Most Improved U21 midfielders This Season in Premier League
The most improved U21 midfielders in Premier League, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
Newertton of Shakhtar Donetsk is the standout for raw talent across U21 midfielders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 40.8, and Eguinaldo has been the form player this season, grading 18.3, and M. Ponomarenko leads the scoring with 6 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Y. Shevchenko has improved his Season rating most, up +11.1 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, Newertton of Shakhtar Donetsk is the most valuable name in this group at 5.8.
6 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Y. ShevchenkoAttacking midfielder |  Kryvbas KR | 19 | +11.1 24/25→25/26 | 11 | 4012% |
| 2 | A. SlesarCentral midfielder |  Zorya Luhansk | 21 | +9.2 24/25→25/26 | 16127.8% | 406.1% |
| 3 | A. KitelaCentral midfielder |  Ruh Lviv | 21 | +2.7 24/25→25/26 | 852.9% | 362.6% |
| 4 | D. VashchenkoCentral midfielder |  Oleksandria | 20 | +1.4 24/25→25/26 | 633.3% | 3410.9% |
| 5 | NewerttonAttacking midfielder |  Shakhtar Donetsk | 21 | -0.2 24/25→25/26 | 151.3% | 411% |
| 6 | EguinaldoWinger | Shakhtar Donetsk | 21 | -1 24/25→25/26 | 185.2% | 413.8% |