The most improved U19 defensive midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.
Marc Bernal of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across U19 defensive midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 86.8, and H. Amass has been the form player this season, grading 49, and Findlay Curtis leads the scoring with 6 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: H. Amass has improved his Season rating most, up +44.9 on last season, while L. Miller's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +24.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, M. Lewis-Skelly of Arsenal is the most valuable name in this group at 129.9.
| # | Player | Team | Age | ΔSsN | Season | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H. AmassDefensive midfielder |  Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | +44.9 24/25→25/26 | 491095.1% | 704.8% |
| 2 | Justin JanssenDefensive midfielder |  FC Nordsjaelland | 19 | +36.1 24/25→25/26 | 40925.6% | 4933.6% |
| 3 | Marc BernalDefensive midfielder |  Barcelona | 19 | +20.5 24/25→25/26 | 23788.5% | 8715.7% |
| 4 | A. BouaddiDefensive midfielder |  Lille | 18 | +13.3 24/25→25/26 | 3463.9% | 8714.6% |
| 5 | A. OchoaDefensive midfielder |  Malaga | 19 | +8.3 24/25→25/26 | 14153.7% | 6714.2% |
| 6 | L. EngelnsDefensive midfielder |  Hoffenheim II | 19 | +7.6 24/25→25/26 | 13149% | 3932.4% |
| 7 | C. MouzakitisDefensive midfielder |  Olympiakos Piraeus | 19 | +4 24/25→25/26 | 1829.4% | 421.2% |
| 8 | Nathan De CatDefensive midfielder |  Anderlecht | 17 | +3.9 24/25→25/26 | 3811.4% | 6229.9% |
| 9 | Anass ZarroukDefensive midfielder |  Willem II | 19 | -1.4 24/25→25/26 | 914% | 517.5% |
| 10 | M. Lewis-SkellyDefensive midfielder |  Arsenal | 19 | -14.4 24/25→25/26 | 575.4% | 815.9% |
| 11 | Jordy BawuahDefensive midfielder |  Jong PSV U21 | 19 | -19.4 24/25→25/26 | 2049.1% | 530.8% |
| 12 | L. MillerDefensive midfielder |  Udinese | 19 | -30 24/25→25/26 | 1566.2% | 7746.6% |
