Most improved U23 midfielders

The most improved U23 midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across U23 midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 100, and D. Karlsbakk leads the scoring with 18 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: D. Karlsbakk has improved his Season rating most, up +61.2 on last season, while E. Diouf's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +48.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Rogers of Aston Villa is the most valuable name in this group at 202.2.

West Ham · 23/24→25/26

Most improved

D. Karlsbakk+61.2SsN

Sarpsborg 08 FF · 24/25→25/26

50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →

#	Player	Team	Age	ΔSsN	Season	Rating
1	D. Karlsbakk Centre-forward	Sarpsborg 08 FF	23	+61.2 24/25→25/26	61	4816.6%
2	G. Zechiël Defensive midfielder	Utrecht	22	+55.9 24/25→25/26	66542.7%	8226.1%
3	P. Nuamah Attacking midfielder	Catanzaro	20	+48 24/25→25/26	54842.1%	7630.6%
4	Senny Mayulu Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	20	+45.9 24/25→25/26	60323.2%	9112.4%
5	N. O'Reilly Full-back	Manchester City	21	+45.8 24/25→25/26	56432.1%	9717.9%
6	J. Manzambi Defensive midfielder	SC Freiburg	20	+45.6 24/25→25/26	55485.1%	9017%
7	H. Amass Defensive midfielder	Sheffield Wednesday	19	+44.9 24/25→25/26	491095.1%	704.8%
8	M. Baur Defensive midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	22	+44.2 24/25→25/26	52589.3%	7470.2%
9	S. Homenchenko Central midfielder	Club Queretaro	22	+44.1 24/25→25/26	481050%	557.8%
10	F. Ghedjemis Winger	Frosinone	23	+43.7 24/25→25/26	54416.2%	7225.7%
11	K. Hlynsson Attacking midfielder	Twente	22	+42.5 24/25→25/26	50574.3%	8030.1%
12	Y. Taha Attacking midfielder	Groningen	23	+41.9 24/25→25/26	461022%	7724.4%
13	E. Guðmundsson Central midfielder	Brann	22	+41.7 24/25→25/26	451191.4%	4949.7%
14	N. Aséko Nkili Defensive midfielder	Hannover 96	20	+41.7 24/25→25/26	441603.8%	7395.2%
15	I. Doumbia Central midfielder	Venezia	22	+40.9 24/25→25/26	49504.9%	7813.7%
16	N. Mbamba Defensive midfielder	Dender	21	+40.9 24/25→25/26	451105.4%	6123.2%
17	K. Boogaard Attacking midfielder	Jong AZ	20	+38.4 24/25→25/26	49365.7%	6222.7%
18	S. Resink Attacking midfielder	Groningen	23	+38.4 24/25→25/26	45581.8%	7939.2%
19	M. Adeline Attacking midfielder	Estac Troyes	22	+37.6 24/25→25/26	56206.6%	7221.7%
20	Peio Canales Attacking midfielder	Racing Santander	21	+37.4 24/25→25/26	392671.4%	776.2%
21	B. Önal Defensive midfielder	NEC Nijmegen	22	+37.3 24/25→25/26	50303.3%	7815.8%
22	R. El Arguioui Attacking midfielder	Jong Utrecht	20	+37.1 24/25→25/26	53227.6%	6221.1%
23	W. Lankshear Centre-forward	Oxford United	21	+37.1 24/25→25/26	37	6917.2%
24	R. Touzghar Central midfielder	PAU	22	+36.6 24/25→25/26	41892.7%	6484.6%
25	A. Scott Defensive midfielder	Bournemouth	22	+36.5 24/25→25/26	47361.4%	9118.6%
26	Max Marie Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	+36.4 24/25→25/26	44491.9%	6622.1%
27	Justin Janssen Defensive midfielder	FC Nordsjaelland	19	+36.1 24/25→25/26	40925.6%	4933.6%
28	A. Fatawu Attacking midfielder	Leicester	22	+35.9 24/25→25/26	42552.3%	741.6%
29	B. Old Full-back	Saint Etienne	23	+35.8 24/25→25/26	36	630.8%
30	M. Ejdum Central midfielder	Odense	21	+35.1 23/24→25/26	41566.1%	4915.4%
31	D. Castillo Defensive midfielder	FC Midtjylland	22	+34.3 24/25→25/26	42469.9%	4920.8%
32	M. Søndergaard Central midfielder	Viborg	23	+33.7 24/25→25/26	41455.4%	439.6%
33	W. Igor Central midfielder	Kristiansund BK	21	+33.7 24/25→25/26	38842.5%	4420.4%
34	L. Camara Defensive midfielder	Monaco	22	+33.2 24/25→25/26	64107.4%	884.5%
35	G. Yah Defensive midfielder	FC Volendam	22	+32.9 24/25→25/26	47230.1%	6844.1%
36	K. Smit Defensive midfielder	AZ Alkmaar	20	+32.6 24/25→25/26	42336.1%	7919.6%
37	A. Atta Defensive midfielder	Udinese	23	+32.5 24/25→25/26	46242.5%	8618.1%
38	Y. Sekongo Attacking midfielder	Dunkerque	22	+32.2 24/25→25/26	44280%	6919.3%
39	S. Braybrooke Defensive midfielder	Chesterfield	22	+32.1 24/25→25/26	351234.6%	366.3%
40	C. Uzun Attacking midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	20	+31.8 24/25→25/26	49188.2%	844.3%
41	K. Glebov Central midfielder	CSKA Moscow	20	+31.6 24/25→25/26	38501.6%	3915.6%
42	A. Kurtulan Defensive midfielder	Göztepe	23	+31.6 24/25→25/26	46219.4%	534.3%
43	O. Rosengren Central midfielder	Malmo FF	23	+31 24/25→25/26	48187.9%	399.6%
44	J. Enciso Centre-forward	Strasbourg	22	+30.9 24/25→25/26	39381.5%	836%
45	D. Hoogewerf Attacking midfielder	Vitesse	23	+30.8 24/25→25/26	35832.4%	5620.4%
46	A. Boudri Central midfielder	Gais	21	+30.2 24/25→25/26	43237.8%	4114.4%
47	K. Danois Central midfielder	Auxerre	22	+30 24/25→25/26	50153.1%	796.9%
48	Lamine Yamal Winger	Barcelona	19	+29.8 24/25→25/26	9148.9%	100±0%
49	C. Bonsu Baah Central midfielder	Al-Qadisiyah FC	21	+29.8 24/25→25/26	52135.5%	635.2%
50	T. O'Reilly Attacking midfielder	Crewe	22	+29.8 24/25→25/26	35562.3%	386.2%