Most Valuable U18 midfielders by Market Value

The most valuable U18 midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

K. Karetsas of Borussia Dortmund is the standout for raw talent across U18 midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 94.3, and A. Doumbia has been the form player this season, grading 55.2, and V. Kostov leads the scoring with 12 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: O. Pietuszewski has improved his Season rating most, up +16.2 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, Sean Steur of Newcastle is the most valuable name in this group at 68.5.

Nathan De Cat+45.6RTG

1899 Hoffenheim · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

O. Pietuszewski+16.2SsN

FC Porto · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Sean Steur Central midfielder	Newcastle	18	68.5	1234.1%	5123.9%
2	Luka Bentt Central midfielder	Brentford	18	66.8	0	72
3	R. Ngumoha Central midfielder	Liverpool	17	66.2	11±0%	84±0%
4	M. Dowman Winger	Arsenal	16	65.1	4	83
5	D. Benamar Central midfielder	Crystal Palace	17	63.6	1	70
6	C. Stevens Central midfielder	Bournemouth	18	62.9	0	73
7	T. Fletcher Central midfielder	Manchester United	18	62.4	0	74
8	T. Hall Central midfielder	Tottenham	18	61.5	0	69
9	B. Burrows Central midfielder	Aston Villa	18	60.9	0	74
10	Juan Hernández Central midfielder	Barcelona	18	59.6	0	72
11	S. Ridgeon Central midfielder	Fulham	17	59.4	0	71
12	Taufik Seidu Central midfielder	Atletico Madrid	18	59	0	71
13	Malcom Dacosta Central midfielder	Bournemouth	17	58.7	0	73
14	Malik Olayiwola Central midfielder	Everton	16	57.6	0	70
15	C. Holland Central midfielder	Chelsea	16	56.9	0	71
16	F. Samba Central midfielder	Manchester City	16	56.6	0	75
17	T. Seidu Central midfielder	Atletico Madrid	17	55.3	0	71
18	C. Macia Defensive midfielder	Villarreal	17	53.8	1±0%	72±0%
19	J. Monga Central midfielder	Manchester City	17	53.4	111030%	6210.3%
20	A. Bouaddi Defensive midfielder	Lille	18	40.7	3052.8%	9119.9%
21	L. Karl Winger	Bayern München	18	38.5	32	84
22	Pedro Fernández Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	18	36.3	12	77
23	J. Bisiwu Central midfielder	Barcelona	18	35.7	469.8%	433.4%
24	Fletcher Boyd Central midfielder	Aston Villa	18	35.7	0	402.5%
25	S. Sanchez Attacking midfielder	Athletic Club	18	35.1	3	73
26	Davinchi Defensive midfielder	Getafe	18	34.8	12±0%	76±0%
27	M. Mout Attacking midfielder	Monza	18	34.4	0	55
28	M. Culbreath Defensive midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	18	33.9	14	76
29	Andrés Antañón Central midfielder	Celta Vigo	18	33.9	0	71±0%
30	N. Guillen Defensive midfielder	Sevilla	17	33.7	0	67
31	D. Bakola Defensive midfielder	Sassuolo	18	32.9	592.3%	712.2%
32	M. Bah Central midfielder	AS Roma	18	32.4	0	69
33	Abdou Konate Defensive midfielder	Parma	18	32.3	0	65
34	A. Vossah Central midfielder	Toulouse	18	32.2	16	73
35	R. Malfitano Central midfielder	Cagliari	18	31.3	0	65
36	W. Mohya Attacking midfielder	Borussia Mönchengladbach	17	31.1	11	74
37	Lorenzo Bonsignori Goggi Central midfielder	Como	18	30.8	0	69
38	R. Matondo Central midfielder	Paris FC	18	30.5	23±0%	77±0%
39	W. Acquah Central midfielder	Torino	18	30.3	0	66
40	P. Hensel Central midfielder	VfL Wolfsburg	18	30.3	0	63
41	Zalan Kugyela Central midfielder	Torino	18	30.3	0	66
42	Toci Matteo Central midfielder	Frosinone	18	30.2	0	56
43	V. Gebel Central midfielder	RB Leipzig	18	30.2	0	67
44	F. Barido Central midfielder	Napoli	17	29.9	0	69
45	V. Prisco Central midfielder	Napoli	17	29.9	0	69
46	T. Mmadi Defensive midfielder	Marseille	18	29.8	1	66
47	L. Arrhov Central midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	18	29.6	1	66
48	R. Tarnutzer Central midfielder	SC Freiburg	18	29.5	0	66
49	K. Karetsas Attacking midfielder	Borussia Dortmund	18	29.4	2722.9%	9457.4%
50	Nathan De Cat Central midfielder	1899 Hoffenheim	18	29.4	4425.1%	9396%