Most improved U23 players in 2. Bundesliga

The most improved U23 players in 2. Bundesliga, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

M. Baur of SC Paderborn 07 is the standout for raw talent across U23 players in 2. Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 74.2, and N. Futkeu has been the form player this season, grading 72.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Baur has improved his Season rating most, up +46.1 on last season, while N. Aséko Nkili's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +35.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, N. Futkeu of SpVgg Greuther Fürth is the most valuable name in this group at 43.4.

N. Aséko Nkili+35.4RTG

Hannover 96 · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

M. Baur+46.1SsN

SC Paderborn 07 · 24/25→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	ΔSsN	Season	Rating
1	M. Baur Defensive midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	22	+46.1 24/25→25/26	54562.2%	7470.2%
2	N. Aséko Nkili Defensive midfielder	Hannover 96	20	+44.1 24/25→25/26	461917.4%	7395.2%
3	Max Marie Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	+37.4 24/25→25/26	44566.7%	6622.1%
4	T. Ernst Goalkeeper	Hertha BSC	23	+31.3 24/25→25/26	41309.9%	684.6%
5	N. Futkeu Centre-forward	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	23	+28.8 24/25→25/26	7266.7%	683.3%
6	M. Winkler Attacking midfielder	Hertha BSC	23	+27.6 24/25→25/26	39244.2%	6715.5%
7	L. Gechter Centre-back	Hertha BSC	22	+26.2 24/25→25/26	45137.2%	665.4%
8	B. Bobzien Attacking midfielder	Dynamo Dresden	23	+26 22/23→25/26	26	6054.6%
9	M. Pannewig Defensive midfielder	VfL Bochum	21	+25 24/25→25/26	28806.5%	621.4%
10	L. Ulrich Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	21	+24.2 24/25→25/26	45118.6%	6445.5%
11	N. Noll Goalkeeper	Hannover 96	23	+24.1 24/25→25/26	28669.4%	699.1%
12	Kofi Jeremy Amoako Defensive midfielder	Dynamo Dresden	21	+24 24/25→25/26	32289.2%	6357%
13	M. Hansen Full-back	SC Paderborn 07	22	+20 24/25→25/26	30198%	635.9%
14	D. Herold Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	23	+19.2 24/25→25/26	4672.7%	675.5%
15	K. WÃ¤tjen Defensive midfielder	VfL Bochum	20	+18.9 24/25→25/26	23420%	6256.1%
16	F. Gruber Centre-back	1. FC Nürnberg	23	+18.6 24/25→25/26	29175.5%	6557.5%
17	R. Wagner Defensive midfielder	Dynamo Dresden	23	+18.4 24/25→25/26	22575%	624.9%
18	D. Seimen Goalkeeper	SC Paderborn 07	20	+18.4 24/25→25/26	23438.1%	7372.4%
19	Louey Ben Farhat Centre-forward	Karlsruher SC	20	+17.4 24/25→25/26	28168.9%	648.3%
20	S. Marino Centre-forward	SC Paderborn 07	22	+17.2 24/25→25/26	25235.6%	6362.3%
21	J. Mijatović Winger	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	+16.2 24/25→25/26	16	6060.5%
22	Reno Münz Full-back	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	20	+16.2 24/25→25/26	24218.9%	6111.9%
23	H. Matsuda Defensive midfielder	Hannover 96	22	+15.1 24/25→25/26	24179.8%	6353.3%
24	C. Rasmussen Centre-forward	Fortuna Düsseldorf	23	+14.6 24/25→25/26	19365%	5513.3%
25	J. Krumrey Goalkeeper	Holstein Kiel	22	+14 24/25→25/26	17437.5%	6160.5%
26	J. Eitschberger Full-back	Hertha BSC	22	+11.8 24/25→25/26	2685.5%	5922.8%
27	B. Conté Attacking midfielder	SV Elversberg	23	+11.4 24/25→25/26	3061.3%	6711.4%
28	A. Hoti Centre-back	Eintracht Braunschweig	23	+11.2 24/25→25/26	20124.4%	5838%
29	F. Schmahl Central midfielder	SV Elversberg	23	+10.7 24/25→25/26	2576.4%	611.3%
30	Berkay Yilmaz Full-back	1. FC Nürnberg	21	+9.6 24/25→25/26	2755.5%	7117.2%
31	S. Sané Winger	Eintracht Braunschweig	23	+9.1 23/24→25/26	9	544.9%
32	Rafael Lubach Attacking midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	21	+9 24/25→25/26	2945.2%	6610.2%
33	U. Tohumcu Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	21	+9 24/25→25/26	16132.4%	5714.8%
34	L. Günther Full-back	SV Elversberg	23	+8.1 24/25→25/26	2258.3%	658.7%
35	L. Egloff Attacking midfielder	Karlsruher SC	23	+8 24/25→25/26	16105.3%	57±0%
36	K. Davidsen Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	21	+7.9 24/25→25/26	3233.2%	6242.2%
37	Rafael Pinto Pedrosa Full-back	Karlsruher SC	18	+7.4 24/25→25/26	12148%	613.8%
38	L. Bolay Full-back	Preußen Münster	23	+6.2 23/24→25/26	8295.2%	5335.4%
39	J. Therkelsen Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	23	+5.6 24/25→25/26	3519%	6339.3%
40	Julian Andreas Pauli Centre-back	Dynamo Dresden	21	+4.9 24/25→25/26	2524.7%	611.6%
41	H. Chakroun Winger	Hannover 96	21	+4.4 24/25→25/26	1257.1%	6050.6%
42	A. Keller Defensive midfielder	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	22	+3.4 24/25→25/26	2515.5%	585.9%
43	F. Hagmann Full-back	Arminia Bielefeld	22	+2.5 24/25→25/26	843.1%	5430.1%
44	T. Schlieck Goalkeeper	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	20	+2.3 24/25→25/26	588.5%	5523%
45	Felipe Sánchez Centre-back	FC Schalke 04	22	+1.6 24/25→25/26	208.8%	5817.7%
46	Lukas Reich Full-back	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	19	+1.4 24/25→25/26	1213.5%	5633.8%
47	F. Keidel Full-back	SV Elversberg	23	+1.1 24/25→25/26	196.1%	6245.3%
48	J. Tolkin Full-back	Holstein Kiel	23	-0.2 24/25→25/26	270.7%	6032.2%
49	O. Vilhelmsson Centre-forward	Preußen Münster	22	-0.5 24/25→25/26	95.3%	537%
50	F. Di Michele Sanchez Full-back	Eintracht Braunschweig	23	-4 24/25→25/26	1719.1%	581.9%