Most Valuable U18 midfielders by Market Value

The most valuable U18 midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

O. Pietuszewski of FC Porto is the standout for raw talent across U18 midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 64.7, 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. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, A. Bouaddi of Manchester City is the most valuable name in this group at 67.6.

Best talent

O. Pietuszewski64.7RTG

O. Pietuszewski+30.4RTG

FC Porto · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

O. Pietuszewski+16.2SsN

FC Porto · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	A. Bouaddi Defensive midfielder	Manchester City	18	67.6	30±0%	916%
2	Sean Steur Central midfielder	Newcastle	18	66.8	1234.1%	5123.9%
3	Luka Bentt Central midfielder	Brentford	18	66.1	0	72
4	M. Dowman Winger	Arsenal	16	65.1	4	83
5	T. Fletcher Central midfielder	Manchester United	18	64.5	0	74
6	R. Ngumoha Central midfielder	Liverpool	18	64.3	11±0%	84±0%
7	D. Benamar Central midfielder	Crystal Palace	17	63.3	1	70
8	C. Stevens Central midfielder	Bournemouth	18	62.9	0	73
9	B. Burrows Central midfielder	Aston Villa	18	61.3	0	74±0%
10	T. Hall Central midfielder	Tottenham	18	60.8	0	69
11	Taufik Seidu Central midfielder	Atletico Madrid	18	59	0	71
12	Malcom Dacosta Central midfielder	Bournemouth	17	58.7	0	73
13	Juan Hernández Central midfielder	Barcelona	18	58.7	0	72
14	F. Samba Central midfielder	Manchester City	16	58.5	0	75
15	S. Ridgeon Central midfielder	Fulham	17	58	0	71
16	C. Holland Central midfielder	Chelsea	16	57.6	0	71
17	Malik Olayiwola Central midfielder	Everton	16	56.6	0	70
18	T. Seidu Central midfielder	Atletico Madrid	17	55.3	0	71
19	J. Monga Central midfielder	Manchester City	17	53.4	111030%	6210.3%
20	C. Macia Defensive midfielder	Villarreal	17	52	1±0%	72±0%
21	S. Sanchez Attacking midfielder	Athletic Club	18	36.8	3	73
22	Fletcher Boyd Central midfielder	Aston Villa	18	35.7	0	402.5%
23	J. Bisiwu Central midfielder	Barcelona	18	35.7	469.8%	433.4%
24	E. Lulli Defensive midfielder	AS Roma	18	33.8	0	69
25	D. Bakola Defensive midfielder	Sassuolo	18	33.7	592.3%	712.2%
26	Davinchi Defensive midfielder	Getafe	18	33.6	12±0%	76±0%
27	M. Mout Attacking midfielder	Monza	18	33.6	0	55
28	N. Guillen Defensive midfielder	Sevilla	17	33.1	0	67
29	M. Bah Central midfielder	AS Roma	18	32.4	0	69
30	Lorenzo Bonsignori Goggi Central midfielder	Como	18	31.2	0	69
31	Toci Matteo Central midfielder	Frosinone	18	31	0	56
32	S. Liberali Central midfielder	Sassuolo	18	30.7	0	53
33	L. Karl Central midfielder	Bayern München	18	30.7	32±0%	84±0%
34	N. Baffoh Central midfielder	Sassuolo	18	30.7	0	66
35	R. Tarnutzer Central midfielder	SC Freiburg	18	30.5	0	66
36	R. Malfitano Central midfielder	Cagliari	18	30.5	0	65
37	R. Matondo Central midfielder	Paris FC	18	30.5	23±0%	77±0%
38	K. Eichhorn Defensive midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	17	30.3	19	60
39	Abdou Konate Defensive midfielder	Parma	18	30.2	0	65
40	V. Gebel Central midfielder	RB Leipzig	18	30.2	0	67
41	Zalan Kugyela Central midfielder	Torino	18	30.2	0	66
42	Pape Cabral Defensive midfielder	Monaco	18	30	1	66
43	L. Arrhov Central midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	18	29.4	197.2%	6685.4%
44	T. Goncalves Central midfielder	Lyon	18	29.3	0	67
45	P. Bonanno Central midfielder	Fiorentina	18	29.2	0	65
46	R. Cassano Central midfielder	Como	17	29.1	0	69
47	F. Barido Central midfielder	Napoli	17	28.8	0	69
48	W. Mohya Central midfielder	Borussia Mönchengladbach	17	28.8	11±0%	74±0%
49	D. Coulibaly Central midfielder	Nice	17	28.8	2±0%	62±0%
50	V. Prisco Central midfielder	Napoli	17	28.8	0	69