Most Improved U18 midfielders This Season
The most improved U18 midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
K. Karetsas of Borussia Dortmund is the standout for raw talent across U18 midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 94.3, and A. Doumbia has been the form player this season, grading 55.2, and V. Kostov leads the scoring with 12 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: O. Pietuszewski has improved his Season rating most, up +16.2 on last season, while Nathan De Cat's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +45.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, Sean Steur of Newcastle is the most valuable name in this group at 68.5.
7 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O. PietuszewskiCentral midfielder |  FC Porto | 18 | +16.2 24/25→25/26 | 16 | 6588.6% |
| 2 | A. BouaddiDefensive midfielder |  Lille | 18 | +10.4 24/25→25/26 | 3052.8% | 9119.9% |
| 3 | Nathan De CatCentral midfielder |  1899 Hoffenheim | 18 | +8.8 24/25→25/26 | 4425.1% | 9396% |
| 4 | E. IsufiCentral midfielder |  Lyn | 18 | +8.4 24/25→25/26 | 92100% | 337.9% |
| 5 | K. KaretsasAttacking midfielder | Borussia Dortmund | 18 | +5.1 24/25→25/26 | 2722.9% | 9457.4% |
| 6 | F. BzdylCentral midfielder |  Žilina | 18 | +3.1 24/25→25/26 | 952.5% | 3211.3% |
| 7 | J. BisiwuCentral midfielder |  Barcelona | 18 | -8.1 24/25→25/26 | 469.8% | 433.4% |