Most Improved U23 players This Season

The most improved U23 players, ranked on Field Insider.

Most improved goalkeepers Most improved defenders Most improved midfielders Most improved attackers Best players Most in-form players

At a glance

Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across U23 players, with a Field Insider Rating of 100, and K. Tzolakis has been the form player this season, grading 76.2, and R. Ure leads the scoring with 15 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Amin Chiakha has improved his Season rating most, up +58.2 on last season, while J. Morgan's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +52.5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Y. Minteh of Brighton is the most valuable name in this group at 111.9.

West Brom · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Amin Chiakha+58.2SsN

Rosenborg · 24/25→25/26

50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	Amin Chiakha Winger	Rosenborg	20	+58.2 24/25→25/26	66605.4%	5225.9%
2	E. Jaouen Goalkeeper	Newcastle	20	+52.8 24/25→25/26	68345.1%	7113.8%
3	Chupe Centre-forward	Malaga	22	+50.6 24/25→25/26	64±0%	771.7%
4	I. Vådebu Centre-back	Tromso	23	+46.7 24/25→25/26	50275%	4510.6%
5	G. Zechiël Attacking midfielder	Feyenoord	22	+45.3 24/25→25/26	51±0%	80±0%
6	R. Ure Centre-forward	Sevilla	22	+45.2 24/25→25/26	6746.2%	457.7%
7	A. Raimondo Centre-forward	Bologna	22	+44.1 24/25→25/26	4820.4%	70±0%
8	C. Sagoe Winger	Kalmar FF	22	+43.4 24/25→25/26	43	402.6%
9	Cauan Barros Central midfielder	Vasco DA Gama	22	+42.5 23/24→25/26	46145.7%	688.3%
10	Daniel Herrera Centre-back	San Lorenzo	22	+41.4 24/25→25/26	49544.7%	5322.2%
11	S. Braybrooke Central midfielder	Leicester	22	+41 24/25→25/26	4325.1%	360.8%
12	S. Homenchenko Attacking midfielder	Club Queretaro	23	+40 24/25→25/26	49±0%	4811.3%
13	Bo Åsulv Hegland Winger	Djurgardens IF	22	+39.5 24/25→25/26	68901.5%	4347.8%
14	A. Módica Winger	Gimnasia M.	23	+38 24/25→25/26	51	5432%
15	W. Lankshear Centre-forward	Middlesbrough	21	+37.9 24/25→25/26	381.6%	690.9%
16	David Ricardo Centre-back	Dynamo	23	+37.8 22/23→25/26	4229.4%	3548.3%
17	Vitor Roque Centre-forward	Palmeiras	21	+37 24/25→25/26	54±0%	7011.1%
18	É. Soumah-Abbad Central midfielder	Metz	23	+36.8 23/24→25/26	48343.9%	457.9%
19	Max Marie Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	22	+36.1 24/25→25/26	43±0%	651.6%
20	R. Risser Goalkeeper	Lens	21	+36 24/25→25/26	45±0%	89±0%
21	M. Elimbi Gilbert Centre-back	GIL Vicente	23	+34.9 24/25→25/26	40±0%	65±0%
22	A. Ávila Centre-forward	Club Queretaro	23	+34.8 24/25→25/26	38±0%	488%
23	D. Karlsbakk Centre-forward	Sarpsborg 08 FF	23	+34.8 24/25→25/26	3543%	470.9%
24	A. Ojeda Attacking midfielder	New York City FC	22	+34.5 24/25→25/26	45112.9%	5019.6%
25	W. Igor Defensive midfielder	Kristiansund BK	21	+34.1 24/25→25/26	3818.6%	431.6%
26	Jonathan Centre-back	Cruzeiro	22	+33.7 24/25→25/26	39125%	706.1%
27	A. Skogmar Central midfielder	Malmo FF	20	+33.7 24/25→25/26	3686.6%	3912.3%
28	Justin Janssen Central midfielder	FC Nordsjaelland	20	+33.4 24/25→25/26	371.1%	493.8%
29	M. Hokke Full-back	ADO Den Haag	23	+32.4 24/25→25/26	37±0%	591.7%
30	T. Silva Full-back	Platense	23	+31.4 22/23→25/26	3827.8%	513.9%
31	T. Ernst Goalkeeper	Feyenoord	23	+31.3 24/25→25/26	41±0%	68±0%
32	Victor Hugo Central midfielder	Atletico-MG	22	+31 24/25→25/26	45	7435.4%
33	R. Donkor Central midfielder	New York Red Bulls	21	+30.9 24/25→25/26	38137.3%	4817.8%
34	S. Wegen Central midfielder	Jong Utrecht	21	+30.9 24/25→25/26	4222.6%	57±0%
35	D. Zeitler Winger	1899 Hoffenheim	19	+30.8 24/25→25/26	45211%	455.1%
36	R. Árciga Central midfielder	Club Tijuana	22	+30.7 24/25→25/26	31±0%	5010.5%
37	A. Kurtulan Defensive midfielder	Göztepe	23	+30.5 24/25→25/26	45±0%	53±0%
38	J. Taylor Centre-forward	Huddersfield	23	+30.3 24/25→25/26	36±0%	48±0%
39	I. Doumbia Central midfielder	Sporting CP	23	+30.1 24/25→25/26	37±0%	731.8%
40	D. Edelman Central midfielder	St. Louis City	23	+30 24/25→25/26	50122.4%	5018.2%
41	J. Bos Full-back	Feyenoord	23	+30 24/25→25/26	39319.1%	7637.4%
42	Metinho Defensive midfielder	FC Basel 1893	23	+29.6 24/25→25/26	33870.6%	4619.8%
43	Y. Eduardo Centre-forward	ADO Den Haag	20	+29.4 24/25→25/26	41±0%	6510.7%
44	M. Themsen Attacking midfielder	Randers FC	20	+29.3 24/25→25/26	36110.4%	487.6%
45	B. Raines Central midfielder	New England Revolution	21	+29 24/25→25/26	32164.7%	4713.4%
46	A. Warneryd Full-back	Tromso	21	+28.8 24/25→25/26	4285%	5062.1%
47	Mathias De Amorim Attacking midfielder	Famalicao	21	+28.8 24/25→25/26	49±0%	70±0%
48	T. Jacob Central midfielder	Atlanta United FC	22	+28.7 24/25→25/26	44377.4%	475.7%
49	Juan Moran Full-back	Godoy Cruz	20	+28.7 24/25→25/26	39273.3%	445.4%
50	K. Tzolakis Goalkeeper	Hull City	23	+28.4 24/25→25/26	76±0%	46±0%