Most Valuable U18 players by Market Value

The most valuable U18 players, ranked on Field Insider.

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

At a glance

K. Karetsas of Borussia Dortmund is the standout for raw talent across U18 players, with a Field Insider Rating of 94.3, and J. Hall has been the form player this season, grading 56, and V. Kostov leads the scoring with 12 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: P. Miller has improved his Season rating most, up +24.5 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, X. Espart of Barcelona is the most valuable name in this group at 72.3.

Nathan De Cat+45.6RTG

1899 Hoffenheim · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

P. Miller+24.5SsN

New England Revolution · 24/25→25/26

50 players · ranked by highest valueCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	X. Espart Full-back	Barcelona	18	72.3	5±0%	76±0%
2	A. Annous Centre-forward	Arsenal	18	72.2	0	76
3	Sean Steur Central midfielder	Newcastle	18	68.5	1234.1%	5123.9%
4	N. Oriola Centre-forward	Brighton	18	67.5	0	72
5	A. Zouhar Centre-back	Arsenal	18	67.1	0	75
6	Luka Bentt Central midfielder	Brentford	18	66.8	0	72
7	R. Ngumoha Central midfielder	Liverpool	17	66.2	11±0%	84±0%
8	Shumaira Mheuka Centre-forward	Chelsea	18	65.9	0	723.1%
9	M. Dowman Winger	Arsenal	16	65.1	4	83
10	D. Benamar Central midfielder	Crystal Palace	17	63.6	1	70
11	F. Geragusian Centre-forward	Sunderland	18	63.3	0	73
12	C. Stevens Central midfielder	Bournemouth	18	62.9	0	73
13	C. O'Neill Centre-forward	Arsenal	17	62.7	0	75
14	Bendito Mantato Winger	Manchester United	18	62.4	0	74
15	T. Fletcher Central midfielder	Manchester United	18	62.4	0	74
16	S. Lacey Centre-forward	Manchester United	18	62.3	0	75±0%
17	J. Byfield Centre-back	Tottenham	18	61.6	0	69
18	T. Hall Central midfielder	Tottenham	18	61.5	0	69
19	T. Samba Centre-forward	Manchester City	17	61	0	75
20	B. Burrows Central midfielder	Aston Villa	18	60.9	0	74
21	J. Lienou Centre-back	Leeds	17	60.3	0	70
22	Toni Fernández Centre-forward	Barcelona	18	60.1	0	72
23	Juan Hernández Central midfielder	Barcelona	18	59.6	0	72
24	J. Onstein Centre-back	Barcelona	18	59.6	9535.7%	428.9%
25	Eder Aller Goalkeeper	Barcelona	18	59.6	0	72
26	S. Ridgeon Central midfielder	Fulham	17	59.4	0	71
27	Taufik Seidu Central midfielder	Atletico Madrid	18	59	0	71
28	Malcom Dacosta Central midfielder	Bournemouth	17	58.7	0	73
29	T. Thompson Centre-forward	Manchester United	17	58	0	69
30	J. Navarro Jimenez Goalkeeper	Real Madrid	18	58	0	72
31	J. Martinez Centre-back	Real Madrid	18	58	0	72
32	Malik Olayiwola Central midfielder	Everton	16	57.6	0	70
33	J. A. Gaitan Diaz Centre-forward	Villarreal	18	57.1	0	71
34	C. Holland Central midfielder	Chelsea	16	56.9	0	71
35	F. Samba Central midfielder	Manchester City	16	56.6	0	75
36	S. Mfuni Full-back	Manchester City	18	56.5	6	61
37	H. Abdelkarim Centre-forward	Barcelona	17	55.6	0	72
38	M. Llorente Centre-back	Atletico Madrid	17	55.3	0	71
39	T. Seidu Central midfielder	Atletico Madrid	17	55.3	0	71
40	Sergio Esteban Centre-forward	Atletico Madrid	17	55	0	71
41	C. Macia Defensive midfielder	Villarreal	17	53.8	1±0%	72±0%
42	J. Drakes-Thomas Winger	Crystal Palace	16	53.8	0	70
43	J. Monga Central midfielder	Manchester City	17	53.4	111030%	6210.3%
44	Brian Madjo Centre-forward	Aston Villa	17	52.8	0	62
45	Jorge Dominguez Centre-back	Atletico Madrid	16	51.6	1	72
46	M. Lozano Centre-forward	Racing Santander	18	42.2	6	67
47	Harrison Bettoni Centre-forward	Chelsea	18	42	10	44
48	H. Ahanor Centre-back	Atalanta	18	41.9	27568.3%	7814.4%
49	A. Bouaddi Defensive midfielder	Lille	18	40.7	3052.8%	9119.9%
50	L. Karl Winger	Bayern München	18	38.5	32	84