Most improved U23 central midfielders

The most improved U23 central midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

E. Anderson of Nottingham Forest is the standout for raw talent across U23 central midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 94.8, and J. Bellingham has been the form player this season, grading 64.8, and E. Havel leads the scoring with 13 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: I. Doumbia has improved his Season rating most, up +46.5 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, E. Anderson of Nottingham Forest is the most valuable name in this group at 125.4.

Sheffield Wednesday · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

I. Doumbia+46.5SsN

Venezia · 24/25→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	ΔSsN	Season	Rating
1	I. Doumbia Central midfielder	Venezia	22	+46.5 24/25→25/26	54645.8%	7813.7%
2	S. Homenchenko Central midfielder	Club Queretaro	22	+45.5 24/25→25/26	491229.7%	557.8%
3	E. Guðmundsson Central midfielder	Brann	22	+44.8 24/25→25/26	481244.4%	4949.7%
4	R. Touzghar Central midfielder	PAU	22	+38.6 24/25→25/26	421072.2%	6484.6%
5	Flávio Nazinho Central midfielder	Cercle Brugge	22	+37.6 24/25→25/26	55217.3%	617.3%
6	Max Marie Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	+37.4 24/25→25/26	44566.7%	6622.1%
7	M. Ejdum Central midfielder	Odense	21	+36.5 23/24→25/26	43579.4%	4915.4%
8	Peter Central midfielder	Valladolid	23	+36.3 24/25→25/26	36	653.6%
9	M. Søndergaard Central midfielder	Viborg	23	+35.9 24/25→25/26	44466.2%	439.6%
10	K. Glebov Central midfielder	CSKA Moscow	20	+34.4 24/25→25/26	41529.2%	3915.6%
11	I. Price Central midfielder	West Brom	22	+34.1 24/25→25/26	48240.1%	7230.7%
12	C. Bonsu Baah Central midfielder	Al-Qadisiyah FC	21	+33.8 24/25→25/26	56149.6%	635.2%
13	W. Igor Central midfielder	Kristiansund BK	21	+33.1 24/25→25/26	37919.4%	4420.4%
14	A. Luna Central midfielder	Instituto Cordoba	22	+33.1 24/25→25/26	53165.5%	6115.6%
15	O. Rosengren Central midfielder	Malmo FF	23	+32.9 24/25→25/26	49204.3%	399.6%
16	K. Danois Central midfielder	Auxerre	22	+32 24/25→25/26	49183.9%	796.9%
17	A. Boudri Central midfielder	Gais	21	+31.9 24/25→25/26	45236.3%	4114.4%
18	M. Reguła Central midfielder	Zaglebie Lubin	19	+30.6 24/25→25/26	39382.5%	4424.3%
19	D. Sylla Central midfielder	RED Star FC 93	23	+29.4 24/25→25/26	37372.2%	8056.7%
20	O. Agougil Central midfielder	Jong Utrecht	20	+29 24/25→25/26	35508.8%	5821.5%
21	É. Soumah-Abbad Central midfielder	Seraing United	23	+28.5 23/24→25/26	39266.4%	457.9%
22	Dani Lorenzo Central midfielder	Malaga	23	+28 24/25→25/26	35383.6%	6919.3%
23	O. Pietuszewski Central midfielder	FC Porto	18	+27.7 24/25→25/26	28	6898.8%
24	D. Vianello Central midfielder	FC OSS	23	+27.6 24/25→25/26	38257.9%	5721.1%
25	O. Maamma Central midfielder	Watford	20	+27.6 24/25→25/26	35400%	691%
26	J. Mendes Central midfielder	Rodez	22	+26.8 24/25→25/26	31623.3%	6492.2%
27	Sydie Peck Central midfielder	Sheffield Utd	21	+26.4 24/25→25/26	5398.5%	785.2%
28	Matteo Cichella Central midfielder	Frosinone	20	+26.3 24/25→25/26	33386.8%	7125.4%
29	S. Kontouris Central midfielder	Panathinaikos	21	+26.1 24/25→25/26	29870%	4319%
30	D. Sadi Central midfielder	Novi Pazar	22	+25 24/25→25/26	34294.1%	4134.5%
31	Musab Al Juwayr Central midfielder	Al-Qadisiyah FC	23	+24.8 24/25→25/26	6070.3%	63±0%
32	A. Koné Central midfielder	NEOM	21	+24.5 24/25→25/26	41145.8%	5917.6%
33	L. Ulrich Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	21	+24.2 24/25→25/26	45118.6%	6445.5%
34	K. Toppenberg Central midfielder	Jong AZ	22	+24 24/25→25/26	28666.7%	5511%
35	M. Benítez Central midfielder	Antwerp	22	+24 24/25→25/26	261411.8%	5516.7%
36	J. Hjertø-Dahl Central midfielder	Tromso	20	+23.9 24/25→25/26	47102.1%	5218.1%
37	G. Besselink Central midfielder	Willem II	22	+23.3 24/25→25/26	26832.1%	575.2%
38	O. Joly Central midfielder	Rodez	23	+23.2 24/25→25/26	26725%	6088.8%
39	S. Wegen Central midfielder	Jong Utrecht	21	+23.2 24/25→25/26	34212.8%	577.3%
40	S. Andersen Central midfielder	BK Hacken	22	+23.1 24/25→25/26	4892.4%	3825.2%
41	Arthur Central midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	23	+22.4 24/25→25/26	32228.6%	76±0%
42	S. Simons Central midfielder	FC Eindhoven	22	+22.3 24/25→25/26	5372.2%	607%
43	A. De Wannemacker Central midfielder	KRC Genk II	17	+22 24/25→25/26	25709.7%	4315.5%
44	N. Shamoun Central midfielder	IFK Varnamo	23	+21.9 24/25→25/26	22	3210.3%
45	S. Fusire Central midfielder	Sheffield Wednesday	21	+21.2 24/25→25/26	29271.8%	63117.2%
46	A. Beck Central midfielder	Viborg	23	+21.1 24/25→25/26	25514.6%	417.3%
47	O. Lunt Central midfielder	Crewe	21	+21.1 24/25→25/26	231110.5%	3417.8%
48	Victor Mow Froholdt Central midfielder	FC Porto	20	+20.6 24/25→25/26	6052.3%	7959%
49	C. Ndour Central midfielder	Fiorentina	21	+20.5 24/25→25/26	29238.4%	7863.5%
50	S. Sidibe Central midfielder	Jong PSV U21	19	+20.2 24/25→25/26	24545.9%	575.2%