	J. Mijatović Winger	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	2	16	6060.5%
41	D. Schmidt Centre-forward	Fortuna Düsseldorf	23	2	574.2%	4918.9%
42	M. Müller Winger	Holstein Kiel	23	2	752.2%	5340.6%
43	F. Gruber Centre-back	1. FC Nürnberg	23	2	29175.5%	6558.5%
44	Kofi Jeremy Amoako Defensive midfielder	Dynamo Dresden	21	2	33257%	6357%
45	L. Bolay Full-back	Preußen Münster	23	2	8295.2%	5335.4%
46	M. Wörl Attacking midfielder	Arminia Bielefeld	22	2	1253.5%	6018.8%
47	Jarzinho Ataide Adriano de Nascimento Malanga Central midfielder	SV Elversberg	20	2	945%	6034.8%
48	O. Vilhelmsson Centre-forward	Preußen Münster	22	2	95.4%	537%
49	P. Scobel Centre-forward	1. FC Nürnberg	21	2	9	59
50	S. Sané Winger	Eintracht Braunschweig	23	2	9	544.9%