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 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 +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 67.4.

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	R. Ngumoha Central midfielder	Liverpool	18	67.4	11±0%	84±0%
2	Sean Steur Central midfielder	Newcastle	18	65.5	1234.1%	5123.9%
3	M. Dowman Winger	Arsenal	16	65.4	4±0%	83±0%
4	Ryan Doherty Central midfielder	Ipswich	18	64.5	0	41
5	T. Fletcher Central midfielder	Manchester United	18	63.5	0	74
6	C. Stevens Central midfielder	Bournemouth	18	62.6	0	73
7	T. Hall Central midfielder	Tottenham	18	61.8	0	69
8	Juan Hernández Central midfielder	Barcelona	18	59.6	0	72
9	Taufik Seidu Central midfielder	Atletico Madrid	18	58.7	0	71
10	D. Benamar Central midfielder	Crystal Palace	17	58.7	1	70
11	Malcom Dacosta Central midfielder	Bournemouth	17	58.4	0	73
12	F. Samba Central midfielder	Manchester City	16	58.2	0	75
13	S. Ridgeon Central midfielder	Fulham	17	57.4	0	71
14	C. Holland Central midfielder	Chelsea	16	56.9	0	71
15	Malik Olayiwola Central midfielder	Everton	16	56	0	70
16	T. Seidu Central midfielder	Atletico Madrid	17	55	0	71
17	C. Macia Defensive midfielder	Villarreal	17	52.3	1±0%	72±0%
18	S. Sanchez Attacking midfielder	Athletic Club	18	37.4	3	73
19	E. Lulli Central midfielder	AS Roma	18	37.1	0	69
20	J. Bisiwu Central midfielder	Barcelona	18	35.7	469.8%	433.4%
21	Fletcher Boyd Central midfielder	Aston Villa	18	35.7	0	402.5%
22	D. Bakola Attacking midfielder	Sassuolo	18	33.9	592.3%	712.2%
23	L. Karl Winger	Bayern München	18	33.4	32±0%	84±0%
24	Davinchi Central midfielder	Getafe	18	33.3	12±0%	76±0%
25	N. Guillen Defensive midfielder	Sevilla	17	33.2	0	67
26	M. Bah Central midfielder	AS Roma	18	32.4	0	69
27	D. Zamagni Central midfielder	Como	18	32	0	53
28	Lorenzo Bonsignori Goggi Central midfielder	Como	18	32	0	69
29	M. Mout Attacking midfielder	Monza	18	31.9	0	55
30	R. Malfitano Central midfielder	Cagliari	18	31.7	0	65
31	Toci Matteo Central midfielder	Frosinone	18	31.3	0	56
32	S. Liberali Central midfielder	Sassuolo	18	31	0	53
33	N. Baffoh Central midfielder	Sassuolo	18	31	0	67
34	R. Tarnutzer Central midfielder	SC Freiburg	18	30.7	0	66
35	M. Zrilic Central midfielder	1. FC Heidenheim	18	30.6	1	68
36	T. Yamamoto Central midfielder	Borussia Dortmund	18	30.5	0	68
37	K. Eichhorn Defensive midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	17	30.3	19	60
38	Abdou Konate Defensive midfielder	Parma	18	30.2	0	65
39	Zalan Kugyela Central midfielder	Torino	18	30.2	0	66
40	R. Matondo Central midfielder	Paris FC	18	30.1	23±0%	77±0%
41	P. Hensel Central midfielder	VfL Wolfsburg	18	30.1	0±0%	63±0%
42	P. Bonanno Central midfielder	Fiorentina	18	30	0	65
43	R. Cassano Central midfielder	Como	17	29.9	0	69
44	V. Gebel Central midfielder	RB Leipzig	18	29.9	0	67
45	Pape Cabral Defensive midfielder	Monaco	18	29.8	1±0%	66±0%
46	D. Coulibaly Central midfielder	Nice	17	29.5	2±0%	62±0%
47	I. Touré Defensive midfielder	Monaco	18	29.4	0	673.9%
48	Toni Fernández Central midfielder	Venezia	18	29.4	0	72±0%
49	S. Benzahra Defensive midfielder	Monaco	18	29.4	0	67
50	T. Goncalves Central midfielder	Lyon	18	29.3	0	67