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

J. Zieliński of VfL Wolfsburg is the standout for raw talent across U18 players, with a Field Insider Rating of 83.4, and V. Kostov has been the form player this season, grading 54.9.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: P. Miller has improved his Season rating most, up +27.7 on last season. 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 78.5.

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	Player	Team
1	X. Espart Full-back	Barcelona	18	78.5	5±0%	76±0%
2	Sergei Kozlovskiy Centre-back	Free Agents	18	69.3	0	77
3	R. Ngumoha Central midfielder	Liverpool	18	69.2	11±0%	84±0%
4	A. Annous Centre-forward	Arsenal	18	68.1	0	76
5	R. McAidoo Winger	Manchester City	18	67.7	0	75
6	K. Braithwaite Centre-back	Manchester City	18	67.5	0	75
7	A. Zouhar Centre-back	Arsenal	18	67.1	0	75
8	Sean Steur Central midfielder	Newcastle	18	66.8	1234.1%	5123.9%
9	N. Oriola Centre-forward	Brighton	18	66.8	0	72
10	S. Mfuni Centre-back	Coventry	18	66.2	68.9%	611.5%
11	H. Ahanor Centre-back	Crystal Palace	18	64.9	27±0%	78±0%
12	I. Mbaye Winger	Aston Villa	18	64.6	19±0%	81±0%
13	Ryan Doherty Central midfielder	Ipswich	18	64.5	0	41
14	Bendito Mantato Winger	Manchester United	18	63.5	0	74
15	T. Fletcher Central midfielder	Manchester United	18	63.5	0	74
16	T. Samba Centre-forward	Manchester City	17	63	0	75
17	C. O'Neill Centre-forward	Arsenal	17	62.7	0	75
18	C. Stevens Central midfielder	Bournemouth	18	62.6	0	73
19	V. Joseph Centre-forward	Brighton	17	62.3	0	55
20	J. Byfield Centre-back	Tottenham	18	62.3	0	69
21	T. Hall Central midfielder	Tottenham	18	62.2	0	69
22	J. Lienou Centre-back	Leeds	17	61	0	70
23	F. Geragusian Centre-forward	Sunderland	18	60.8	0	73
24	J. Angulo Centre-forward	Sunderland	18	60.8	0	68
25	Eder Aller Goalkeeper	Barcelona	18	59.6	0	72
26	Juan Hernández Central midfielder	Barcelona	18	59.6	0	72
27	D. Benamar Central midfielder	Crystal Palace	17	59.4	1	70
28	Taufik Seidu Central midfielder	Atletico Madrid	18	59.3	0	71
29	T. Thompson Centre-forward	Manchester United	17	59.1	0	69
30	J. Navarro Jimenez Goalkeeper	Real Madrid	18	59	0	72
31	J. Martinez Centre-back	Real Madrid	18	59	0	72
32	J. Navarro Jimenez Goalkeeper	Real Madrid	18	59	0	71
33	F. Samba Central midfielder	Manchester City	16	58.5	0	75
34	Malcom Dacosta Central midfielder	Bournemouth	17	58.4	0	73
35	M. Dowman Central midfielder	Arsenal	16	58.3	4±0%	83±0%
36	M. Nicoll-Jazuli Defensive midfielder	Chelsea	16	57.7	1	74
37	C. Holland Central midfielder	Chelsea	16	57.6	0	71
38	S. Ridgeon Central midfielder	Fulham	17	57.4	0	71
39	Malik Olayiwola Central midfielder	Everton	16	56.3	0	70
40	J. A. Gaitan Diaz Centre-forward	Villarreal	18	56.1	0	71
41	H. Abdelkarim Centre-forward	Barcelona	17	55.8	0	72
42	M. Llorente Centre-back	Atletico Madrid	17	55.6	0	71
43	T. Seidu Central midfielder	Atletico Madrid	17	55.6	0	71
44	Sergio Esteban Centre-forward	Atletico Madrid	17	55.3	0	71
45	J. Drakes-Thomas Winger	Crystal Palace	16	54.8	0	70
46	C. Macia Defensive midfielder	Villarreal	17	53.7	1±0%	72±0%
47	Brian Madjo Centre-forward	Aston Villa	17	52.8	0	62
48	J. Dominguez Centre-back	Atletico Madrid	16	51.8	1	72
49	Jorge Dominguez Centre-back	Atletico Madrid	16	51.8	1	72
50	Harrison Bettoni Centre-forward	Chelsea	18	42	10	44