Most improved U21 players in Conference League

The most improved U21 players in Conference League, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

Diego Moreira of Strasbourg is the standout for raw talent across U21 players in Conference League, with a Field Insider Rating of 87.1, and V. Barco has been the form player this season, grading 49.5, and D. Adu-Adjei leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: K. Boogaard has improved his Season rating most, up +38.4 on last season, while O. Pietuszewski's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +33.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, N. Mendy of Rayo Vallecano is the most valuable name in this group at 135.8.

O. Pietuszewski+33.9RTG

FC Porto · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

K. Boogaard+38.4SsN

Jong AZ · 24/25→25/26

40 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →

#	Player	Team	Age	ΔSsN	Season	Rating
1	K. Boogaard Attacking midfielder	Jong AZ	20	+38.4 24/25→25/26	49365.7%	6222.7%
2	K. Smit Defensive midfielder	AZ Alkmaar	20	+32.6 24/25→25/26	42336.1%	7919.6%
3	V. Barco Defensive midfielder	Strasbourg	21	+28.2 24/25→25/26	50132.4%	8612.8%
4	E. Austbö Attacking midfielder	Viking	21	+26.6 24/25→25/26	37260.8%	5015.8%
5	O. Pietuszewski Central midfielder	FC Porto	18	+25.2 24/25→25/26	25	6898.8%
6	C. Ndour Central midfielder	Fiorentina	21	+20.1 24/25→25/26	29239.3%	7863.5%
7	T. Degreef Attacking midfielder	Anderlecht	21	+19.1 24/25→25/26	19	5615.7%
8	Mathijs Menu Centre-back	Jong AZ	21	+16.2 24/25→25/26	20385.7%	5310%
9	A. Ouattara Full-back	Strasbourg	20	+16 24/25→25/26	24213.3%	794.9%
10	D. Adu-Adjei Centre-forward	HNK Rijeka	21	+15.9 24/25→25/26	23217.8%	3930.5%
11	W. Mońka Centre-back	Lech Poznan	19	+13.2 24/25→25/26	21165%	406.9%
12	T. Ayari Central midfielder	AIK Stockholm	21	+12.7 24/25→25/26	21151.2%	362.8%
13	Diego Moreira Attacking midfielder	Strasbourg	21	+9.2 24/25→25/26	4227.9%	871.9%
14	G. Harutyunyan Centre-back	Puskas Academy	21	+8.9 23/24→25/26	14193.5%	3410.1%
15	R. Robbemond Central midfielder	Jong AZ	21	+8.9 24/25→25/26	2460.1%	513.2%
16	S. Amo-Ameyaw Attacking midfielder	Strasbourg	19	+8.4 24/25→25/26	16113.5%	786.6%
17	J. Nielsen Defensive midfielder	Silkeborg	20	+7.9 24/25→25/26	14129.5%	400.8%
18	D. Drachal Central midfielder	Jagiellonia	21	+7.3 24/25→25/26	14117.7%	3910%
19	L. Høgsberg Centre-back	Strasbourg	20	+4.6 24/25→25/26	2522.3%	7876.1%
20	Eguinaldo Attacking midfielder	Shakhtar Donetsk	21	+4.4 24/25→25/26	2323.4%	421.4%
21	Nathan De Cat Defensive midfielder	Anderlecht	17	+3.9 24/25→25/26	3811.4%	6229.9%
22	W. Urbański Central midfielder	Legia Warszawa	21	+3.1 24/25→25/26	951.7%	361.1%
23	P. Dahbo Attacking midfielder	BK Hacken	20	+3.1 24/25→25/26	1137.3%	353.2%
24	L. Zeefuik Centre-forward	Heracles	21	+2.9 24/25→25/26	1230.9%	6218.2%
25	K. UrbaÅski Central midfielder	Legia Warszawa	21	+0.1 24/25→25/26	91.1%	3648.6%
26	E. Dijkstra Full-back	AZ Alkmaar	19	0 24/25→25/26	23±0%	678.8%
27	Newertton Attacking midfielder	Shakhtar Donetsk	21	-0.2 24/25→25/26	141.4%	411%
28	T. Bergvall Full-back	Lausanne	21	-1.2 24/25→25/26	714.5%	3816.7%
29	A. Maamar Full-back	Anderlecht	21	-1.6 24/25→25/26	178.6%	551.3%
30	E. Flataker Centre-forward	AIK Stockholm	21	-5.9 24/25→25/26	2220.8%	372.4%
31	A. Kozubal Defensive midfielder	Lech Poznan	21	-6.3 24/25→25/26	3017.2%	437%
32	J. Canvot Central midfielder	Crystal Palace	19	-9.9 24/25→25/26	951.8%	297.7%
33	M. Gurgul Full-back	Lech Poznan	20	-11.2 24/25→25/26	2729.4%	454.4%
34	J. Reitan-Sunde Centre-forward	Rosenborg	20	-12.1 24/25→25/26	572.9%	4011.5%
35	P. Comuzzo Centre-back	Fiorentina	21	-14.2 24/25→25/26	2635.8%	7510.2%
36	M. Stroeykens Central midfielder	Anderlecht	21	-14.8 24/25→25/26	863.8%	5112.5%
37	M. Sarr Centre-back	Strasbourg	20	-23.8 24/25→25/26	1857.1%	759.8%
38	T. Mykhavko Centre-back	Dynamo Kyiv	21	-29.7 24/25→25/26	683.2%	4011.4%
39	J. Šimić Full-back	Al-Ittihad FC	21	-32.2 24/25→25/26	978%	5014.2%
40	R. Daal Attacking midfielder	AZ Alkmaar	21	-41.7 24/25→25/26	785.8%	653.8%