Most improved U21 central midfielders

The most improved U21 central midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

A. Ouédraogo of RB Leipzig is the standout for raw talent across U21 central midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 87.1, and Victor Mow Froholdt has been the form player this season, grading 60, and V. Kostov leads the scoring with 12 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Max Marie has improved his Season rating most, up +37.4 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, A. Gray of Tottenham is the most valuable name in this group at 86.9.

Victor Mow Froholdt60SsN

FC Porto

Rising potential

S. Fusire+34.1RTG

Sheffield Wednesday · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Max Marie+37.4SsN

Eintracht Braunschweig · 24/25→25/26

50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →

#	Player	Team	Age	ΔSsN	Season	Rating
1	Max Marie Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	+37.4 24/25→25/26	44566.7%	6622.1%
2	M. Ejdum Central midfielder	Odense	21	+36.5 23/24→25/26	43579.4%	4915.4%
3	K. Glebov Central midfielder	CSKA Moscow	20	+34.4 24/25→25/26	41529.2%	3915.6%
4	C. Bonsu Baah Central midfielder	Al-Qadisiyah FC	21	+33.8 24/25→25/26	56149.6%	635.2%
5	W. Igor Central midfielder	Kristiansund BK	21	+33.1 24/25→25/26	37919.4%	4420.4%
6	A. Boudri Central midfielder	Gais	21	+31.9 24/25→25/26	45236.3%	4114.4%
7	M. Reguła Central midfielder	Zaglebie Lubin	19	+30.6 24/25→25/26	39382.5%	4424.3%
8	O. Agougil Central midfielder	Jong Utrecht	20	+29 24/25→25/26	35508.8%	5821.5%
9	O. Pietuszewski Central midfielder	FC Porto	18	+27.7 24/25→25/26	28	6898.8%
10	O. Maamma Central midfielder	Watford	20	+27.6 24/25→25/26	35400%	691%
11	Sydie Peck Central midfielder	Sheffield Utd	21	+26.4 24/25→25/26	5398.5%	785.2%
12	Matteo Cichella Central midfielder	Frosinone	20	+26.3 24/25→25/26	33386.8%	7125.4%
13	S. Kontouris Central midfielder	Panathinaikos	21	+26.1 24/25→25/26	29870%	4319%
14	A. Koné Central midfielder	NEOM	21	+24.5 24/25→25/26	41145.8%	5917.6%
15	L. Ulrich Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	21	+24.2 24/25→25/26	45118.6%	6445.5%
16	J. Hjertø-Dahl Central midfielder	Tromso	20	+23.9 24/25→25/26	47102.1%	5218.1%
17	S. Wegen Central midfielder	Jong Utrecht	21	+23.2 24/25→25/26	34212.8%	577.3%
18	A. De Wannemacker Central midfielder	KRC Genk II	17	+22 24/25→25/26	25709.7%	4315.5%
19	S. Fusire Central midfielder	Sheffield Wednesday	21	+21.2 24/25→25/26	29271.8%	63117.2%
20	O. Lunt Central midfielder	Crewe	21	+21.1 24/25→25/26	231110.5%	3417.8%
21	Victor Mow Froholdt Central midfielder	FC Porto	20	+20.6 24/25→25/26	6052.3%	7959%
22	C. Ndour Central midfielder	Fiorentina	21	+20.5 24/25→25/26	29238.4%	7863.5%
23	S. Sidibe Central midfielder	Jong PSV U21	19	+20.2 24/25→25/26	24545.9%	575.2%
24	L. Małachowski Thorell Central midfielder	Mjallby AIF	21	+19 24/25→25/26	24404.3%	3930.5%
25	A. Devine Central midfielder	Preston	21	+17.7 24/25→25/26	5054.3%	7629.3%
26	A. Skogmar Central midfielder	Malmo FF	20	+16.9 24/25→25/26	19676%	354.8%
27	I. James Central midfielder	Alverca	21	+15.4 24/25→25/26	21296.2%	607.5%
28	Y. Shevchenko Central midfielder	Kryvbas KR	19	+15.3 24/25→25/26	15	4112.8%
29	M. Delgado Central midfielder	Boca Juniors	21	+15.2 24/25→25/26	21245.2%	5412.3%
30	A. Touré Central midfielder	Metz	20	+14.2 24/25→25/26	21202.9%	7222.2%
31	Gady Beyuku Central midfielder	Modena	20	+13.5 24/25→25/26	17435.5%	626.8%
32	Breno Central midfielder	Corinthians	21	+13.5 24/25→25/26	2988.2%	711.9%
33	A. Gray Central midfielder	Tottenham	20	+13.3 24/25→25/26	26105.6%	855.3%
34	J. Solis Central midfielder	Birmingham	21	+13.2 24/25→25/26	22145.1%	677.7%
35	Bahereba Guirassy Central midfielder	Nantes	19	+12.9 24/25→25/26	21163.3%	744.1%
36	Yoon Do-Yong Central midfielder	Dordrecht	19	+12.8 24/25→25/26	18272.3%	5313.1%
37	E. Bajraktarevic Central midfielder	PSV Eindhoven	21	+12.8 24/25→25/26	2977.1%	7265.4%
38	Matheus Gonçalves Central midfielder	Al-Ahli Jeddah	20	+12.7 24/25→25/26	25100.8%	5912.8%
39	T. Ayari Central midfielder	AIK Stockholm	21	+12.5 24/25→25/26	21145.3%	362.8%
40	A. Thomas Central midfielder	Jong PSV U21	18	+12 24/25→25/26	22123.7%	5813.8%
41	H. Krohg Central midfielder	Moss	19	+11.9 24/25→25/26	12	304.4%
42	E. Akinsanmiro Central midfielder	Pisa	21	+11.8 24/25→25/26	2779.7%	7328.2%
43	Kevin Zeroli Central midfielder	Juve Stabia	21	+11.3 24/25→25/26	121255.6%	607.1%
44	João Neves Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	21	+11.1 24/25→25/26	4730.9%	844.4%
45	K. Gunnarsson Central midfielder	Vasteras SK FK	20	+11 24/25→25/26	14343.8%	292%
46	G. Christensen Central midfielder	FC Ingolstadt 04	21	+10.9 24/25→25/26	14375.9%	428.2%
47	Z. Nelson Central midfielder	AFC Wimbledon	21	+10.8 24/25→25/26	19138.5%	4623.2%
48	A. Asani Central midfielder	Trelleborg	20	+10.8 24/25→25/26	121542.9%	25±0%
49	M. Rafferty Central midfielder	Degerfors IF	21	+10.6 24/25→25/26	3248.6%	365.8%
50	O. HÃ¸jlund Central midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	21	+10.6 24/25→25/26	2477.4%	743.1%