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Most Improved U21 players This Season

The most improved U21 players, ranked on Field Insider.

Most improved goalkeepersMost improved defendersMost improved midfieldersMost improved attackersBest playersMost in-form players

At a glance

Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across U21 players, with a Field Insider Rating of 100, and Chupe leads the scoring with 24 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Jacobo Ramón Naveros has improved his Season rating most, up +71.2 on last season, while B. Touré's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +49.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the most valuable name in this group at 137.6.

Best talent
Lamine Yamal100RTG
Barcelona
In form
Lamine Yamal93.5SsN
Barcelona
Rising potential
B. Touré+49.3RTG
1899 Hoffenheim · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Jacobo Ramón Naveros+71.2SsN
Como · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Chupe24goals
Malaga
Most valuable
Lamine Yamal137.6val
Barcelona
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1Jacobo Ramón NaverosCentre-backComo21+63.1
24/25→25/26
681213.5%8711.8%
2M. GodtsWingerAjax21+56.4
24/25→25/26
80236%8411%
3Y. DiomandeWingerRB Leipzig19+54.7
24/25→25/26
65536.3%9324.8%
4ChupeCentre-forwardMalaga21+50.6
24/25→25/26
64383.3%7728.2%
5P. NuamahAttacking midfielderCatanzaro20+49.4
24/25→25/26
55837.3%7630.6%
6D. BallardCentre-forwardLeyton Orient21+47.6
24/25→25/26
58453.3%5318.7%
7RayanCentre-forwardVasco DA Gama20+45.7
24/25→25/26
51846.3%7721.8%
8E. JaouenGoalkeeperReims20+44.2
24/25→25/26
60288.9%7113.8%
9N. Aséko NkiliCentral midfielderHannover 9620+44.1
24/25→25/26
461917.4%7293.8%
10N. O'ReillyCentral midfielderManchester City21+43.2
24/25→25/26
55375.7%9718.3%
11N. MbambaDefensive midfielderDender21+39.4
24/25→25/26
431193.9%6022.4%
12E. BáezFull-backSan Lorenzo21+39.3
24/25→25/26
67141.9%5817%
13Peio CanalesAttacking midfielderRacing Santander21+38.6
24/25→25/26
402969.2%776.2%
14M. PalestraCentral midfielderCagliari21+38.5
24/25→25/26
411833.3%8721.7%
15W. LankshearAttacking midfielderOxford United21+37.3
24/25→25/26
376916.7%
16Vitor RoqueWingerPalmeiras21+37
24/25→25/26
54216.4%793.5%
17Max MarieDefensive midfielderEintracht Braunschweig21+36.1
24/25→25/26
43547%6521.2%
18R. RisserGoalkeeperLens21+36
24/25→25/26
45395.6%8948.9%
19EndrickWingerLyon20+35
24/25→25/26
358127.8%
20S. NgouraWingerCercle Brugge21+34.2
24/25→25/26
346124%
21M. RotsFull-backTwente20+34.2
24/25→25/26
42456%8430.1%
22D. KanuCentre-forwardWalsall21+34.2
24/25→25/26
381036.4%3716.9%
23Justin JanssenCentral midfielderFC Nordsjaelland20+33.8
24/25→25/26
37965.7%4729.5%
24K. SmitCentral midfielderAZ Alkmaar20+30.6
24/25→25/26
39355.8%7715.9%
25A. TiaCentral midfielderReims19+30.3
24/25→25/26
37488.7%653.1%
26T. DegreefCentral midfielderAnderlecht21+30.2
24/25→25/26
305716.5%
27A. Cozier-DuberryWingerBolton21+30.1
24/25→25/26
37436.2%5317.7%
28Tiago GabrielCentre-backLecce21+29.4
24/25→25/26
44205.6%8349.7%
29M. MendozaCentre-backGodoy Cruz21+29.3
24/25→25/26
48160.1%569%
30W. Zaïre-EmeryFull-backParis Saint Germain20+29.3
24/25→25/26
6484.4%9310.7%
31Berkay YilmazCentral midfielder1. FC Nürnberg21+29.2
24/25→25/26
47168.8%7116.3%
32O. AgougilCentral midfielderJong Utrecht21+29
24/25→25/26
35508.8%5720.4%
33S. DžodićDefensive midfielderAlmeria21+28.9
24/25→25/26
33802.8%689.7%
34Mathias De AmorimCentral midfielderFamalicao21+28.8
24/25→25/26
49140.5%7017.4%
35M. EjdumCentral midfielderOdense21+28.4
23/24→25/26
35450.8%4710.5%
36W. IgorDefensive midfielderKristiansund BK21+28.2
24/25→25/26
32783.3%4316.3%
37K. KosugiFull-backDjurgardens IF20+27.6
24/25→25/26
42195.7%4217.5%
38E. DioufCentral midfielderWest Ham21+27.5
23/24→25/26
42196.4%89100%
39M. JensenCentral midfielderJong Utrecht21+26.7
23/24→25/26
291160.9%5744.9%
40Matteo CichellaCentral midfielderFrosinone20+26.3
24/25→25/26
33386.8%7125.4%
41Y. MoukokoWingerFC Copenhagen21+26.2
24/25→25/26
35308.2%4640.3%
42N. TresoldiCentre-forwardClub Brugge KV21+26.2
24/25→25/26
5882.1%661%
43O. NaaseiCentre-backGranada CF21+25.9
24/25→25/26
29809.4%6715.7%
44M. MooreWingerRangers18+25.8
24/25→25/26
29716.7%5525.9%
45G. PrestianniWingerBenfica20+25.8
24/25→25/26
266617.6%
46A. PiedfortDefensive midfielderKVC Westerlo21+25.5
24/25→25/26
44136.4%606.9%
47V. RakovCentre-forwardKrylia Sovetov21+25.4
24/25→25/26
35270.2%345.6%
48J. ManzambiAttacking midfielderSC Freiburg20+25.3
24/25→25/26
35263.5%8713%
49M. MadjedWingerHammarby FF21+25.1
24/25→25/26
34298.8%3913.3%
50Noah MarkmannCentre-backFC Nordsjaelland19+25
24/25→25/26
29568.2%4519.6%