Most valuable U18 midfielders

The most valuable U18 midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

L. Karl of Bayern München is the standout for raw talent across U18 midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 86.6, and V. Kostov has been the form player this season, grading 54.9.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: O. Pietuszewski 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, D. Mukasa of Manchester City is the most valuable name in this group at 67.4.

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#	Player	Team	Age	val	Season	Rating
1	D. Mukasa Attacking midfielder	Manchester City	18	67.4	0	75
2	T. Fletcher Central midfielder	Manchester United	18	66.9	0	74
3	B. Burrows Central midfielder	Aston Villa	18	66.6	0	74
4	Franco Mastantuono Winger	Real Madrid	18	66.5	758%	8047.6%
5	Thiago Pitarch Central midfielder	Real Madrid	18	65.9	11	80
6	C. Stevens Central midfielder	Bournemouth	18	65.7	0	73
7	H. Howell Central midfielder	Brighton	18	65.7	0100%	731%
8	M. Dowman Attacking midfielder	Arsenal	16	65	5	83
9	Luka Bentt Central midfielder	Brentford	18	64.7	0	72
10	Malcom Dacosta Central midfielder	Bournemouth	17	61.3	0	73
11	S. Ridgeon Central midfielder	Fulham	17	59.7	0	71
12	Juan Hernández Central midfielder	Barcelona	18	59.6	0	72
13	D. Benamar Central midfielder	Crystal Palace	17	59.1	1	70
14	Taufik Seidu Central midfielder	Atletico Madrid	18	58.7	0	71
15	C. Holland Central midfielder	Chelsea	16	55.7	0	71
16	C. Macia Defensive midfielder	Villarreal	17	55.5	1	72
17	T. Seidu Central midfielder	Atletico Madrid	17	54.9	0	71
18	Malik Olayiwola Central midfielder	Everton	16	54.8	0	70
19	M. Eboue Central midfielder	Chelsea	0	51.4	0	71
20	J. Abbey Defensive midfielder	Wolves	0	48.7	0	68
21	L. Karl Attacking midfielder	Bayern München	18	38.8	36	87
22	A. Bouaddi Defensive midfielder	Lille	18	37.8	3262.4%	8714.6%
23	S. Sanchez Attacking midfielder	Athletic Club	18	36.1	3	73
24	Andrés Antañón Central midfielder	Celta Vigo	18	35	0	71
25	R. Matondo Defensive midfielder	Paris FC	18	34.9	289366.7%	8024.7%
26	H. Burcio Defensive midfielder	Celta Vigo	18	34.9	0	70
27	M. Culbreath Defensive midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	18	33.9	14	76
28	Pedro Fernández Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	18	33.7	13	77
29	D. Bakola Central midfielder	Sassuolo	18	33.1	52400%	716%
30	Víctor Fernández Central midfielder	Levante	18	32.9	0	66
31	A. Vossah Defensive midfielder	Toulouse	18	32.4	19	74
32	M. Bah Central midfielder	AS Roma	18	32	0	69
33	Lorenzo Bonsignori Goggi Central midfielder	Como	18	31.9	0	69
34	N. Guillen Central midfielder	Sevilla	17	31.3	0	67
35	W. Mohya Attacking midfielder	Borussia Mönchengladbach	17	31.1	12	74
36	W. Acquah Central midfielder	Torino	18	30.5	0	66
37	Zalan Kugyela Central midfielder	Torino	18	30.5	0	66
38	Abdou Konate Central midfielder	Parma	18	30.3	0	65
39	P. Agudin Central midfielder	Oviedo	17	30.3	0	65
40	R. Malfitano Central midfielder	Cagliari	18	30.2	0	65
41	V. Gebel Central midfielder	RB Leipzig	18	30.2	0	67
42	V. Prisco Central midfielder	Napoli	17	30.1	0	69
43	P. Bonanno Central midfielder	Fiorentina	18	30	0	65
44	L. Arrhov Central midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	18	29.8	1	67
45	R. Cassano Central midfielder	Como	17	29.7	0	69
46	N. Nsoki Defensive midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	18	29.6	0	68
47	R. Tarnutzer Central midfielder	SC Freiburg	18	29.5	0	66
48	P. Hensel Central midfielder	VfL Wolfsburg	18	29.4	0	66
49	T. Goncalves Central midfielder	Lyon	18	29.3	0	67
50	T. Mmadi Defensive midfielder	Marseille	18	29	1	66