Most Improved U23 midfielders This Season

The most improved U23 midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

Most improved goalkeepers Most improved defenders Most improved attackers Best midfielders Most in-form midfielders Top-scoring midfielders

At a glance

K. Karetsas of Borussia Dortmund is the standout for raw talent across U23 midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 94.3, and I. Bjerkebo has been the form player this season, grading 75.5, and Julian Dean Rijkhoff leads the scoring with 16 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: N. Aséko Nkili has improved his Season rating most, up +48.4 on last season, while Nathan De Cat's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +45.6 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 113.2.

Nathan De Cat+45.6RTG

1899 Hoffenheim · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

N. Aséko Nkili+48.4SsN

Eintracht Frankfurt · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

Julian Dean Rijkhoff16goals

50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	N. Aséko Nkili Central midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	20	+48.4 24/25→25/26	512104.3%	7293.8%
2	N. Mbamba Defensive midfielder	Lorient	21	+45.1 24/25→25/26	481366.7%	482.2%
3	F. Ghedjemis Winger	Frosinone	23	+44.9 24/25→25/26	56415.7%	7225.7%
4	M. Baur Central midfielder	Celtic	22	+44.5 24/25→25/26	53542.7%	7469%
5	T. O'Reilly Attacking midfielder	Aston Villa	22	+44.4 24/25→25/26	50837.7%	386.2%
6	M. Adeline Attacking midfielder	Hamburger SV	22	+44.2 24/25→25/26	63233.9%	7221.7%
7	Cauan Barros Central midfielder	Vasco DA Gama	22	+42.5 23/24→25/26	46145.7%	688.3%
8	Bo Åsulv Hegland Winger	Djurgardens IF	22	+40.3 24/25→25/26	69913.2%	4345.1%
9	M. Palestra Central midfielder	Chelsea	21	+39.8 24/25→25/26	421895.2%	8721.7%
10	A. Cozier-Duberry Winger	Brighton	21	+39.3 24/25→25/26	46569.6%	5613.3%
11	É. Soumah-Abbad Central midfielder	Metz	23	+36.8 23/24→25/26	48343.9%	457.9%
12	A. Skogmar Central midfielder	Malmo FF	20	+34.4 24/25→25/26	3790.2%	3911.4%
13	I. Bjerkebo Winger	Sirius	23	+33.9 24/25→25/26	76132.3%	4519.4%
14	A. Ojeda Attacking midfielder	New York City FC	22	+33.9 24/25→25/26	44110%	5019.1%
15	Berkay Yilmaz Central midfielder	SC Freiburg	21	+33.5 24/25→25/26	51193.6%	7116.3%
16	N. Tsakiris Attacking midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	21	+32.1 24/25→25/26	45682.8%	4718.9%
17	R. Donkor Central midfielder	New York Red Bulls	21	+31.6 24/25→25/26	39141.6%	4817.3%
18	W. Igor Defensive midfielder	Kristiansund BK	21	+31.3 24/25→25/26	359.7%	454.4%
19	Victor Hugo Central midfielder	Atletico-MG	22	+31 24/25→25/26	45	7435.4%
20	M. Madjed Central midfielder	Hammarby FF	21	+30.2 24/25→25/26	3915.2%	426.9%
21	A. Atta Central midfielder	Fiorentina	23	+29.7 24/25→25/26	43±0%	853.2%
22	Metinho Defensive midfielder	FC Basel 1893	23	+29.6 24/25→25/26	33870.6%	4619.8%
23	S. Auklend Central midfielder	Bodo/Glimt	23	+29.2 24/25→25/26	39117.3%	4711.2%
24	C. Inao OulaÃ¯Central midfielder	Fiorentina	20	+29.1 24/25→25/26	4319.9%	530.6%
25	O. Agougil Central midfielder	Jong Utrecht	21	+29 24/25→25/26	35508.8%	5720.4%
26	B. Raines Central midfielder	New England Revolution	21	+28.5 24/25→25/26	31160.5%	4714.4%
27	L. Ulrich Central midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	21	+28.4 24/25→25/26	49139.2%	6445.5%
28	S. Resink Attacking midfielder	AZ Alkmaar	23	+28.4 24/25→25/26	34489.7%	7228%
29	Chuky San José Attacking midfielder	Werder Bremen	22	+28.1 24/25→25/26	39248.7%	686.2%
30	O. Rosengren Central midfielder	Malmo FF	23	+27.6 24/25→25/26	444.4%	392.1%
31	Kofi Jeremy Amoako Defensive midfielder	Hamburger SV	21	+27 24/25→25/26	35325.3%	6357%
32	J. Hjertø-Dahl Winger	Hull City	20	+26.9 24/25→25/26	506.3%	4414.4%
33	J. Hopkins Central midfielder	DC United	22	+26.9 24/25→25/26	33122.6%	4616.3%
34	J. Manzambi Attacking midfielder	Aston Villa	20	+26.8 24/25→25/26	36279.2%	9118.4%
35	D. Sadi Central midfielder	Novi Pazar	22	+25 24/25→25/26	34294.1%	4134.5%
36	T. Jacob Central midfielder	Atlanta United FC	22	+24.8 24/25→25/26	41335.5%	451.1%
37	T. D'Avilla Central midfielder	Chicago Fire	23	+24.4 24/25→25/26	2930.8%	435.6%
38	D. Edelman Central midfielder	St. Louis City	23	+24.1 24/25→25/26	4496%	4916.8%
39	K. Toppenberg Central midfielder	Jong AZ	23	+24 24/25→25/26	28666.7%	549%
40	G. Valenzuela Central midfielder	FC Cincinnati	21	+23.6 24/25→25/26	34119.2%	445.5%
41	T. Bach Central midfielder	Vejle	23	+23.4 24/25→25/26	29425.5%	4517.3%
42	G. Besselink Central midfielder	Twente	22	+23.3 24/25→25/26	26832.1%	574.3%
43	V. Barco Central midfielder	Chelsea	22	+23.3 24/25→25/26	44111%	8511.3%
44	M. Benítez Defensive midfielder	Boca Juniors	22	+23.3 24/25→25/26	251370.6%	5619.3%
45	S. Wegen Central midfielder	Jong Utrecht	21	+23.2 24/25→25/26	34±0%	57±0%
46	A. Engwanda Defensive midfielder	Utrecht	23	+22.9 24/25→25/26	39139.6%	7310.1%
47	D. Martínez Winger	Los Angeles FC	20	+22.8 24/25→25/26	3578.8%	474.4%
48	B. Khela Central midfielder	Birmingham	21	+22.6 24/25→25/26	3313.4%	50±0%
49	S. Kilen Central midfielder	Kristiansund BK	21	+22.3 24/25→25/26	39133.5%	4734%
50	S. Simons Central midfielder	FC Eindhoven	22	+22.3 24/25→25/26	5372.2%	607%